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Category Archives: music
WILLIAMSTOWN THEATRE FESTIVAL
A number of years ago I was in a grocery store near Bennington, Vermont when I saw an ad near the store’s exit. The ad told of a current production of Brecht’s Mother Courage at a Williamstown Theatre Festival. I … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, music, Musical Theatre, Theatre, Travel
Tagged new musicals
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TOWARD A POLITICAL THEATRE
Theatre artists generally have mixed feelings when it comes to plays with political topics. So much of political art is badly done. Many writers and painters assume that their art will be compelling merely because it tackles political issues. They … Continue reading
WAGNER IN COOPERSTOWN
Before I saw Wagner’s The Flying Dutchman at Glimmerglass, I saw the exhibit on the Hudson school of painting at Coopertown’s Fenimore Museum. It had been advertised that sets in the opera production had been inspired by the Hudson school paintings. … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, music, Musical Theatre, Travel
Tagged glimmerglass, opera, Wagner
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A LOOK AT THE TONYS
This year’s Tony awards presentation started with a bang. Neil Patrick Harris, the presenter, sang a big production number called “We’re Getting Bigger.” Cast members from several shows were featured. It would have been hard under any circumstances to top … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, music, Musical Theatre
Tagged Audra McDonald, Berry Gordy, Broadway, Broadway theatre, Cyndi Lauper, Kinky Boots, Stephen Sondheim, Tony Award
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VILLAGE FOOD
For some reason, many of my blogs are about food, particularly baked goods. In a recent trip to New York City, my wife and I took a walking food tour of the West Village. We walked from place to place, … Continue reading
ANNE HATHAWAY’S OSCAR
The common misperception is that musical theatre is low entertainment, an art form inferior to both and straight theatre. While too many musical theatre productions cater to this misperception, there is also a strong tradition of musical theatre as serious … Continue reading
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Tagged Musical Theatre
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NEW FORMS OF MUSIC THEATRE
I was surprised to read in American Theatre that Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson is to be one of the most performed plays in the U.S. during the 2012-2013 season. This musical played on Broadway three years ago, but did not … Continue reading
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