To commemorate it’s 25th year, Andrew Lloyd Webber along with producer Cameron Mackintosh staged The Phantom of the Opera, within the Victorian splendor of the Royal Albert Hall. They put on a lavish, fully staged production which included a live audience and then they beamed that live celebration to theatres all over the world. They [...]
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Oprah Winfrey wants to do for documentaries what she did for books. She wants people to see some of the best real-life stories out there and this film, MOST VALUABLE PLAYERS, is the first in the OWN Documentary Club series. Now I’m a seasoned documentary viewer – I actually love them, so I expected the [...]
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I had the wonderful opportunity to meet with Steve Fickinger, VP of Creative Development and Licensing for NEWSIES on Broadway, the man responsible for getting “Newsies The Musical” to the stage. He’s the same man behind the brilliance of many of Disney’s Broadway shows. A handsome man with an easy smile, Fickinger’s passion for his [...]
Read More Alan Menken, Broadway, Broadway theatre, Doubtfire, Harvey Fierstein, Joseph Pulitzer, Nederlander Theatre, New Broadway Shows, New York City, Newsie, Newsies, Newsies the Musical, Steve Fickinger, Walt Disney Theatrical, William Randolph Hearst
Paige O’Hara has performed from Broadway to concert stages; she’s also recorded in the studio and performed in operas. She is probably best knows as Belle in the starring role of Disney’s animated classic film “Beauty and the Beast.” She’s also performed the role of Belle in the “Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas” [...]
Read More 3d, Animation, Beauty & The Beast, Beauty & The Beast: The Enchanted Christmas, belle, Disney, Judy Garland, Julie Andrews, Las Vegas Nevada, Movies, Paige O'Harra, Robbie Benson, theater, Walt Disney CompanyMy son quit football in his Sophomore year of High School to do theater. It’s a passion and he’s very, very good at it. To celebrate his High School graduation in 2004, we took a trip to NYC and stayed in the heart of Broadway. We saw so many shows that week, but one [...]
Read More Assassins, Broadway theatre, Doogie Howser M.D., John Weidman, Neil Patrick Harris, PlayBill, Stephen Sondheim, Tony AwardI’ve been to New York twice and both times I saw multiple Broadway shows. I’ve loved every one and they’ve continued to enrich my life long after I returned home. As such, it’s my pleasure to help promote the Driving Miss Daisy Actors Fund Special Performance, scheduled for February 7, 2011 at 8pm. All proceeds [...]
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