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Tag Archives: Fiddler on the Roof
Subway Churro
This past weekend, John Mulaney was welcomed into the “Five-Timers Club” of Saturday Night Live by Candice Bergen, Tina Fey, Elliott Gould, Steve Martin, Conan O’Brien, and Paul Rudd. Among the sketches during the show was the Broadway-themed “Subway Churro,” … Continue reading
2021 Kennedy Center Honors
The Kennedy Center has announced its 44th class of honorees, and musical theater alums were well represented among them. This year’s five performing artists are opera singer Justino Díaz, writer-producer Berry Gordy, Tony-nominated producer Lorne Michaels, Tony-winning actress Bette Midler, … Continue reading
Posted in Awards, Stage
Tagged Bette Midler, Fiddler on the Roof, Kennedy Center Honors, Mean Girls, Motown, South Pacific
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Broadway Birthday: Judy Kuhn
Happy Birthday to four-time Tony nominee Judy Kuhn, born May 20, 1958, in New York. She grew up in Bethesda, Md., where she became interested in performing after seeing her first show at Adventure Theater. After graduating from Georgetown Day School, … Continue reading
Posted in People, Performers
Tagged Eli's Comin', Fiddler on the Roof, Fun Home, Funny Girl, Judy Kuhn, Les Miserables, Metropolis, Passion, Pocahontas, Rags, She Loves Me
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Broadway Birthday: Sheldon Harnick
Happy Birthday to Pulitzer-winning writer Sheldon Harnick, born April 30, 1924, in Chicago. He began composing while at Carl Schurz H.S. and graduated from Northwestern (1949) with a bachelor’s in music. After working with various Chicago orchestras, he moved to … Continue reading
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