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Broadway’s Spider-Man Musical Creates Social Buzz with GMA Debut
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Talk of the upcoming musical Spider-man: Turn off the Dark actually coming to fruition on Broadway has been circling Times Square for a long while now, mostly due to the big names involved – U2’s Bono and the Edge have written the music while director Julie Taymor (Lion King) is directing – and the complete…
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Tony Awards Reflect a Boring Broadway Season
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With the Tony Awards only a few days away (June 13) and nearly every theatre-oriented website extolling predictions for the ceremony, I thought it appropriate to weigh in on the past Broadway season, and even toss out a few of my own picks for best in show. It is nearly impossible to dismiss the fact…
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Music’s Past and Future Meet on Broadway
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As the current Broadway season draws to a close — shows must open by April 29 to be eligible for the coveted Tony Award this year — it looks like it might be the year of rock and roll, or at least a season that took some chances on heavier musical stylings. Last season had…
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‘Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson’ Tears Down Musical Theatre Tradition
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Musical theatre old timers have been circling the proverbial wagons for quite sometime now, grasping at revival after revival in hopes of retaining the fading glory of yesteryear song and dance shows. Over the course of the past couple seasons on and off Broadway, a rebellion of sorts has been afoot, and if anyone has…
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Music Videos Can Save Broadway
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There was a time when Broadway melodies would play on radio stations across the country, a time when showtunes were part of a crooner’s nightly set list at the club. Those were the days of musical heavyweights like Oscar Hammerstein II, George Gershwin, Leonard Bernstein and Irving Berlin. When one of these musical masterminds crafted…