Yup, I think that’s the best way to describe it.
The puppets closely resemble Sesame Street in appearance and demeanour, but the humour is definitely of the South Park variety.
I thought the lyrics were incredibly witty (well, you wouldn’t expect anything less from a Tony award-winning musical would you?), and the music was highly functional, though [...]
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Avenue Q - Sesame Street Meets South Park
Saturday, 8 November, 2008
Five Foot Broadway Mini Musicals
Tuesday, 17 June, 2008
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A few months ago there was a nationwide invitation by local organisation Musical Theatre Limited for submission of “mini musicals” under 15 minutes in length. The winning entries would be professionally staged at the Esplanade this month.
Being an aspiring Broadway composer, I almost attempted to write a mini musical for submission through collaborating with a [...]
“My Fair Lady” Was Not Written By Rodgers & Hammerstein!
Wednesday, 21 May, 2008
I think I might go crazy the next time I hear someone say that “My Fair Lady” was written by Rodgers & Hammerstein.
It was not.
The book and lyrics were written by Alan Jay Lerner, and the music was composed by Frederick Loewe. See (here).
Now you know what NOT to say whenever you see me, haha!
“Carousel” Soundtrack: A Review
Thursday, 17 April, 2008
Ok, I just spent the last two weeks seriously listening to the film soundtrack to “Carousel”.
As in, seriously listening to the soundtrack.
And I have formed an opinion.
Richard Rodgers once said that of all the scores he composed, “Carousel” was his favourite. That coming from the man who also composed “Oklahoma!”, “The King and I”, “South [...]
Chord Freak
Monday, 14 April, 2008
I am a chord freak.
I obsess about chords and harmonisation in songs.
Fellow friends in the Songcraft circle might be aware that whenever I hear an interesting chord being used in a song, I will always ask what chord was being used, and then I will start to analyse why it worked like it did, why [...]
“The Musical Theatre Writer’s Survival Guide”
Tuesday, 8 April, 2008
The book I’m currently reading is “The Musical Theatre Writer’s Survival Guide”, which came in my latest Amazon package.
I’ve only just started on it, but it seems like a fascinating read already.
The author clearly knows of what he speaks.
This isn’t exactly your typical “how to put together a musical” kind of book. It goes farther [...]
New CDs
Wednesday, 2 April, 2008
My latest shipment of CDs from Amazon just arrived today.
Spent the last hour importing all the songs from these CDs into my new iPod Classic.
Really cool.
I’m so excited I’ve got to talk about it. The CDs are:
Carousel (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack): Of all the musicals he wrote, this was Richard Rodger’s favourite score. It’s gotta [...]
“Jukebox Musicals”
Thursday, 6 March, 2008
It’s sad, so sad.
It’s a sad, sad situation.
And it’s getting more and more absurd.
There was this article in Tuesday’s New Paper on the current trend in Broadway and West End musicals called “jukebox musicals” which I thought was really interesting.
You can read it from the link below:
“Who’s Afraid of Pop Musicals?”
The term “jukebox musicals” basically [...]
High Flying, Adored
Monday, 3 March, 2008
One of my favourite Evita tunes is ”High Flying, Adored”, without a doubt.
I’ve loved it since the first time I heard it many years ago. (Though I can’t really make sense of the title lyric, but ah well.)
It’s such a charming song. Great for singing.
But anyway, what I really want to say is this: [...]
Sondheim On “Send In The Clowns”
Monday, 28 January, 2008
Priceless clip on Stephen Sondheim sharing about his thoughts on the songwriting process, with specific reference to “Send In The Clowns”.
I found it especially fascinating when he said that he generally “developed both the music and lyrics at the same time”, and that he generally doesn’t like “one to get too [...]
