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Category Archives: West End
Musical Theatre Advent Calendar: MARTIN GUERRE
Is Martin Guerre a candidate for the show with the most revisions without ever yet fulfilling its potential? Perhaps not, but there was a time during the late 1990s where there always seemed to be a new version of the … Continue reading
Posted in Broadway, Fun Stuff, Musicals, West End
Tagged Alain Boublil, Cameron Mackintosh, Claude-Michel Schönberg, Les Misérables, Martin Guerre, Miss Saigon, Stephen Clark
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The “Guido” Conundrum
After giving my 1992 Concert Cast Recording of Nine another spin, I find myself wondering yet again whether there will ever be a Guido as effective as Raul Julia. Take this album for instance: closer to complete than any other … Continue reading
Posted in Cast Recording Reviews, Musicals, West End
Tagged Cast Recordings, Jonathan Pryce, Nine, Raul Julia
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“Showtunes” – an all-encompassing term?
A recent discussion on Musicals.net that debated the terminology that could be used to classify songs from musicals caught my attention. Thinking about it carefully, I realised that I do not feel that “Broadway” or “showtune” function well as an … Continue reading
Posted in Broadway, International, Musicals, Theory and Practice, West End
Tagged Anyone Can Whistle, Aspects of Love, Broadway, Funny Girl, Hello Dolly!, Musicals, Passion, Theory and Practice
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Musical Notes: 19 May 2010
Index Paradise Found at the Menier Chocolate Factory … p.2 Charles Strouse in Hospital … p.3 Reading of Alyss Cancelled … p.3 New Mamma Mia! Website Launched … p.3
Posted in Broadway, Classical Music, General News, Musicals, Off Broadway, Readings, Tours, West End
Tagged A.J. Shively, Adam Gwon, Alice in Wonderland, Alma Cuervo, Alyss, Amanda Kloots-Larsen, Annie, Autumn Hurlbert, Bailey Hanks, Bernice Bobs Her Hair, Blair Ross, Blake Whyte, Brian O'Brien, Broadway, Bye Bye Birdie, Cady Huffman, Carey Anderson, Casey Tuma, Charles Strouse, Daniel Marcus, Demi Fragale, Don Stephenson, Eamon Foley, Ellen Fitzhugh, Emily Loesser, Erin Mackey, F. Scott Fitzgerald, George Lee Andrews, Harold Prince, Henry Stram, Herndon Lackey, Irish Repertory Theatre, Jennifer Piech, Jim Poulos, Joe Calarco, Johann Strauss II, John Hickok, John Jellison, John McMartin, Jonathan Tunick, Judy Kaye, Julia Jordan, Kate Baldwin, Kevin Carolan, Lacey Kohl, Lindsay Nicole Chambers, Mamma Mia!, Mandy Patinkin, Marilyn Michaels, Mark Wilk, Martin Moran, Martin van Treuren, Matthew Hamel, Maury Yeston, Menier Chocolate Factory, Michael Mulheren, Morgan Karr, Musicals, Nancy Opel, Olli Haaskivi, Pamela Winslow Kashani, Paradise Found, Patrick Wetzel, Peter Stone, Phoebe Strole, Readings, Richard Nelson, Rick Hilsabeck, Robert Petkoff, Shuler Hensley, Susan Stroman, Tim Jerome, Titanic, West End, Zachary Prince
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LOVE NEVER DIES Video Footage
Some footage from Love Never Dies has surfaced on YouTube. Taken from The Sound Bank Show (sourced here), we see a series of scenes from various moments in the show. Take a peek at the world of Love Never Dies: … Continue reading
Posted in Musicals, West End, YouTube
Tagged Love Never Dies, Musicals, West End, YouTube
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AVENUE Q London: Version 1.3
The London production of Avenue Q will re-open again today, after its second move to its third theatre, the Wyndham. Once again, it seems that ‘the sun is shining, it’s a lovely day’ for the London production, which originally opened … Continue reading
LOVE NEVER DIES, but changes everything…
Word from The New York Times is that Love Never Dies, which recently opened to decidedly mixed reviews in its debut run the West End, will definitely open on Broadway as planned despite any rumours to the contrary. In fact, … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Lloyd Webber, Broadway, Love Never Dies, Musicals, Starlight Express, The Phantom of the Opera, West End
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LOVE NEVER DIES: Track by Track – Part 12
The final part of this track-by-track Love Never Dies commentary covers the ending of the show, dealing with tracks 12-13 on the second disc of the original cast recording. 12. “Gustave, Gustave” The title of this track made me chuckle. … Continue reading
LOVE NEVER DIES: Track by Track – Part 11
The eleventh and final part of this track-by-track commentary of Love Never Dies works through Christine’s climactic performance of the title song and its immediate aftermath: tracks 10-11 of the second disc of the original cast recording. 10. “Love Never … Continue reading
Arthur Laurents Interview in OUT
OUT Magazine has published an interview with Arthur Laurents. Entitled “Arthur Laurents Will Not Go Quietly”, the article deals somewhat with personal life and his relationship with Tom Hatcher, but also allows him to offer his trademark frank assessments of … Continue reading →