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What did Stephen Sondheim mean to me? This is an attempt to bring order to the chaos. My first...
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In “Shaka Zulu: The Gaping Wound”, the Past is Present
Shaka Zulu: The Gaping Wound currently running at the South African State Theatre in Pretoria, and...
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Five of Stephen Sondheim’s Best Shows
A musical theatre legend has died. Stephen Sondheim, the greatest composer-lyricist of his...
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(Not) Adapting to the French Stage: “Les Producteurs”, directed by Alexis Michalik, at the Théâtre de Paris
A week after Josephine Baker posthumously entered the French Panthéon, a musical about two...
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“Cabaret” at the Playhouse Theatre
Willkommen, bienvenue, welcome! Come on in: we need, after all, some respite from a world in...
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Whole New World: Indian-American Actors Proud in “Aladdin” Play
Diversity in film is important, but in animation, it carries an even heavier, different message....
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Midwest Melancholy: “Girl From the North Country” at the Belasco Theatre
The second show after The Times They Are a-Changin’ to use the music of the great midwestern musician, Girl From the North Country proves the greater of the two. It opts for whichever songs convey the tone of the show over which are most well-known. Yes, it’s a musical of sadness and heartbreak, but it digs deeps into the human spirit to provide a powerfully cathartic experience.
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How China’s Musicals Lost Their Groove
Chinese musical theater has largely abandoned high-concept shows in favor of shallow engagement...
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Review: An Inconvenient Black History of British Musical Theatre (1900-1950)
The Boy Friend. Oliver!. Cats. Blood Brothers. The Phantom of the Opera. Les Miserables. Billy...
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Heaven Isn’t Too Far away; It’s in Downtown Houston at TUTS’ “Rock of Ages”
I have to confess something. I haven’t really missed theatre since the Covid-19 pandemic forced...
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Cameron Mackintosh’s All-Japanese “Oliver!” Will Have You Asking for More
It was enough for theater fans to learn that after more than 50 years, the Tony Award-winning...
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“The Last Trial” Musical: There Once Was a Wizard, a Servant of Night
The poets say that Love will be the world’s great redeemer, But love is rarely quite as pure as...
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Subira, A New Musical: Under-promised, Over-delivered!
‘Time waits for no military man!’. Thus, on a punctual note, Subira, A New Musical opened on...
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The Song Project, Royal Court
As its name suggests, The Song Project is more a collaborative experiment than a conventional...
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“The Addams Family” Musical: To Know What’s Real
The Addams Family is a musical comedy, with music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa and a book by...
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AURIC (Songs from a Golden Age) at the Brighton Fringe is a unique aural journey and experience...
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“The Door You Never Saw Before: A Choosical Musical” at The Geffen
It’s been a decade of a year, and The Geffen Playhouse (or Geffen Stayhouse as they have been...
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“Angola Camp 13” is an All-Powerful Musical and Choreographic Masterpiece!
Angola Camp 13, the multiple-award winning South African State Theatre production would not have...
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In Conversation with Yve Blake, Fangirling on the Fangirls
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