Spike Lee interviews Stew and Heidi Rodewald, the collaborating creators of Passing Strange, offering a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the innovative musical that rocked Broadway. The two discuss the show's magical closing night on Broadway, the earlier incarnation of the production at ...
The show universally applauded for its originality, deep emotional resonance, and powerful, high-octane score, makes its broadcast debut on THIRTEEN’S Great Performances on PBS. Passing Strange, the Spike Lee-directed film featuring the award-winning Broadway rock musical of the same title, will air in primetime on ...
Performers Reba McEntire: Ensign Nellie Forbush Brian Stokes Mitchell: Emile de Becque Jason Danieley: Lt. Joseph Cable Lillias White: Bloody Mary Conrad John Schuck: Capt. George Brackett Dylan Baker: Cmdr. William Harbison Alec Baldwin: Luther Billis Alexio Barboza: Jerome, Emile's son Alex de Castro: Ngana, ...
Brian Stokes Mitchell, the dashing baritone and acclaimed actor in several Broadway productions, plays the French planter Emile de Becque in the concert version of "South Pacific." Mitchell was born in Seattle and grew up on naval bases in Guam and the Philippines, where his ...
The year 1949 found Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein at a crossroads in their collaboration. They had enjoyed outstanding success together with "Oklahoma!" (1943) and "Carousel" (1945) on stage and with STATE FAIR (1945) on the screen, but they had stumbled awkwardly with "Allegro" (1947) ...
"SOUTH PACIFIC" IN CONCERT FROM CARNEGIE HALL premiered on April 26, 2006 on PBS (check local listings). Based on James Michener's Pulitzer Prize-winning collection of short stories TALES OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC, Rodgers & Hammerstein's own Pulitzer Prize-winning blockbuster was a landmark of post-World War ...
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"Another Op'nin', Another Show" Music and lyrics by Cole Porter Kaye E. Brown, Company "Why Can't You Behave?" Music and lyrics by Cole Porter Nancy Anderson, Michael Berresse "Wunderbar" Music and lyrics by Cole Porter Brent Barrett, Rachel York "So in Love" Music and lyrics ...
Cole Porter's 1948 score was his major effort at an "integrated" musical in the wake of Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Oklahoma!" and "Carousel." So the story hangs together and the songs all have their place. But here is the achievement of Blakemore and his team: they ...
The first Broadway revival in nearly 50 years of the musical comedy masterpiece by composer Cole Porter and authors Sam and Bella Spewack not only enchanted critics and delighted audiences, but also went on to triumph as one of the biggest prize-winners of the 2000 ...
