A surprising collaboration between an entertainment giant (Disney) and an avant-garde artist (Julie Taymor) birthed the most successful musical in history.
Category: Theater
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How ‘The Lion King’ Got to Broadway and Ruled for 25 Years (So Far)
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Park Avenue Armory Season Spotlights Homelessness and Medical Ethics
The New York Times – Music:Highlights include Robert Icke’s moral thriller “The Doctor” and the tenor Jonas Kaufmann in a staging of Franz Schubert’s final songs.
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Max Martin, Pop’s Low-Key Mastermind, Takes Center Stage (Sort Of)
The New York Times – Music:The Swedish songwriter and producer behind smashes for Britney Spears, Katy Perry and the Weeknd is reluctantly emerging for “& Juliet,” a new Broadway show built on his music.
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Review: In ‘Only Gold,’ Each Move Is Worth 1,000 Words
The New York Times – Music:The new Kate Nash dance musical, choreographed by Andy Blankenbuehler, is spectacular as long as you pay no attention to what it’s saying.
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Douglas McGrath, Playwright, Filmmaker and Actor, Dies at 64
The New York Times – Movies:His one-man Off Broadway show, “Everything’s Fine,” directed by John Lithgow, had opened just weeks ago.
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Britain’s Major Opera Companies Suffer in Arts Spending Shake-Up
The New York Times – Music:English National Opera lost its government subsidy, and the Royal Opera House received a 10-percent cut, with funding diverted to organizations outside London.
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For ‘KPOP,’ a Broadway Transfer Is More Like a Reinvention
The New York Times – Music:The show’s creative team talks about revamping the immersive Off Broadway hit so that it moves “around the audience” at Circle in the Square Theater.
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Review: In ‘Almost Famous,’ the Heart of Rock ’n’ Roll Flatlines
The New York Times – Music:Cameron Crowe’s 2000 film, set in the world of bands and groupies, does not survive its Broadway musical transplant.
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John David Washington Gets an Education in ‘The Piano Lesson’
The New York Times – Movies:The actor adds to his body of knowledge with a starry production of the August Wilson play and a once-in-a-lifetime moment with Robert De Niro on “Amsterdam.”
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Ben Platt on the Unfortunate Timeliness of His ‘Parade’ Revival
The New York Times – Music:The 29-year-old actor, best known for his Tony-winning turn in “Dear Evan Hansen,” this week returns to the stage at New York City Center.
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Fragile, Delicate, Free: Glimpses of Circus Life, at Sea
The New York Times – Travel:A photographer embedded with the Sea Clown Sailing Circus on the troupe’s journeys through the Mediterranean. Here’s what he saw.
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Seymour Press, a Behind-the-Scenes Fixture on Broadway, Dies at 98
The New York Times – Music:He started playing in Broadway orchestras in 1957, and eventually he began recruiting those orchestras as well.