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Tag Archives: The Lion King
Musical Theatre Haiku Month: THE LION KING
The Lion King Listen: the grass sings Shakespeare for a younger crew. Zoo puppets go wild! Want to write your own The Lion King haiku? Head to the comment box and give it a try!
Posted in Elton John, Fun Stuff, Hans Zimmer, Irene Mecchi, Jay Rifkin, Julie Taymor, Lebo M, Marc Mancina, Roger Allers, Tim Rice
Tagged Broadway, Elton John, Haiku, Hans Zimmer, Irene Mecchi, Jay Rifkin, Julie Taymor, Lebo M, Marc Mancina, Musicals, Roger Allers, The Lion King, Tim Rice
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May Madness: Movie to Current Broadway Musical to Movie Musical
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. Movie to Current Broadway Musical to Movie Musical Which … Continue reading
May Musical Madness: The Best Disney Musical on Broadway
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. The Best Disney Musical on Broadway Seems like Disney’s … Continue reading
Posted in Disney, Disney Theatrical Productions, Elton John, Tim Rice
Tagged Arcadia, Disney, Elton John, Julie Taymor, Lebo M, Mary Poppins, Sister Act, The Lion King, Tim Rice
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Musical Notes: 18 May 2010
Index Broadway Bound: The Scottsboro Boys … p.2 Zorba Revival Confirmed … p.2 Spider-Man Update … p.2 Casting News: Falling for Eve … p.3 The Sun Sets on A Little Night Music … p.3 TV Talk … p.4 On the … Continue reading
Posted in Broadway, General News, Musicals, Off Broadway, Regional, Television
Tagged A Little Night Music, Adam Kantor, Angela Lansbury, Antonio Banderas, Brett Simmons, Catherine Zeta-Jones, CBS, Celina Carvajal, Confessions, David Howard, David Leveaux, Diane Sutherland, Falling for Eve, Farah Alvin, Fred Ebb, Glee, Guthrie Theatre, Gypsy, Jessica Molaskey, Joe DiPietro, John Kander, Jose Llana, Judy Kuhn, Julie Taymor, Krystal Joy Brown, Larry Raben, Laura Benanti, Liza Minnelli, Marc Kudisch, Matthew Risch, Nan Mankin, Nehal Joshi, Open Books, Patti LuPone, Ricky Ian Gordon, Sasha Sloan, Showstoppers, Signature Theatre, Sondheim on Sondheim, Spider-Man, Sycamore Trees, The Lion King, The Scottsboro Boys, Tony Yazbeck, Turn off the Dark, Vanessa Williams, York Theatre Company, Zorba
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DANCES WITH WOLVES – the Musical?
A tiny blurb appeared on the Matt Murphy Productions website, announcing that the production company (which is also responsible for bringing this seasons Memphis to the Broadway stage) has acquired the stage rights the best-selling 1986 novel Dances with Wolves … Continue reading
Longest Running Broadway Musicals
This is the list as it stands at present, with the shows that have moved up the list since last October in green. 1. The Phantom of the Opera – 9179 performances, still running 2. Cats – 7485 performances 3. … Continue reading
Posted in Broadway, Musicals
Tagged 42nd Street, A Chorus Line, Avenue Q, Beauty and the Beast, Broadway, Cats, Chicago, Fiddler on the Roof, Grease, Hairspray, Hello Dolly!, Les Misérables, Mamma Mia!, Miss Saigon, Musicals, My Fair Lady, Oh! Calcutta!, RENT, The Lion King, The Phantom of the Opera, The Producers, Wicked
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Michael John LaChiusa and the “Faux Musical”
Opera News published a super article by Michael John Lachiusa about the state of musical theatre. Entitled “The Great Grey Way”, the article is essential reading for anyone interested in musicals and how they are developing in this new century. … Continue reading
Posted in Broadway, Commentary, Dance, Musicals, Theatremaking, Theory and Practice
Tagged ABBA, Adam Guettel, Avenue Q, Beach Boys, Ben Brantley, Billy Joel, Broadway: The American Musical, Brooklyn, Caroline or Change, Contact, Dance of the Vampires, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Dracula, Elton John, Ever After, George C. Wolfe, Good Vibrations, Hairspray, Jeanine Tesori, John Weidman, Jonathan Larson, Jule Styne, Little Women, Mamma Mia!, Michael John LaChiusa, Movin’ Out, Of Thee I Sing, Plato, Polly Pen, RENT, simulacra, Spamalot, Sunday in the Park With George, Susan Stroman, Sweeney Todd, The Happiest Corpse I’ve Ever Seen, The Light in the Piazza, The Lion King, The Phantom of the Opera, The Producers, The Sopranos, Tony Kushner, Twyla Tharp, Urinetown, West Side Story, Wicked
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The Most Frequent LION KING FAQ
Probably the most frequently asked question I see about Disney’s The Lion King on the Internet (along with whether it should have won the Tony Award or not – but that’s another debate for another blog) is whether or not … Continue reading
Posted in Animation, Broadway, Movies, Musicals
Tagged Disney, Movies, Musicals, The Lion King
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Deconstructing Disney: AIDA Part 4
This is Part 4 in a series of posts that examines Disney’s Aida in detail. Aida has a book by Linda Woolverton, David Henry Hwang and Robert Falls, lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Elton John. Act 1 Scene … Continue reading →