by Jay Horne History according to Wikipedia Chicago The Musical is an American musical by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and book by Ebb and Bob Fosse. Set in Jazz-age Chicago, the musical is based on a 1926 lay of the same name by reporter Maurine Dallas Watkins about actual criminals and crimes she…
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In a Director’s Viewpoint of Arizona Broadway Theatre’s production of La Cage aux Folles
BY JAY HORNE (As per Wikipedia) History The original 1983 Broadway production opened at The Palace Theatre on August 21, 1983. It was directed by Arthur Laurents and choreographed by Scott Salmon, with a set design by David Mitchel. La Cage aux Folles (French pronunciation [la kaʒ o fɔl]) is a musical with a book…
In a Directors Viewpoint of the Arizona Broadway Theatre’s production of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
By Jay Horne History by Wikipedia Sweeney Todd is a 1979 musical thriller with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Hugh Wheeler. The musical is based on the 1973 play by Christopher Bond. The original production premiered on Broadway – NYC at the Uris Theatre on March 1, 1979, and closed on…
In A Director’s Viewpoint of Arizona Broadway Theatre’s production of Xanadu
By Jay Horne History by Wikipedia In a Directors Viewpoint of the Arizona Broadway Theatre’s production of Xanadu By Jay Horne History by Wikipedia Xanadu is a musical comedy with a book by Douglas Carter Beane and music and lyrics by Jeff Lynne and John Farrar, based on the 1980 film of the same name,…
In A Director’s Viewpoint of Arizona Broadway Theatre’s production of Sister Act
By Jay Horne History by Wikipedia Sister Act is a musical based on the hit 1992 film of the same name, with lyrics by Glenn Slater, music by Alan Menken, book by Bill and Cheri Steinkellner, and additional book material by Douglas Carter Beane. The musical premiered at the Pasadena Playhouse in Pasadena, California, on October 24,…
In A Director’s Viewpoint of Arizona Broadway Theatre’s production of The Addams Family: A New Musical
by Jay Horne History The Addams Family is a musical comedy with music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa and the book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice. The show is based upon The Addams Family characters created by Charles Addams in his single-panel gag cartoons, which depict a ghoulish American family with an affinity for…
In a Director’s Viewpoint Arizona Broadway Theatre’s production of Miracle on 34th Street
by Jay Horne History The show Miracle on 34th Street was never a Broadway musical. Here’s Love is a musical with book, music, and lyrics by Meredith Willson. It was based on the classic film Miracle on 34th Street. Here’s Love, directed by Stuart Ostrow and choreographed by Michael Kidd, opened on October 3, 1963,…
In a Director’s Viewpoint: Arizona Broadway Theatre’s production of “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”
Reviewed and written By Jay Horne — History Sweeney Todd is a 1979 musical thriller, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Hugh Wheeler. The musical is based on the 1973 play by Christopher Bond. The original production premiered on Broadway at the Uris Theatre on March 1, 1979, and closed on…
