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Tag Archives: Alan Jay Lerner
Essential Film Musicals: Singin’ in the Rain
Though now often regarded as the greatest film musical ever made, Singin’ in the Rain was only a modest hit when it was first released in 1952. Its stature has grown to near legendary status in the years since. Roger … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Jay Lerner, Arthur Freed, Busby Berkeley, Comden & Green, Cyd Charisse, Debbie Reynolds, Donald O'Connor, Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Gigi, Lerner & Loewe, Leslie Caron, Nacio Herb Brown, Schwartz & Dietz, Singin' in the Rain, Stanley Donen, The Band Wagon, Vincente Minnelli
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Essential Film Musicals: An American in Paris
MGM’s Freed Unit, which began creating musical films in 1939 under producer Arthur Freed’s leadership, reached the peak of its creative and critical acclaim in 1951 with An American in Paris, which won the Oscar for Best Picture. Much of … Continue reading
Making Musicals: The Lyrics
Before you write lyrics for your show, you should be aware of two distinctions. First, there is a difference between lyrics and poetry. Poems live on the page, lyrics live on the stage. We read poems at our own pace, … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Jay Lerner, Benj Pasek, Jason Robert Brown, Jimi Hendrix, My Fair Lady, Oscar Hammerstein, South Pacific
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