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What is your favorite Jasmine number? Mine is probably still DeeDee Mango’s lovely “To Be Free” that I feel best expresses the longing and frustration Jasmine originally showcased at her caged existence.
Margaret Le Fleur is “practically perfect” as a playful and lovable Mary Poppins full of heart. She is able to reach the high notes, dance with the chimney sweeps and melt your heart with her performance.
Rage of the Heart, the Broadway Musical, is a must-have hidden nuggets for fans of Michael Ball.
The 1967 musical comedy, You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown, is based on my all time favorite comic strip Peanuts (Charles M. Schulz).
Finding a musical that starts with “X” is a tough one! So I fudged. X is for XIV (aka Louis XIV: Le Roi Soleil). It was thanks to this beautiful musical I first learned of Louis XIV’s first love, Marie Mancini. Marie Mancini Marie did not consummate her relationship with the Sun King. His love […]
The Woman in White made its premiere in London in 2004 starring Michael Crawford, Maria Friedman, Jill Paice, and Angela Christian.
As part of the A to Z Challenge series on musicals, learn about two iconic theaters in Vienna/Wien, Raimund Theater and Theater an der Wien.
Uwe Kröger was born in West Germany, educated at Hochschule der Künste, and had his breakthrough performance in 1992 as Tod (“Death”) in Elisabeth. He went on to star in the German premieres of many famous English speaking roles such as Chris in Miss Saigon, Beast in The Beauty and The Beast and Joe Gillis in Sunset Boulevard.
It’s a far, far better thing I do than I have ever done. It’s a far, far better rest I go to than I have ever known. – Sydney. Good day, friends. I hope you have had the pleasure of reading or seeing A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens. The book is full […]
Happy Monday. I hope everyone had a good Easter and Passover over the weekend? Today I want to share with you my all time favourite visits to the theatre. I usually prefer musicals but a good play will always win me over and that’s what happened when I got a ticket to see STRANGERS ON […]