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Tag Archives: Stephen Sondheim
Musical Theatre Hot Takes
Hot takes are all over the Internet these days – and hot takes on musicals are no exception. Here’s my attempt at a few. Continue reading
Posted in Monday Missive
Tagged A Chorus Line, Aida, Alan Jay Lerner, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Audra McDonald, Benjamin Britten, Cats, David Yazbek, Follies, Frederick Loewe, George Bernard Shaw, Gypsy, Harold Prince, Jamie Lloyd, Legally Blonde, Marie Christine, Merrily We Roll Along, Michael John LaChiusa, My Fair Lady, Nicole Scherzinger, Stephen Sondheim, Sunset Boulevard, The Colour Purple, The Wild Party, The Woman in White
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The Saturday List: Ranking Sondheim’s Post-Prince Shows
In the four decades since Merrily We Roll Along flopped on Broadway, effectively bringing Stephen Sondheim’s prolific collaboration with director-producer Harold Prince to a painful end, Sondheim wrote only six new musicals for the stage: Sunday in the Park with … Continue reading
Posted in The Saturday List
Tagged A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, Addison Mizner, Ariana Grande, Assassins, Bounce, Brandon Uranowitz, Company, David Ives, Ettore Scola, Follies, Georges Seurat, Harold Prince, Here We Are, Into the Woods, Jake Gyllenhaal, James Lapine, Joan Marcus, Joe Mantello, John Weidman, Jonathan Bailey, Luis Buñuel, Marc Brenner, Maria Friedman, Martha Swope, Merrily We Roll Along, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Michael Ball, Moisés Kaufman, New York City Center, Passion, Passione d’Amore, Raúl Esparza, Road Show, Stephen Sondheim, Sunday in the Park With George, The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, The Exterminating Angel, Tristram Kenton, Wilson Mizner
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“Hal, It’s About Cats”: Who Decides What Musicals Mean?
Who decides what a musical really means? This Musical Cyberspace Monday Missive reflects on the question of who ultimately determines meaning in musical theatre: the writers, the directors, the performers – or the audience. Continue reading
Posted in Monday Missive
Tagged Andrew Lloyd Webber, Avenue Q, Cameron Mackintosh, Cats, Damon Daunno, Daniel Fish, Emma Brockes, Evita, Harold Prince, Into the Woods, John Gay, Kiss Me Kate, Oklahoma!, Oscar Hammerstein II, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Rebecca Naomi JonesDamon Daunno, Stephen Sondheim, T.S. Eliot
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The Saturday List: All the Things Oscar Hammerstein II’s Lyrics Are
Today, we celebrate the birthday of musical theatre legend Oscar Hammerstein II. Born into a family who were already notable in theatre history, he would become the most renowned of the Hammerstein clan, not only because of his contributions to musical theatre as a lyricist and librettist but also as a practitioner who pushed the boundaries of what musical theatre could accomplish as an art form. Continue reading
Posted in The Saturday List
Tagged Alfred Drake, Allegro, Aretha Franklin, Audra McDonald, Brittany Smith, Brooklyn Bridge, Carousel, Carrie Underwood, Cinderella, Craig Urbani, Dorothy Hammerstein, Dropkick Murphys, Elvis Presley, Ferenc Molnár, Flower Drum Song, Gerry and the Pacemakers, Green Grow the Lilacs, Gretha Boston, James Michener, Jerome Kern, Jessie Mueller, John Kerr, Josh Groban, Joshua Henry, Liliom, Lonette Mckee, Lynn Riggs, Marcus Mumford, Mary Martin, Michel Bell, Nina Simone, Oklahoma!, Oscar Hammerstein II, Patti LaBelle, Paul Robeson, Paulo Szot, Pipe Dream, Rebecca Luker, Renee Fleming, Richard Rodgers, Rose-Marie, Rudolf Friml, Show Boat, SIgmund Romberg, South Pacific, Stephen Sondheim, The Desert Song, The King and I, The Sound of Music, Very Warm for May
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The Saturday List: 5 Reasons COMPANY Still Says “I Do” – and 5 Why It Could Head for Divorce Court
To celebrate the anniversary of its opening on Broadway, we’re proposing five reasons COMPANY still says “I do” to its audiences — and another five that might just see it headed for divorce court. Continue reading
Posted in The Saturday List
Tagged A Strange Loop, Adam Feldman, Allegro, Come From Away, Company, Dean Jones, George Furth, Katrina Lenk, Lady in the Dark, Stephen Sondheim
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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
Posted in The Saturday List
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: Don’t Talk, Just Kiss – Ten Great Musical Moments of Love and Longing
Happy International Kissing Day! In celebration of the simple pleasures associated with kissing, let’s take a trip through some of the most memorable, passionate and significant kisses in musical theatre for this week’s Saturday List. These moments capture the essence of love, longing and sometimes, sheer awkwardness. Pucker up! Continue reading
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Tagged Allee Willis, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Arthur Laurents, Brenda Russell, Charles Hart, Fun Home, Hamilton, Howard Lindsay, Jeanine Tesori, John Logan, Jonathan Larson, Joshua Logan, Leonard Bernstein, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Lisa Kron, Marsha Norman, Moulin Rouge, Oscar Hammerstein II, RENT, Richard Rodgers, Richard Stilgoe, Russel Crouse, South Pacific, Stephen Bray, Stephen Schwartz, Stephen Sondheim, The Color Purple, The Phantom of the Opera, The Sound of Music, West Side Story, Wicked, Winnie Holzman
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