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November 19, 2012
Musical Theatre Monday – Merrily We Roll Along’s Anniversary
Since it’s a holiday week, we’ll resume our regular posts next Monday. However, Merrily We Roll Along, the musical that plays a huge role in The Reece Malcolm List, celebrated the 31st anniversary of its Broadway opening last week, and Playbill ran some amazing features.
Check out the insanely in-depth photo and video galleries.
And we’ll be back next week! Happy Thanksgiving, US friends!
November 16, 2012
It’s Friday. They’re Funtimes. Get Over It.
Why Is No One Watching ABC’s Critically Acclaimed Drama ‘Nashville’? (from The Daily Beast)
YA Fiction and the Many Possibilities of Manhood (from Malinda Lo)
For Those Who Have Asked Politely About My “Novel” (from The Awl)
Blake Nelson on Sex in Contemporary YA Fiction (from Stacked)
Joe Biden Was on Carmen Sandiego in 1993 for Some Reason (from NY Mag)
Watch Vulture’s Twilight Horniness Focus Group (from Vulture)
Sisters Outsiders: The Oral History of the ‘Bikini Kill’ EP (from Spin)
November 12, 2012
Musical Theatre Monday – Elisabeth Geier on Newsies
It’s Monday! Mondays are kinda dopey, I know. But the good news is that means it is Musical Theatre Monday, and, even better, someone delightful has joined us.* That’s right, it’s Elisabeth Geier!
ELISABETH GEIER: I don’t know much about musicals. I’m familiar with the big ones, sure; as a kid, I loved The Music Man and The Sound of Music. As a teenager, like a lot of teenagers, I got really into Rent. In high school, I auditioned for a production of Guys and Dolls and was cast as a member of...
November 9, 2012
November 5, 2012
Musical Theatre Monday – J. Holtham on Elegies: A Song Cycle
It’s Monday, and around these parts that means it’s Musical Theatre Monday. This week I am incredibly happy to welcome J. Holtham to the blog. So I am gonna let the man get to it.
J. HOLTHAM: When I get some fancy new way to play music, one of the first things that winds up on there is the cast recording of William Finn’s Elegies. (There’s also a whole of The Hold Steady and the Replacements, so don’t get the wrong impression (or the right one, I suppose…shut up.).) I don’t know that I would s...
November 2, 2012
October 29, 2012
Musical Theatre Monday – Brian Farrey on My Fair Lady
It’s another Monday, which logically follows that it’s another Musical Theatre Monday. This week I am thrilled to have writer Brian Farrey here with us! Which means I’m going to stop talking now.
BRIAN FARREY:
I.
So, there’s a scene in the movie Jeffrey where the title character goes to a church, looking for answers to the meaning of life, and is propositioned by a priest.
Great way to start an essay, n’est–ce pas?
Anyway, in trying to help Jeffrey, the priest holds up the oxriginal cast album for...
October 26, 2012
October 22, 2012
The Reece Malcolm List – Giveaway Winner Announced!
There’s a winner in The Reece Malcolm List advance reader copy giveaway!
And the winner is (drumroll)…
Virginie Smith!
Virginie will get her book soon!…and the good news is that there are already a couple more giveaways planned, so stay tuned!
Musical Theatre Monday – Nick Weber on West Side Story
Today for Musical Theatre Monday I am happy to welcome writer Nick Weber.
NICK WEBER: When people talk about musical productions done in High Schools, most probably have fond memories of easy-to-digest shows usually set in an “American” or “Youth” context or a combination of both, like, say, Bye Bye Birdie!, Grease!, Oklahoma! (yes a show with an exclamation point is usually prerequisite, unless you do The Music Man). As always, there MUST be a happy/uplifting ending, because, it’s a musical,...
