Broadway Musicals

Project: Song Blog #3 'My House' -- or -- Why I Love Chip Zien

Carmel Dean | Posted 05.29.2012

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Isn't it funny how hearing certain songs, or more specifically certain voices singing certain songs, can bring you back to a very specific memory? Like how hearing Peter Gabriel sing "In Your Eyes" whisks you back to your high school prom?

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Don't Bring Your iPad to Once the Musical

James Franco | Posted 05.28.2012

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The play was in full swing even though the lights weren't down, and most people, including my guest, were unaware of the fight about to break out.

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The Cultural Capital of Everywhere

Kurt Ellenberger | Posted 05.15.2012

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As a repository of great music, dance, and art, New York has no equal. As a cultural capital, it has been replaced by something even more chaotic, anarchic, diverse, open, disgusting, and accessible by more people than any city could ever be: the Internet.

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Song Blog #1: 'Still I Rise'

Carmel Dean | Posted 05.14.2012

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Song Blog is a YouTube series for those people who are interested in not only hearing and seeing original work being performed for the first time right before their eyes, but who also like to have a behind-the-scenes look at the Broadway actors who learn and perform these songs.

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The Time of My Life

Susanne Mentzer | Posted 05.04.2012

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I find myself now in St. Louis rehearsing Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd for performances with the Opera Theatre of St Louis. The last time I sang with the company was in 1983. And here I am, having the time of my life.

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'Once' The Musical & 8 Other Musicals Based On Movies

The Huffington Post | Crystal Bell | Posted 05.02.2012

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"Once," a musical adaptation of the 2006 indie film of the same name, was nominated for 11 Tony Awards, leading the pack of Tony hopefuls. The new...

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Theater: Do Cry for Evita

Michael Giltz | Posted 04.11.2012

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Frankly, it's difficult to understand why Elena Roger was cast. Roger unquestionably does not posses the pipes to sing this part. The entire show is built around what should be the fiery performance at its heart, making this Evita very cool indeed.

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Theater: There's Nothing at the End of the Rainbow for Judy

Michael Giltz | Posted 04.05.2012

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This look at the legendary Judy Garland during her final comeback tour in London is made with all the affection and love in the world. That doesn't prevent it from being the worst sort of bio-musical.

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Theater: Newsies Gets "Most Improved" Award on Broadway

Michael Giltz | Posted 06.04.2012

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The Disney musical Newsies has moved from the Papermill Playhouse in New Jersey to Broadway with style. In every way, the show has been focused and improved.

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Reimagining the Story of Newsies

Harvey Fierstein | Posted 05.29.2012

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I wanted to make at least one cogent argument defending print media to a culture that doesn't seem to care if the daily paper disappears altogether. What could that argument be?

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SFGMC World Premieres 'It Gets Better' Anthem from Broadway Legend Stephen Schwartz

Pollo Del Mar | Posted 05.19.2012

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When Broadway legend Stephen Schwartz received an email from the S.F. Gay Men's Chorus asking permission to perform a concert entirely of his work, the wheels started turning. He made the decision to compose an original piece for the show.

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"And the Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theater Goes To... "

Freddie Gershon | Posted 05.19.2012

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The challenge was to engage kids and let them discover the magic of theater for themselves, so that it stays vibrant and robust for multiple generations by being insinuated into the culture of our country.

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Carrie: Bloody High School

Danny Groner | Posted 05.11.2012

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Along with the revival of Carrie, the musical based on the Stephen King novel, comes the amazement and curiosity that such a production exists at all. Nevertheless, there's a lot in the revamped and updated production to get excited about.

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Why An All-White Production Of 'Hairspray' Is Raising Eyebrows

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucas Kavner | Posted 02.01.2012

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"Hairspray" is a musical based on the 1988 John Waters film of the same name. It takes place in Baltimore in the early 1960s and follows an overweight...

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'I'm A Musical Theater Composer'

Dave Malloy | Posted 03.27.2012

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Glee, in its presentation of Broadway songs as contemporary pop music, shamelessly auto-tuned and lip-synched, has helped to make musical theater more popular than ever. But, even if it is popular, musical theater is still uncool. Why is this?

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New Report Claims Broadway Audience 'Whiter Than Ever'

Posted 01.04.2012

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A new report shows that Broadway's audience is becoming increasingly homogeneous. The 2010-11 season saw a large dip in foreign patrons, while caucasi...

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WATCH: Local 'Rent' Production Promotes 'Vulgarity,' Critics Say

Posted 02.25.2012

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"I can't repeat some of the things people say on camera." Says George Green, Executive Artistic Director of the Lake City Playhouse in Idaho when aske...

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LGBT Content In 'Rent' Sparks Controversy In Idaho

Posted 12.23.2011

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Though its subject matter seems a trifle old hat now, the Broadway musical "Rent" is causing controversy once again -- this time in Idaho. As loca...

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On a Clear Day You Can See Forever

Howard Kissel | Posted 02.11.2012

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I hope enough time passes that every time I listen to the cast album that will accompany the revival of Alan Jay Lerner and Burton Lane's 1965 On a Clear Day You Can See Forever -- and I know I'll listen to it often -- I won't be reminded of the tackiness of the production itself.

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Avenue Q: Still a Monster of a Musical

Danny Groner | Posted 02.03.2012

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After its half-a-decade run, Avenue Q moved off-Broadway in 2009. From the reaction of the crowd I sat with, the production is as good as ever.

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'The Bridges Of Madison County' Is Getting The Musical Treatment

The Huffington Post | Lucas Kavner | Posted 12.02.2011

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For all of you diligent fans who have been waiting with bated breath for "The Bridges Of Madison County" to become a musical, your time has come. T...

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WATCH: 'West Side Story' Flashmob Hits Times Square

Posted 01.12.2012

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The film version of "West Side Story" may be half a century old, but its ardent fans are clearly still a force to be reckoned with. A flashmob inv...

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Original 'Annie' Hopes Revival Will Have Black Lead

HuffingtonPost.com | Naughty But Nice Rob | Posted 12.06.2011

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Andrea McArdle, who originated the role of “Annie” on Broadway back in 1977, is looking forward to the show's revival scheduled to hit the Great W...

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The All-New Original Musical (That's Based on a Movie)

Bess Rowen | Posted 12.02.2011

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Why does part of me shudder at Bring It On: The Musical? It all has to do with several unfortunate experiences. Sitting through Catch Me If You Can, Young Frankenstein, and even Spamalot have made me incredibly wary of the movie to musical leap.

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Tony-Winning 'Book Of Mormon' Is Chicago-Bound

Posted 11.07.2011

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Chicago theatre fans received exciting news Wednesday as Broadway in Chicago announced that the Tony Award-winning, "South Park" creators-penned "The ...

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