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Theatre in 1977 (Blogathon ’09 #20)

by on 25. Jul, 2009 in Blogathon, General, My Life, Theatre

Like Grease, this Tony Award winning Best Musical is not one that I like very much personally.  However, I did work on a production of Annie that had a very life-altering influence on me. When I was 16, I was in my fourth year of summer camp at Camp Greystone.  In previous years I hadn’t [...]

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Theatre in 1962 (Blogathon ’09 #7)

by on 25. Jul, 2009 in Blogathon, General, Theatre

In 1962, both the Tony Award for Best Musical and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama went to How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. Interesting tidbit from Wikipedia: The original Broadway production credited the choreography to an obscure dance director named Hugh Lambert, while the much better-known Bob Fosse received only a “musical staging [...]

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Theatre in 1953 (Blogathon ’09 #2)

by on 25. Jul, 2009 in Blogathon, General, Theatre

Next up – 1953′s Tony Award for Best Play: The Crucible, by Arthur Miller. While this is a great play, I picked this one to talk about because I personally have some connection to it. This was the very first play (not musical) that I ever saw on Broadway. I actually was there opening night [...]

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