Madama Butterfly Opera in Munich meant witnessing one of Giacomo Puccini’s best operas ever staged. A story of true love gone wrong. It is about Cio Cio San. She is a Japanese geisha marketed as a bride to American soldier, B.F. Pinkerton, as Madama Butterfly. It was partly inspired by the stories of soldiers stationed…
Spring Awakening in Broadway is coming by this autumn. The much anticipated return confirms the creativity involved in the use of sign language in musical theater. That was basically sparked the interest of musical theater fanatics the first time that it debuted on Broadway. It went forward to win several Tony Awards including Best Musical….
Calixto Bieito Naked Operas would remind you how productions today have made an effort to modernize opera. There are instances where “modernization” is interpretated as “shocking the audience”. In an era where nudity is not as shocking as it used to be. It still shocks opera fans still stuck in the bel canto era. That…
Something Rotten on Broadway offered an interesting insight into how theater evolved. As this may seem like a fictional account on evolution of the theater arts. It makes a good case as to how certain playwrights dare challenge the supremacy of The Bard. That’s William Shakespeare for you. Not because he’s the top name in…
Cinderella The Opera by Rossini on Chicago is an Italian opera better known by its Italian title La Cenerentola. But since it was performed as of late in American opera houses. They found it a good way to use the more popular title on teasers and press materials released. The Italian composer Rossini made a few adjustments though on…
Renee Fleming assumes the titular role once more of The Merry Widow on Chicago. Franz Lehar’s most popular work to date. After a relatively successful run at the Metropolitan Opera early this 2015. The fantastic production is set to take their talents to Chicago for their next run. Lavish parties, exquisite ballgowns and flirtations. They…
It Shoulda Been You Broadway Soundtrack Out. The newest musical comedy to hit Broadway has just been released in iTunes last August 21, 2015. Much of the buzz surrounding the hit Broadway musical relied on the deadpan humor infused in the song numbers. With the Broadway run now ended, fans still want more of It Shoulda Been You. The iTunes release…
School of Rock The Musical on Broadway has officially confirmed the musical theater trend. The kind that gets you thinking that the mere presence of music in a film would give musical theater producers like Andrew Lloyd Webber an idea. Yes, ALW himself found the plot of the Hollywood film School of Rock as musical…
“What do you mean it’s hiphop?” For the Les Miserables Auditions for Hamilton, it was all Ramin Karimloo had to say. Obviously he’s amused at seeing the Les Miserables cast try it out for Hamilton. Well, it’s the best way they can express their way of welcoming their new next door neighbor to the Great…
The Priscilla Queen of the Desert 2015 UK Tour officially kicks off for the month of August. Featuring a colorful cast, Priscilla Queen of the Desert has returned with a vengeance. Due to insistent public demand, our beloved entertainers are back. Most fans got most of the songs stuck in their head. So might as well…