Have you ever been at the TKTS Booth in New York City’s Duffy Square and looked up to see a statue looming over the area? Have you inspected said statue more closely and saw the name “George M. Cohan” etched across the front. I’m sure many of you know who Cohan was, but I am guessing there are a lot of people out there who do not.
Broadway Blip: Brigadoon
One of the most popular musicals of the twentieth century (it was certainly produced by every high school and community theatre) was the 1947 Lerner & Loewe classic Brigadoon. It established the composing team as second only to Rodgers and Hammerstein in prowess, setting the duo up to evolve toward their most celebrated project, My Fair Lady. Brigadoon tells the story of two Americans on a hunting trip in the Scottish Highlands.
Video Clips of the Tony Award Nominees for Best Musical – 2010 to Present
The last eight years has proven that Broadway is alive and well. What will this year’s Tony Awards bring? (The final installment of the Tony nominees for Best Musical video series.)
Broadway Blip: Anyone Can Whistle
Stephen Sondheim: a composer-lyricist revered in the world of musical theatre. Many of his shows have been critical successes and have evolved into audience favorites: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Company, Follies, A Little Night Music, Sweeney Todd, Sunday in the Park with George,Into the Woods, and Passion (to name a few). He’s also had his occasional flops. Arguably, the most notorious of these was his 1964 debacle Anyone Can Whistle, which still boasts a delightful, memorable score despite the fact the show ran a mere nine performances. Songs such as the title song, “Me and My Town,” “Everybody Says Don’t,” “With So Little to Be Sure Of,” “A Parade in Town” and the cut song “There Won’t Be Trumpets” have all had a cult following that keeps Anyone Can Whistle a fascination for any musical theatre and/or Sondheim fan.