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January 10, 2012 11:48 AM
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'Spiderman' Topples 'Wicked' for Highest Weekly Box Office Gross Record - Broadway.me (blog)

'Spiderman' Topples 'Wicked' for Highest Weekly Box Office Gross Record - Broadway.me (blog) | music-all | Scoop.it
Ultimate-Guitar.Com'Spiderman' Topples 'Wicked' for Highest Weekly Box Office Gross RecordBroadway.me (blog)“Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” has broken Broadway records by bringing in the highest single-week gross of any show in Broadway history.
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January 10, 2012 11:45 AM
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Look, I Made a Hat - Book Detail - Kent District Library

Look, I Made a Hat - Book Detail - Kent District Library | music-all | Scoop.it
Book of the Day - "Look, I Made a Hat" by Stephen Sondheim: http://t.co/DVjkinkV...
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January 10, 2012 11:44 AM
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Talks Underway to Stage Into the Woods at the Delacorte Theater This Summer - Playbill.com

Negotiations are underway to bring members of the creative team of an acclaimed outdoor London staging of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Into the Woods to New York City to mount the musical at the Delacorte Theater this summer, a London...
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January 10, 2012 11:41 AM
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On the Record: New Broadway cast recording of 'Follies" - Baltimore Sun (blog)

On the Record: New Broadway cast recording of 'Follies" - Baltimore Sun (blog) | music-all | Scoop.it
Baltimore Sun (blog)On the Record: New Broadway cast recording of 'Follies"Baltimore Sun (blog)Other highlights include Elaine Paige's vibrant “I'm Still Here,” and Jayne Houdyshell's “Broadway Baby,” which seems to have a little, welcome dash of...
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January 9, 2012 5:09 PM
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Mary C. Henderson, Prominent Theatre Historian, Dies at 83 - Mobile Playbill.com

Mary C. Henderson, Prominent Theatre Historian, Dies at 83 - Mobile Playbill.com | music-all | Scoop.it
Mary C. Henderson, a leading historian of the American theatre and author of the seminal texts "Theatre in America" and "The City and the Theatre," died Jan.
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January 9, 2012 11:34 AM
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Trista Moldovan on Finding Love On Stage and Off in The Phantom of the Opera

Trista Moldovan on Finding Love On Stage and Off in The Phantom of the Opera | music-all | Scoop.it
Age & Hometown: “Timeless”; Cleveland, Ohio Current Role A Broadway debut as Christine Daae, golden voiced protégée of the title ...
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January 9, 2012 11:32 AM
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How to Succeed Star Darren Criss on Growing Up a Theater Geek, Missing the Big Hair and Breaking Hearts on Glee

How to Succeed Star Darren Criss on Growing Up a Theater Geek, Missing the Big Hair and Breaking Hearts on Glee | music-all | Scoop.it
Darren Criss sang and danced his way into our hearts on Glee, and now he’s taking on Broadway as How to ...
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January 9, 2012 11:31 AM
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YouTube Got Darren Criss Ready for B'way, Twilight to Suck on Stage and Other Lessons of the Week

YouTube Got Darren Criss Ready for B'way, Twilight to Suck on Stage and Other Lessons of the Week | music-all | Scoop.it
Another seven days, another 10 lessons we’ve learned about Broadway. It was a week full of secrets from How to Succeed’s newest heartthrob, ...
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January 8, 2012 3:21 PM
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Les Miserables Film Musical Adds Stars to Cast - TheaterMania.com

Les Miserables Film Musical Adds Stars to Cast - TheaterMania.com | music-all | Scoop.it
TheaterMania.comLes Miserables Film Musical Adds Stars to CastTheaterMania.comCameron Mackintosh is producing the film, which will be utilizing the musical's original score from Claude-Michel Schoenberg and Alain Boublil.
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Well Les Mis is just my favorite. This movie is very unique though. They did not pre-record the songs and then cover the film with the recording. They recorded the scene while singing, making it much more authentic and less staged.
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January 8, 2012 3:19 PM
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THE BEST OF BROADWAY: THE SONGS OF ANDREW LLOYD ...

THE BEST OF BROADWAY: THE SONGS OF ANDREW LLOYD ... | music-all | Scoop.it
Enjoy songs from the powerful rock musical, Jesus Christ Superstar, the thrilling strains of Evita, the playfulness of Cats, the soaring passion of Phantom of the Opera and many other Andrew Lloyd Webber gems.
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January 8, 2012 3:18 PM
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Theater Listings: Jan. 6 — 12 - New York Times

Theater Listings: Jan. 6 — 12 - New York Times | music-all | Scoop.it
New York TimesTheater Listings: Jan.6 — 12New York TimesPreviews and Openings 'The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess' (in previews; opens on Thursday) Controversy swirled around this revival of the 1935 American folk opera when Stephen Sondheim very publicly...
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January 8, 2012 3:17 PM
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Sondheim, Shakespeare and Rock 'n' Roll - Wall Street Journal

Sondheim, Shakespeare and Rock 'n' Roll - Wall Street Journal | music-all | Scoop.it
Wall Street JournalSondheim, Shakespeare and Rock 'n' RollWall Street JournalHe has starred in musicals from "The Who's Tommy" to Kurt Weill's "Lovemusik" to Stephen Sondheim's "Sweeney Todd" and "Assassins," for which he won a Tony Award.
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January 8, 2012 3:11 PM
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Goodbye, Billy: Billy Elliot Ends Broadway Run Jan. 8 - Playbill.com

Goodbye, Billy: Billy Elliot Ends Broadway Run Jan. 8 - Playbill.com | music-all | Scoop.it
The 2009 Tony Award-winning Best Musical, Billy Elliot the Musical, which is produced by Universal Pictures Stage Productions, Working Title Films and Old Vic Productions in association with Weinstein Live Entertainment, plays its final performance...
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January 10, 2012 11:46 AM
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Official Site for Follies on Broadway Starring Bernadette Peters, Jan Maxwell, Danny Burstein and Ron Raines - Get Tickets! :: Home

Official Site for Follies on Broadway Starring Bernadette Peters, Jan Maxwell, Danny Burstein and Ron Raines - Get Tickets! :: Home | music-all | Scoop.it
FOLLIES, the winner of 7 Tony Awards, is one of Stephen Sondheim and James Goldman's most iconic works; now at the Marquis Theatre.
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January 10, 2012 11:45 AM
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The Stephen Sondheim-Oscar Hammerstein Connection

The Stephen Sondheim-Oscar Hammerstein Connection | music-all | Scoop.it
All people need a leg up - in this case, it was a Giant lifting a Titan.
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January 10, 2012 11:41 AM
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A LETTER FROM LONDON: Matilda, Pippin, Eddie Redmayne as Richard II, One Man ... - Playbill.com

A LETTER FROM LONDON: Matilda, Pippin, Eddie Redmayne as Richard II, One Man ... - Playbill.com | music-all | Scoop.it
Playbill.comA LETTER FROM LONDON: Matilda, Pippin, Eddie Redmayne as Richard II, One Man ...Playbill.comBy Ruth Leon A look at London theatrical events, including Menier Chocolate Factory's Pippin, the Roald Dahl-based musical Matilda and the...
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January 9, 2012 5:13 PM
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Stephen Sondheim: A Life

Stephen Sondheim: A Life | music-all | Scoop.it
America's foremost musical-theater composer also proves to be a fascinatingly complex and conflicted human being in this meticulous biography by the always-capable Meryle Secrest (Being Bernard Berenson, etc.
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January 9, 2012 12:22 PM
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Final Broadway Performance of Billy Elliot Featured a Slew of Billys - Playbill.com

Final Broadway Performance of Billy Elliot Featured a Slew of Billys - Playbill.com | music-all | Scoop.it
Wondering which Billy Elliot played the final performance of the Tony-winning musical Jan. 8 at the Imperial Theatre?
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January 9, 2012 11:33 AM
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The Today Show’s Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb Keep the Holiday Spirit Alive Backstage at Billy Elliot

The Today Show’s Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb Keep the Holiday Spirit Alive Backstage at Billy Elliot | music-all | Scoop.it
The holidays were still in full swing at the Imperial Theatre on January 4, when Billy Elliot’s annual holiday door-decorating contest got ...
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January 9, 2012 11:32 AM
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She's Baaa-ack! The Addams Family Home Movies with Jackie Hoffman: Bonus!

She's Baaa-ack! The Addams Family Home Movies with Jackie Hoffman: Bonus! | music-all | Scoop.it
Fans loved Jackie Hoffman’s backstage video blog at The Addams Family. One never knew what the zany comedienne would do next: ...
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January 9, 2012 11:30 AM
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Nick Adams on Drag Tips, Diet Tricks and Making the Jump to Lead Actor in Priscilla Queen of the Desert

Nick Adams on Drag Tips, Diet Tricks and Making the Jump to Lead Actor in Priscilla Queen of the Desert | music-all | Scoop.it
Priscilla Queen of the Desert star Nick Adams has worked consistently in Broadway ensembles for the past five years, showing off ...
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January 8, 2012 3:20 PM
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The Mama Roses – Part 1: Ethel Merman | Splendiferous Everything

The Mama Roses – Part 1: Ethel Merman | Splendiferous Everything | music-all | Scoop.it
So I didn't quite get what the Merman supporters were endlessly talking about until I saw Rick McKay's fabulous documentary, “Broadway: The Golden Age,” in 2004 – and saw that little Merman-as-Mama-Rose clip.
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January 8, 2012 3:19 PM
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'Porgy' & stress: The bumpy road to B'way - Newsday

'Porgy' & stress: The bumpy road to B'way - Newsday | music-all | Scoop.it
Forward'Porgy' & stress: The bumpy road to B'wayNewsdayComposer Stephen Sondheim fired off a letter to the Times expressing outrage at what seemed a lack of respect for -- or understanding of -- the work.
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January 8, 2012 3:18 PM
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Broadway star to be honored - The Downey Patriot

Broadway star to be honored - The Downey Patriot | music-all | Scoop.it
Broadway star to be honoredThe Downey PatriotLONG BEACH – Tony Award nominee Susan Watson, currently performing on Broadway alongside Bernadette Peters in "Follies," will be the Artistic Honoree at California Repertory Company's second annual "Big...
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January 8, 2012 3:14 PM
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Mame - Bosom Buddies - Angela Lansbury and Bea Arthur

A reunion (I favorited a @YouTube video http://t.co/JyN2RRNP Mame - Bosom Buddies - Angela Lansbury and Bea Arthur...)...
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