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Tag Archives: Dreamgirls
Subway Churro
This past weekend, John Mulaney was welcomed into the “Five-Timers Club” of Saturday Night Live by Candice Bergen, Tina Fey, Elliott Gould, Steve Martin, Conan O’Brien, and Paul Rudd. Among the sketches during the show was the Broadway-themed “Subway Churro,” … Continue reading
2022 BroadwayWorld Awards
BroadwayWorld has announced the winners of its inaugural BroadwayWorld Off/Off-Off Broadway Awards, which celebrate productions across New York City that had their first performances between October 1, 2019, and September 30, 2021, in an Off-Broadway, Off-Off-Broadway, or streaming venue. The … Continue reading
Posted in Awards, Online, Stage
Tagged A Soulful Christmas, Anna Karenina, Cady Huffman, Dreamgirls, Forbidden Broadway, Love Quirks, Marguerite, Rathskeller, Seesaw, Stranger Sings!, The Last Boy
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The Viewsical!
In celebration of Halloween, the “Hot Topic” on the October 29 episode of The View was movie musicals, as the five talk show co-hosts donned costumes representing a handful of iconic screen characters. Ana Navarro dressed as Eva Perón (Evita), Sunny … Continue reading
Posted in Shows, TV
Tagged Dreamgirls, Evita, Jeremy Jordan, Little Shop of Horrors, Moulin Rouge!, The Rocky Horro Picture Show, The View, Whoopi Goldberg
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Broadway Birthdays: Henry Krieger
Happy Birthday to Grammy-winning composer Henry Krieger, born Feb. 9, 1945, in New York City. Growing up in Westchester Co., he attended Scarborough Day School. After a short college career, including studies at American University and Columbia University, he began … Continue reading
Posted in People, Writers
Tagged Dreamgirls, Henry Krieger, Side Show, The Tape Dance Kid
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In Memoriam: Bob Avian
Tony-winning choreographer Bob Avian died Jan. 21 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Born Robert Avedisian on Dec. 26, 1937, in New York, Avian earned his bachelor’s from Boston University and began his career as a dancer, making his Broadway debut in … Continue reading
Posted in People, Stagers
Tagged A Chorus Line, Bob Avian, Dreamgirls, Michael Bennett, Miss Saigon, Promises Promises, Putting It Together
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Essential Musicals: A Chorus Line
At an audition, 18 dancers vie for eight openings in the chorus line of an upcoming musical. The director invites them to step forward, one by one, and tell him something true about themselves. And they do. That’s the simple … Continue reading
2013 Oscar Awards
Clocking in at three hours and 35 minutes, this year’s Academy Award presentation saw a democratic spread of trophies among the films nominated, with Life of Pi taking home four statues and Best Picture winner Argo and the musical Les … Continue reading
Posted in Awards, Film
Tagged Anne Hathaway, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Chicago, Dreamgirls, Jennifer Hudson, Les Miserables, Oscars, Searching for Sugar Man
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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
Posted in Playlists, Reference
Tagged Ahrens & Flaherty, Altar Boyz, Ben Vereen, Bernadette Peters, Chicago, Chita Rivera, Chorus Line, City of Angels, Craig Carnelia, Cy Coleman, Diamonds, Dreamgirls, Ellen Greene, Forbidden Broadway, Galt MacDermot, Gary Adler, Gerard Alessandrini, Hair, Into the Woods, Is There Life After High School, Jason Robert Brown, Jennifer Holliday, Jerry Herman, Juilliard, Kander & Ebb, Len Cariou, Les Miserables, Little Night Music, Little Shop of Horrors, Lonny Price, Mack and Mabel, Marin Mazzie, Marvin Hamlisch, Menken & Ashman, Merrily We Roll Along, Pippin, Priscilla Lopez, Ragtime, Randy Graff, Schonberg & Boublil, Stephen Schwartz, Stephen Sondheim, Sunday in the Park with George, Sweeney Todd, Tyler Maynard, Wall to Wall Sondheim, Working
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