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Tag Archives: Schonberg & Boublil
Essential Musicals: Fiddler on the Roof
Novelist Philip Roth called it “shtetl kitsch,” and writer Cynthia Ozick said it was an “emptied-out, prettified romantic vulgarization” of Sholem Aleichem’s work. Even if it wasn’t entirely true to its source material, Fiddler on the Roof did tackle the … Continue reading
2013 Oscar Nominations
At 5:38 a.m. today in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences headquarters in Beverly Hills, Calif., Oscar host Seth MacFarlane and actress Emma Stone announced the nominations for the 85th Academy Awards. (Only once before has a host … Continue reading
Posted in Awards, Film
Tagged film documentary, film musical, Les Miserables, Oscars, Rodriguez, Schonberg & Boublil, Searching for Sugar Man
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Les Misérables: Review Roundup
The Hollywood adaptation of the 1980 musical Les Misérables (earlier adapted for the London and New York stages) opened wide on Christmas Day, but it had already received considerable Oscar buzz and garnered a collection of Golden Globe nominations. What … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Shows
Tagged film musical, Les Miserables, Schonberg & Boublil, Tom Hooper, Victor Hugo, William Nicholson
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2013 Golden Globe Nominations
This morning, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced the nominees for its 70th Golden Globe Awards. Among films, the recent adaptation of the musical Les Misérables picked up four nominations, including Best Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy), Best Actor in a … Continue reading
Posted in Awards, Film, TV
Tagged Anne Hathaway, Golden Globes, Hugh Jackman, Les Miserables, Schonberg & Boublil, Smash
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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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