Category Archives: Books & Media

March 2022 Theater Music

Posted on March 13, 2022 by boz

Four former Phantoms — Brent Barrett (2006, Las Vegas), John Cudia (2008, Broadway), Franc D’Ambrosio (1997, San Francisco), and Ciarán Sheehan (1996, Toronto) — united for a celebration of iconic showtunes, including songs from The Phantom of the Opera, of … Continue reading →

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March 2022 Theater Books

Posted on March 10, 2022 by boz

Multi-hyphenate Tony winner Harvey Fierstein recounts his storied career from Brooklyn community theater to the Broadway stage in I Was Better Last Night. He also candidly recalls his personal struggles along the way, including an eccentric nonconforming childhood and the tumultuous early years … Continue reading →

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January 2022 Theater Music

Posted on February 7, 2022 by boz

The past month offered a wide range of new theater music, from original concept albums to premiere releases of rare recordings. Among the concept albums is Scarlet, a post-apocalyptic science fiction parable about climate change with a baroque-pop score featuring … Continue reading →

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February 2022 Theater Books

Posted on February 4, 2022 by boz

The year begins with four new notable musical theater-related books. First is Sportin’ Life (Oxford University Press), a biography of John W. Bubbles by Brian Harker. Bubbles was a groundbreaking tap dancer who inspired performers from Fred Astaire to the … Continue reading →

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Conversations with Sondheim

Posted on February 4, 2022 by boz

The Library of Congress has released more than six hours of previously unseen interviews with Stephen Sondheim, conducted in his New York City townhouse over three days in 1997 by library senior music specialist Mark Eden Horowitz. With music manuscripts at … Continue reading →

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Bruno Tops the Charts

Posted on February 3, 2022 by boz

Just five weeks after its debut on Billboard’s Hot 100 at #50, “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” has reached the top of the pop chart. Performed by Encanto film cast members Carolina Gaitán, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, … Continue reading →

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Everybody’s Talking About Bruno

Posted on January 25, 2022 by boz

Composer Lin-Manuel Miranda saw another milestone this past week. His song “We Don’t Talk About Bruno,” from the animated musical Encanto, peaked at #4 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart, marking his first Top 10 appearance and only Disney’s fifth in … Continue reading →

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Read the Screenplay

Posted on January 20, 2022 by boz

Deadline has debuted its Read the Screenplay series to celebrate “scripts of films that will be factors in this year’s movie awards race.” Among the first offerings are the screenplays for two musical feature films: the animated Encanto (with songs by … Continue reading →

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December 2021 Theater Books

Posted on December 5, 2021 by boz

Oxford University Press has released Liza Gennaro’s Making Broadway Dance, which explores how musical theater choreography is created. Gennaro applies script analysis and movement research to provide a close-up look at the creative work of influential choreographers George Balanchine, Agnes … Continue reading →

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The 20th Century Fox Years Preview

Posted on November 22, 2021 by boz

Sepia Records has released the second volume of its soundtrack compilation The 20th Century Fox Years, a collection of rarities from the film studio’s vault of recordings made during the pre-war years from 1939 to 1943. Highlights on the new … Continue reading →

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