So can the musical version of BIG work as a TYA production?Michael J. Bobbitt, the producing artistic director of the Adventure Theatre in Glen Echo, Maryland, thought so. To be sure, he was well aware of the potential dangers of putting John ...
The hearty applause started the moment after the first-act blackout. When the lights came up for intermission, however, a quick silence pervaded the NEXT TO NORMAL audience at the 4th Wall Theatre in Bloomfield, New Jersey.It’s the type of ...
It was one of the quickest journeys from page to screen. Only 305 days after Erich Segal’s Love Story was published on Valentine’s Day, 1970, its film version debuted on Dec. 16, 1970. In between and beyond, the story of doomed Jennifer Cavilleri ...
As has been the case with thousands of musicals before it, Marry Me A Little starts with an overture.Or does it?Our program tells us that this new Keen Company production with recycled Stephen Sondheim songs is a two-character musical. ...
You’ve produced every one of the musicals that Stephen Sondheim has written. As a result, you’ve educated your audiences to know what to expect from the 20th century’s greatest musical theater composer-lyricist: the unexpected.You're Gonna ...
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The MTI Broadway Junior Collection® features condensed author-approved versions of classic musicals custom tailored to the needs of young people and schools. Shows range from Disney ...
Seeing The Music Man at the Bergen County Players last week reminded me of the previous time that I’d seen The Music Man.That happened in September as well. And although I’ve since witnessed about 3,500 stage productions, that Music Man of 11 ...
What’s the most famous story concerning The Music Man? That it beat West Side Story for the Best Musical Tony? That it made an A-grade star of B-level movie performer Robert Preston? Or is it the one that tells what happened midway through Act ...
Several years ago, you had a little redheaded girl in your theater company who had the spunk and talent to play Annie. Now she's all grown up – with even more spunk and talent. You'd love to find the right part for her.Here it is: The Unsinkable ...
