Musical

The Beast of Mental Illness

Tara Woodard-Lehman | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Musical, Art, Christian Ministry, Mental Health, Musical Theater, Arts, Musicals, Music, Culture News

A few months ago musician Phill Eason asked me to make a prop for a musical. But this was not your average musical. In part, because it used cosmic, apocalyptic images from scripture. In part, because it was set in a modern-day mental-health ward.

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'Once' Star Elizabeth A. Davis Celebrates Tony Nod

AP | MARK KENNEDY | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Once, Musical, Elizabeth Davis, Tony-Award-Nominations-2012, Video, Steve Kazee, Once Musical, Cristin Milioti, Tony Awards, Elizabeth A. Davis, Arts News

NEW YORK — Elizabeth A. Davis is the kind of woman who sets goals, writes them down and puts them on the fridge. It just makes sense. "People n...

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Stage Door: Ghost, The Columnist

Fern Siegel | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Drama, David Auburn, Broadway, John Lithgow, Entertainment, Politics, Musical, Movies, Arts News

There is a difference between an apparition and the real thing -- and the same can be said of a Broadway show. It can be rendered cinematically, as in Ghost, The Musical, thereby becoming a musical that thinks it's a movie.

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Stage Door: Nice Work If You Can Get It, The City Club

Fern Siegel | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Entertainment, Musical, Blues, Theater, Jazz, Broadway, Kelli O'Hara, Off-Broadway, George Gershwin, Matthew Broderick, Arts News

Nice Work If You Can Get It has a glorious Gershwin score, frothy, screwball plot, strong ensemble and Kelli O'Hara. What it doesn't have is a leading man. Matthew Broderick suffers through his dance routines, moving as little as possible, and frequently mopping his brow.

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Stage Door: Newsies, Barb Jungr's Man in the Long Black Coat

Fern Siegel | Posted 04.21.2012

Read More: Barb Jungr, Newsboy Strike, Alan Menken, Broadway, Disney, Bob Dylan, Cabaret, Entertainment, Musical, Theater, Newsies, New York Around Town, Arts News

It's impossible not to cheer for the boys in Newsies as they war against press barons Pulitzer and Hearst. The Broadway musical is based on the Disney movie, which was based on a real-life event: the 1899 newsboy strike.

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Stage Door: Evita

Fern Siegel | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Ricky Martin, Tim Rice, Entertainment, Eva Peron, Musical, Theater, Broadway, Michael Cerveris, Elena Roger, Evita Broadway Revival, Evita Broadway, Evita, Evita Revival, Culture News

The Broadway revival of Evita at the Marquis Theater may have star power, but it lacks sizzle.

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Stage Door: Tokio Confidential

Fern Siegel | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Musical, Off-Broadway, Entertainment, Tokio Confidential, NY Around Town, Theater, NY Theater, Japan, Atlantic Theater, Arts News

The exotic can be seductive. Especially when you blend artistry with sex. That's the premise behind the flawed, but hypnotic, musical Tokio Confidential.

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Stage Door: Kissing Sid James, On A Clear Day You Can See Forever

Fern Siegel | Posted 02.16.2012

Read More: Comedy, Entertainment, Musical, Alan Jay Lerner, Broadway, Harry Connick, Off-Broadway, Jr. Theater, Brits Off-Broadway, On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, Kissing Sid James, Arts News

As is, aside from the tuneful Lerner/Lane score, there is little to recommend this theatrical therapy. Connick is wooden, and despite good efforts by supporting players, the show is disjointed.

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Beloved Children's Novel Will Be A Musical

AP | By MARK KENNEDY | Posted 12.15.2011

Read More: Musical, Because of Winn-Dixie, Theater, Winn Dixie, Because of Winn-Dixie Book, Because of Winn Dixie, Because of Winn-Dixie Musical, Culture News

NEW YORK -- Plans are under way to create a musical based on Kate DiCamillo's book "Because of Winn-Dixie" with songs by Duncan Sheik and a real dog o...

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Georgia Mayor Horrified By 'Rocky Horror'

Posted 11.15.2011

Read More: Musical, Rocky Horror, Rocky Horror Picture Show, The South, Transvestite, R-Rated, Rocky Horror Ban, Musical Theater, Offensive, Southern States, Theater, Georgia, Broadway Show, Carrollton, Censorship, Video, Arts News

The outrageous music romp 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show' finds amusement in its R-rated indulgences, from stilettoed transvestites to lyrics like "to...

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Hero: The Korean, Broadway-Style Musical

Cara Joy David | Posted 10.28.2011

Read More: Theater, Korean, Acom International, Hero, Musical, Lincoln Center, Entertainment News

I am not sure I ever thought I'd be sitting at Lincoln Center seeing a "Korean, Broadway-style musical." I knew such a thing existed, but I wouldn't have thought I'd be seeing it in New York.

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'Catch Me If You Can' Musical Closing

AP | Posted 10.10.2011

Read More: Tony Award, Musical, Neil Simon Theater, Aaron Tveit, Frank Abagnale, Broadway, Catch Me if You Can, Norbert Leo Butz, Leonardo Dicaprio, Arts News

NEW YORK — There's now only a limited time to catch the Broadway musical "Catch Me If You Can." Producers said Tuesday that the Tony Award-nomi...

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Von Trier's 'Dancer In The Dark' Turned Into Opera

nytimes.com | ZACHARY WOOLFE | Posted 10.01.2011

Read More: Musical, Royal Danish Opera, Dancer in the Dark, Palme D'Or, Lars Von Trier, Opera, Lincoln Center, Melancholia, Selma Jezkova, Film, Cannes Film Festival, Movies, Bjork, Poul Ruders, Arts News

If Sarah Bernhardt's definitive performance in Victorien Sardou's 1887 play "La Tosca" had been available through Netflix, would Puccini ever have bas...

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A Clockwork Orange: The Musical?

The Huffington Post | Lucas Kavner | Posted 09.19.2011

Read More: Droogs, Musical, Clockwork Orange Musical, Clockwork Orange Songs, Clockwork Orange the Musical, Clockwork Orange, U2, Stage Adaptations, Anthony Burgess Songs, Bono and the Edge, Anthony Burgess, Culture News

"My eyes! My eyes! You're forcing them O-Pen!" Songs originally written by Anthony Burgess for a musical adaptation of his classic novel, "A Clockw...

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Chinese Version Of 'Mamma Mia!' To Debut

Posted 09.09.2011

Read More: Musical, Art, Beijing, Musical Theater, Mamma Mia, Meryl Streep, Broadway, Musicals, Pierce Brosnan, New York, Shanghai, China, Arts News

Later this month, hit musical Mamma Mia! will open in Shanghai. Featuring the songs of ABBA, Mamma Mia! is the first western musical that has been tra...

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'So Far, So Good' With Retooled 'Spider-Man'

AP | MARK KENNEDY | Posted 08.28.2011

Read More: Musical, Book of Mormon, Box Office, Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark, New York, Spiderman Musical, Spider-Man, Broadway, Theatre, Theater, Spiderman, Wicked, Arts News

NEW YORK — The reboot of the "Spider-Man" musical on Broadway enjoyed a strong second straight week at the box office, leaving the two lead prod...

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Ousted Director Julie Taymor To Attend 'Spider-Man' Opening

nytimes.com | PATRICK HEALY | Posted 08.14.2011

Read More: Musical, Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark, Spider-Man, Tony Awards, Broadway, Theatre, Lion King, Theater, Los Angeles Times, Julie Taymor, U2, Spiderman, New York, Bono, Arts News

Julie Taymor is planning to attend Tuesday's opening night of the Broadway musical "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark," her spokeswoman said, returning to...

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Bono On The Struggles, Triumphs Of 'Spider-Man'

AP | By NEKESA MUMBI MOODY | Posted 08.10.2011

Read More: Musical, Spider-Man Musical, New York, Spider-Man, Broadway, Theatre, U2, Theater, Julie Taymor, Spiderman, Foxwoods Theatre, The Edge, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, Bono, Arts News

NEW YORK -- With the Broadway premiere of the beleaguered "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" finally in sight, Bono and The Edge, who wrote the music and...

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'Book Of Mormon' Stars Old Friends

AP | By JAKE COYLE | Posted 08.07.2011

Read More: Musical, Book of Mormon, New York, Tony Awards, Trey Parker, Carnegie Mellon University, Tony Awards 2011, Broadway, Theatre, Matt Stone, Josh Gad, South Park, Rory O'Malley, Arts News

NEW YORK -- After every performance of the hit Broadway musical, "The Book of Mormon," Josh Gad and Rory O'Malley bow side-by-side, a nightly celebrat...

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Retooled 'Spider-Man' Box Office Success

AP | Posted 07.16.2011

Read More: Broadway League, Musical, U2 Bono, Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark, Box Office, The Edge, Broadway, Theatre, Spider-Man, Julie Taymor, Christopher Tierney, New York, Arts News

NEW YORK -- The retooled "Spider-Man" musical is still managing to spin its web at the box office. According to data released Monday by The Broadway ...

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Revamped 'Spider-Man' Musical Returns

AP | By JOCELYN NOVECK | Posted 07.13.2011

Read More: Musical, Spider-Man Musical, Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark, Green Goblin, New York, Michael Cohl, Theatre, Broadway, Spider-Man, Julie Taymor, Spiderman, Christopher Tierney, Arts News

NEW YORK -- OK, let's try this again! After close to 150 previews and a three-week hiatus, Broadway's troubled "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" unveil...

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Producers Discuss 'Spider-Man' Drama

AP | By MARK KENNEDY | Posted 06.21.2011

Read More: Musical, Jere Harris, Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark, Foxwoods Theatre, Michael Cohl, Christmas, Spider-Man Musical, Jeremiah Harris, Theatre, Spider-Man, Broadway, U2, Theater, Julie Taymor, New York, Bono, Arts News

NEW YORK -- The long-suffering lead producers of "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" said they had no choice but to shake up the creative team after reali...

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Theater: "Catch Me If You Can" Dazzles Broadway

Michael Giltz | Posted 06.10.2011

Read More: Tom Wopat, Musical, Broadway, Jack O'Brien, Norbert Leo Butz, Aaron Tveit, Entertainment News

Let's just say a star is confirmed with Aaron Tveit's winningly confident and charming performance as the young con artist Frank Abagnale Jr. in Catch Me If You Can.

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Stephen King's Gothic Musical

AP | Posted 05.31.2011

Read More: Musical, Murder, Stephen King, Alliance Theater, T. Bone Burnett, John Mellencamp, Ghost Brothers of Darkland County, Theater, Atlanta, Susan v. Booth, Gothic, Music, Rock, Arts News

ATLANTA -- A new musical dreamed up by rocker John Mellencamp and horror writer Stephen King will make its world debut in Atlanta next year. The Alli...

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Theater: "Priscilla" Totters In

Michael Giltz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nick Adams, Musical, Broadway, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Will Swenson, Priscilla Musical, Priscilla Theater, Entertainment News

It would be nice to say Priscilla is harmless fluff, but it just isn't true.

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