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Tag Archives: The Color Purple
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
Posted in The Saturday List
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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Monday Meditation: I am Over Being Polite about Homophobia
The controversy surrounding Seyi Omooba’s comments about homosexuality and her casting as Celie in The THE COLOR PURPLE has been big news in theatre communities worldwide the past two weeks or so. David Fick reflects on the situation. Continue reading
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
Posted in The Saturday List
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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Musical Theatre Sunday School: In Pandora’s Box, There Was Also Hope…
The telling of diverse stories is, of course, not only a challenge for Americans, but also one that faces us all. So, if you’re the kind of person who’d like to share your story with us, what do you do to encourage diversity in the arts in your community? Maybe your groundbreaking work will inspire us all. Continue reading
Posted in Musical Theatre Sunday School
Tagged Allegiance, Amazing Grace, Arthur Sullivan, Broadway, Gilbert and Sullivan, Hamilton, Hughie, Lea Salonga, On Your Feet!, Pandora, School of Rock, Shuffle Along, Spring Awakening, The Color Purple, The Gin Game, The New York Gilbert and Sullivan Players, The New York Times, W.S. Gilbert
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Monday Meditation: I’m Over the Closing Night Blues
Some thoughts on closing nights, following the shuttering of THE VISIT. Continue reading
Posted in Monday Meditation
Tagged Follies, Fred Ebb, Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Graciela Daniele, Jerome Robbins, John Kander, La Cage aux Folles, Peter Gennaro, Revisals, Revivals, Shirley MacLaine, Terrence McNally, The Color Purple, The Phantom of the Opera, The Visit, Tony Awards, West Side Story, Wicked
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Double Take December: THE COLOR PURPLE
It’s Double Take December at Musical Cyberspace! Every musical pretty much has something one likes and something one doesn’t in it. This month I’ll be listing one of each for a range of musicals, a different one each day. The … Continue reading
Posted in Fun Stuff
Tagged Allee Willis, Brenda Russell, Marsha Norman, Stephen Bray, The Color Purple
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