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Archive for the ‘Musicals’ Category

March 4th, 2008

Desperate Housewives, the Musical

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“Mark has said that when he finishes his seven years at ABC he plans to go to Broadway and move into the […]

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March 3rd, 2008

Isabel Allende Producing Zorro: the Musical

I find it fascinating that “fine artists” - people with serious high-falutin’ credibility in the fine arts - are lending their talents to stage productions these days. Julie Taymor directing the Lion King is a good example. Latest case in point: Isabel Allende is directing, of all things, Zorro: the Musical.
“I am a serious writer!”
That’s […]

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February 21st, 2008

Disney’s Conquest of Broadway

It’s getting scary.
I was fine - excited, even - when the Lion King came out. Even though it took until last month for me to actually see it, the fact that it was directed and designed by Julie Taymor was more than enough to make me forgive Disney for taking a cartoon and using up […]

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