I want to share news of an opportunity to see one of several new musicals performing in Los Angeles beginning next weekend as part of The Theatre League's Festival of New Musicals.
SHOWGIRL was enthusiastically received in Chicago and Kansas City earlier this summer. Karen Mason can be heard on B
Join Doris Day, Gordan MacRae, Gene Nelson, Eve Arden, S.Z. Sakall in Warner Brothers 1950 film version of NO, NO NANETTE. Supplementing the Youmans-Caesar score are songs by Rodgers & Hart, the Gershwins, Warren & Dubin, and others. Technicolor, 97 minutes.
It's toe-tapping, tap-dancing film fun for the entire family!
TCM says...[SPOILERS ahead]
"When teenagers Lynne and Richard dress up in their parents' cloth
There is a terrific recording of one of the songs from the show, "All That I Am," by Karen Mason which can be found on BWW Radio (Web Radio under "Multimedia" on the left). Select the album "Lyrics By Leipart" from the Library.
BTW, on BWW Radio you can also hear Rachel York singing "When The Camera Isn't There," a song from LADY ON A CAROUSEL; Greg Jbara singing "I
THE SHOWGIRL of 52nd STREET, book & lyrics by Charles Leipart and music by John Kroner, is being performed this weekend as part of Theater Building Chicago's Stages2007 the annual festival of new musicals. SHOWGIRL centers on a homeless woman in NYC who was once a New York nightclub dancer and Hollywood starlet and who gave a daughter up for adoption.
Previously this summer SHOWGIRL was a highlight of The Theatre League's Kansas City Musical Festival. I
re: Judy Blazer in LADY ON A CAROUSEL Jul 14
2007, 03:12:27 PM
Judy has several songs to sing in the new musical LADY ON A CAROUSEL. She is singing and playing opposite Michael Rupert the private reading in late July.
The late July by-invitation-only reading cast will be:
Meredith Patterson (White Christmas; 42nd Street) Robb Sapp (Wicked) Nathalie Paulding (Les Miz) Judy Blazer (Love Musik) Michael Rupert (Legally Blonde) J. Robert Spencer (Jersey Boys) Rachel Coloff (Lestat) Bobby Daye (The Color Purple) Eric Michael Gillett (The
The Museum of the City of New York contains the largest collection of New York stage and Broadway memorabilia.
There is a permanent installation on "Broadway" located on the 3rd floor. It includes history, artifacts, anecdotes, costumes, a set design or two, and props. One can see the store-bought puppet used to audition for the original cast of AVENUE Q, various costumes from RENT, a finale top hat from the original pro
Streisand in Zurich -- Early review Jun 19
2007, 12:31:08 AM
From The Times June 19, 2007 Barbra Streisand Clive Davis at the Hallenstadion, Zurich
The royal tour of Europe starts here. After all the sound and fury over those extravagant ticket prices, Barbra Streisand finally set about the business of proving that she really does deserve all that financial support. Though there were no signs of rampant Barbra-mania in the cavernous, 13,000-capacity Hallenstadion before the orchestra struck up the overture from Funny Girl, a ruthlessl
1. The 1958 London West End cast starring Norman Wisdom. This was released on LP and released on an Angel CD, available from Amazon.
2. The 1952 British film version of the musical entitled CHARLEY'S AUNT stars two of the original Broadway cast: Ray Bolger and Allen Ann McLerie. Songs from the soundtrack were released on a commercial LP by an independent label, ECNAD.
There is a semi-bare stage, some lighting, a few props, inventiveness, intelligence, humor, accessible language, good acting, an engaging story, breath-taking stagecraft and a glorious chorus.
It's a down-right good time. It's why one goes to the theatre.
Hey, Look Me Over - A Broadway Musical Cabaret, 5/19 & 5/19, 3pm May 13
2007, 07:18:03 PM
There will be a performance of songs inspired by the exhibition "Costumes and Characters: The Designs of Alvin Colt." Mr. Colt designed for such original productions as ON THE TOWN, GUYS AND DOLLS, FANNY, THE GOLDEN APPLE, WILDCAT, DESTRY RIDES AGAIN, among many, many others.
On Saturday, 5/19 and Sunday, 5/10, The Museum of the City of New York is hosting a cabaret featuring Lewis J. Stadlen, Cady Huffman, Nikki M. James and T. Oliver Reed, under the direction of Michael Montel, and L
re: I Miss Margo... May 7
2007, 09:13:16 PM
I suspect that Margo is doing fine. She is healthy and has use of her fingers to type as she posted on at least one other site just two days ago. Perhaps she simply needs a break from BWW. It happens.
CORAM BOY - Not to be missed. (NO spoilers here) Apr 29
2007, 12:37:01 AM
CORAM BOY is what sets theatre in general apart from other media and performing arts. This import from London's National Theatre is mesnmerizing, affecting and theatrical. The Imperial was SRO, and the audience gave the show a long, loud, and an honest-to-goodness well-deserved standing ovation at this evening's performance. I'll leave the review for the reviewers. I will say, however, that CORAM BOY is a theatre experience akin to the RSC'S NICHOLAS NICKLEBY, and it is not to be missed. My
