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“The first thing I had to do,” says Marcy Heisler, “was to find a way to get rid of all the horses.”Yes, that is the problem for a bookwriter-lyricist when adapting a film in which equine beings literally run rampant. The era that Ever ...
You’ll typically find Sheldon Harnick behind the scenes. But the lyricist of Fiddler on the Roof will step center stage later this month to discuss the creation and legacy of one of the stage’s most enduring musicals in the golden anniversary ...
On March 8, 1971, Stephen Schwartz – making all of $22.50 a week thanks to one of his songs -- agreed to provide music and some additional lyrics for an upcoming off-Broadway show.Never mind that he had to have everything ready in thirty-four ...
Music Theatre International's CEO Freddie Gershon was recently featured on HuffPost Live discussing a powerful production of Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty, and Terrence McNally's award-winning Ragtime in Syracuse, NY. The production combined ...
It may very well be the most valuable and enriching musical a school can possibly do.And although it’s been around for decades, you may not be familiar with it.What’s made FAME a too-well-kept secret is that it’s never played on Broadway. ...
Ragtime, the Tony-award winning musical that is the cornerstone of St. David's Episcopal Church's 2015 Celebration of the Arts, is a community-wide production with a diverse group of actors, musicians, crew members, collaborators and ...
The story of a marriage is at the center of I Do! I Do! I Do! I Do! - a brand new 8 person adaptation of the intimate and nostalgic work by Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones (The Fantasticks). Written as a star vehicle for theater legends Mary Martin ...
Mary Martin and the Darling Children in Peter PanGo ahead. Name a star entrance that’s greater than Peter Pan’s.Try to name one that’s more certain to get applause.You can’t, can you?Of course, such PETER PAN stars as Mary ...
Spencer Lau was quite proud of his pride of lions, his cackle of hyenas and every other group of animals he’d put on stage.For Lau -- the music director at Woodruff School in Seabrook, New Jersey – is one of the first directors to bring ...
DOWNLOAD THE REFERENCE RECORDING FOR FREE!Tony-nominated songwriters Justin Paul and Benj Pasek and playwright Timothy Allen McDonald are releasing the highly-anticipated ultimate cast/reference recording of the new musical Roald Dahl’s James ...
