One of the side effects of Rodgers and Hammerstein's invention of the Musical Play in the Forties with such works as Carousel and South Pacific was the make the Operetta genre (which was already falling out of favor by that point) almost completely … [Continue reading]
Lolita, My Love
This show, which closed on the road before reaching Broadway in 1971, carries a certain mystique among musical theater fans as perhaps the definitive example of a bad idea well-executed. Ken Mandelbaum, the world’s greatest acknowledged authority on … [Continue reading]
Carol Channing in Hello, Dolly
In the wake of the tragic passing of legendary performer Carol Channing, I thought I would take a look at her most iconic role. By the time she attempted this part, she had already given one of Broadway's greatest comedic performances in Gentlemen … [Continue reading]
Double Feature Review: Finding Neverland/The Greatest Showman
These two shows, while released a few years apart from each other, had much in common. Both had distinctly Pop-flavored scores and beautifully stylized visuals. Both were retellings of the lives of famous historical figures that had almost nothing to … [Continue reading]
Man of La Mancha
Given that this show happens to be not only my favorite musical, but my favorite work of art in any medium, I’m not entirely sure I’m capable of assessing its merits with any degree of objectivity, but I intend to do my best. It helps that the work … [Continue reading]
Mean Girls
This musical, based on the endlessly quotable hit movie of the same name from 2004, doesn’t seem as significant at first glance as such other musicals from the same season as The Band’s Visit and Spongebob Squarepants: The Musical, but there’s more … [Continue reading]
War Paint
This show had some of the most enviable casting in modern Broadway history…a dual star turn by two living legends of the theater, Patti Lupone and Christine Ebersole. And yet, despite that luminous level of star power, it barely lasted out … [Continue reading]
Head Over Heels
This is the most gloriously insane show Broadway has seen in ages…indeed, possibly in the entire course of its history. Who would have thought anyone would even come up with the idea to combine Elizabethan poetry, Eighties Girl-Group New-Wave, and … [Continue reading]
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