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Join Director Michael Fling (Artistic Associate, Goodspeed Musicals) and Dramaturg Anika Chapin (Director of Artistic Development, Signature Theatre) as they explore and examine your favorite shows, from contemporary hits to classic Broadway. They'll share fascinating tidbits about each show's creation and history, then analyze a song or scene to illustrate how the dramaturgy of the..
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3w ago
THE WIZ Book by William F. Brown | Music & Lyrics by Charlie Smalls | From the story The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Works Consulted & Reference :
The Wiz (Original Libretto)
Oz and the Musical by Ryan Bunch
Black Broadway by Stewart F. Lane
"Easin' on Down the Yellow Brick Road: A Black Man's Journey to Oz" by Andre De Shields
Music Credits:
"Overture" from Dear World (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music by Jerry Herman | Performed by Dear World Orchestra & Donald Pippin
"The Speed Test" from Thoroughly Modern Millie &nbs ..read more
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1M ago
ANYTHING GOES Music & Lyrics by Cole Porter | Original Book by P.G. Wodehouse & Guy Bolton and Howard Lindsay & Russel Crouse | New Book by Timothy Crouse & John Weidman
Works Consulted & Reference :
Once On This Island (Libretto) by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty
Music Credits:
"Overture" from Dear World (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music by Jerry Herman | Performed by Dear World Orchestra & Donald Pippin
"The Speed Test" from Thoroughly Modern Millie (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music by Jeanine Tesori, Lyrics ..read more
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2M ago
ONCE ON THIS ISLAND Book & Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, Music by Stephen Flaherty
Works Consulted & Reference :
Once On This Island (Libretto) by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty
Music Credits:
"Overture" from Dear World (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music by Jerry Herman | Performed by Dear World Orchestra & Donald Pippin
"The Speed Test" from Thoroughly Modern Millie (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music by Jeanine Tesori, Lyrics by Dick Scanlan | Performed by Marc Kudisch, Sutton Foster, Anne L. Nathan & Ensemble
"Why God ..read more
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3M ago
We're opening doors on our 4th season with MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG! Michael and Anika explore how this show went from biggest flop of all-time to the hottest ticket on Broadway ..read more
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4M ago
SHE LOVES ME Book by Joe Masteroff, Music by Jerry Bock, & Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick
Works Consulted & Reference :
She Loves Me (Libretto) by Joe Masteroff & Sheldon Harnick
Sense of Occasion by Harold Prince
To Broadway, To Life! The Musical Theatre of Bock & Harnick by Philip Lambert
She Loves Me (2016 Live Capture ) Directed by Scott Ellis
Music Credits:
"Overture" from Dear World (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music by Jerry Herman | Performed by Dear World Orchestra & Donald Pippin
"The Speed Test" from Thoroughly Modern Millie ..read more
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7M ago
DAMN YANKEES Book by Douglass Wallop & George Abbott | Music & Lyrics by Jerry Ross & Richard Adler | Based on the novel The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant by Douglass Wallop
Works Consulted & Reference :
Damn Yankees (Libretto) by Douglass Wallop & George Abbott
Damn Yankees (Revised Libretto) by Joe DiPietro
Damn Yankees (1958 Film) Directed by George Abbott
Fosse by Sam Wasson
Sense of Occasion by Hal Prince
The Secret Life of the American Musical by Jack Viertel
Music Credits:
"Overture" from Dear World (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Mu ..read more
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8M ago
THE LION KING Music & Lyrics by Elton John & Tim Rice | Additional Music & Lyrics by Lebo M., Mark Mancina, Jay Rifkin, Julie Taymor, & Hans Zimmer | Book by Roger Allers & Irene Mecchi | Adapted from the Screenplay by Irene Mecchi, Jonathan Roberts, & Linda Woolverton
Works Consulted & Reference :
The Lion King (Original Production Directed by Julie Taymor)
The Lion King (Original Film Directed by Roger Allers & Rob Minkoff)
The Lion King: Pride Rock on Broadway by Julie Taymor
The Lion King - The Full Film Script by Bill Scollon & Marbar ..read more
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8M ago
THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY Book by Marsha Norman | Music & Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown | Based on the novel by Robert James Waller
Works Consulted & Reference :
The Bridges of Madison County (Licensing Script) by Marsha Norman & Jason Robert Brown
"Tony Award Winning Duo Marsha Norman and Jason Robert Brown Discuss ‘Bridges of Madison County’" in American Theatre by Suzy Evans
"Opening the Bridges Vault, Vol. 1" by Jason Robert Brown
Music Credits:
"Overture" from Dear World (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music by Jerry Herman ..read more
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8M ago
1776 Book by Peter Stone | Music & Lyrics by Sherman Edwards | Based on a concept by Sherman Edwards
Works Consulted & Reference :
1776 (Original Libretto) by Peter Stone & Sherman Edwards
"The Making of America's Musical - 1776: The Story Behind the Story" by Jeffrey Kare
Music Credits:
"Overture" from Dear World (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music by Jerry Herman | Performed by Dear World Orchestra & Donald Pippin
"The Speed Test" from Thoroughly Modern Millie (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music by Jeani ..read more
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8M ago
CHICAGO Book by Fred Ebb & Bob Fosse | Music by John Kander | Lyrics by Fred Ebb | Based on the play by Maurine Dallas Watkins
Works Consulted & Reference :
Chicago (Original Libretto) by Fred Ebb & Bob Fosse
Fosse by Sam Wasson
Colored Lights: Forty Years of Words and Music, Show Biz, Collaboration, and All That Jazz by John Kander, Fred Ebb, as told to Greg Lawrence
Music Credits:
"Overture" from Dear World (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music by Jerry Herman | Performed by Dear World Orchestra & Donald Pippin
"The Speed Test" from&n ..read more