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Million Dollar Quartet Will Play the Nederlander

Christopher C. posted an article on - Nov 4, 2009, 8:13 am
No sooner had the revival of Brighton Beach Memoirs died what many consider to be a premature death at the Nederlander Theater then a new show announced its tenancy. Million Dollar Quartet, which has ...
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Finian's Rainbow at the St. James Theater

Christopher C. posted an article on - Oct 30, 2009, 8:08 am
... poster for the current Broadway revival of Finian's Rainbow, which opened last night at the St. James Theater. Not only is it vibrant and colorful, but it also conveys a clear sense that this...
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The Rocky Horror Show at the Boston Conservatory

Christopher C. posted an article on - Oct 29, 2009, 10:22 am
As my regular readers will know, I teach at the Boston Conservatory of Music. In addition to indoctrinating young impressionable minds into the world of musical theater, I also serve as the faculty ad...
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Avenue Q at the New World Stages

Christopher C. posted an article on - Oct 29, 2009, 8:27 am
When Avenue Q opened last week at its new Off-Broadway home, the New World Stages, a lot of people in the theatrical community were paying close attention. Of course, it's a much-beloved show, and...
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Ordinary Days at the Roundabout Underground

Christopher C. posted an article on - Oct 27, 2009, 8:04 am
As a lifelong fan of musical theater, I support any and all efforts to cultivate new artistic voices within the form. So, when the I heard that the Roundabout Theater would be including the new tuner ...
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Memphis at the Shubert Theater

Christopher C. posted an article on - Oct 19, 2009, 10:02 pm
In 1992, a bold new musical came to Broadway, a daring show with a lot more on its mind than mere diversion. That show was Jelly's Last Jam, and in addition to boasting an uncompromising performan...
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Bye Bye Birdie at the Roundabout Theater

Christopher C. posted an article on - Oct 16, 2009, 7:27 am
Something is broken at the Roundabout Theater. I'm not just referring to its current production of Bye Bye Birdie, although it is indeed atrocious. No, I'm talking about the organization's...
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FTC to Bloggers - No More Free Ride

Christopher C. posted an article on - Oct 13, 2009, 8:18 am
Hey, guys and dolls. I betcha didn't know that bloggers are getting fat and rich from sponsor freebies and kickbacks. And with all the financial sturm und drang out there, there's no more effe...
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Andrew Lloyd Webber Must Be Stopped

Christopher C. posted an article on - Oct 8, 2009, 11:47 am
  I've never been one to reflexively bash Andrew Lloyd Webber. Some of his shows I genuinely like, particularly Evita, while other shows I find flawed but enjoyable, for instance Sunset Bouleva...
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Sunday in the Hall With Sondheim

Christopher C. posted an article on - Oct 2, 2009, 12:39 pm
If you're in the Boston area this weekend, and you're looking for a lovely way to spend this Sunday evening, why not head over to the Boston Conservatory. A bunch of my BoCo students have put ...
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The Most Overrated Musical - Fall 2009

Christopher C. posted an article on - Sep 29, 2009, 6:49 am
Yesterday, my students passed in the first of their papers, this one defending their choice for the most overrated musical. It's a task that I acknowledge is unfair and arbitrary, but I find it us...
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Review - Kristina Concert at Carnegie Hall

Christopher C. posted an article on - Sep 24, 2009, 11:01 am
I'm in New York for a two-show quickie. Last night I saw Kristina in concert at Carnegie Hall, and tonight I'm taking in a preview of the new musical Memphis. Look for my review of the latter ...
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The Bestest Musical Ever -- Fall 2009

Christopher C. posted an article on - Sep 17, 2009, 7:10 am
Ah, fall. When a young man's fancy turns to thoughts of showtunes. Or at least, one not-so-young man's fancy. And his captive audience of 32 bewildered students. Every semester, I start my m...
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The Donkey Show - Welcome to the New A.R.T.

Christopher C. posted an article on - Sep 16, 2009, 7:41 am
Regular readers will likely recall my recent interview with Diane Paulus, the new artistic director of the American Repertory Theater, as well as the director of the current Broadway revival of Hair. ...
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Avenue Q Will Move Off-Broadway

Christopher C. posted an article on - Sep 14, 2009, 7:37 am
Avenue Q, the scrappy little musical that broke the rules, will break them once again. With so many musicals these days making the transfer from Off-Broadway to the Great White Way, Avenue Q has decid...
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Diane Paulus and the Human Brain

Christopher C. posted an article on - Sep 11, 2009, 8:57 am
Sorry for my extended absence from the blogosphere. This week has been a bit of a perfect storm. It's the first week of school at the Boston Conservatory, and I just started teaching a new course ...
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Little Johnny Jones - A Little Bit Racist

Christopher C. posted an article on - Sep 5, 2009, 7:24 am
Starting this semester, I've added staged readings to my musical-theater history course at the Boston Conservatory. The idea is to give the students a chance to experience some obscure but histori...
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Flashback - Michael Bennett and Scandal

Christopher C. posted an article on - Sep 2, 2009, 7:48 am
I was going through an old box of my college notebooks, when I came across an issue of Vanity Fair dated November 1984. I was about to throw it away when I noticed that on the last page there was an i...
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Heart and Music - a Benefit Recording for Pancreatic Cancer

Christopher C. posted an article on - Aug 31, 2009, 8:29 am
All right, all you show-tune queens. Stop downloading that bootleg of the Finnish cast of Spring Awakening for a second and do something productive with your time. One of my Boston Conservatory stud...
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iSondheim with Barbara Cook?

Christopher C. posted an article on - Aug 28, 2009, 9:54 pm
We've been hearing off and on about a new revue of Stephen Sondheim's work with the unbearably precious name iSondheim. The show is being compiled and directed by James Lapine, longtime Sondhe...
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Desk Clearing: West Side Spanish, Birdie Dance, Nine Movie, and Ragtime Logo

Christopher C. posted an article on - Aug 27, 2009, 7:28 am
A number of things have been making me cranky lately. Not sure if it's just my mood, or if these items are genuinely annoying. So, rather than addressing each item separately, I figured I'd ju...
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A Little Night Music - With Lansbury and Zeta-Jones?

Christopher C. posted an article on - Aug 22, 2009, 11:16 am
In his column yesterday, Michael Riedel of the New York Post wrote that the upcoming Broadway transfer of Trevor Nunn's acclaimed London production of A Little Night Music will very likely star An...
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Shakespeare Exploded - The A.R.T. Does Musicals (Sort of)

Christopher C. posted an article on - Aug 19, 2009, 8:54 am
I must confess that I never really paid all that much attention to the American Repertory Theater, and not simply because the organization really didn't do all that many musicals. There was just s...
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Shakespeare Exploded - The A.R.T. Does Musicals (Sort of)

Christopher C. posted an article on - Aug 19, 2009, 8:54 am
I must confess that I never really paid all that much attention to the American Repertory Theater, and not simply because the organization really didn't do all that many musicals. There was just s...
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The Broadway-Musical Theme Park

Christopher C. posted an article on - Aug 16, 2009, 1:17 pm
One of my BoCo students recently sent me a Facebook message: I never knew how I'd pay for college but I have a plan that may bring in the dough: a completely musical theatre-themed theme park....
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The Most Influential People in Musical-Theater History

Christopher C. posted an article on - Aug 15, 2009, 8:05 pm
While teaching my course on the history of musical theater at the Boston Conservatory, I frequently point to Oscar Hammerstein II as the most important person in the history of musical theater. I ge...
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The Most Influential People in Musical-Theater History

Christopher C. posted an article on - Aug 15, 2009, 8:05 pm
While teaching my course on the history of musical theater at the Boston Conservatory, I frequently point to Oscar Hammerstein II as the most important person in the history of musical theater. I ge...
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Interview - Diane Paulus on Hair

Christopher C. posted an article on - Aug 14, 2009, 10:04 am
I recently had a chance to speak with the delightful Diane Paulus, whom most of you probably know as the talented director of the current hit Broadway revival of Hair. Well, Paulus also recently took ...
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