Sunday, October 30, 2011
In preparation for the cast album of the new Broadway production of Follies, here's part one of an overview of the four cast recordings that already exist. This week, the original 1971 c…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMSunday, October 23, 2011
Screening the iconic thriller "The Bad Seed"; two celebrated British miniseries; a deluxe gift box of "Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory"; "The World of Sholom…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMSunday, October 16, 2011
Listening to the original cast album of Maury Yeston's new Death Takes a Holiday, plus the first CD appearance of the London cast album of Jule Styne, Betty Comden and Adolph Green's…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMSunday, October 9, 2011
Screening the 50th anniversary edition of the award-laden "Ben-Hur"; new Blu-ray remasterings of Disney's "The Lion King" and Quentin Tarantino's "Pulp Ficti…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMSunday, October 2, 2011
Listening to the new reissue of the 1967 revival cast album of Rodgers & Hart's By Jupiter, plus a CD full of old-time star Irene Dunne singing songs by Jerome Kern.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMSunday, September 25, 2011
Paging through "For the Good of the Show," a memoir by general manager Peter Neufeld; "Judy: A Legendary Film Career" a coffee table book; and the scripts for Good People…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMSunday, September 18, 2011
Listening to cast recording of A Minister's Wife plus Masterworks Broadway reissues of archy and mehitabel, Say, Darling, Ernest in Love and The Mad Show.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01AMSunday, September 11, 2011
Screening the 70th anniversary edition of Orson Welles' "Citizen Kane"; Danny Kaye in the mirthful musical "The Inspector General"; and Carrie Fisher's "Wish…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMSunday, September 4, 2011
Listening to the new Broadway cast album of Cole Porter's Anything Goes, starring Sutton Foster, and a two-disc compilation of original recordings from Kurt Weill's Germany.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMSunday, August 28, 2011
Our books column explores the unusual entanglements of two Broadway names: Wendy Wasserstein in "Wendy and the Lost Boys," and George Gershwin in "The Memory of All That"…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMSunday, August 21, 2011
Listening to live recordings of Kate Baldwin's salute to Sheldon Harnick, She Loves Him, and the Callaway sisters' nostalgic look at music of the '60s and '70s, Boom!
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMSunday, August 14, 2011
Screening 1955 TV adaptations of the vintage musicals A Connecticut Yankee and The Desert Song; early '90s comedies "Four Weddings and a Funeral" and "Honeymoon in Vegas&q…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMSunday, August 7, 2011
Listening to the first CD appearance of Gian-Carlo Menotti's Pulitzer Prize-winning The Saint of Bleecker Street; Michael Lavine's collection of obscure show tunes, "Lost Broadw…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01AMSunday, July 24, 2011
Listening to the first full album of the 1938 Kurt Weill musical Knickerbocker Holiday and the original 1961 London cast album of The Music Man starring Van Johnson.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMSunday, July 17, 2011
Screening early films with stage stars Jeanne Eagels ("The Letter") and Helen Hayes ("The Sin of Madelon Claudet"), plus Fred Astaire in "A Damsel in Distress" …
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMSunday, July 10, 2011
Listening to the original cast albums of the spring 2011 musicals How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying and Catch Me If You Can, plus some Masterworks Broadway reissues.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01AMWe listen to the original cast albums of the spring 2011 musicals How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying and Catch Me If You Can, plus some Masterworks Broadway reissues.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMSunday, July 3, 2011
We page through three new books centering on Broadway: "Jerry Orbach: Prince of the City"; "Something's Coming, Something Good: West Side Story and the American Imaginatio…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMSunday, June 26, 2011
We listen to the premiere studio recording of the 1930 Broadway version of the Gershwins' Strike Up the Band, plus the Barbara Carroll Trio's "How Long Has This Been Going On?&q…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMSunday, June 19, 2011
We screen the film version of Herb Gardner's A Thousand Clowns; the movie adaptation of Hair; the pre-stage "Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert"; and Martin Scorsese&…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01AMSunday, June 12, 2011
We listen to Kelli O'Hara's new recording, "Always," a first-time reissue of the 1955 Carousel, plus four digital cast album re-releases.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMSunday, June 5, 2011
We page through Adrian Wright's "A Tanner's Worth of Tune," an invaluable book about the post-war British musical, and (among other librettos) the deliciously-designed scri…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMSunday, May 29, 2011
We give a listen to the original Broadway cast album of the Trey Parker-Robert Lopez-Matt Stone musical Book of Mormon, a show nominated for 14 Tony Awards.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMSunday, May 22, 2011
We screen Chaplin's "The Great Dictator"; Wilder's "Some Like It Hot"; Bergman's "Smiles of a Summer Night"; the thrillers "Diabolique" an…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMSunday, May 15, 2011
We listen to the Broadway cast album of Frank Wildhorn's Wonderland; two separate discs by Alice Ripley and Broadway couple Matt Cavenaugh & Jenny Powers; and the CD debut of the 196…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMSunday, May 8, 2011
We page through Dick Van Dyke's autobiography, "My Lucky Life in and Out of Show Business"; "Horton Foote: America's Storyteller" by Wilborn Hampton; and the new …
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMSunday, May 1, 2011
We listen to the Broadway cast album of David Yazbek's Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, plus Lisa Howard's "Songs of Innocence & Experience: The Music of William F…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01AMSunday, April 24, 2011
We view 1950s TV adaptations of Kiss Me, Kate and Anything Goes; the 40th Anniversary Blu-ray of "Fiddler on the Roof"; "The Ernie Kovacs Collection"; and TV's vintag…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMSunday, April 17, 2011
We listen to five cast album reissues from Masterworks Broadway, including Juno and Oh, Captain!, plus four film soundtracks from Sony's related Classic Film Score series.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMWe listen to five cast album reissues from Masterworks Broadway, including Juno and Oh, Captain!, plus four film soundtracks from Sony's related Classic Film Score series.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMMonday, April 11, 2011
We page through Judi Dench's book of memoirs; three books celebrating the Tennessee Williams Centennial; Andrew Gerle's "Enraged Accompanist's Guide to the Perfect Audition&…
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