For a movie or show to be nominated for Best Score at the Oscars or Tony (or any other offshoot) Awards, the music written for it must be predominantly original.
Author: Steven Strauss
2018’s SHOOT IT STRAIGHT INTO MY FUCKING VEINS List — March-April
I’ve been feeling some withdrawals of late, so time to shoot some more of 2018’s catchiest songs into my (fucking) veins!
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Adam Rapp’s THE EDGE OF OUR BODIES (TUTA Theatre @ 59E59)
To adequately express the extremity of their ardent adoration for a particular performer, theatergoers often fall back on the following familiar formulation:
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Subpar Theatre(s)
At the beginning of this season, I didn’t mind the fact that two shows I probably wouldn’t consider my cups-of-tea — Jimmy Buffet’s jukebox Escape to Margaritaville, and the two-part, interminably-excessive Harry Potter and the Cursed Child — were planning to occupy my two least favorite theatres on Broadway: respectively, the Marquis and the Ford Center for the Performing Arts-turned-Hilton-turned-Foxwoods-turned-Lyric (for now).
This Week in Music
An unremarkable week in music, with not much to remark on for each album:
PARTY FACE, and the Commercial State of Off-Broadway Plays
This season’s productions of 21st Century Bluesand Party Face represent two sides of the same coin, reflecting the current state of the commercial landscape for off-Broadway plays.
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REVAMP & RESTORATION: Reimagining the Songs of Elton John and Bernie Taupin
A concept album with a brilliant concept.
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This Week in Music
A packed week in music, and yet I only got around to listening to two of the SEVEN albums on my list.
Write All Nite 