Musicals
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March Musicals Madness Results for the Second Round
Is this March Musicals Madness getting harder for you? This round may not have been too bad but things are about to heat up! Let’s dig in to how the 32 shows from the second round fared. The Showstoppers Three Shows took Center Stage this round. Hamilton trounced Guys and Dolls. Although I really do like Guys and Dolls with it’s swanky vibe, big cast and truly classic songs, Hamilton just offers a fresh perspective on musicals. It casts a wider net to be more inclusive for a more diverse audience. Young and old, rich and poor, black and white. Unfortunately, Guys and Dolls never really stood a chance here.…
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March Musicals Madness First Round Results
Did you have fun choosing your favorite musicals in the first round of March Musicals Madness? It is time to discuss the results and advances to the next round! Excited yet? I am curious, what were the match-ups you struggled with choosing? Mine was Phantom vs. Cats and In The Heights vs Newsies. Now let’s talk a little about how the shows faired.. Here are the Knockouts! Waitress trounced Once with Once only receiving 6.3% of the vote. I hate to see Once go down like that. Don’t get me wrong, Waitress is one of my very favorite modern musicals for many reasons. I just would have loved to see…
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Time For March Musicals Madness
Do you love following a good bracket as long as it isn’t for sports ball? I may have something for you…March Musicals Madness! I was thinking about my love of musicals when I saw something come across for March Madness. And it hit me, let’s do one for musicals. Years back, a friend from work and I had fun following brackets for movies. So why not do something similar and different in my wheel house, right? As I was trying to come up with details, I went back and forth on lots of items. Should it be split it up by categories for each “conference”? Should we pit classic vs…
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My Ramblings of Pretty Woman: The Musical
If you are a woman in her forties, like myself, you are no stranger to the movie Pretty Woman. But how does that translate to a musical production???? Read on for My Ramblings of Pretty Woman: The Musical to see. Watching this as an adult, I find myself laughing at what I was watching as a kid and how much of it went over my head. I’m happy that my parents didn’t try to limit much of what we watched because we would have missed out on a lot of good stuff that I only had a limited understanding of. I mean, although I understood what a prostitute was at…
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My Ramblings of Jesus Christ Superstar
The 50th Anniersary Broadway tour of Jesus Christ Superstar is making it’s rounds! This show is near and dear to my heart. Read on for my ramblings of Jesus Christ Superstar, which we will refer to as JCS. The 2019-2020 season of Playhouse Square’s Broadway lineup was pretty lackluster, BUT the shining star was sure to be Jesus Christ Superstar! The show was going on its 50th Anniversary Tour. Alongside the band that was on the tour would be local performers making up the full orchestra for its Playhouse Square production. I couldn’t wait to finally go see a show I was excited about that season. Sadly, the tour started…
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Top 5 Websites For Wonderful Musical Inspired Swag!
If you are looking to shop and find some original or fun theater swag, I have gathered a list of my top 5 websites to shop for wonderful musical inspired swag! There is so much junk on the internet it is hard to know what is reputable. It can also be daunting to find musical inspired products if you don’t really know where to look. So to save you some headache, I went ahead and gathered a list of credible websites to shop for some of the cutest items. If you are shopping for someone else and have no idea what to get, I have some recommendations! 1. Little Shop…
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The Ultimate Gift Guide for the Musical Theater Fan
The ultimate gift guide for the musical theater fan is packed with awesome gifts for that Broadway junkie in your life. I am going to try to break them up into categories the best that I can. Theater A trip to see a Broadway show….On Broadway! Nothing would make a musical theater geek happier than to see an incredible show in the heart of it all, New York City! This may take a lot of planning but it is by far the best gift! Season tickets to your local theater. Most theater districts have some sort of season tickets which locks you in to about 5-7 shows at a discounted…
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Review: My Ramblings On the Musical The Prom
Are you wondering about the Broadway tour of the musical The Prom? I am ready to provide you my review in these ramblings of our musical bestie night! But first I have to say…..Oh what a glorious day! I was finally able to get back to the theater and enjoy my favorite past time, musical theater! We’re Back!! In all of the excitement about the return to the theater, we got all decked out! I found one of my nicest, warm dresses that I have been dying to have an excuse to wear. I even put on some jewelry for the occasion just to feel fancy. What a rush entering…
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What You Need To Know About Broadway Reopening
Overture, Curtains, Lights...is almost time for the night of nights! Come September 2, the lights of Broadway will go on once again! When the curtains rise for the first time since the pandemic shutdown, we will see the release of some of the very best shows with some of the brightest stars! Read on for a comprehensive list of musicals. Impact This is such an amazing win for the tens of thousands of people in New York City and elsewhere that have been struggling since Covid struck our communities and completely shut down Broadway on March 12, 2020. Often times we only think about the actors as part of the show…
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The 2021 Musical Movie Comeback
Have you seen all the musicals that are coming to “BIG” screen? Or at least one of the many streaming networks available? The musical movie has come back with a vengeance and it makes my heart sing! Stick with me and I will share what movies you can expect to see. Do you remember watching musicals as a kid? Were they with certain people? Around special holidays? Do you have any specific or favorite memories attached to watching them? I can answer all of these questions with a resounding YES, as I am sure many of you can. Being exposed from an early age has really provided me a lot…
