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…
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In a Director’s Viewpoint: Arizona Broadway Theatre’s production of Mamma Mia!
by Jay Horne The musical opened in the West End (London) at the Prince Edward Theatre on April 6, 1999, and transferred to the Prince of Wales Theatre on June 9, 2004, where it played until September 2012. The North American production, prior to the musical’s Broadway engagement, opened in Toronto at the Royal Alexandra Theatre in May 2000, where it played for five years….
In a Director’s Viewpoint: Arizona Broadway Theatre’s production of An American in Paris
by Jay Horne HISTORY An American in Paris is a musical play inspired by the 1951 Academy Award-winning film of the same name and adapted for the stage by Christopher Wheeldon. It opened at the Palace Theatre on Broadway in April 2015, following an engagement at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris. Incorporating songs from George and Ira Gershwin, the book is by Craig Lucas. The musical won several Tony Awards. The…
In a Director’s Viewpoint of ABT’s production of Titanic
…little by little you realize that you are in the presence of a genuine addition to America musical theatre. I highly recommend this show for all young and older adults. It is truly a most interesting and entertaining show by ABT.
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…
In a Director’s Viewpoint: Arizona Broadway Theatre’s production of “Altar Boyz”
Reviewed and written By Jay Horne — Production History Altar Boyz is a musical comedy with music and lyrics by Gary Adler and Michael Patrick Walker and book by Kevin Del Aguila (based on an idea by Marc J. Kessler and Ken Davenport). Centering on a fictitious Christian boy band from Ohio, the show satirizes,…
In a Director’s Viewpoint: Arizona Broadway Theatre’s production of “Catch Me If You Can”
Reviewed and written By Jay Horne — Production History Catch Me If You Can is a musical with a libretto by Terrence McNally and a theatrical score by Mark Shaiman and Scott Wittman. It follows the story of a con artist named Frank Abagnale, Jr. A majority of the plot is borrowed from the 2002…
In a Director’s Viewpoint: Arizona Broadway Theatre’s “Mary Poppins”
As one of the great songs says, it’s Supercalifragilisticexpealidocious!
In a Director’s Viewpoint: Arizona Broadway Theatre’s “The Bridges of Madison County”
ABT never ceases to amaze me, show after show, this time with one of the most romantic stories of our time.
In a Director’s Viewpoint: Arizona Broadway Theatre’s “Hair”
The entire cast deserves more than a standing ovation, rather a ‘thank you’ for an outstanding performance…
In a Director’s Viewpoint: Arizona Broadway Theatre’s “Show Boat”
With Show Boat, the American musical theatre changed forever. The creators of Show Boat addressed topics that previously had gone unaddressed on the musical stage.
In a Director’s Viewpoint: Arizona Broadway Theatre’s “South Pacific”
I always like to mention what I call the “showstopper number.” That’s not easy with South Pacific, as it’s one big showstopping number after another.
