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Theatre Aficionado at Large · 2d ago

Three from Broadway Records

I have to say I’m really excited by the high number of cast recordings that have emerged this season, from Broadway, off-Broadway and the Encores! season. If rumors of a Leap of Faith cast album are true, we’ll have recorded accounts of all Tony-nominated Best Musicals and Musical Revivals, among ot

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Theatre Aficionado at Large · 5d ago

City Center Encores! Announces 20th Season

Fiorello! Music: Jerry Bock Lyrics: Sheldon Harnick Book: Jerome Weidman & George Abbott January 30-February 3, 2013 It’s a Bird… It’s a Plane… It’s Superman Music: Charles Strouse Lyrics: Lee Adams Book: David Newman & Robert Benton March 2013 (Exact dates TBA) On Your Toes Music Richard Rodgers Ly

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Theatre Aficionado at Large · 1W ago

“Gentlemen Prefer Blondes”

For its third and final entry of the year, Encores! lightened things up considerably with a delightful production of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, the 1949 classic that made Carol Channing a star (and whose 1953 film adaptation featured some gal named Marilyn). The musical, with a highly entertaining sc

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Theatre Aficionado at Large · 2W ago

The 68th Annual Theatre World Award Winners Announced!

It’s time to celebrate some of the breakthrough performances and debuts of the 2011-2012 theatre season! The Theatre World Awards will be held on June 5 at a venue to be determined, hosted by Peter Filichia. Congratulations to the winners! Tracie Bennett, End of the Rainbow Phillip Boykin, The Gersh

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Theatre Aficionado at Large · 3W ago

On the Town: April Edition

First off, some good news. The Drama Desk Awards committee has decided to reinstate the award for Outstanding Orchestrations, nominating Bill Elliott (Nice Work If You Can Get It), Larry Hochman (Death Takes a Holiday), Martin Lowe (Once), John McDaniel (Bonnie & Clyde), Michael Starobin (Queen of t

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Theatre Aficionado at Large · 3W ago

“Leap of Faith”

In a nutshell, the new musical Leap of Faith is ultimately The Music Man meets 110 in the Shade in a revival tent. The show is not quite the train wreck that word of mouth might have you believe, as there are a many good things on stage (namely the exceptional cast). However, by journey’s end I was

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Theatre Aficionado at Large · 4W ago

An Open Letter to the Drama Desk Awards

To Whom It May Concern, Four years ago, a beautiful production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s South Pacific opened at the Vivian Beaumont to acclaim and plaudits all around. One of Lincoln Center’s boasts was the full size orchestra in the pit. The first of many thrilling moments came about one minut

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Theatre Aficionado at Large · 4W ago

“The Sound of Music” – Carnegie Hall

Carnegie Hall presented the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic The Sound of Music on Tuesday evening as a gala fundraiser for the venue. In previous years, the Hall has presented similar concerts of Carousel and South Pacific. While this evening’s presentation of the score was not as memorable as those

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Theatre Aficionado at Large · 1M ago

“Nice Work If You Can Get It”

Nice Work If You Can Get It isn’t particularly groundbreaking and it feels like the sort of show you’ve seen time and again (fans of My One and Only and Crazy for You will probably agree), but the new musical (a loose overhaul of the 1926 musical Oh, Kay! with a new plot and characters) for all it

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Theatre Aficionado at Large · 1M ago

At Large Elsewhere: The “Leap of Faith” Unofficial Street Team Edition

April has been an incredibly busy month for me, but Patty and Emily asked if I would help them out with another video for their website and I dropped everything for the opportunity to work with them again. (I was a tourist on their Newsies walking tour about a month or so ago). This is the latest en

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