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Tag Archives: Jule Styne
The Saturday List: Five Best Musical Tony Winners That Have Aged the Worst
Although the Tony Awards represent the pinnacle of each Broadway season’s theatrical presentations, some recipients of the award for Best Musical haven’t stood the test of time. Sometimes, an undeserving musical edges out a show that is otherwise recognised as being absolutely brilliant; at other times, an older show is out of step with the way we see the world today. Continue reading
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Tagged Adolph Green, Alan Weeks, Alexander Borodin, Alfred Drake, American Theatre Wing, Arabian Nights, Arthur Laurents, Ben Brantley, Betty Comden, Can-Can, Chad Kimball, Clifton Davis, Contact, David Bryan, Elvis Presley, Follies, Galt MacDermot, George C. Wolfe, George Forrest, Grease, Hallelujah Baby, Joan Diener, Joe DiPietro, John Guare, José Ferrer, Joseph Moncure March, Jule Styne, Kismet, Lemuel Ayers, Leslie Uggams, Mel Shapiro, Memphis, Michael John LaChiusa, Montego Glover, Raúl Juliá, Robert Wright, The Book of Mormon, The Scottsboro Boys, The Wild Party, Tony Awards, Two Gentlemen of Verona, Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton, Winston DeWitt Hemsley
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The Saturday List: What’s in a Name, Mr Sondheim?
For this week’s Saturday List, I thought it might be fun to take a look at songs with people’s names in the title from shows where Stephen Sondheim wrote lyrics were set to other composers’ music. Continue reading
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Tagged Aaron Tveit, Angela Lansbury, Ansel Elgort, Ariana DeBose, Arthur Laurents, Audra McDonald, Colm Wilkinson, Do I Hear a Waltz, Elizabeth Allen, Everybody Loves Leona, Gypsy, Jeremy Jordan, Jerome Robbins, Jule Styne, Larry Kert, Leonard Bernstein, Marc Bonanni, Matt Doyle, Michael Ball, Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers, Stephen Sondheim, Steven Spielberg, Suffs, Sunday in the Park With George, The Beggar's Opera, Tony Kushner, West Side Story
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Forgotten Musicals Friday: The Glitzy Showbiz Gem, TWO ON THE AISLE
For this week’s Forgotten Musical Friday, we’re diving into the glitzy, glamorous world of TWO ON THE AISLE, a sparkling gem that graced Broadway in the early 1950s. With a score by Jule Styne and the razor-sharp wit of Betty Comden and Adolph Green, this show is a delightful romp you’ll wish you’d found out about sooner! Continue reading
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Tagged Adolph Green, Baby!, Bells are Ringing, Bert Lahr, Betty Comden, Decca, Do Re Mi, Dolores Gray, Elliott Reid, Guys and Dolls, Gypsy, Hallelujah, Jule Styne, Leonard Bernstein, Mark Hellinger Theater, On the Town, Singin' in the Rain, Stephen Sondheim, The Band Wagon, The King and I, The Wizard of Oz, Two on the Aisle, Wonderful Town
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The Saturday List: Leslie Uggams’s Broadway Musicals Are Bustin’ Out All Over!
Leslie Uggams, an acclaimed actress and singer with a career spanning over six decades, is probably best known for her performance in the historic television mini-series, Roots, as well as for her more recent appearances in the musical drama television … Continue reading
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Tagged Adolph Green, Ain't Misbehavin', Andrea McArdle, Angela Lansbury, Anything Goes, Arthur Laurents, Billie Holiday, Carol Channing, Cats, Chita Rivera, Cleopatra, Cole Porter, Deadpool, Deadpool & Wolverine, Dick Scanlan, Dorothy Loudon, Ervin Drake, Fallout, Frank Rich, George Bernard Shaw, Gypsy, Hallelujah Baby!, Hello Dolly!, Her First Roman, Jeanine Tesori, Jelly's Last Jam, Jerry Bock, Jerry Herman, Jerry's Girls, Jule Styne, Julius Caesar, Leslie Uggams, Mack and Mabel, Mame, Mark Antony, Milk and Honey, Patti LuPone, Pipe Dream, Richard Kiley, Roots, Sheldon Harnick, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Stormy Weather, The New York Times, Thoroughly Modern Millie
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Forgotten Musicals Friday: Does HALLELUJAH, BABY! Open the Gates of Heaven or Hell?
This Friday’s Forgotten Musical takes us back to the 1960s and HALLELUJAH, BABY! Continue reading
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Tagged Adolph Green, Alan Weeks, Alan Weeks and Winston DeWitt Hemsley, Amanda Green, Arthur Laurents, Betty Comden, Bring in 'da Noise Bring in 'da Funk, Caroline or Change, Hallelujah Baby!, Jule Styne, Lena Horne, Leslie Uggams, Naomi Siegel, New York Times, Passing Strange, The George Street Playhouse, Tony Awards
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The Saturday List: 1953 in Musical Theatre
Today’s Saturday List takes a look at the highs and lows of 1953 on musical theatre stages. Continue reading
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Tagged Abe Burrows, Alexander Borodin, Antoine Galland, Betty Comden, Bob Hilliard, Can-Can, Carnival in Flanders, Charles Lederer, Cole Porter, Damn Yankees, Edmund Hilary, Edward Knoblock, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, George Forrest, Gwen Verdon, Harry Belafonte, Hazel Flagg, Hermione Gingold, James H. Street, Jerome Chodorov, Jerry Ross, John Murray Anderson's Almanac, Johnny Burke, Joseph A. Fields, Joseph Stalin, Jule Styne, Kismet, Korean War, Leonard Bernstein, Lorenz Hart, Luther Davis, Me and Juliet, Michael Ball, Michael Kidd, One Thousand and One Nights, Oscar Hammerstein II, Peter Pan, Preston Sturges, Queen Elizabeth II, Richard Adler, Richard Rodgers, Robert Wright, Sandy Wilson, Tenzing Norgay, The Arabian Nights, The Boy Friend, The Pajama Game, Timbuktu!, Tony Awards, Walter Winchell, Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton, Wonderful Town
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The Saturday List: In Good Faith
It’s Faith Prince’s 65th birthday today, and there’s no better time to celebrate her fabulous Broadway appearances than today. Continue reading
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Tagged A Catered Affair, A Leap of Faith, Adolph Green, Annie, Bells are Ringing, Betty Comden, Carolyn Leigh, Cy Coleman, Disaster!, Faith Prince, Guys and Dolls, Gypsy, Harvey Fierstein, High Button Shoes, Jason Alexander, John Bucchino, Jule Styne, Little Me, Mame, Martin Short, Neil Simon, Nick & Nora, The King and I, The Little Mermaid, Tony Awards
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The Saturday List: A Jerome Robbins Countdown!
Today is the anniversary of the opening of JEROME ROBBINS’ BROADWAY. To commemorate this anniversary, this week’s Saturday List takes a look at the five best Robbins shows, all of which were featured in this iconic production. Continue reading
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Tagged A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Adolph Green, Arthur Laurents, Bells are Ringing, Betty Comden, Billion Dollar Baby, Bob Fosse, Call Me Madam, Ethel Merman, Fiddler on the Roof, George Abbout, Gypsy, High Button Shoes, Jerome Robbins, Jerome Robbins' Broadway, Jerry Bock, Joseph Stein, Jule Styne, Leonard Bernstein, Look Ma I'm Dancin'!, On the Town, Oscar Hammerstein II, Peter Pan, Richard Rodgers, Sheldon Harnick, Stephen Sondheim, The King and I, The Pajama Game, Tony Awards, West Sides Story
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The Saturday List: “Joseph’s Coat” – or a List of Colourful Songs
A list of colourful songs to celebrate the 2016 South African revival of JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT. Continue reading
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Tagged Alain Boublil, Alexander Borodin, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Angela Lansbury, Arms and the Man, Arthur Dove, B.G. DeSylva, Bea Arthur, Belle Baker, Betsy, Betty Buckley, Bianca le Grange, Bobby Darin, Borrah Minevitch, Brian Crawley, Bye Bye Birdie, Charl-Johan Lingenfelder, Claude-Michel Schönberg, Duane Alexander, Earl Gregory, Edith Bradford, EY Harburg, Ferenc Martos, Fergus O'Farrell, Frank Wildhorn, Funny Face, Galt MacDermot, George Bernard Shaw, George Forrest, Gerome Ragni, Glen Hansard, Grey Gardens, Gypsy, Hair, Harold Arlen, Harry Graham, Herbert Kretzmer, Irving Berlin, Irving Berlin’s Music Box Revue, Irving Caesar, Ivor Novello, James Rado, Jeanine Tesori, Jermone Robbins, Jerome Kern, Jerry Bock, Jerry Leiber, Joe Masteroff, Jonathan Roxmouth, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jule Styne, Kismet, L Frank Baum, Leopold Jacobson, Les Misérables, Lilac Time, Lorenz Hart, Louis Zurnamer, Lynn Ahrens, Markéta Irglová, Michael Park, Mike Stoller, Miksa Bródy, Nan Knighton, No No Nanette, Nunsense, Once, Oscar Straus, Otto Harbach, Paul Warwick Griffin, Perchance to Dream, Pieter Toerien Productions, Prince Igor, Rachel York, Ragtime, Really Useful Group, Richard Rodgers, Robert Wright, Rudolf Bernauer, Sally, She Loves Me, Sheldon Harnick, Smokey Joe's Café, Stephen Flaherty, Stephen Sondheim, Steve Sanders, Sweeney Todd, Sybil, Sybill, Tallulah Bankhead, The Beach Boys, The Chocolate Soldier, The Color Purple, The Drifters, The Scarlet Pimpernel, The Wizard of Oz, The Yearling, Tim Rice, Tony Awards, Victor Jacobi, Vincent Youmans, Violet, White Christmas, Ziegfeld Follies, Zip Goes a Million
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