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Tag Archives: The Sound of Music
Broadway on SNL with Ariana DeBose
Tony nominee and recent Golden Globe winner Ariana DeBose hosted this past weekend’s episode of Saturday Night Live, the program’s first offering of the new year. Below is DeBose’s opening monologue, in which she gives a shout out to the … Continue reading
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Tagged Ariana DeBose, Saturday Night Live, The Sound of Music, West Side Story
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Broadway Birthday: Maria Friedman
Happy Birthday to three-time Olivier winner Maria Friedman, born March 19, 1960, in Switzerland and raised in Germany. After her parents divorced, she moved to England with her mother, before leaving home at 16 to live with boyfriend Roland Brine. … Continue reading
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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Tagged Julie Andrews, Rodgers & Hammerstein, The Sound of Music
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In Memoriam: Christopher Plummer
Triple Crown-winning performer Christopher Plummer died Feb. 5 at his home in Weston, Conn. Born Dec. 13, 1929, in Toronto, Plummer’s parents divorced soon after his birth, and he was raised by his mother in Montreal. He was studying to … Continue reading
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Tagged An American Tale, Christopher Plummer, Cyrano, The Sound of Music
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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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Tagged 7 Rings, Ariana Grande, Julie Andrews, My Favorite Things, The Sound of Music
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In Memoriam: Rebecca Luker
Tony-nominated performer Rebecca Luker died December 23 due to complications from ALS, a diagnosis she received only last year. Born April 17, 1961, in Birmingham, Ala., Luker earned a bachelor’s in music from University of Montevallo, taking a year off … Continue reading
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Tagged Rebecca Luker, Show Boat, The Secret Garden, The Sound of Music
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Making Musicals: Organizing Your Rhymes
Organizing your rhymes is like organizing your stanzas. The first rhyme you hear is “a,” the second is “b,” the third is “c,” and so on. If you repeat a stanza of music, you should use the same pattern of rhymes. … Continue reading