Tag Archives: Broadway musical

Annie: Review Roundup

Posted on November 12, 2012 by boz

The second Broadway revival of the 1977 musical Annie, based on the 1924 comic strip Little Orphan Annie by Harold Gray, has opened to generally positive reviews. The creative team includes Thomas Meehan (book), Martin Charnin (lyrics), Charles Strouse (music), … Continue reading →

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Rebecca: Lost Dreams of Manderley

Posted on October 11, 2012 by boz

As one of its characters sings, “She’s Gone.” The German musical Rebecca, adapted by Michael Kunze and Sylvester Levay from Daphne du Maurier’s 1938 novel (also the source of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1940 Oscar-winning film), will not appear on Broadway – at … Continue reading →

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Chaplin: Review Roundup

Posted on September 11, 2012 by boz

After thwarted attempts in 1981 (by Ernest Kinoy, Lee Goldsmith, and Roger Anderson) and 1983 (by Anthony Newley and Stanley Ralph Ross) to bring Chaplin’s life to Broadway, a Little Tramp musical has finally arrived on the Great White Way … Continue reading →

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Call Me Madam: Album Reviews

Posted on September 7, 2012 by boz

Just in time for the 2012 election season, Sony’s Masterworks Broadway is offering the first digital release of the 1950 political satire Call Me Madam, which has been out of print since 1956, except for a brief LP pressing in … Continue reading →

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Bring It On: Review Roundup

Posted on August 2, 2012 by boz

After a yearlong tour that began at the Alliance Theater in Atlanta, the new musical Bring It On, inspired by the 2000 film written by Jessica Bendinger and its sequels, opened last night on Broadway to reviews that ranged from … Continue reading →

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Loverly: Book Reviews

Posted on July 30, 2012 by boz

Oxford University Press recently released Loverly: The Life and Times of My Fair Lady to mixed but generally positive reviews. Using previously unpublished documents, author Dominic McHugh presents a new, behind-the-scenes look at the five-year creation of My Fair Lady. … Continue reading →

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Fela!: Review Roundup

Posted on July 13, 2012 by boz

The return summer engagement of the 2009 bio-musical Fela!, based on the life of Fela Kuti as inspired by Carlos Moore’s book Fela: This Bitch of a Life, opened last night to somewhat mixed but generally positive reviews. For the … Continue reading →

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Evita: Album Reviews

Posted on July 1, 2012 by boz

Last week, Sony Masterworks released the 2012 Broadway revival cast recording of Evita to generally positive reviews. The creative team includes Time Rice (book and lyrics), Andrew Lloyd Webber (music). The cast includes Ricky Martin (Ché), Michael Cerveris (Juan Perón), … Continue reading →

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Sweet Little Devil: Album Reviews

Posted on June 1, 2012 by boz

The second Gershwin CD that PS Classics released last week is the world premiere recording of the 1924 musical Sweet Little Devil. The creative team includes Frank Mandel and Laurence Schwab (book), Buddy DeSylva (lyrics), George Gershwin (music), Robert Russell … Continue reading →

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Porgy and Bess: Album Reviews

Posted on June 1, 2012 by boz

Last week, PS Classics released a pair of Gershwin recordings, each of which have received positive reviews. The first was a two-disc set of the 2012 Broadway revival cast recording of Porgy and Bess. The creative team includes Dorothy and … Continue reading →

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