Tag Archives: Les Miserables

Subway Churro

Posted on March 1, 2022 by boz

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 →

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2022 Grammy Nominees

Posted on November 24, 2021 by boz

On November 23, the Recording Academy announced the nominees for its 64th annual Grammy Awards, which will air live on January 31, 2022, over CBS. The Cole Porter tribute album Love for Sale, the second and final collaboration of Tony … Continue reading →

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Broadway Birthday: Judy Kuhn

Posted on May 20, 2021 by boz

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 →

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Essential Musicals: Fiddler on the Roof

Posted on May 14, 2020 by boz

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 →

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Making Musicals: Organizing Your Rhymes

Posted on April 17, 2020 by boz

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 →

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2013 Oscar Awards

Posted on February 26, 2013 by boz

Clocking in at  three hours and 35 minutes, this year’s Academy Award presentation saw a democratic spread of trophies among the films nominated, with Life of Pi taking home four statues and Best Picture winner Argo and the musical Les … Continue reading →

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2013 BAFTA Awards

Posted on February 11, 2013 by boz

The 66th British Academy Film Awards were handed out on Sunday at the Royal Opera House in London, in a ceremony hosted by actor Stephen Fry. Ben Affleck was voted as Best Director and his film, Argo, as Best Film. … Continue reading →

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Les Misérables Tops UK Chart

Posted on January 22, 2013 by boz

A week after reaching No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200 album chart in the US, the Les Misérables soundtrack has become the first cast recording in 16 years to hit No. 1 on the Official UK Albums chart. The previous … Continue reading →

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2013 Golden Globes

Posted on January 14, 2013 by boz

The 70th annual Golden Globes were revelead last night in Hollywood. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler ably and hilariously hosted the proceedings, aided by fellow SNL alums Kristen Wiig and Will Ferrell. The night’s biggest surprise was perhaps the win … Continue reading →

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Les Misérables Tops Billboard Chart

Posted on January 10, 2013 by boz

In the Jan. 19 issue of Billboard, the Les Misérables soundtrack has claimed the top spot on the “Billboard 200” chart, supplanting Taylor Swift’s country-pop Red, which held that perch for the past four weeks. In doing so, the soundtrack … Continue reading →

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