A revamped version of George Gershwin’s “Porgy and Bess,” starring Audra McDonald, Norm Lewis and David Alan Grier, will go to Broadway soon after it completes its run, previously announced, at the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, Mass. Producers announced that the show — which plays down its roots as an opera and features a reworked book by the Pulitzer … [Read more...] about Less of an opera, more of a musical: ‘Porgy and Bess’ returning to Broadway
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Tony nominated playwright and librettist Sidney Michaels dies at 83
Sidney Michaels, a playwright who was nominated for Tony Awards in three consecutive seasons in the 1960s, died last Friday in Westport, Connecticut. He was 83. Michaels was always unfortunate in the Tony's for being up against some legendary productions. Michaels made a splash on Broadway in 1962 with his play “Tchin-Tchin,” starring Margaret Leighton and Anthony Quinn, an … [Read more...] about Tony nominated playwright and librettist Sidney Michaels dies at 83
Hugh Martin, composer of the Meet Me in St Louis score, dies aged 96
Hugh Martin, the songwriter who enlivened the Judy Garland movie musical "Meet Me in St. Louis" with an indelibly melodic trio of evergreen songs — "The Trolley Song," "The Boy Next Door" and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" — died March 11 in California. He was 96. A talented lyricist as well as a composer, Martin wrote the scores for several Broadway musicals, … [Read more...] about Hugh Martin, composer of the Meet Me in St Louis score, dies aged 96