For decades, Salzburg residents dismissed the hit musical as kitsch. Now, a dedicated space aims to reconcile movie myth and local history.
Category: Rodgers, Richard
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Can a New Museum Persuade Austria to Finally Love ‘The Sound of Music’?
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5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Musicals
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Sara Bareilles, Joshua Henry, Jeanine Tesori, Jason Robert Brown and New York Times writers and editors pick 13 songs to seal the deal.
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When Hollywood Tries to Depict Broadway Genius, the Results Rarely Sing
The new Lorenz Hart biopic “Blue Moon” gets a lot right about the creation of musicals that a spate of 1940s films got wildly wrong.
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The Cast of ‘South Pacific’ Reunites for an Emotional Benefit Performance
Members of the cast of the 2008 Tony-winning revival of “South Pacific,” including Matthew Morrison and Kelli O’Hara, reunited for a benefit performance. The emotions were the guest of honor.
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‘Pal Joey’ Review: Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildering
Joey is still a heel in this major revision of the 1940 antihero musical, but he’s now a Black artist trying to find his true voice.