Tag: Broadway
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Maybe Happy Ending seems like it could be good
Broadway is flooded with new shows at the moment, and yet fall is filling in quickly with more shows. Maybe Happy Ending, a new musical opening on Broadway was announced the other day. Do I care? I did some research! Maybe Happy Ending, a musical about “two life-like helper-bots, Oliver and Claire, who discover each…
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What’s up with Shucked the Musical?
The marketing team for the new musical Shucked is doing a great job of getting me interested in their upcoming Broadway run. But what is it? Here’s what we know. “SHUCKED is the new musical comedy from some of the hottest names on Broadway—and Nashville! Featuring a book by Tony Award® winner Robert Horn (Tootsie), a score by…
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Brian d’Arcy James and Kelli O’Hara in a New Musical
Atlantic Theatre Company in New York is putting on a new musical called Days of Wine and Roses, starring Kelli O’Hara and Brian d’Arcy James this spring. I feel like this show could go either way, but the pedigree is certainly great. Who’s Who? Adam Guettel – Music and Lyrics Craig Lucas – Book Adam…
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Here Lies Love coming to Broadway
The Imelda Marcos musical, written by David Byrne and Fatboy Slim is coming to Broadway. I’m excited about it, but it’s a surprise, to say the least. Is it a sin to love too much?Is it a sin to care?I do it all for youHow can it be unfair? I saw Here Lies Love at…
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Sunday in the Park with George – in Escondido
~ post by Clark Burnett We San Diegans are so lucky to have the beautifully-designed “Art Deco-style” California Center for the Arts – Escondido so close by. And, they have recently started their own top-notch “in house” theater (mostly musicals) productions: “CCAE Theatricals.” Last year’s inaugural season brought the best production of “Once” that I’ve…
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And if it’s not right, you have to put it right…
Roald Dahl’s Matilda is so great, despite the questionable stage musical. I’ve been a bit of a Matilda hater ever since I saw it in New York with my friend Richard one afternoon. It was either Matilda or the short-lived Tupac musical Holler if Ya Hear Me and Matilda won out. I just really did…