SimplyShowbiz.comLuPone: She certainly might “Can-Can”
When I read today that Can-Can, the 1953 Cole Porter musical, will be coming back to Broadway in 2014, my mind immediately perked up with the query: “Starring Patti LuPone?” The Luminous Ms. L appeared in the 2004 Encores! (week-long) production of the celebrated show, which has a score featuring such songs as “I Love [...]
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Houston opera goers will recognize a familiar Tune
Legendary musical-theatre performer, choreographer, and director Tommy Tune will make his debut on the operatic stage early next year. According to BroadwayWorld.com, he’ll join the cast of Houston Grand Opera’s Show Boat, playing the role of Cap’n Andy, from January 18 to February 9. (OK, it’s not Gotterdammerung, but still….) The nine-time Tony Award winner [...]
Megan Hilty’s “Blondes” CD: She doesn’t mean rhinestones
A cast album will be released on Sept. 4 featuring music from the Encores! production of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, starring Smash star Megan Hilty as fortune hunter Lorelei Lee. The short run of the show, back in May, garnered a good deal of attention. In a preview for the new CD (from Sony Masterworks), Playbill.com [...]
Megan Hilty says “Bombshell” musical won’t land on Broadway soon
Tonight Megan Hilty–who plays Ivy on NBC’s Smash–opens at New York’s City Center in the Encores! production of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Hilty will take the role of Anita Loos’ legendary siren Lorelei Lee, portrayed by Carol Channing in the original 1949 Broadway run of the show and by Marilyn Monroe in the 1953 film. Smash [...]
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“Where’s Charley?” at Encores!: Sumptuous singing in retro drag show
The George Abbot and Frank Loesser’s musical “Where’s Charley?” is based on the 19th-century British farce by Brandon Thomas, “Charley’s Aunt”—a show mounted fairly frequently even in the 21st century, especially in schools and community theatres. The musical, performed this weekend as part of the Encores! season at New York’s City Center, came off as [...]
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