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Theatre in 1960 (Blogathon ’09 #5)

One of the very first musicals that I ever saw (on VHS, lol) was The Sound of Music, one of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s greatest collaborations.  It is one my mother’s favorite musicals, and so we watched it when I was a little girl and sang along to all of the songs!  I absolutely REFUSED to [...]

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Theatre in 1958 (Blogathon ’09 #4)

This production didn’t win, but nonetheless it remains a favorite musical for many many people. One of the Tony Awards Best Musical Nominees of 1958 was West Side Story With a book by the great Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by the budding Stephen Sondheim (a musical giant of our time), how can you go wrong? [...]

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Theatre in 1956 (Blogathon ’09 #3)

Cover of The Diary of a Young Girl This important work won both the Tony Award for Best Play and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1956. The Diary of Anne Frank is the stage adaptation by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett. of the book The Diary of a Young Girl, by Anne Frank.  At [...]

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