Drop everything and go and read it now. This weekend, Cats the film opened to much fanfare. And that seems to have woken a lot of people up to the fact that Andrew Lloys Webber musicals in general just But perhaps the most incredible, in-depth deep-dive out there is this incredible thread about Starlight Express, from which the standout quotes include:. About agnostic trains that want to fuck.
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Wedding photographer explains how she can tell if a marriage is doomed. Backlash as mum who drove into Insulate Britain protesters sells merch. Sacked Amazon worker who had woman sneak out of his van speaks out. He was often contrasted unfavourably with Stephen Sondheim, with whom he shares a birthday; he was mocked for the often mediocre lyricists he worked with after he split with Tim Rice; he was blamed for ruining musicals and turning them into gigantic tourist attractions. In particular, he managed to pep up musical theatre with the sound of contemporary music.
American musical theatre writers had mostly been hopeless at getting rock and other sounds into Broadway theatres, even after Hair proved audiences were responsive to that style of music. Today, the big ticket on Broadway is Hamilton , which does for hip-hop what Jesus Christ Superstar did for earlier forms of pop, integrating it or a slightly parodic version of it into the theatre.
By comparison, a rock musical like School of Rock may seem a bit old-fashioned. World famous show. Company of family and friends…. Although my dislike for all things Webber had been established by then and Doug was quite amused, knowing this about me, that his father had gotten tickets for all of us , I steeled myself to approach it with an open mind. Its hard to explain how annoyed I was. When would you ever get a chance to see those two in that play?
Turns out. They were both dead about years later. In August, Hudson said she thought that the live adaptation of the hit Broadway musical was "misunderstood. I think it was a bit overwhelming. It's unfortunate that it was misunderstood," Hudson told the outlet. But it is something I am still very proud of and grateful to have been a part of. Yeah, I got to be Grizabella the Glamour Cat!
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