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Tag Archives: Show Boat
Till the Clouds Roll By (1946) – reviewed by George
The opening slide is a wonderful tribute to Jerome Kern, and is followed by this: “On Dec. 27, 1927, the curtain went up on the most exciting night of his life – the opening of his immortal “Show Boat”. And … Continue reading
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Tagged Angela Lansbury, Caleb Peterson, Cyd Charisse, Dinah Shore, Dorothy Patrick, Frank Sinatra, George Sidney, George Wells, Gower Champion, Guy Bolton, Harry Hayden, Jean Holloway, Jerome Kern, Judy Garland, June Allyson, Kathryn Grayson, Lena Horne, Lucille Bremer, Myles Connelly, Paul Langton, Paul Maxey, Richard Whorf, Robert Alton, Show Boat, Tony Martin, Van Heflin, Van Johnson, Vincente Minnelli, Virginia O'Brien, William Halligan
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Broadway: The American Musical – Episode 4: “Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’ (1943-1960)” – reviewed by George
Hosted by Julie Andrews, Director Michael Kantor, Written by JoAnn Young. Topics: Oklahoma! – was the show that made story the most important element in a musical. No longer would Broadway productions automatically be called “Musical Comedies”. But isn’t that … Continue reading
Posted in A, B, TV
Tagged Adolph Green, Agnes DeMille, Alan J. Lerner, Alfred Drake, Ann Miller, Annie Get Your Gun, Betty Comden, Bill Talbot, Broadway: The American Musical, Bye Bye Birdie, Carousel, Cole Porter, Cris Alexander, Ed Sullivan, Ethel Merman, Ezio Pinza, Frank Sinatra, Frederick Lowe, Gertrude Lawrence, Guys and Dolls, If I Loved You, Irving Berlin, Jack Benny, Jan Clayton, Jerome Kern, Jerome Robbins, JoAnn Young, John Raitt, Julie Andrews, Kiss Me Kate, Leonard Bernstein, Leslie Howard, Mary Martin, Michael Kantor, My Fair Lady, Nancy Walker, Oklahoma!, Ole Man River, On the Town, Oscar Hammerstein, Patricia Morrison, Paul Lynde, Rex Harrison, Richard Rodgers, Sam Levene, Show Boat, The King and I, The Sound of Music, There's No Business Like Show Business, Vivian Blaine, Wendy Hiller, You Can't Get a Man with a Gun
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Broadway: The American Musical (2004) – Episode 2: “Syncopated City (1919-1933)” – reviewed by George
As in my review of Episode 1, there are many. many talking heads here with gems of information to impart. I apologize to all of them: there is simply not enough room to name them all. Last time I did … Continue reading
Posted in A, B, TV
Tagged A Connecticut Yankee, A.L. Lyles, Adele Astaire, Al Jolson, Bert Lahr, Bill Robinson, Bobby Clark, Broadway, Cecil Mack, Clayton - Durante - and Jackson, Da Silva - Brown - and Henderson, Ed Wynn, Eddie Cantor, Eubie Blake, F.E. Miller, Fannie Brice, Fascinating Rhythm, Florenz Ziegfeld, Fred Astaire, George Gershwin, George White, Gilbert and Sullivan, Good News, I. Caesar, Ira Gershwin, Irene, James Johnson, Jerome Kern, John T. Rick, Julie Andrews, Lady Be Good, Leon Errol, Little Nellie Kelly, Lorenz Hart, Manhattan, Marilyn Miller, Mary, Miller and Lyles, Miss Lyda Webb, Noble Sissel, Ray Bolger, Richard Rodgers, Runnin' Wild, Sally, Show Boat, Shuffle Along, Swanee, The American Musical, The Broadway Melody, The Jazz Singer, The Marx Brothers, The Varsity Drag, W.C. Fields, Will Rogers
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Broadway: The American Musical (2004) – Episode 1: “Give My Regards to Broadway (1893-1927)” – reviewed by George
This is a six-episode series hosted by Julie Andrews, which was broadcast on PBS. Most stories are told about people, and this series tells its tale of Broadway history by concentrating on the most influential people of the time, who … Continue reading
Posted in A, B, TV
Tagged Actor's Equity, Alexander's Ragtime Band, Bert Williams, Broadway: The American Musical, Fannie Brice, Florenz Ziegfeld, George M. Cohan, Give My Regards to Broadway, Hal Prince, Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, Julie Andrews, Laurence Maslon, Little Johnny Jones, Marc Fields, Michael Kantor, Miles Kreuger, Old Man River, Oscar Hammerstein, Show Boat, the Liberty Theatre, the New Amsterdam Theatre, Times Square, Tin Pan Alley, Victor Herbert, Ziegfeld's Follies
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Gods and Monsters (1998) – reviewed by George
A friend told me how wrong he thought I was about “The Old Dark House”. I reread my review and told him I am standing by it. He then brought me a DVD of this movie starring Ian McKellen, Brendan … Continue reading
Posted in G, Movies
Tagged Bill Condon, Boris Karloff, Brendan Fraser, Christopher Bram, Colin Clive, Dr. Frankenstein, Elizabeth Taylor, Elsa Lanchester, Frankenstein, George Cukor, Gods and Monsters, Ian McKellen, Irene Dunne, It's alive!, James Whale, Lynn Redgrave, Paul Robeson, Princess Margaret, Show Boat, The Old Dark House, The Road Back
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Bickering Critics 