Tag Archives: Julie Andrews

Broadway Legends: Robert Preston

Two-time Tony-winning actor Robert Preston was born June 8, 1918, in Newton Highlands, Mass., and grew up in Los Angeles. During high school, he became interested in theater and joined Pasadena Community Playhouse, where a Paramount film scout saw him … Continue reading

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Today in Musical History: The Sound of Music

On March 2, 1965, the film adaptation of the 1959 stage musical The Sound of Music premiered in New York. The story began with Maria von Trapp’s 1949 memoir, which was adapted for a 1956 German film. Paramount bought the … Continue reading

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Broadway Birthday: Leslie Bricusse

Happy Birthday to multi-award-winning composer Leslie Bricusse, born Jan. 29, 1931, in London. He attended Cambridge, where he was president of the Footlights Revue Club, founded the Musical Comedy Club, and created his first two musicals, Out of the Blue … Continue reading

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Today in Musical History: 7 Rings

Ariana Grande’s “7 Rings,” the second single from her album Thank U, Next, was released Jan. 18, 2019. Grande and several others cowrite the song, which contains an interpolation of “My Favorite Things” from the 1959 Broadway show The Sound … Continue reading

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