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4 days ago · Here’s a fabulous colorized reel of various views of Broadway in the early 1930s. The YouTube artist known as NASS is responsible for many of these urban re-boot reels, in which he colorizes the footage (with great skill), slows the frame rate down and adds a quite convincing soundbed of traffic ambience, as opposed to […]
4 days ago · Sweeney Todd opened on Broadway in 1979 and in the West End in 1980. It won the Tony Award for Best Musical and Olivier Award for Best New Musical. It has been revived in many productions and inspired a film adaptation.
4 days ago · The 1996 Broadway production holds the record as the longest-running musical revival and the longest-running American musical in Broadway history. It is the second longest-running show to ever run on Broadway, behind only The Phantom of the Opera, having played its 7,486th performance on November 23, 2014, surpassing Cats.
2 days ago · Best Musical Number: Topol shines brightest in the show’s trademark song, “If I Were A Rich Man.”. 4. Chicago (2002) Adapting Kander & Ebb’s Chicago, subtitled “A Musical Vaudeville,” to the screen always sounded like folly, even from the unparalleled genius Bob Fosse.
2 days ago · Richard's innovative emotive vocalizations and uptempo rhythmic music played a key role in the formation of other popular music genres, including soul and funk. He influenced singers and musicians across musical genres from rock to hip hop; his music helped shape rhythm and blues for generations.
5 days ago · The film version of Wicked, the smash-hit Broadway musical about two Wizard of Oz witches, is finally getting its starry movie adaptation.
4 days ago · The Broadway production of Beauty and the Beast won the Tony Award for Best Costume Design in 1994. Frozen is the latest Disney movie coming to Broadway, with a scheduled debut of Spring 2018. Other good musicals based on Disney films include Aladdin, The Little Mermaid, and Mary Poppins.
