Broadway Originals News

 
UPDATE: Aimee Copeland Sits Up For The First Time
WJBF-TV
When she opens her eyes, that is like a ticker tape parade down Broadway. When she mouths words, angelic hosts rejoice. "When we returned at noon, guess who was out of bed, sitting up in a chair and beaming from ear-to-ear? Actually, it wasn't as much ...

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They Sure Weren't Singing My Song
New York Times
For another wince-making indication of the sorry state of the Broadway musical this season, take a gander at the nominees for original score. Two of the four are not musicals at all, but plays decorated with song: “One Man, Two Guvnors,” the spry ...

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Crosscut
'The Producers': Two parts great acting, a strong infusion of Mel Brooks
Crosscut
He can act, write, direct, and compose (he's one of the few people to have won an Oscar, an Emmy, a Grammy, and a Tony) and with The Producers – the original 1968 movie version, the 2001 Broadway musical, and the 2005 film of the musical – he's created ...

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TVbytheNumbers
TR3s Announces 8 New Originals and More Unplugged Shows at 2012 Upfronts
TVbytheNumbers
New York, May 16 th 2012 (UPFRONT NEWS) – Tr3s: MTV, Música y Más, the bilingual/bicultural entertainment destination for Latinos in the US, announces eight new originals to super-serve its audience beyond language. The new line-up delivers ...

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Review: "Smash" soundtrack comes up skimpy
Chicago Tribune
... although that may not be a specifically Broadway or TV adage, it's been adopted for the "Smash" soundtrack album, which solves the problem of whether to fill the disc up with pop covers or musical-comedy originals by not offering enough of either.

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Live Design
Death Becomes Him
Live Design
Jo Mielziner's original set for the 1949 premiere of Death Of A Salesman (photo Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library For The Performing Arts. Brian Webb's recreation of Mielziner's original set in the current revival (photo Brigitte ...


 
Arts and entertainment calendar for May 24
The Doings Western Springs
May 24: Vocalist Diva Montell ('60s to present covers and originals). May 26: Windy City Rev Ups (classic rock, R&B). May 31: Vinyl Answer (classic rock and soul covers). Tuscany Restaurant, 1415 W. 22nd St., Oak Brook.

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