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Tag Archives: Alan Menken
The Saturday List: Favourite Songs from 1990s Musicals
The 1990s. The next decade to be the subject of a Saturday List. Continue reading
Posted in The Saturday List
Tagged A New Brain, Aida, Alan Menken, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Assassins, Beauty and the Beast, Cameron Mackintosh, Elton John, Genn Close, Hello Again, Howard Ashman, Jonathan Larson, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Liza Minnelli, Marie Christine, Martin Guerre, Maury Yeston, Parade, Passion, Patti LuPone, Ragtime, RENT, Songs for a New World, Sunset Boulevard, The Life, The Lion King, The Secret Garden, Tim Rice, Titanic, Whistle Down the Wind, YouTube
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The Saturday List: Favourite Songs from 1980s Musicals
Choosing ten favourite songs from 1980s musicals was considerably easier than choosing songs for similar lists from the 1960s and 1970s. There just weren’t as many great shows with great scores in the 1980s. Ranking the songs is another story. Continue reading
Posted in The Saturday List
Tagged Alain Boublil, Alan Menken, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Arthur Laurents, Aspects of Love, Baby, Cats, Claude-Michel Schönberg, Dreamgirls, Elaine Paige, George Hearn, Griffith Frank, Harold Prince, Howard Ashman, Into the Woods, Jerry Herman, John Kander. Fred Ebb, Julia Murney, La Cage aux Folles, Lea Salonga, Les Misérables, Little Shop of Horrors, Liza Minnelli, Merrily We Roll Along, Miss Saigon, Nine, Raul Julia, Starlight Express, Stephen Sondheim, Sunday in the Park With George, The Fantasticks, The Phantom of the Opera, The Rink, Woman of the Year, YouTube
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FLASHBACK: Disney’s ALADDIN in Seattle
A reflection of the Disney Theatrical production of ALADDIN, featuring video clips of the world premiere production in Seattle. Continue reading
Posted in Alan Menken, Chad Beguelin, Howard Ashman, Tim Rice
Tagged Aladdin, Alan Menken, Chad Beguelin, Disney Theatricals, Howard Ashman, Leap of Faith, Sister Act, Tim Rice
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Cast Album Reviews: NEWSIES
Let me begin this review by saying that I am one of many teenagers that loved Newsies when it was released in 1992. Today I recognise that the film is flawed, but a recent viewing made it clear to me … Continue reading
Posted in Alan Menken, Cast Album Reviews, Jack Feldman
Tagged Alan Menken, Andrew Keenan-Bolger, Ben Fankhauser, Capathia Jenkins, Disney, Disney Theatricals, Fred Ebb, Howard Ashman, Jack Feldman, Jeremy Jordan, John Kander, Kara Lindsay, Legally Blonde, Newsies, Sister Act, Stephen Sondheim, Tangled
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NEWSFLASH: LEAP OF FAITH for Broadway in 2012
The New York Times is reporting that Broadway could see a production of the new Alan Menken-Glenn Slater-Janus Cercone musical, Leap of Faith, in fall 2012. I’ve never seen the film, so I have no idea whether it might make … Continue reading
TWEETED: Rewrites for NEWSIES
With the Papermill production of Newsies done and dusted, Alan Menken has tweeted: Whatever comes with NEWSIES now (hopefully Broadway and tour) Harvey, Jack and I are planning rewrites. Changes are coming! That’s a good thing, because there were certainly … Continue reading
Posted in Alan Menken, Harvey Fierstein, Jack Feldman
Tagged Alan Menken, Harvey Fierstein, Jack Feldman
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Musical Theatre Haiku Month: KICKS
Kicks Wannabe showgirls Kicking up good times, baby: Wishing for the one! Want to write your own Kicks haiku? Head to the comment box and give it a try!
Posted in Alan Menken, Fun Stuff, Tom Eyen
Tagged Alan Menken, Broadway, Haiku, Kicks, Musicals, Tom Eyen
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May Madness: Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “I Want” Songs
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. Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “I Want” Songs The “I Want … Continue reading
Posted in Alan Menken, Howard Ashman, Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers
Tagged Aladdin, Alan Menken, Allegro, Beauty and the Beast, Bob Fosse, Carousel, Cinderella, Flower Drum Song, Howard Ashman, Me and Juliet, Oklahoma!, Oscar Hammerstein II, Pipe Dream, Richard Rodgers, South Pacific, State Fair, The King and I, The Little Mermaid, The Sound of Music
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A TANGLED Song
We’re now able to hear one of the Alan Menken/Glenn Slater songs from Disney’s Tangled Rapunzel project: I’m not really sure what to make of it. It’s a sweet song, but I don’t get the stylistic link between the song … Continue reading →