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Category Archives: Dance
RIP James Mitchell
James Mitchell was an American actor and dancer, who will be remembered chiefly as Palmer Cortlandt on All My Children. However, he was also a prominent figure in musical theatre dance history, working with Agnes de Mille many times during … Continue reading
Posted in Broadway, Dance, Movies, Musicals, Obituaries, Television
Tagged Agnes de Mille, All My Children, Eugene Loring, Gower Champion, James Mitchell, Jerome Robbins, Musicals, Obituaries, Oklahoma!
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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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Genres of Musical Theatre Redux: the 2010 edition
In a discussion around different kinds of musical theatre, I think the first step is to define the terrain of musical theatre. Musical theatre does not include all theatre that uses music. Musical theatre excludes – for example – opera, … Continue reading →