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Broadway Birthday: Renée Elise Goldsberry

Posted on January 2, 2021 by boz

Happy birthday to Tony-winning performer Renée Elise Goldsberry, born Jan. 2, 1971, in San Jose, Calif. She earned her bachelor’s in theater from Carnegie Mellon in 1993 and her master’s in jazz from USC in 1997. That year, Goldsberry moved … Continue reading →

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Today in Musical History: Forty-Five Minutes from Broadway

Posted on January 1, 2021 by boz

Forty-Five Minutes from Broadway, George M. Cohan’s sixth Broadway musical, opened Jan. 1, 1906, at the New Amsterdam Theatre and ran for 90 performances, closing March 17. It reopened November 5 at the New York Theatre with the cast almost … Continue reading →

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Ratatouille Cast Announced

Posted on December 29, 2020 by boz

Seaview Productions has named the cast for Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical. The performers are Wayne Brady (Django), Tituss Burgess (Remy), three-time Tony nominee Kevin Chamberlin (Gusteau), Tony winner André De Shields (Ego), Andrew Barth Feldman (Linguini), Adam Lambert (Emile), Tony … Continue reading →

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In Memoriam: Roger Berlind

Posted on December 29, 2020 by boz

The New York Times has reported that Tony-winning producer Roger Berlind died December 18. Born June 27, 1930, in New York City, Berlind’s first career was in songwriting. Not finding success, he co-founded a Wall Street brokerage firm. However, after … Continue reading →

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In Memoriam: Rebecca Luker

Posted on December 24, 2020 by boz

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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Kris Kringle Preview

Posted on December 22, 2020 by boz

This holiday season, Kris Kringle: The Musical has been releasing a series of free online videos, which will culminate in a full-length online production on Christmas Day. Since December 1, the show’s Advent calendar has offered daily installments of the story … Continue reading →

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Blob Opera

Posted on December 21, 2020 by boz

You can create your own songs with the free Blob Opera, a machine-learning experiment created by David Li with Google Arts & Culture, modeled on the voices of opera singers Olivia Doutney (soprano), Joanna Gamble (mezzo), Christian Joel (tenor), and … Continue reading →

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Soul Review Roundup

Posted on December 18, 2020 by boz

The Pixar-animated musical feature Soul has received mostly positive reviews from critics. The film concerns Joe, a middle-school band teacher who gets the chance to play at the best jazz club in town, but a misstep takes him from the … Continue reading →

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Lazarus Preview

Posted on December 18, 2020 by boz

The British production of David Bowie’s last musical, based on The Man Who Fell to Earth by Walter Tevis, will be available for streaming Jan. 8-10, 2021, on Dice.fm. Bowie had starred in the 1976 film adaptation of the novel. … Continue reading →

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Ratatouille Creative Team Announced

Posted on December 17, 2020 by boz

Seaview Productions has named the creative team for Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical. Michael Breslin and Patrick Foley will adapt the book, with Six co-creator Lucy Moss providing the direction and Ellenore Scott the choreography. The score will include songs from … Continue reading →

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