Theatre music - Musicals, Songs, Scores: When, in the 1930s and ’40s, dancing became an integral element in a genre governed chiefly by song—instead of being merely a diversion—the “musical” established itself as the legitimate theatrical heir to “
The musical premiered Off-Off-Broadway in 1982 before moving to the Orpheum Theatre Off-Broadway, where it had a five-year run. It later received numerous productions in the U.S. and abroad, and a subsequent Broadway production. Because of its small cast and relatively ...
The characters of Bobby Strong and Hope Cladwell were included on New York Theatre Monthly's list of "The 100 Greatest Roles in Musical Theatre". Characters: Bobby Strong, Joseph "Old Man" Strong, Hot Blades Harry, Mr. McQueen, Little Sally 33 The Me Nobody Knows Gary...
Molly Wobbly's Tit Factoryis based upon a ten-minute musical of the same name that Paul wrote for the Mackintosh Foundation's 2006 Quest For A New Musical. The show was first unleashed upon an unsuspecting public at the Lyric Theatre's 150-seater Naughton Studio in a staged concert producti...
“ Walking into the theatre, I was greeted by the selfie-taking, non-stop texting usher who told me “We had a small fire earlier and that’s why there’s a bit of smoke. Everything should be good … but if your chair breaks please don’t sue us.” ...
You can feel the moment tiptoe away from asking your full sympathy when the show has Madeline shout “give me your skin!” at a Gen-Z valet. ➼ Review: Divas at Dusk: Death Becomes Her as Broadway Camp Swept Away Running time: 1:30 hours without intermissionLongacre Theatre (220 W....
The 11 o'clock number is the greatest misnomer in musical theatre. In the old days, when showtime was 8:30 (or 8:45), 11 PM was just when things were about to start wrapping up and the 11 o'clock number could kill a few birds with one stone. First and foremost, the 11 o'cloc...
Rentis a modern rock opera based onLa Boehme. Full disclosure, I’m not a fan of most rock music. I sawRentbecause the producer, Porchlight Music Theatre, does wonderful musicals. Also, the backstory onRentis compelling. Larson worked on the opera for eight years and unexpectedly died afte...
Nia:I created Three Chairs and a Hat to stage the musicals that I write. For years I’ve been harping on about wanting to have my own theatre company and do things my own way … and it suddenly occurred to me that I should stop moaning and do it! The name comes from my love of...
For the first time since the pandemic, the chorus is made up of children who attend the Creation Theatre’s theatre clubs or holiday drama workshops. All the cast are bewitchingly good – but for me, the scene-stealer was Jane Milligan, who makes a fabulously wicked witch. Closer ...