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Daniel Radcliffe will make his Broadway musical debut as J. Pierrepont Finch in a new production of the Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical comedy HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING opening at Broadway’s Al Hirschfeld Theatre (302 West 45th Street) Sunday, March 27, 2011, at 5pm. Radcliffe has just completed his decade-long, [...]
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Kenosha, Wisconsin is sending the theatre students of Bradford High and Tremper High to EdTA’s Thespian Festival next week to perform their selected main-stage productions of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying and Working. The International Thespian Festival, an annual conference to celebrate the work of high school theatre troupes across the country, is [...]
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What makes a musical appealing to high school students? Which musicals do they want to perform? And which musicals are going to be a sure-fire success for performers and audiences alike? At the Educational Theatre Associations’ Thespian Festival high school students from across the country gather to share theatrical experiences, learn and showcase musicals. This [...]
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This year’s Thespian Festival in Lincoln, Nebraska features more than fifty productions presented by schools from throughout North America and abroad. A select few have been chosen as Main Stage presentations at the Festival. The select group includes five shows from the Music Theatre International catalog: URINETOWN, PIPPIN, DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS, HOW TO SUCCEED IN [...]
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Part II: Revivals. The actual word ‘revival’ can be defined in many ways. It can mean renewal, resuscitation and re-invigoration. In theatrical terms a revival refers to a new production of a play or musical that has not been recently performed. Yet for those of us who have long enjoyed the multitude of musical revivals [...]
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It was previously announced that the MTI show How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying will return to the Great White Way in 2011. If this news alone doesn’t excite you, perhaps you should know that Daniel Radcliffe, of “Harry Potter” and Equus fame, will star in the upcoming revival. Helmed by Tony Award [...]
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Tuesday, June 29 will mark the 100th birthday of composer and lyricist Frank Loesser. Over the course of his career, Loesser wrote over 700 songs and five Broadway musicals and contributed music and lyrics to dozens of Hollywood films. A number of events are taking place around the country to mark the centennial of this [...]
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On the surface, it seems easy to dislike J.P. Finch, the main character of HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING. His main goal is to become rich and successful by doing as little work as possible. He tricks fellow employees out of promotions. He shamelessly flatters people he thinks could be of use [...]
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Many of Frank Loesser’s male characters experience an inexplicable urge to keep moving from place to place, without any obligations tying them down. From the gamblers and their floating craps game in GUYS & DOLLS to Joe’s beautiful ode to wandering in THE MOST HAPPY FELLA to Finch’s avoidance of Rosemary’s domestic intentions as he [...]
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“He gets up early, drinks a pot of strong coffee, and digs.” That’s how Frank Loesser’s first wife Lynn described his work habits, and his impressive output certainly reflects that. By his death at age 59, Frank Loesser had written five Broadway shows, a movie score, countless songs for films, and sketches for soldiers to [...]
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