Few shows straddle the opera-musical line like Frank Loesser's THE MOST HAPPY FELLA. Some musicals, such as LES MISERABLES and RENT, follow the common operatic characteristic of being sung-through. Others, like SWEENEY TODD and Michael John ...
In July of 2008, DR. HORRIBLE'S SING-ALONG BLOG became the latest Internet sensation. Roughly the length of a standard prime time TV drama, DR. HORRIBLE was originally released online in three fourteen or fifteen minute installments over the course ...
There's just one more week to win a free rental! Don't forget to take a break from your busy rehearsal schedule to share your experiences in a blog post on MTI ShowSpace. Simply write three blog entries - we suggest one at the beginning, one in ...
Congratulations to Stages St. Louis! On March 22, the theatre won six Kevin Kline awards, including a tie for Outstanding Production of a Musical with their productions of THE DROWSY CHAPERONE and GUYS & DOLLS. THE DROWSY CHAPERONE also took ...
"Sit Down, You're Rockin' The Boat" from Frank Loesser and Abe Burrows' GUYS & DOLLS is the kind of show-stopping number that audiences eagerly await. Often occuring towards the end of the second act, these numbers are commonly referred to as "11 ...
This is part of a series looking at musical theatre in television and the movies.
The long-reigning master of animated musical feature films, Disney knows full well how to use music to tell a story onscreen. The Disney Channel original series, ...
It's the end of an era. RENT, the Tony and Pulitzer Prize winning rock musical by Jonathan Larson, has been closed on Broadway for over a year, and the tour - starring original cast members Anthony Rapp and Adam Pascal - has come to an end. ...
The 1998 romantic comedy THE WEDDING SINGER is a sweet, off-kilter film that has touched audiences since its release. Starring a shy Drew Barrymore as Julia Sullivan and an awkward, humble Adam Sandler as Robbie Hart, THE WEDDING SINGER shows that ...
On the surface, it seems easy to dislike J.P. Finch, the main character of HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING. His main goal is to become rich and successful by doing as little work as possible. He tricks fellow employees out of ...
A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE, an intimate, chamber musical by longtime collaboratators Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty, and Terrence McNally (RAGTIME), addresses a number of universal issues. Friendship, the transformative power of art, and being honest ...
