Tag Archives: Musicals

Musical Theatre Haiku Month: ANNIE

Annie Tomorrow’s promise: Little girls on Easy Street, Maybe a New Deal. Want to write your own Annie haiku? Head to the comment box and give it a try!

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Musical Theatre Haiku Month: BALLROOM

Ballroom One lonely widow, A terrific band, nice crowd – One man disappoints… Want to write your own Ballroom haiku? Head to the comment box and give it a try!

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Musical Theatre Haiku Month: TELL ME ON A SUNDAY

Tell Me On a Sunday Single girl seeks love Like an unexpected song But ends up alone Want to write your own Tell Me On a Sunday haiku? Head to the comment box and give it a try!

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Musical Theatre Haiku Month: JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR

August is Musical Theatre Haiku Month at Musical Cyberspace. By the end of the month, I will have posted 31 haikus about 31 different musicals. Hope you enjoy them, dear reader, and if you find yourself similarly inspired, head to … Continue reading

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May Madness: Are Period Musicals Dated?

May is a mad month. A month of random musings about various topics related to musical theatre. Feel free to share your thoughts on each topic in the comment box below. Are Period Musicals Dated? I think there is a … Continue reading

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May Madess: Are Darker Musicals Better?

May is a mad month. A month of random musings about various topics related to musical theatre. Feel free to share your thoughts on each topic in the comment box below. Are Darker Musicals Better? I have heard plenty of … Continue reading

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30 Musicals in 30 Days

I found this little game on Facebook and thought it might be a great idea to kickstart my blogging again. Time hasn’t been on my side the past couple of months and this seems like a relatively easy commitment. I’ll … Continue reading

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A TANGLED Song

We’re now able to hear one of the Alan Menken/Glenn Slater songs from Disney’s Tangled Rapunzel project: I’m not really sure what to make of it. It’s a sweet song, but I don’t get the stylistic link between the song … Continue reading

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Second TANGLED Trailer

The second trailer for Disney’s Tangled has been released: All in all, this leaves me feeling better about the film than I did after the previous trailer. Although I’m still not won over by the look of the film as … Continue reading

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CARRIE to Return to Broadway

BroadwayWorld is reporting that one of the legendary flops of musical theatre, Carrie, will most likely return to Broadway soon – following another workshop, which itself follows several readings over the past year or so. Some of the key information … Continue reading

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