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Tag Archives: Tony Kushner
Read the Screenplay
Deadline has debuted its Read the Screenplay series to celebrate “scripts of films that will be factors in this year’s movie awards race.” Among the first offerings are the screenplays for two musical feature films: the animated Encanto (with songs by … Continue reading
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Tagged Charise Castro Smith, Encanto, Jared Bush, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Tony Kushner, West Side Story
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West Side Story Review Roundup
Film critics have given near universal acclaim to the 20th Century Studios film adaptation of the 1957 stage musical West Side Story, which opens in US and UK cinemas on December 10, the 60th anniversary of the release of the … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Shows
Tagged Ariana DeBose, Leonard Bernstein, Rita Moreno, Stephen Sondheim, Steven Spielberg, Tony Kushner, West Side Story
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November 2021 Theater Books
Four new musical theater-related books were released this month. First is Everything Is Choreography: The Musical Theater of Tommy Tune (Oxford University Press), Kevin Winkler’s overview of the Tony-winning actor-director’s work. It’s the first full-scale book about Tune’s career, which … Continue reading
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Tagged Bob Mackie, Frank Vlastnik, Gypsy, Justin Peck, Steven Spielberg, Tommy Tune, Tony Kushner, West Side Story
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Caroline, or Change Review Roundup
Theater critics have given generally favorable reviews to the Roundabout Theatre transfer of the London revival of the 2003 musical Caroline, or Change, which premiered at Chichester Festival Theatre in 2017. This limited engagement will run through January 9, 2022, … Continue reading
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Tagged Carolline or Change, Jeanine Tesori, Sharon D. Clarke, Tony Kushner
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Caroline or Change Preview
Cast members from the upcoming revival of Caroline, or Change, the 2003 musical by Tony Kushner and Jeanine Tesori, appeared today on ABC-TV’s Good Morning America. The Roundabout Theatre transfer of this London production, which premiered at Chichester Festival Theatre … Continue reading
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Tagged Caroline or Change, Jeanine Tesori, Sharon D. Clarke, Tony Kushner
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West Side Story Preview
20th Century Studios has released the first teaser for the upcoming film adaptation of the 1957 stage musical West Side Story, directed by Steven Spielberg. The screenplay by Tony Kushner and choreography by Justin Peck are based on the original … Continue reading