Tag Archives: Cy Coleman

The Life Review Roundup

Theater critics have given generally negative reviews to the Encores! revisal of the 1997 Broadway musical The Life at New York City Center. The creative team includes Cy Coleman (book, music), Ira Gasman (book, lyrics), David Newman (book), Billy Porter … Continue reading

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Our Favorite Son

American Dance Machine for the 21st Century has released its latest virtual video, a recreation of “Our Favorite Son” (music by Cy Coleman, lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green) from the Tony-winning 1991 musical The Will Rogers Follies, featuring … Continue reading

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The Best on Broadway on SNL

Jonathan Majors, who hosted this past weekend’s Saturday Night Live, joined cast members Cecily Strong and Bowen Yang in a theater-themed sketch. The premise is that Brad and his wife (Mikey Day and Aidy Bryant) have brought their daughter Sally … Continue reading

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Today in Musical History: City of Angels

The Tony-winning City of Angels opened Dec. 11, 1989, and ran on Broadway for 879 performances at the Virginia (now August Wilson) Theatre. The musical weaves two plots: the real world of a writer turning his book into a screenplay … Continue reading

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Playlist: iPod Favorites

Every year after the Tony Awards, I review and update my MP3 list of favorites. The following are the show tunes that have earned the highest play counts on my iPod over the past year. Each of these songs hits … Continue reading

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