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Hollywood musicals | Ted Sennett

#CoverStories #EveningGown A little Fred and Ginger for Oscar day/Night !

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willaful I have so many books by Ted Sennett, including this one, though not lucky enough to have the cover pic. 1w

Leftcoastzen @willaful it is a beautiful dust jacket . Sennett has written many books about the entertainment industry, found a copy of this one on my TBR

Your Show of Shows

willaful I'm fond of his _Lunatics and Lovers_.

Lunatics and Lovers: A Tribute to the Giddy and Glittering Era of the Screen's "screwball" and Romantic Comedies

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Eggs They were perfection💃 1w

Leftcoastzen @willaful I will check that out! 1w

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TieDyeDude

Hedwig and the Angry Inch | Stephen Trask, John Cameron Mitchell

Wicked is in theaters this weekend: a book that became a Broadway show that is now a movie. Are you excited?!
For #tuesdaytunes today, I'm sharing my favorite stage show adapted into a movie. Hedwig and the Angry Inch is a rock musical about an East German singer who tells the story of her betrayal by a collaborator who used their work to gain fame for himself. Created by John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask.

willaful I love Hedwig! Was lucky enough to John Cameron Mitchell in 2020 (right before lockdown.) 4mo

TieDyeDude @willaful I saw Mitchell in 2015 after he injured his knee (which he brilliantly worked into the story as getting Nancy-Kerrigan-ed by a Gnosis fan). I got to see Neil Patrick Harris in preview, as well! 4mo

willaful @TieDyeDude oooo! 4mo

InkedBookworm13 I love Hedwig. ❤️ It is stuck a good movie, I've never seen the show though. It's on my to do list. 4mo

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Melismatic

Company | Stephen Sondheim

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I saw this show live for the first time *just* after my 35th. Sondheim always nails the nuance. His musicals somehow always feel real and the characters feel like friends. 🥺🫶🏻🎶

Ruthiella I haven‘t seen or listened to all of Sondheim‘s musicals yet by any means, but so far, Company is my favorite. 9mo

Melismatic @Ruthiella it‘s pretty great!! Into the Woods will always be my favorite, but Company is a close second. 9mo

TieDyeDude I have a DVD of the Neil Patrick Harris-led cast. Great show! 9mo

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Melismatic

Company | Stephen Sondheim

Celebrated my bday weekend at my happy place (Broadway 💖🫶🏻🎭)

BookmarkTavern Wow! 🤩 9mo

eskoch28 Happy birthday!! 9mo

dabbe HB! 💚💙💚 9mo

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Ruthiella Happy Birthday! 🥳🥳🥳 9mo

JessClark78 Happy Birthday! 🎊🎂🎉 9mo

Melismatic @BookmarkTavern right? They decorated for the Bridgerton launch - it was so pretty! 9mo

Melismatic @eskoch28 @dabbe thank you!!! 💖💖 9mo

Melismatic @Ruthiella @JessClark78 thank you!!! 💖 9mo

bthegood happy birthday!! 9mo

TieDyeDude That's amazing. I need to watch some of the Tony awards highlights on YouTube this week. 9mo

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Melismatic

Assassins | Stephen Sondheim, John Weidman

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Like so much of Sondheim‘s work - it only grows truer & more ubiquitous with time. It‘s shocking, really.

The fact that this show debuted after his arguably most commercially accessible musical (my fave - Into the Woods) shows the range this man offered us.

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Melismatic

Assassins | Stephen Sondheim, John Weidman

Maybe this libretto is a weird choice to crack into this weekend but its subject matter feels more relatable than ever in this divided nation mindset. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Now I need to look up clips from the original off-Bway cast bc Terry Mann? Victor Garber? Annie Golden? Phew.

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MallenNC

The Lion King: Pride Rock on Broadway | Julie Taymor

Not a lot of reading today because I was seeing a matinee of The Lion King. It‘s been years since I‘d seen the show and the production was just as impressive as the first time. I love the way it uses puppetry to tell the story.

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WildAlaskaBibliophile

Musicals: The Definitive Illustrated Story | DK Publishing, Inc

I couldn't choose just three, so I didn't. 😋

Here are four of my favorite musicals:

1. Annie (1982)
2. Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
3. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
4. Hamilton (2015)

#TLT #ThreeListThursday @dabbe

dabbe There's a reason “wild“ is in your name! 🤩🤩🤩 Thanks for sharing! 🩷💜❤️ 13mo

WildAlaskaBibliophile @dabbe 🤗 13mo

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Leftcoastzen

Hollywood musicals | Ted Sennett