| 单词 | musical comedy |
| 例句 | Wishing she could be the co-adventurer in the fantasy she lit in the first place, introducing me to the magical escape of musical comedy. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z In 1921, Eubie Blake’s Shuffle Along became the first musical comedy written by African-Americans and starring African- Americans to run successfully on Broadway. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z The 1930s saw some giants of ‘musical comedy’, as it mostly was at that time, straddle the twin worlds of Broadway and Hollywood - among them George and Ira Gershwin, Cole Porter and Rodgers and Hart. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Then we were going to come in after that and just be a musical comedy. ‘The Addams Family’ Musical Was Panned. Then It Became a Hit. 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z Bailey Swilley uses musical comedy and pop culture as coping mechanisms with everything life throws at her. 6 Comedy Shows to Catch in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z Before you posted it, did you have an inkling that there was a void in musical comedy that you might be able to fill? Rachel Bloom on 'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend' and Flipping the Bechdel Test on Its Head 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z Little is sacred to Michael Garin and Mardie Millit, a smirking musical comedy team whose show, “Sleepless in September,” has been playing intermittently at the Metropolitan Room for the last four months. Music Review: Songs in Several Languages, Wisecracks Spread Throughout 2011-01-18T23:45:40Z As the show went through a lengthy development process, Mr. Slater took on other roles, in a 2015 web series called “Redheads Anonymous” and in the 2016 Off Broadway musical comedy “Baghdaddy.” He Knows Bikini Bottom. Now He Gets to Swim There. 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z “Hadestown,” a pulsing, poetic contemporary riff on an ancient Greek myth, won the Tony Award for best new musical Sunday night, triumphing over film adaptations, a musical comedy and a jukebox show. ‘Hadestown’ Triumphs at 2019 Tony Awards 2019-06-09T04:00:00Z The Fabulous Liptones California premiere of this musical comedy about a barbershop quartet that has to replace a key member just before an important competition. L.A. theater openings, July 19-26: 'El Grande Circus de Coca-Cola' and more 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z The botanical prodigy known as Audrey II is a bouquet of charisma in Constellation Theatre Company’s staging of the 1982 musical comedy “Little Shop of Horrors,” directed by Nick Martin. Despite exotic botany, Constellation’s ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ is an old chestnut 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z The late musical comedy star was inspired by "The Gaucho" in such films as 1948's "The Pirate." Art Directors Guild spotlights Douglas Fairbanks and 'The Gaucho' 2014-08-23T04:00:00Z But the rich burgher who commissioned the work suddenly decides to combine it with a farcical musical comedy. Strauss' 'Ariadne,' Puccini's 'Boheme' both please 2012-08-06T23:01:05Z This week: Women gone Wilde, plus a sendup about the making of “Gone With the Wind,” and a hit musical comedy about “the change.” L.A. theater openings, Aug. 28-Sept. 4: 'The Importance of Being Earnest' and more 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z “The Get Down” is plagued by a undisciplined ambition to be every story — melodrama, history, romance, musical comedy, political intrigue. ‘The Get Down’ and ‘Stranger Things’ Feed Nostalgia With a Historical Remix 2016-08-28T04:00:00Z Even the character's wardrobe, a "short little toga," was modeled after the outfit Cantor wore in "Roman Scandals," a 1933 musical comedy. 11 memorable facts about "History Of The World, Part I" 2022-06-20T04:00:00Z An ideal Hollywood moviemaker of Depression-era escapism, Busby Berkeley, the choreographer and director of musical comedies, was also a pioneer who expanded the language of cinema. Busby Berkeley’s Grand Spectacles at Film Forum 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z The musical comedy, which opened at the St. James Theatre, is set in the 1590s. 'Hamilton' to duel with 'Fun Home' for theater album Grammy 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z Chenoweth, 51, is best known as an ebulliently American musical comedy diva, while McKellen, 80, is one of the all-time great British classical stage actors, with a lucrative sideline in fantasy action movies. When Home Is a Big Broadway Stage 2019-11-10T05:00:00Z “The musical comedy side and the more realistic side of things.” At ‘The Prom’ on Broadway, It’s Time to Dance (and Flip) 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z That’s about it for the plot; but a musical comedy doesn’t have to be Dostoevsky. Megan Does Marilyn: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Is Her Smash 2012-05-13T17:01:06Z Mr. Zuccotti said that, given the setting, he would like to see the center focus on “American culture — musicals, musical comedy — something people who come to the memorial can relate to.” Arts Center at Ground Zero Shelves Gehry Design 2014-09-03T04:00:00Z “Kimberly Akimbo,” a musical comedy about a young girl with a medical condition that causes rapid aging, will transfer to Broadway next fall. Musical Comedy ‘Kimberly Akimbo’ to Open on Broadway Next Fall 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z Unemployed steelworkers bare all in this musical comedy based on the hit movie, Sept. 15-Oct. Kenny Rogers, John Legend, 'Lebanon' and 'Burn the Floor' are arts highlights 2010-09-12T04:01:00Z That show was called “Aspire,” and this show aspires to turn the experience of writing it into a musical comedy. | 'The Road to Qatar!': Let?s Sing About People Who Don?t Speak Like Us 2011-02-04T23:19:12Z “If there’s any show that would be right for Alan it would be that,” he says of Stephen Sondheim’s musical comedy with Roman roots. Impossible dream: young director brings musicals to Shakespeare Co. 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z “Hand in My Pocket” turns out to be a perfect musical comedy charm song, introducing the adorable Jo. Review: ‘Jagged Little Pill’ Breaks the Jukebox Musical Mold 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z If you like musicals, I’m going to assume that you already watch “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” the biting, sometimes-bawdy musical comedy that is finally returning for its second season. What You Should Watch This Weekend: ‘Black Mirror’ and ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z The third season, beginning this fall, interrogated the “crazy” in Rachel Bloom’s musical comedy of obsession by exploring her character Rebecca’s diagnosis with borderline personality disorder — while still delivering multiple spot-on song parodies a week. The Best TV Shows of 2017 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z Freaky Friday A mother and daughter magically swap bodies in this new musical comedy based on the Disney films; for ages 8 and up. L.A. theater openings, Jan. 29-Feb. 5: Alan Cumming, Bernadette Peters and more 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z His last major success came in 1982 with Victor/Victoria, a musical comedy that saw Julie Andrews play a woman who pretends to be a man masquerading as a woman. Film director Blake Edwards dies 2010-12-16T19:48:05Z And if this is what musical comedy looks like on film today, that’s O.K., too: the music is catchy and the jokes connect, even when they’re easy. Review: ‘Pitch Perfect 2,’ With Anna Kendrick and More Fat Amy 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z The world of entertainment said goodbye to some legends in 2019 — from ebullient musical comedy star Carol Channing to Carol Spinney, the man behind Big Bird. PHOTOS: Showbiz mourns losses, from Luke Perry to Doris Day 2019-12-31T05:00:00Z Still, it’s hard to get too grouchy about a musical comedy that includes “I Hate Musicals!,” a number tallying everything that’s wrong with the form. Review: ‘Ruthless!,’ at St. Luke’s, Takes Stage Ambition to the Playground 2015-07-19T04:00:00Z Kevin McCollum, a veteran Broadway producer whose previous credits include “Rent” and “Avenue Q,” said he would close the musical comedy beginning Jan. 10, with a plan to reopen on March 14. ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ on Broadway Is Pausing to Avoid Closing 2022-01-02T05:00:00Z The work is a tonadilla, a type of short musical comedy popular in 18th-century Spain, now seldom performed in the United States. Review: From Early Music New York, Spanish Satire 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z CI: Of course, one could argue that selected passages from the Old and New Testament would make for some pretty loopy-snickery musical comedy in the right context. ArtsBeat: 'Book of Mormon' and 'War Horse' Win Big at Tonys 2011-06-13T03:23:03Z The Times: Prior to "Glee," musical comedy hadn’t worked particularly well in prime time. Lea Michele on 'Glee' finale: 'It became so much more than a musical comedy' 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z And after my review of the musical comedy act Rubberbandits, debate was engaged as to whether the duo are a bit sexist and a bit nationalist, or whether they're lampooning both qualities. Is the Edinburgh comedy bubble about to burst? And X Factor, the musical 2012-08-14T14:40:09Z Katy Berry, a regular with the longstanding musical comedy troupe Baby Wants Candy, hosts her own monthly cabaret at the Red Room on the third floor of this East Village bar. 4 Comedy Shows to Catch in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z In this musical comedy, a finance bro falls off the corporate ladder and picks up his high school guitar. 12 Plays and Musicals to Go to in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z Co-writer Lopez said the musical would be, "in many senses a big traditional musical comedy with, as you might expect, untraditional subject matter". South Park duo pen Broadway show 2010-04-15T10:35:00Z Another splash of colorful nostalgia, the opening title sequence of this western musical comedy is staked with surprises, starting with the transformation of the Columbia Pictures torchbearer into a fiery, pistol-popping Jane Fonda. Pillow Talk to Bonnie and Clyde: the greatest Wayne Fitzgerald main titles 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z Menopause The Musical Return engagement of this hit musical comedy about women and “the change.” L.A. theater openings, Aug. 28-Sept. 4: 'The Importance of Being Earnest' and more 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z Television honors went to musical comedy "Glee" and its scheming cheerleader played by Jane Lynch, while medical drama "House" picked up trophies for best drama and best actress for Lisa Edelstein. "Twilight" and Katy Perry among People's Choice winners 2011-01-06T06:03:20Z Like I said, if I want to do an underwater musical comedy with Viola, why not? Steve McQueen and Viola Davis on Hollywood, Race and Power 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z The last musical comedy to open cold on Broadway, “Bullets Over Broadway,” had an A-list team yet still flopped and closed in August after five months. 'Something Rotten!' to Skip Seattle Premiere and Debut on Broadway in March 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z Stevens, a master of musical comedies in the 1930s, created film from the liberation of the Dachau extermination camp that was used at the Nuremberg war crimes trials. 'Five Came Back' and changed Hollywood's depiction of war 2017-03-29T04:00:00Z Born Ronald Moodnick in 1924, Moody originally studied sociology at the London School of Economics, and it wasn’t until he performed in a musical comedy revue at school that he decided to pursue acting full-time. 'Oliver!' Actor Ron Moody Dies at 91 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z He made his Broadway debut in 1954 in the original musical comedy "The Golden Apple." Jerry Stiller, "Seinfeld" and "Hairspray" actor and comedian, dies at 92 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z It’s flashier, more theatrical and personal than his previous work, evoking a high-tech solo show more than quirky alt musical comedy. On Comedy: Bo Burnham Releases His Comedy Special 2013-12-25T22:24:40Z Wodehouse claimed he wrote "a sort of musical comedy without music and ignoring real life altogether", and it's true that when I first read him 20 years ago I enjoyed his frothy escapism. The balm of Blandings 2013-01-12T09:00:04Z The online and mobile channel, best known as a source of music videos, is adding six original shows, from a music-based dating show to a Glee-like scripted musical comedy. Music Video Website Vevo Wants to Tell You What to Listen To 2012-05-01T10:45:52Z Although ballet was his great love, there were few opportunities for British ballet dancers when he was young, so he performed in musical comedies and joined a tap-dance act called the Lancashire Lads. Frederic Franklin, Inventive Ballet Star, Dies at 98 2013-05-05T17:58:24Z The remainder of the season slates encore runs by the Blue Man Group, Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" and the ABBA-scored musical comedy, "Mamma Mia!" 'American Idiot,' 'Million Dollar Quartet' coming to Paramount next season 2011-03-15T20:36:07Z The centerpiece is an extended medley of mostly show tunes in which the Callaways join voices in a cavalcade of musical comedy and pop fragments. Music Review: Callaways Revive Their ‘Sibling Revelry’ at 54 Below 2013-08-29T22:29:25Z A mismatched pair of Mormon missionaries are shipped off to Africa in this off-color Tony-winning musical comedy from the creators of “South Park.” Broadway in L.A.: Dates for 10 shows, including 'American in Paris,' 'Mormon' and, yes, 'Hamilton' 2017-03-11T05:00:00Z There’s never a dull moment onstage, though some of the musical comedy spoofing about guns, violence and our crazy voting system is overstretched. 'Soft Power' at the Ahmanson: Big, bold, overly complicated and spectacularly unique 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z The nicely turned songs, with music and lyrics by Yan Li, are mostly in the style of traditional American musical comedy, with infusions of Chinese flavorings. Review: ‘Made in China,’ With Romance, Polemics and Puppets 2017-01-16T05:00:00Z The show is a self-referential musical comedy about a Black gay musical theater writer trying to write a musical about a Black gay musical theater writer. ‘A Strange Loop’ Won the Pulitzer. Now It’s Coming to Broadway. 2021-12-20T05:00:00Z In a recent phone interview from Vancouver, where he’s shooting a musical comedy for Apple TV+, Key walked through the 10 things he’s found himself revisiting during his extra time. Keegan-Michael Key Reaches into the Past With ‘Midnight Run’ and ‘Electric Ladyland’ 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z In the 1920s he began his career in Paris by appearing in various musical comedies, with little thought of taking up a career in or on the concert platform. Hugues Cu?nod obituary 2010-12-08T19:10:00Z Mr. Harris is a perfectly adequate musical comedy singer, but he lacks the vocal heft to transform his big number, “Being Alive,” into a shattering revelation. Music Review: A Bachelor, Five Couples and All Their Tuneful Discontents 2011-04-08T23:21:13Z The title page of the script calls “Two’s a Crowd” not a musical comedy but a comedy musical, and that’s about right. ‘Two’s a Crowd’ Review: Rita Rudner in a Sitcom With Songs 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z After five years in the West End the musical comedy Avenue Q is touring the UK. VIDEO: Avenue Q Puppets go on tour 2011-04-07T10:29:35Z At times it almost seemed like very daring musical comedy. ?The Nose,? and the Eye and the Ear, at Metropolitan Opera 2010-03-11T19:52:00Z “That song was originally going to be Price’s,” he explained, “but we ultimately thought, does another Broadway musical comedy need an am-I-gay story?” Arts & Leisure: The Twisty Road to Uganda and Broadway 2011-05-13T12:35:30Z Those two operas, along with Verdi’s Shakespearean tragedy “Macbeth” and Bernstein’s musical comedy “Candide,” make up this summer’s repertory at the Glimmerglass Festival. At Glimmerglass Festival, ‘The Magic Flute’ Is Among the Reimagined 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z The three were in Berlin for the premiere Tuesday of the film that was nominated for best picture, best musical comedy actor and actress. "The Tourist" stars welcome Globe nominations 2010-12-14T18:03:17Z Banks, 41, will be reunite with returning stars Anna Kendrick, Brittany Snow, and Rebel Wilson in Universal’s third installment of its female-central musical comedy franchise. Elizabeth Banks Set to Direct 'Pitch Perfect 3' 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z Another show, a revival of “On the Twentieth Century,” is advertising itself as “Broadway’s madcap musical comedy,” rich with “slap-happy shenanigans.” High-Spirited Comedies Rush the Stage 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z Last year, the Coen Brothers released Hail, Caesar!, a lighthearted musical comedy about Mannix, which substantially sanitised his work covering up this and many more studio scandals. Moguls and starlets: 100 years of Hollywood’s corrosive, systemic sexism 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z A year after graduating, he found himself in New York, though his first Broadway show, “See America First,” was labeled “the worst musical comedy in town” by one critic. Review | ‘The Letters of Cole Porter’ amount to the last word on a madcap existence 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z The four-piece are making waves in musical comedy with a TV show in their native Ireland and a debut album on sale – and justifiably so. Dead Cat Bounce 2010-08-25T21:01:00Z While still in his 20s, Mr. Ryazanov became an instant sensation with his first feature film, the musical comedy “Carnival Night.” Eldar Ryazanov, Russian Film Director Known for His Satire, Dies at 88 2015-11-30T05:00:00Z It’s a very interesting proposition as a performer to do something that constantly shifts from old-fashioned musical comedy to high romanticism to melodrama, and to try and make it as natural and resonant as possible. Death Becomes a Soaring Tenor 2011-07-17T01:00:47Z The musical comedy began as a staged reading at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre on Sunset Boulevard in 2015 with a 13-person cast. Sex! Savagery! Singing! It's 'Game of Thrones' as musical parody 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z The animated musical comedy is about a family of caretakers who end up saving the park and the world. Factbox - Apple's media ambition: Original shows, news subscription 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z In scale the show felt like the kind of substantial old-fashioned musical comedy — if shorter on laughs and dancing than that suggests — that might somehow trundle to Broadway. Sondheim’s ‘Road Show’ on the rebound at Signature 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z He likes to call his films “musical comedies,” which is an apt enough phrase if each word is broadly defined, but he also speaks of them in terms of “mutation” and “contamination.” Film: ‘Tabu,’ Newest Genre Breaker From Miguel Gomes 2012-12-23T03:49:46Z She also starred on stage in the musical comedy "Annie Get Your Gun." 'Tennessee Waltz' singer Patti Page dies at 85 2013-01-02T19:54:03Z The 5th Avenue Theatre presents a Broadway musical comedy inspired by Voltaire's satirical novel, with a book by Lillian Hellman and a score by Leonard Bernstein. The Week Ahead: Folklife and Sasquatch festivals are arts highlights 2010-05-19T21:51:00Z It’s been an odd fourth season for Ryan Murphy’s musical comedy series. Thursday TV Picks: Season finale of ‘Glee’ on Fox 2013-05-08T18:50:32Z After several false starts, she hit upon her signature minstrel mode, playing all the characters in one-woman musical comedies of her own devising. Isy Suttie interview: 'I'd love to work with Victoria Wood' 2012-06-03T17:30:01Z Auden and Chester Kallman, or the musical comedy presented by the Public Theater in 2013, with songs by Michael Friedman, Dehnert’s version does not use its songs to deepen character and propel the story. Review: Young Bros and Maidens Harmonize in ‘Love’s Labor’s Lost’ 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z A year of rewrites later, “Glee” was born as a television musical comedy. The Nice Guy Who Puts the Mean Into ?Glee? 2010-10-22T08:06:00Z Most musical comedies of the 1930s — even those, like this one, that were overhauled in the 1980s — did not take you anywhere you weren’t prepared to go. Review: A Multiple-Exposure ‘Me and My Girl’ at Encores! 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z Dark musical comedy "Glee" goes into the Emmy Awards with a leading 19 nominations, and will vie with "Modern Family" and three time champion "30 Rock" for the coveted best comedy series trophy. Host Jimmy Fallon incorporates Twitter in Emmy show 2010-08-25T20:47:00Z The Andrews' popularity led to a contract with Universal Pictures, where they made a dozen low-budget musical comedies between 1940 and 1944. Patty Andrews of Andrews sisters dead at 94 2013-01-30T22:50:10Z Ben Brantley of The New York Times wrote that the show succeeded in “recreating the pleasures of the old-fashioned musical comedy without seeming old-fashioned.” Mark O’Donnell, ‘Hairspray’ Writer, Dies at 58 2012-08-08T05:23:01Z The macabre musical comedy, which won the Tony for new musical last year, was seen at the Old Globe in San Diego and the Hartford Stage in Connecticut before starting its Broadway run. 'Gentleman's Guide,' 'Madison County' set for Ahmanson 2015-16 season 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z Alice Playten, a versatile character actress and musical comedy voice whose piping wail earned her comparisons to a baby Ethel Merman, died on Saturday in Manhattan. Alice Playten, an Actress of Small Frame, Big Voice, Dies at 63 2011-06-27T05:48:02Z A life in musical comedy brings timing and acidity to the brittle society antics of “Too Bad” or “The Standard of Living.” Elaine Stritch Gives New Voice to Dorothy Parker’s Tales of Social Life, and Private Pain 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z I call it a musical comedy about living. Margaret Whiting, Fresh-Faced Singer of Jazz and Pop Standards, Dies at 86 2011-01-12T05:09:19Z But it was her specific critique of the humor in many musical comedies — which she often found to be clever, rather than laugh-out-loud funny — that has infused the “Crazy” songwriting with a certain addled wit. Give them a hand! Musicals stage a comeback. 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z The costumes seemed fit for musical comedy and were usually better as renderings than garments. Lincoln Kirstein: A Modern Tastemaker With Some Iffy Taste 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z Us Weekly says that the actress, known for playing ditzy Cheerio Brittany S. Pierce on the Fox musical comedy, and her longtime beau are affianced. Heather Morris of 'Glee' reportedly engaged to longtime boyfriend 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z It's the most musical comedy, meaning the one that has a certain traditional feeling to it and yet requires an imagination. Stephen Sondheim, Rob Marshall and Meryl Streep on 'Into the Woods' 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z But while writing a thesis, he performed in a musical comedy revue and was asked afterward if he would care to pursue such a thing for a living. Ron Moody, Actor Best Known as Fagin in ‘Oliver!’, Dies at 91 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z “Head Over Heels” opens Act 2, and for me the opener of Act 2 in musical comedy brings the audience back to where they left off. How Broadway Got the Beat: The Go-Go’s in 5 Songs 2018-07-11T04:00:00Z The tone of it was too musical comedy. At ‘The Prom’ on Broadway, It’s Time to Dance (and Flip) 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z It Happened in Roswell Workshop production of a new sci-fi musical comedy. L.A. theater openings, July 27-Aug. 3: 'Taming of the Shrew' and more 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z What sells now are musical comedies with the thrill of a big star. Broadway Musicals, Big Draw in Brazil for a Decade, Lose Their Audience 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z James Earl Jones II, an actor who has done mostly musical comedy, commands the role of Crown, the villain of the piece, and newly reveals the riches of his sound. A bright new 'Porgy and Bess' 2011-05-22T20:41:53Z “People who like Sondheim love him with a frenzy,” goes the satirical song by the musical comedy duo Kit And The Widow, and obviously that is completely ridiculous. Forget Cats: in a close-run field, Marriage Story was the musical highlight of my holiday 2020-01-04T05:00:00Z Playwright Gay's groundbreaking musical comedy lampooned the early 18th-century opera craze in London, and the political and social mores of that vivid era. Get ready for a Mack attack, Seattle: Here comes 'Threepenny Opera' 2011-02-12T01:12:03Z Lynch, 50, won an Emmy last year for her role as scheming high school cheerleader coach Sue Sylvester on the Fox musical comedy series. "Glee" star Jane Lynch to host 2011 Emmy Awards 2011-06-02T19:24:18Z Later achievements include the civil rights crime film Mississippi Burning, for which Parker received a second Oscar nomination, and the Bafta-winning Irish musical comedy The Commitments. How Alan Parker progressed to Bafta's top table 2013-01-23T10:11:55Z He was in previews for “Scotland, PA,” a bleak and lusty musical comedy about the perils of ambition, which opens at the Pels on Oct. Ten Years Later, Adam Gwon Is Looking to Kill 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z The Pajama Game Musical Theatre Guild closes its 20th season with this 1950s-era musical comedy about a labor dispute in a pajama factory. L.A. theater openings, May 8-15: 'The Day Shall Declare It' and more 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z Pantomimes — the merry, family-friendly musical comedy shows which take top billing at theaters throughout December here — traditionally feature an actor in drag. With Most Pantomimes Canceled, Another Blow to U.K. Theaters 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z This new musical comedy, for which Firth is composer, lyricist and author, is based on a similar premise: a family seeking to overcome its fractiousness during a camping holiday. This Is My Family – review 2013-06-25T16:45:03Z But this smartly written and composed show, now in its regional premiere in a mostly solid production at Village Theatre, turns working-stiff despair into humane, buoyant musical comedy. Review: 'The Full Monty' at Village Theatre turns hard times into fun 2010-09-23T20:35:00Z It really is in many senses a big traditional musical comedy, with, as you might expect, untraditional subject matter. "South Park" makers eye Mormon-inspired musical 2010-04-14T17:08:00Z A finale for four happy couples seems a bit much even for a light musical comedy, but at least it means everyone has a dancing partner. ‘Lady, Be Good!,’ an Encores! Version of the Gershwins’ 1924 Hit 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z The first cringe-worthy moment comes early in “The Pajama Game,” the 1954 musical comedy about labor strife in an Iowa sleepwear factory. Perspective | In some musicals of yore, female characters deserve better. 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z “Really, there are two strands – two souls – which coexist in my work: the lighthearted one associated with musical comedies and the more socially conscious one,” she says. Ninety and out to shock: meet the first Oscar nominated female director 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z A singular musical comedy sensation, she didn't need punch lines to ignite conflagrations of laughter. Elaine Stritch's originality blazed fiercely on Broadway 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z That minor miracle is Miss Lansbury and whether or not the musical is worth seeing — for it is extraordinarily tenuous — no connoisseur of the musical comedy can afford to miss Miss Lansbury’s performance. Angela Lansbury wins the lifetime achievement Tony. Read her Times reviews over the decades. 2022-06-12T04:00:00Z Hayes, on Broadway in 2010 in the musical comedy "Promises, Promises," said he generally doesn't get offered dramatic roles but doesn't mind. As God in 'An Act of God,' Sean Hayes has his OMG moment 2016-01-29T05:00:00Z Hitchcock also gave free rein to Doris Day, Stewart's co-star in the 1956 remake of The Man Who Knew Too Much, even though the role was a significant departure from her usual musical comedy. Alfred Hitchcock: from silent film director to inventor of modern horror 2012-06-15T21:55:07Z Universal Pictures' "Pitch Perfect 2," a musical comedy about an all-female a cappella group, will likely continue in a similar vein to its record-breaking debut grossing $69.2 million. Box Office: 'Tomorrowland' battles 'Pitch Perfect 2' at the top 2015-05-23T04:00:00Z After "Everyday Rapture" completes its Roundabout run, what's needed for this unique performer is a big new musical comedy. Sherie Rene Scott sings of 'Rapture' semi-stardom 2010-04-29T23:26:00Z Monteith, 29, plays naive high school football star Finn Hudson in the television musical comedy. "Glee" star Cory Monteith was teen drug addict 2011-06-23T19:33:22Z It couldn’t be further in tone from “Something Rotten!,” a show-biz romp set in Elizabethan England, in which two hapless rivals to Shakespeare invent musical comedy. The Tony Nominations: Kings, Queens, and Lesbian Cartoonists 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z Guys and Dolls National touring production of this classic musical comedy about gamblers, gangsters, showgirls and others in 1940s NYC. L.A. theater openings, April 12-19: 'Loopholes: A Pain in the I.R.S.' and more 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z But that’s where Sam, played by the R&B singer Chloe Bailey, finds herself to at the start of the musical comedy “Praise This.” ‘Praise This’ Review: An Unlikely Savior 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z Staged reading of a new musical comedy about a young Puritan in love with a vampire. L.A. theater openings, Aug. 17-24: 'Bulrusher' and more 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z He also recently wrapped a new musical comedy written by Richard Curtis set in a world where only one person can remember music by the Beatles. Danny Boyle exits Bond 25 over 'creative differences' 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z After more than three decades in development limbo, the absurdist musical comedy “Red Eye of Love,” adapted from Arnold Weinstein’s 1961 Off Broadway play of the same name, is finally getting its New York premiere. For ‘Red Eye of Love’ Musical, Curtain Will Finally Rise 2014-08-31T04:00:00Z Suddenly, a pleasant and polished but weightless musical comedy rises to transporting heights, and sweeps up your heart along with it. Review: Jessie Mueller Serves a Slice of Life (With Pie) in Sara Bareilles’s ‘Waitress’ 2016-04-24T04:00:00Z It actually built off of its “Glee” lead-in – the musical comedy was down 32 percent in the 18-to-49 category compared to last season’s premiere and fell to 8.9 million viewers. ArtsBeat Blog: 'New Girl' a New Hit for Fox in Its Debut 2011-09-21T19:45:27Z “The hardest thing in musical comedy is to be economical with my performance, to avoid being over-the-top for the sake of it,” Ms. Finneran said. Katie Finneran Takes on ‘Annie’ 2012-10-21T02:47:17Z "The Tourist" was nominated for the Golden Globe awards' best picture, best musical comedy actor and actress. Angelina Jolie praises Spanish food, art in Madrid 2010-12-16T20:06:09Z “The Book of Mormon” features book, music and lyrics by “South Park” creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone, and Robert Lopez, co-creator of the musical comedy “Avenue Q.” Tickets go on sale for ‘Book of Mormon’ 2014-06-07T04:00:00Z During the 1950s, she toured with a puppet theater, wrote musical comedies for television and worked as an actress and stage manager. Lina Wertmüller, Italian Director of Provocative Films, Dies at 93 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z The Cole Porter musical comedy “Anything Goes” exists to put a daffy grin on your face, and nothing in the sturdy new Arena Stage production is better at making that happen than Corbin Bleu. Review | Want to get away? ‘Anything Goes’ sails into silly high seas 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z Prime-Time Heartache “There’s so much to hate,” runs a memorable chorus from the perky new musical comedy “Nobody Loves You,” set behind the scenes in the supremely silly world of competitive reality television. Theater Review: ‘Nobody Loves You’ Spoofs Reality TV at Second Stage Theater 2013-07-19T02:00:14Z Lythgoe shows reinterpret panto — the British Christmas tradition dating to the 1700s of musical comedy that mixes classic fairy tales with modern pop songs. Lythgoe Family Productions betting on panto 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z For those of you who can't wait until Tenacious D's musical comedy festival this autumn, the Mighty Boosh reformed last week, after three years, to accompany the US singer-songwriter Beck on stage at the Barbican. Sarah Silverman's 'anal probe' tweet sparks political row 2013-07-10T13:49:04Z A musical comedy set in a fairytale medieval kingdom, Galavant is a bawdy, silly musical romp that manages to be wryly self-knowing and shamelessly campy the same time. “Galavant” star Mallory Jansen: “Ricky Gervais took one look at the script and was like, alright, I got this” 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z Winsome is the way to be in this broad yet elegant musical comedy, rebranded as “Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella” when it debuted on Broadway in 2013. ‘Cinderella,’ being what it wants to be 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z A writer-performer best known for the cult musical comedy “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” Bloom was standing at the base of Coney Island’s Cyclone, the 96-year-old wooden thrill ride designated as a landmark by American Coaster Enthusiasts. Rachel Bloom Enjoys the Ride 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z Not so in this musical comedy, which imagines — with an assist from Anne Hathaway, Shakespeare’s wife — what happens when Juliet goes on living without her Romeo. What to See on Broadway in October 2021-07-15T04:00:00Z “Muppets Most Wanted”: A new musical comedy about the world’s No. 1 criminal, Constantine, who happens to look exactly like Kermit the Frog. History, herons and heritage | Weekend Preview 2014-03-19T20:09:21Z The 44-week tour, which producers announced Wednesday, will take the dark musical comedy to cities around North America, but no additional stops have been confirmed yet. 'A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder' to launch national tour 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z So it is with Simon Moore and Jane Prowse's musical comedy about the enduring ties of friendship and song which pops up regularly in theatres across the country. Theatre picks of the week 2010-04-02T23:12:00Z Writer and actor Chris Grace says distilling every season of the weekly TV series into a night of musical comedy can feel overwhelming. Sex! Savagery! Singing! It's 'Game of Thrones' as musical parody 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z This “On the Town” makes you forget that such contrasting sensibilities could ever be considered irreconcilable, at least in the world of musical comedy. ‘On the Town' Revival Opens on Broadway 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z On the Twentieth Century Classic musical comedy about showbiz types aboard a luxury passenger train traveling between New York and Chicago. The week ahead in L.A. theater, July 30-Aug. 6: 'The Two Gentlemen of Verona' and more 2017-07-30T04:00:00Z A revival of the musical comedy “1776” will come to Broadway in the spring of 2021, the Roundabout Theater Company said Monday. The Musical ‘1776’ Will Return to Broadway in 2021 2019-05-06T04:00:00Z While Matilda prospered, though, he continued to ply the musical comedy circuit. Tim Minchin: the man who waltzed Matilda 2013-03-31T00:06:26Z The Western, the musical comedy, the sophisticated thriller are the Americans'. From the archive, 27 June 1967: The cinema according to François Truffaut 2012-06-27T06:30:00Z Murphy, who also created edgy high school musical comedy "Glee," and "American Horror Story", said "The New Normal" is very close to his heart. Gay TV show "New Normal" gives Republicans a voice 2012-09-25T21:00:31Z To bring in new and younger audiences, lower-priced weekend programmes for families are also planned, with themes such as musical comedy, India and New York. Distant notes 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z She also is a gifted interpreter of musical comedy. Deborah Voigt, Meet Ethel Merman 2010-07-22T19:27:00Z Last fall, Mr. Sher invited her into the city to audition for Eliza after he already considered “lots and lots and lots and lots of people,” he said, many of them prominent musical comedy stars. Lauren Ambrose Finally Gets Her Musical 2018-02-27T05:00:00Z Ms. Stritch initially landed a supporting role in Coward’s musical comedy, but he became so smitten with her talent that he kept changing the script until it essentially became a star vehicle for her. Elaine Stritch, vivid stage and screen personality, dies at 89 Don’t Hug Me, We’re Married The Group Rep presents the world premiere of this musical comedy about a double wedding in a small Minnesota town. L.A. theater openings, Sept. 28-Oct. 5: 'The Call of Cthulhu' and more 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z When the wimples start quivering, the pinched mouths break into sunbeam smiles, and the nuns start rocking to raise the Gothic rafters, all’s right in the kingdom of musical comedy at “Sister Act.” | 'Sister Act': Different Church, More Sequins 2011-04-21T02:30:24Z Einstein Is a Dummy Family-friendly musical comedy imagines the legendary physicist’s days as a young schoolboy. L.A. theater openings, March 1-8: 'Circles' and more 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z The starry revival of the classic musical comedy, which won the Tony Award for best new musical in 1958, includes six Tony winners and 21 cast members making their Broadway debuts. ‘The Music Man’ hopes to lead Broadway out of winter woes 2022-02-09T05:00:00Z Ms. Flanders, the daughter of half the British musical comedy duo Flanders and Swann and a niece of the journalist Andrew Cockburn, was then a history and women’s studies major at Barnard. At Home With Elizabeth Streb and Laura Flanders: At Home With Elizabeth Streb and Laura Flanders 2011-12-14T23:55:37Z The chorus is also injecting extra levity into the tribute, with a skit about a local Beatles fan club in the 1960s, from the musical comedy group Captain Smartypants. Seattle Men's Chorus salutes the Beatles in weekend shows 2012-03-30T00:08:04Z This would be depressing, in the cute musical comedy manner, were it not for the constant presence of the upbeat Mr. Rossmer, who narrates the story from a happier place a year later. Review: Going From Schlub to Slick in ‘The Other Josh Cohen’ 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z Or How I Started the Iraq War,” an important, cunning, rock-solid musical comedy with a terrible title, the mistakes start there. Review: ‘Who’s Your Baghdaddy?,’ on the Difference Between Credible and Reliable Intelligence 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z Southern California premiere of this musical comedy about two Shakespearean-era brothers who set about staging the very first musical. The week ahead in L.A. theater, Nov. 5-12: 'Something Rotten!,' 'Spamilton' and more 2017-11-05T04:00:00Z The franchise is back with this clever musical comedy about the world’s No. 1 criminal, Constantine, who happens to look exactly like Kermit the Frog. The Week Ahead: ‘Muppets Most Wanted’ Edible Book Festival, and ‘High Society’ on tap 2014-03-19T21:53:14Z "We are writing a Britney Spears episode," Ryan Murphy, creator of the hit musical comedy TV show, told celebrity news show Entertainment Tonight. Britney Spears getting a "Glee"-full makeover 2010-07-09T18:52:00Z The actor is expected to guest star in the upcoming second season of the Fox TV musical comedy "Glee". Michigan pair convicted in John Stamos extortion plot 2010-07-15T22:47:00Z The new musical comedy is billed as “a story of self-discovery, acceptance and celebration.” ‘Transparent’ Musical Highlights Center Theater Group Season 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z In the early days of the 2003 Broadway production of the puppet-filled musical comedy “Avenue Q,” the show’s low budget meant the puppeteers had to put their charges through quick changes. The Museum of Broadway Is Open. Here Are 10 Highlights. 2022-11-29T05:00:00Z This makes all the sweeter its celebration of the privilege, for just a couple of hours, of living inside that improbable paradise called a musical comedy. | 'The Book of Mormon' : Missionary Men With Confidence in Sunshine 2011-03-25T02:30:32Z The tale of an exploited minor, even a laughing, skipping, giddily complicit one, is no longer considered a proper subject for musical comedy. Updated 'Gigi' still a relic of its era 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z The Canadian musical comedy “Stage Fright” unveils its lone showstopping number early on, as a bus full of kids pulls into theater camp: the one place they aren’t outcasts. Movie Review: In ‘Stage Fright,’ a Killer at Theater Camp 2014-05-09T00:52:10Z O’Malley was offered the role of Bill Gates in the new musical comedy “Nerds,” which was slated for Broadway. Rory O'Malley's comic road to King George in 'Hamilton' started in Burbank 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z The role made her a star, and she played the lead in the musical comedy “Bloomer Girl” the next year. Celeste Holm, Witty Character Actress, Dies at 95 2012-07-15T23:39:43Z The overly farsighted seer predicts it will be musical comedy. Review: ‘Something Rotten!,’ an Over-the-Top Take on Shakespeare 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z Still, her rebellion, in the form of short shorts, gay dabbling and hand-painted protest signs, hews closely to the musical comedy handbook. Review: ‘Jagged Little Pill’ Breaks the Jukebox Musical Mold 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z With the exception of NBC's musical comedy "Smash" in the best comedy series category, no new network comedies managed to break into key races, which Hibberd attributed to a "disappointing" fall season. 'Homeland' leads old favorites in Golden Globes TV race 2012-12-13T21:42:53Z Set in 1960, this musical comedy is set in the heart of a family living through changing times. This week's new theatre 2010-12-04T00:07:00Z These and other minor changes smartly align the material with our more enlightened times, when a lighthearted musical comedy about a girl being trained to trade sex for creature comforts would naturally raise eyebrows. Vanessa Hudgens in a Squeaky Clean ‘Gigi’ on Broadway 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z “With an exclamation mark, it becomes fun. And what better way to treat a show about making the world’s first musical comedy?” Broadway Shows Get the Point! Again! 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z Ms. Midler’s brand of saucy musical comedy paved the way for Ms. Ebersole, who happens to be from Winnetka, Ill. On Monday, Wednesday through Sept. 13, and Sept. 17 and 18 at 7 p.m.; Pop, Rock & Cabaret Listings for Sept. 5-11 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z And Ms. Murphy, perhaps the most sophisticated practitioner of musical comedy alive, does the part full justice. | 'Anyone Can Whistle': Sondheim Tribute to Politics and Other Craziness 2010-04-10T00:20:00Z Will Adamsdale's musical comedy is the latest from a man whose work includes the Perrier Award-winning Jackson's Way and the dystopian comedy, The Receipt. This week's new theatre 2013-03-16T06:00:14Z But as it progressed, it became so much more than a musical comedy. Lea Michele on 'Glee' finale: 'It became so much more than a musical comedy' 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z Photograph: Murdo Macleod For a long time, musical comedy was the embarrassing uncle of stand-up, left dancing badly by itself when comedy was declared the new rock'n'roll. Edinburgh fringe comedy roundup 2010-08-14T23:05:00Z So that’s what we did — a Broadway musical comedy revue every week. Carol Burnett Talks About Her Show and a New Award 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z The original 1955 production of William Inge’s “Bus Stop,” with Kim Stanley, is on her résumé, as is the musical comedy “Call Me Madam,” in which she understudied none other than Ethel Merman. Elaine Stritch: There was nothing like this dame There are nights lately at the August Wilson Theater when the audience feels, to the creators of the musical comedy “Mean Girls,” like it’s full of Gretchens. Finding New Meaning in ‘Mean Girls’ 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z For most of its existence, whether called an opera, an operetta, a light opera or a musical comedy, has been a source of scholarly contention. Kelsey Grammer and Christine Ebersole take the L.A. Opera stage for 'Candide' 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z Thus was born not just a group but also a genre: rock musical comedy. Remembering Jerry Leiber, the 'Hound Dog' Poet of Rock 'n' Roll 2011-08-24T06:10:00Z Not only is she in a hit television show, “The Good Wife” on CBS, but she is also playing a dramatic role, after years of doing comedy and musical comedy. Main Course: ?I Was Never Beautiful? 2011-04-15T21:29:58Z Elder is acting in the new HBO series “The Gilded Age,” as well as the recent revival of Stephen Sondheim’s musical comedy “Company,” in which LuPone is also performing. A stranger bought this Broadway star a ticket years ago when he couldn’t afford it. They just reunited. 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z With all things Clinton back in the news, a recent musical comedy about the former president will be heading to New York next month as part of the annual New York Musical Theatre Festival. Musical about Bill Clinton coming to New York 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z Feldstein's replacement, Michele, is best known for starring on "Glee," the TV musical comedy that ran from 2009-2015 and saw her rack up award nominations from two Golden Globe nominations to three Teen Choice nods. Why "Funny Girl" matters: a breakdown of the revival's casting issues 2022-07-11T04:00:00Z A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder Tony-winning musical comedy about a distant relative who seeks to eliminate his competition for the family fortune. The week ahead in L.A. theater, Nov. 26-Dec. 3: 'Pang!' at 24th Street Theatre and more 2017-11-26T05:00:00Z In all the vaudeville acts we had and the musical comedies we did together, Delly was the one that was the shining light and I was just there pushing away.” ‘The Astaires,’ by Kathleen Riley 2012-06-01T22:36:06Z Jack O’Brien’s staging showcases the depth of Lane’s gift for musical comedy, and nuanced pathos. Glitz, girl power vie for 2013 Tonys in a bumpy season 2013-06-08T15:42:35Z Stephen Sondheim and his allies were infusing the genre with shadowy new depths and brooding purpose, while “Jesus Christ Superstar” isn’t a musical comedy at all but a self-serious pop-operatic passion play. Critic?s Notebook: ?Jesus Christ Superstar? and ?Camelot? at Stratford 2011-08-29T21:59:36Z Danny Boyle’s musical comedy “Yesterday” will have its world premiere on the closing night of the Tribeca Film Festival this year, organizers announced Thursday. ‘Yesterday’ to Premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z A musical comedy that delights in the pun, the groaner and the quick aside, the show is sometimes far from great. | 'Iron Curtain': ?Iron Curtain? at Baruch Performing Arts - Review 2011-11-16T22:59:30Z Showtime developed Crazy Ex Girlfriend as a half-hour musical comedy but passed after seeing the pilot. The CW isn't going to mess with success 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z He also co-starred in a musical comedy for Radio 4 called I Think I've Got a Problem, with the late Bob Monkhouse. Suggs lands role in Radio 4 play 2011-05-09T13:03:52Z And in case you thought the musical comedy triple threat was his own personal superpower, he is pretty sure it’s empathy. Zachary Levi of ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ Embraces His Inner Geek 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z Corden's new TV gig was immediately felt on Broadway, where a 2015 revival of Stephen Sondheim's musical comedy "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" was postponed. CBS names James Corden to replace Craig Ferguson 2014-09-08T04:00:00Z Henry Hitchings, writing in The Standard, said the musical comedy was "clever" and "gloriously stylish". City of Angels returns to London 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z The snippets from musical comedy recordings between scenes impose quotation marks on Mr. Bradshaw’s script that push it into obvious irony. | 'Burning' : Thomas Bradshaw?s ?Burning? at Acorn Theater - Review 2011-11-15T03:18:36Z “Everybody!” declares Buster Moon in this animated musical comedy. Holiday Movie Release Schedule 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z Reviewing the movie in The New York Times, Vincent Canby wrote that it “looks and sounds like a musical comedy from which the songs have been removed.” Review: Con Men in Tap Shoes Lay Down ‘The Sting’ 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z Harris was also a Tony award-winning stage actor who won best actress trophies for her roles in the musical comedies On a Clear Day You Can See Forever and The Apple Tree. Barbara Harris, Nashville and Freaky Friday actor, dies at 83 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z The instrument's inherent comic potential means that it's still par for the course in musical comedy, too. Hey, what's that sound: Ukulele 2010-08-17T14:19:00Z For "A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder," homicidal ambition is the mother of musical comedy invention. 'A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder' kills it at the Ahmanson 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z It was the only Broadway musical comedy in memory to be based on a classic fable by the 18th-century philosopher Voltaire. Theater preview: The fall and rise of 'Candide' 2010-05-20T20:13:00Z Yet it is, in its way, the distilled essence of that venerable national institution, the musical comedy. ‘Freestyle Love Supreme’ Review: Hip-Hop Saves the World 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z Some of the popularity of these artists, who still fall under the hopelessly vague yet somehow enduring term of alternative comedy, may be a function of the decline of contemporary musical comedy. Instead of Killer Punchlines, Killer Choruses 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z A much-beloved modern fable with a sardonic twist, “Groundhog Day” has the narrative makings of a successful musical comedy. With a heroic performance by its injured star, 'Groundhog Day' limps through opening night 2017-04-18T04:00:00Z The musical comedy and nightclub star Dolores Gray is a favorite source. John Epperson Returns, in ‘Lypsinka! The Trilogy’ 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z But listen hard and you can detect Mr. Sondheim’s gifts for acrobatic rhythm and rhyme and teasing pastiches that both mock and embrace classic musical comedy forms. Two Sides of Sondheim in the Berkshires 2010-07-06T21:36:00Z Set to have its premiere on Halloween, this mockumentary web series is an action musical comedy about a group of vampire slayers fighting a sinister bloodsucking syndicate threatening chaos in New York City. Slashers, Zombies, Demons and Other Good Company 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z His marriage to Ms. Andrews, the Academy Award-winning musical comedy star, sprouted a year after his divorce. Blake Edwards, Prolific Comedy Director, Dies at 88 2010-12-16T20:39:02Z Sibling Audrey - also named after a character in "Little Shop of Horrors," a musical comedy about a blood-thirsty plant - is expected to follow suit in eight to 10 days. Twin putrid 'corpse' flowers causing a blooming stink 2014-06-23T04:00:00Z “Kiss Me, Kate” is a lively, lusty musical comedy, and the Shakespeare Theatre Company’s big, new staging takes a very fine straight-arrow approach. Shakespeare Theatre throws a musical punch with ‘Kiss Me, Kate’ 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z They are part of the improv ensemble Baby Wants Candy, whose recent shows include the “Hamilton”-inspired “Shamilton,” a fully improvised musical comedy now running in Chicago. Sex! Savagery! Singing! It's 'Game of Thrones' as musical parody 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Ancient Rome is the setting for this classic musical comedy featuring songs by Stephen Sondheim. The week ahead in L.A. theater, Nov. 12-19: Four Larks' 'Undine,' 'Chasing Mem'ries' and more 2017-11-12T05:00:00Z Smith, who rocked the literary establishment while still in college with a partial manuscript for “White Teeth,” opens her fifth novel to the toe-tapping tunes of Fred Astaire’s 1936 musical comedy “Swing Time.” ‘Swing Time’: Zadie Smith’s sweeping novel about friendship, race and class 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z A national tour of the show, a musical comedy about a disinherited Briton who murders his relatives to claim the family’s wealth, is underway; the musical is currently playing at the Kennedy Center in Washington. 'Gentleman's Guide' Kills It in Final Week on Broadway 1456-03-29T05:00:00Z If threats to the environment have you rattled, a musical comedy in which a plant triumphs may be just the ticket. 13 Plays and Musicals to Go to in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z In Tom Wojtunik’s highly polished production, this musical comedy and its cast are pretty lovable, too. New York Musical Theater Festival Report: 'Cloned!' 2014-07-11T04:00:00Z “They really wanted the show to be lighter and funnier than in previous incarnations. They wanted me to write something more tuneful, more musical comedy.” For ‘Red Eye of Love’ Musical, Curtain Will Finally Rise 2014-08-31T04:00:00Z First Date A man and woman's dinner date unfolds in real time in the Southern California premiere of this musical comedy. L.A. theater openings, Sept. 13-20: 'One Man, Two Guvnors' and more 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z The big voice and dramatic flair that served Wanda Imasuen well as a community organizer are turning out to translate nicely to another stage: musical comedy. Cut, Baste, Stitch, Sing! 2011-06-21T21:44:31Z But Bartholomew Fair, with its parade of comic and colourful characters from every social strata of Jacobean London, seems the perfect material for a boisterous musical comedy. Just add tunes 2010-04-15T13:07:00Z Once Upon a Mattress Musical Theatre West offers this staged reading of this classic musical comedy. The week ahead in L.A. theater, Nov. 19-26: 'Resolving Hedda' and more 2017-11-19T05:00:00Z When high art clashes with showbiz in a musical comedy, guess which wins? Review: Musical Triplets: 'The Band Wagon' Times Three 2014-11-16T05:00:00Z Once Upon a Mattress Musical Theatre West offers a staged reading this classic musical comedy. The week ahead in L.A. theater, Nov. 12-19: Four Larks' 'Undine,' 'Chasing Mem'ries' and more 2017-11-12T05:00:00Z So the best place to catch him in action this year is at Latitude, where he appears in multiple guises, straddling stand-up, theatre, musical comedy, film and chat. 13 reasons why this year's festival season will be unlucky for none 2013-05-10T23:00:04Z Mr. Lloyd Webber transformed this into a musical comedy, complete with a hula-hoop set piece and a party scene with a whip-wielding dominatrix among its blandishments. ArtsBeat: Lloyd Webber’s New Musical to Close in London 2014-02-25T16:31:45Z “His transitions are brilliantly paced, he has a great theatrical understanding, and I think he will bring a new sensibility to musical comedy, just as Jerome Robbins did.” Christopher Wheeldon Directs ‘An American in Paris’ for Broadway 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z Matthew Weaver and Chris D'Arienzo, the creators of the musical "Rock of Ages," are developing a musical comedy with a working title of "Dancing With Myself." Katie Couric to launch new Web show for Yahoo, ABC 2012-04-25T20:04:12Z “Let’s try to imbue every frame with that balance of cartoon violence and satire, parody, meta-humor, musical comedy and sometimes quasi-ish educational content.” ‘Animaniacs’ Is Back, Still Zany and Totally Insane-y 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z In real life, the biggest box-office hit of 1947 was musical comedy Welcome Stranger, starring Bing Crosby as a singing doctor. Sex, lies and celluloid: how realistic is Netflix's drama Hollywood? 2020-05-21T04:00:00Z Is the work a musical comedy, an operetta or an opera? 'Candide' is revisited in a playfully imaginative staging by Long Beach Opera 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z And Logo airs back-to-back “Sister Act” movies, for five hours of Whoopi Goldberg’s convent antics and musical comedy. What’s on TV Thursday: ‘Orphan Black’ and ‘Sister Act’ 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z An admired conductor of both Wagner and contemporary works – he led the premiere of Pelléas et Mélisande, which Debussy dedicated to him – he also wrote a clutch of operas, ballets, operettas and musical comedies. Fortunio – review 2013-07-11T17:43:00Z Instead, I thought about Glee – the musical comedy from Fox that became more tedious and ludicrous as time went on. 11.22.63: Stephen King's series about a time-traveller up against JFK's assassination is a long-haul treat 2016-02-15T05:00:00Z Tenacious D have confirmed details of the musical comedy event Festival Supreme, to be staged this October. Russell Brand to tour mosques and synagogues with new comedy show 2013-06-11T15:52:08Z His last credit was as associate producer on “Tricks,” a musical comedy produced by Mr. Levin that ran for five previews and eight performances in January 1973. Biff Liff, Broadway Manager and Powerhouse Agent, Dies at 96 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z Avenue Q People and puppets search for love and success in this off-color musical comedy; not appropriate for children under 16. The week ahead in L.A. theater, Nov. 5-12: 'Something Rotten!,' 'Spamilton' and more 2017-11-05T04:00:00Z Throughout a career that lasted, incredibly, into his 90s, he sang a wide variety of repertory stretching from musical comedy to Monteverdi and Stravinsky. Hugues Cu?nod obituary 2010-12-08T19:10:00Z In a statement, Fox Entertainment Chairman Kevin Reilly said "Glee" continues to break new ground as a rare successful TV musical comedy. Fox TV renews 'Glee' for 2 more seasons 2013-04-19T19:58:16Z She also starred on stage in the musical comedy Annie Get Your Gun. Patti Page – singer of Tennessee Waltz – dies at 85 2013-01-02T22:58:10Z How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying The classic musical comedy about an ambitious young man’s swift climb up the corporate ladder. L.A. theater openings, March 8-15: 'Lifeboat' and more 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z Now Noon's back, in cowgirl gear and hoisting a rifle, playing one of the biggest guns in Broadway musical comedy: Wild West show sharpshooter Annie Oakley. 3 feel-good musicals coming to Seattle-area stages 2011-11-03T20:03:12Z A year of rewrites later, "Glee" was born as a television musical comedy. The nice guy who puts the mean into 'Glee' 2010-10-23T00:12:00Z At each show, the two interview a couple and turn their story into a one-act musical comedy. A 36-Hour Guide to Gay Pride Weekend in New York 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z After college, he wrote plays and musical comedies. In His New Novel, Ben Winters Dares to Mix Slavery and Sci-Fi 2016-07-04T04:00:00Z Though true to the catch-as-catch-can tradition of '20s musical comedy, "Shuffle Along" did something radical that was instantly assimilated: It infused jazz into the sound of Broadway. How 'Shuffle Along' director George C. Wolfe brought back the 1921 show that changed Broadway forever 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z The lanky, ebullient musical comedy star delighted American audiences over almost 5,000 performances as the scheming Dolly Levi in “Hello, Dolly” on Broadway and beyond. Broadway legend Carol Channing has died at age 97 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z These are interesting sidelights, although they do not change our basic understanding of a partnership forged by two theater veterans who did not want “anything that ‘looks like a good musical comedy.’ Review | The secret to Rodgers and Hammerstein’s remarkable partnership 2018-04-03T04:00:00Z “I’m so excited to share with movie audiences this wonderful musical comedy featuring our stellar cast, amazing orchestra and incredible creative team,” Marshall said in a statement. ‘Anything Goes’ to steam into U.S. movie theaters in spring 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z Which, this being a musical comedy, happily parallels a performer unbending into the liberation of good old, show-off showbiz. ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ Review: Jonathan Groff Feeds the Beast 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z The third episode, “How to Deal With Your Ex,” features Rachel Bloom, a creator and star of the TV musical comedy “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.” Bunny Michael Is a Rapper and Meme Maker 2018-08-15T04:00:00Z The show was a welcome reminder of the importance of dance to musical comedy and its capacity to sweep you up and carry you halfway to heaven. Review: ‘All Dancing! All Singing! Irving Berlin in Hollywood,’ a Lighter-Than-Air Revue 2015-05-05T04:00:00Z You see, for me, New York was synonymous with Broadway, which was synonymous with musical comedy. How a Jerry Herman Song Called a Future Critic to New York 2019-12-27T05:00:00Z For a bit of theatrical hoopla – literally – head for the Bush, for whom comedian Russell Kane has written a new musical comedy. This week's new theatre 2010-07-23T23:06:00Z At the moment for “Dave,” the world-premiere musical comedy at Arena Stage, that lofty goal remains an admirable aspiration, and one that ultimately may be reached. Review | Despite top-notch cast and crew, ‘Dave’ dissolves into camp by second act 2018-07-30T04:00:00Z “King of Kong: A Musical Parody“ is a fast-paced musical comedy following two men on their quest to hold the Donkey Kong video game high score. Last Year’s Fringe Festival Successes Look Back 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z This gleefully profane musical comedy about a pair of Mormon missionaries seeking converts in Uganda is not for the prim. The Broadway Shows to See Now 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z In part, that’s because the movie was satirizing something that didn’t exist: the takeover of musical comedy by pretentious directors and choreographers. Review: Musical Triplets: 'The Band Wagon' Times Three 2014-11-16T05:00:00Z Empire Burlesque Staged reading of a new vaudeville-style musical comedy about the Spanish-American War. L.A. theater openings, Aug. 16-23: 'Assassins,' 'Fences' and more 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z The musical comedy will move to the satellite channel after Channel 4 walked away from rights negotiations to broadcast the show last month. Sky confirms Glee deal for autumn 2011-06-13T09:35:21Z “Night Music,” based on Ingmar Bergman’s 1955 “Smiles of a Summer Night,” is musical comedy in its emotionally richest manifestation. Review | Signature opens season with ‘A Little Night Music,’ one of Sondheim’s precious gems 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z Guys and Dolls The classic musical comedy based on Damon Runyan's tales of gamblers, gangsters, showgirls and others in 1940s NYC. L.A. theater openings, Aug. 23-30: 'Climax' and more 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z As Daniel Mark Epstein notes in his engrossing biography, she used “the American revival meeting’s dramatic structure to create a fluid form of religious theater that resembled, in all but content, a musical comedy.” Theater Review: ‘Scandalous: The Life and Trials of Aimee Semple McPherson’ 2012-11-16T03:00:13Z In a lot of musical comedy, there are a lot of clever turns of phrase, a lot of pop culture references, and that wasn’t my jam. Rachel Bloom on 'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend' and Flipping the Bechdel Test on Its Head 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z But in musical comedy – at least among its stars – such metamorphoses happen less frequently than you might expect. ArtsBeat: Theater Talkback: A Master Class With Christine Ebersole, a Singer of Many Voices 2011-01-26T21:21:57Z Newell, who identifies both as nonbinary and gender fluid, plays a fiercely self-reliant whiskey distiller in “Shucked,” which is a country-scored, pun-rich musical comedy about a small farming community whose corn crop begins mysteriously dying. Alex Newell becomes first out nonbinary performer to win a Tony Award for best featured actor in a musical. 2023-06-11T04:00:00Z The screwball musical comedy, about three Navy men on 24-hour shore leave in New York City, unfolds the romantic mishaps of six major characters against the backdrop of a madcap midcentury metropolis pulsating with possibility. Review | ‘On the Town’ is off its mark in fumbling production 2018-06-25T04:00:00Z You don’t often see a musical comedy in which a transgender man and the woman he fancies sing about their mutual attraction — and agree the man shouldn’t have a sex-change operation. ‘Stu for Silverton’ sings about small-town tolerance 2013-07-24T01:37:24Z When it comes to writing "Glee," the hit musical comedy on Fox, the three creators of the show — Brennan, Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk — each play a different role. The nice guy who puts the mean into 'Glee' 2010-10-23T00:12:00Z “He walked me through how to do a musical comedy,” Paul says, getting advice that included making sure any big clever ideas will actually work in sync with the tunes. Impossible dream: young director brings musicals to Shakespeare Co. 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z As in musical comedies dating at least to the 1940s, Dawn and Becky embark upon romances that provide comic diversion from the more weighty travails of Jenna. Review: Jessie Mueller Serves a Slice of Life (With Pie) in Sara Bareilles’s ‘Waitress’ 2016-04-24T04:00:00Z While the plot is implausible, that's not an insurmountable problem in musical comedy. ArtsBeat: New York Musical Theater Festival Report: 'How Deep Is the Ocean?' 2012-07-20T23:00:49Z A musical comedy about six teenage choir members who meet their ends when a roller coaster goes off the rails does not sound like a recipe for heavenly delight. What’s New in NYC Theater 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z Brennan got her first big role on the New York stage in the musical comedy “Little Mary Sunshine.” ‘Clue’ Actress Eileen Brennan Dies at 80 2013-07-30T20:34:25Z “Something Rotten” is a musical comedy about two Renaissance writers who, unable to compete with William Shakespeare on his own terms, invent the first musical. ‘Something Rotten' may skip Seattle en route to Broadway 2014-12-13T05:00:00Z He was also in a supper club dance team with Wendy Toye, who became a successful musical comedy choreographer and director. Frederic Franklin, Inventive Ballet Star, Dies at 98 2013-05-05T17:58:24Z The guys in “On-Gaku” may be new to the stage, but this droll musical comedy tops the charts. ‘On-Gaku: Our Sound’ Review: They Will Rock You 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z But Lynch, who plays scheming cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester on the Fox musical comedy and who is also nominated for her second Emmy, said she would largely be playing herself at the award show. Emmy show aims for laughs, including for the dead 2011-08-06T01:30:21Z It factors into tragedies, verse dramas, even musical comedies like “Call Me Madam,” with its jolly number “Can You Use Any Money Today?” From ‘Camp David’ to ‘Oslo,’ Forging Drama from Diplomacy 2017-04-05T04:00:00Z A rare treat for lovers of opera, operetta and Broadway musical comedy, this is also one of the finest undertakings of artistic honcho David Armstrong's 5th Avenue tenure. Review: A soaring, witty 'Candide' at 5th Avenue 2010-05-28T21:42:00Z Recently, Lohan was the host of NBC's sketch comedy show "Saturday Night Live" and made a guest appearance on Fox's hit TV musical comedy "Glee." Lindsay Lohan taken to hospital after car crash 2012-06-08T21:38:13Z And I was, thankfully, wrong: After a season that won a Golden Globe for Ms. Bloom but relatively low ratings, this musical comedy, whose season finale airs Monday night, will be back for another season. ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’: Everything It Promised, and Then Some 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z Burnham tapped into the pandemic zeitgeist while mounting a musical comedy that portrayed his own unraveling mind. Does a Comedian Really Need an Audience? 2022-06-01T04:00:00Z Mr. Leigh’s last original contribution was the music for “Ain’t Broadway Grand,” a musical comedy about the producer Mike Todd, which ran for three weeks at the Lunt-Fontanne Theater in 1993. Mitch Leigh, ‘Man of La Mancha’ Composer, Dies at 86 2014-03-16T15:38:15Z Three decades later, Crystal too is in his 70s, and in the new musical comedy “Mr. Saturday Night,” which opened on Wednesday night, he slips much more naturally into Buddy’s skin. Review: Billy Crystal Carries the Tune in ‘Mr. Saturday Night’ 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z A frothy musical comedy from Weimar Germany, starring an actress whose unexpected death at 31 may have been a Gestapo murder. Why Do Some Films Get Restored and Others Languish? A MoMA Series Holds Clues. 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z Unchecked enthusiasm is not always an asset in musical comedy, despite the genre’s reputation for wholesale peppiness. Review: ‘Something Rotten!,’ an Over-the-Top Take on Shakespeare 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z What rhymes with “limited Broadway run”? After a successful stint Off Broadway, this hip-hop musical comedy, improvised anew each night, moves uptown. 13 Plays and Musicals to Go to in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z Forever Plaid Hit musical comedy about an ill-fated 1950s-era vocal group that returns from beyond to perform a concert. L.A. theater openings, Feb. 12-19: 'Forever Plaid' and more 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z Even though such ludicrous appropriations are authentic to the setting, a musical comedy need not be a documentary. Review: Even With Hugh Jackman, ‘The Music Man’ Goes Flat 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z “The Book of Mormon,” a musical comedy from the creators of “South Park” that gleefully teeters between outrageous and offensive, has gone even further. As Broadway Returns, Shows Rethink and Restage Depictions of Race 2021-10-23T04:00:00Z Light-years from Broadway, Aunt Peg’s Lily Playhouse offers cookie-cutter musical comedies written on the fly for working-class folk. Review | In Elizabeth Gilbert’s ‘City of Girls,’ a young woman discovers the joys of sex 2019-06-03T04:00:00Z It’s as if PBS got into the musical comedy biz. Tony winner ‘Gentleman’s Guide’ is good but not a killer 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z Romantic musical comedy set in 1930s New York featuring a book by Ken Ludwig and classic songs by George and Ira Gershwin. All of the L.A. arts events and exhibitions to check out this fall 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z As one who grew up playing the clarinet, Babbitt had a deep and abiding interest in jazz and musical comedy. Milton Babbitt obituary 2011-01-30T18:29:19Z The show, which opened in April 2015, centered on two Elizabethan playwrights who, in trying to compete with William Shakespeare, end up pioneering musical comedy. ‘Something Rotten!’ to Close in January 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z The Omnichord is not an instrument you often see in musical comedy. This week's new live comedy 2011-04-01T23:06:01Z The show, which is having its world premiere here at Berkeley Repertory Theatre, boldly transfigures the whimsical charms of Jean-Pierre Jeunet's movie into sparkling musical comedy. 'Amélie's' magical bread crumbs lead to storybook ending in musical's Berkeley premiere 2015-09-23T04:00:00Z In this delight of a musical comedy, the dancing is integrated from beginning to end as the movement switches between hip-hop and musical-theater forms. There’s Great Dance on Broadway. Hello, Tony Awards? 2019-05-29T04:00:00Z On the Twentieth Century Musical Theatre West offers a staged reading of this classic musical comedy about showbiz types aboard a luxury train. L.A. theater openings, May 8-15: 'The Day Shall Declare It' and more 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z Renoir’s 1954 musical comedy, French Cancan, immortalized these women of the night and how they found stardom at the hand of a nightclub proprietor looking to profit. Buxom and Doomed: The Odd Marriage of Opera and Anna Nicole 2013-09-27T14:09:14Z His is musical theatre – like plays with music – not musical comedy, and there's a big difference. Is Stephen Sondheim the Shakespeare of musical theatre? | Michael Ball 2010-03-29T15:41:00Z Nunsense A group of nuns stages a variety show/fundraiser in this musical comedy. L.A. theater openings, Dec. 6-13: Cirque du Soleil's 'Kurios' and more 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z Now, for the biggest movie surprise of the night: the “Grand Budapest Hotel” win for best musical comedy over “Birdman.” What the Globes Say About the Oscars (and 'Grand Budapest') 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z After enjoying record-breaking success in London, producer Whoopi Goldberg brings the divine musical comedy to the New York stage in the spring of 2011. Whoopi Goldberg to bring 'Sister Act' to Broadway 2010-07-08T22:01:00Z The musical comedy temporarily closed Jan. 10, and had planned to reopen on March 14, but later postponed its reopening until April 14. ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ to Close on Broadway, After Reopening 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z "It's not a show that extends the boundaries of the form, but one that simply, and happily, takes us back to the all-but-lost era of musical comedy." Dirty Rotten Scoundrels 'entertains' 2014-04-03T11:09:18Z The musical comedy, which counts Elizabeth Banks among its producers, focuses on the competitive world of college a cappella. Funny women flourish in female-written comedies 2012-09-28T13:37:10Z But unlike Fish’s “Oklahoma!” — in which the dialogue and score were left intact — “Most Happy in Concert” works so hard to be new for newness’ sake that it feels like open season on musical comedy. Review: ‘The Most Happy Fella,’ Sliced, Diced and None Too Pleased 2021-08-08T04:00:00Z Honeymoon in Vegas," he explains: "I wanted to write my version of an old-fashioned musical comedy. Songwriter Jason Robert Brown revisits tough times 2013-03-29T12:59:08Z Comedy is hard, and unfortunately that’s how it looks as too many actors stretch for funny voices and silly walks in this classic backstage musical comedy. Musical ‘Dogfight’ has bite, while ‘Kiss Me, Kate’ lacks affection 2015-08-26T04:00:00Z Some 8.3 million people watched the quirky musical comedy on Tuesday. Fox's "New Girl" invited to stay for full TV season 2011-09-28T22:08:31Z Brennan got her first big role on the New York stage in the musical comedy "Little Mary Sunshine." 'Clue' actress Eileen Brennan dies at 80 2013-07-30T20:40:16Z What, I should skip over one of my favorites—a dark, empathic musical comedy about toxic femininity and mental illness—just because the first few episodes of the final season were imperfect? I Love Top Ten Lists 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z His Broadway directing debut, in 1936, was an adaptation of his hit Berlin operetta “White Horse Inn” with a cast of 145 — no wonder he was nicknamed “the Ziegfeld of the German musical comedy stage.” Shakespeare, Swing and Louis Armstrong. So What Went Wrong? 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z McPhail, who directed the delightful Christmas zombie high-school musical comedy “Anna and the Apocalypse,” has left all sense of whimsy, humor and creative innovation behind when it comes to “Dear David.” Review: Based on a viral Twitter thread, 'Dear David' makes for vapid 'content,' not a real movie 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z Victoria Wood was the queen of musical comedy, and Gareth was our legend. Crash tragedy comedian honoured with Fringe award 2023-08-26T04:00:00Z In July 2019, she shared a photo of herself posing to reveal a small tattoo along her thigh, which read “Finn,” a reference to Monteith’s jock-turned-gleek character on their Fox musical comedy. Lea Michele honors Cory Monteith a decade after boyfriend and co-star's death 2023-07-13T04:00:00Z Block and Creel perform the scene to musical comedy perfection. Review: The Tony-nominated 'Into the Woods' revival — maybe the best in my lifetime — lands in L.A. 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z Producer David Stone credited the musical’s writers for penning a magic trick, calling “Kimberly Akimbo” a “musical comedy about the fragility of life, so healing and so profound and joyous that is almost impossible.” Tony Awards telecast makes inclusive history and puts on quite a show despite Hollywood strike 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z Directed by Luke Sheppard and choreographed by Jennifer Weber, the production turns a clever musical comedy into a joyfully irresistible rave. Ranking this year's Tony best musical nominees from worst to best 2023-06-11T04:00:00Z For Larry Gelbart’s “City of Angels,” a musical comedy thriller about private eyes, moviemaking and Hollywood romance, he came up with 46 scene changes — one every three or four minutes. Robin Wagner dies; visionary set designer dressed up Broadway 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z ‘Stretchmarks! A MOMentous Playdate in Ma Ma Land’ at Loft Ensemble Theatrical troupe the Momma Drama celebrates all things maternal in this heartwarming musical comedy. Looking for something fun to do this Mother's Day weekend? Check out our top 10 picks 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z “Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies” is a musical comedy series that serves as a prequel to the movie “Grease.” What to watch with your kids: ‘Chevalier’ and more 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z The duo also worked on Broadway, writing the music and lyrics for “Promises, Promises,” the long-running 1968 hit musical comedy whose book was written by Neil Simon. Composer Burt Bacharach has died 2023-02-09T05:00:00Z “Spirited” is a creative musical comedy based on Charles Dickens’s classic holiday story “A Christmas Carol.” What to watch with your kids: ‘Spirited’ and more 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z “Sherman’s Showcase,” a musical comedy tribute to Black culture, is back. The Climate’s Improved Future 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z Paramount Pictures is working on a live-action musical comedy about slave trade reparations; it comes from Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the politically incorrect creative forces behind “South Park” and “The Book of Mormon.” After Hollywood’s Reckoning, a Fear It Was Short-Lived 2022-10-24T04:00:00Z “She dances with all the grace and all the bazazz — she is a musical comedy star with panache!” Perspective | Marilyn Monroe was a great dancer. You wouldn’t know it from ‘Blonde.’ 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z Ludwig is undoubtedly the king of the modern farce, but he prefers to use other terms, like musical comedy or screwball comedy. Playwright Ken Ludwig reworks genders of ‘Lend Me a Tenor’ 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z The 27-year-old sensation has been cast in the new Disney+ series, as well as the A24 musical comedy “F— Identical Twins.” Hulk girl summer: Megan Thee Stallion to make MCU debut in 'She-Hulk' on Disney+ 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z Among those paying tribute on social media was John Travolta, who said his “Grease” co-star — who played Sandy to his Danny in the 1978 musical comedy — “made all of our lives so much better.” John Travolta remembers Olivia Newton-John, his 'incredible' 'Grease' sweetheart 2022-08-08T04:00:00Z “I went on a school trip and went twice more to see it. I was so enamored with what musical comedy could do.” Kennedy Center ups the Broadway ante with starry ‘Guys and Dolls’ 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z Besides, her heart lay in musical comedies and she yearned for Broadway. Nichelle Nichols, who played the communications officer on the Starship Enterprise, has died 2022-07-31T04:00:00Z He was adept at musical comedy, appearing in the revue show And Another Thing, and releasing a number from the show called Folksong as a single. Bernard Cribbins: A life in pictures 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z With encouragement from his wife, Lorraine Davis, he returned to show business, making his Broadway debut in 1964 in the musical comedy “Bajour.” Paul Sorvino, a ‘made man’ from ‘Goodfellas,’ dies at 83 2022-07-26T04:00:00Z The idea for The Monkees, he said, predated The Beatles and the musical comedy “A Hard Day’s Night,” but it hit the moment well when it premiered on NBC in 1966. Bob Rafelson, New Hollywood era director, dies at 89 2022-07-24T04:00:00Z But for the brand of musical comedy that Sondheim and book writer James Lapine were after — a storybook world of out-of-control anxiety — some rib-tickling personal dazzle is absolutely the right way to go. Review | With a perfect cast, Broadway has an ‘Into the Woods’ for the ages 2022-07-10T04:00:00Z Brady is better known as a television personality but his performance in “Kinky Boots” revealed a treasure trove of musical comedy talent. Review: Wayne Brady sashays to the rescue in 'Kinky Boots' at the Hollywood Bowl 2022-07-10T04:00:00Z But Leguizamo hopes it to be the next big thing in musical comedies. John Leguizamo fine-tunes his new musical ‘Kiss My Aztec!’ 2022-06-01T04:00:00Z It’s a musical comedy that parodies classics like “Brigadoon” and “The Music Man.” What's so funny? Keegan-Michael Key, Tiffany Haddish, more give us their take 2022-05-31T04:00:00Z In October 1952, soon after ascending the throne, the queen was a sensation at the Empire Theatre for a royal viewing of the musical comedy “Because You’re Mine.” A look at Queen Elizabeth II’s style through the decades 2022-05-26T04:00:00Z And while it bills itself as a bit of a musical comedy, there aren’t that many songs, though the ones that are in there are generally better than the songs in the TV show. ‘The Bob’s Burgers Movie’ review: Prepare for a long, funny, quality episode (except it’s a movie) 2022-05-24T04:00:00Z Redmond and Loewenthal pulled double duty as well, spending their afternoons in rehearsal and their evenings starring in Signature’s musical comedy “She Loves Me.” Cast of the Shakespeare Theatre’s ‘Our Town’ is an all-local affair 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z “Sneakerella” gets her kicks in this new musical comedy based on the classic fairy tale. What’s on TV This Week: ‘Hacks,’ ‘The Essex Serpent,’ ‘Dinosaur Apocalypse’ and more 2022-05-08T04:00:00Z Rather than incandescent, though, Feldstein’s star turn is an earthbound achievement, best when she’s executing the comedy aspect of musical comedy, and less compelling at the music part. Beanie Feldstein attempts to scale ‘Funny Girl.' She almost makes it. 2022-04-24T04:00:00Z For Broadway theatergoers of a certain vintage, “Funny Girl” was the gateway drug that led to a lifetime habit of musical comedy. Review: 'Funny Girl' still belongs to Barbra Streisand, but Beanie Feldstein is easy to love 2022-04-24T04:00:00Z The scene was a joyous reminder of Mr. Morse’s flair for musical comedy, even if some of his fellow cast members were unaware of his earlier work. Robert Morse, Tony-winning comic actor, dies at 90 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z In musical comedy that’s one thing, but “Fidelio” doesn’t stay funny for long, and the spoken parts, often somewhat trimmed, are rarely less than awkward. Review: Gustavo Dudamel and Deaf West Theatre vividly reimagine Beethoven's 'Fidelio' opera 2022-04-17T04:00:00Z He established his reputation in 1962 with his simple, almost abstract set designs for “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,” one of Stephen Sondheim’s first musical comedies, directed by George Abbott. Tony Walton, stage designer who won Oscar, Emmy and Tony awards, dies at 87 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z In the intervening years, Paul composed the music and lyrics for a full show’s worth of R&B songs and recruited “This Is Us” writer Bekah Brunstetter to pen the musical comedy’s book. The road to ‘A.D. 16,’ Olney Theatre’s musical about a teenage Mary Magdalene in love with Jesus 2022-02-09T05:00:00Z What she deserves is a brand-new musical comedy that will do for her what “Funny Girl” did for Streisand. Review: 'Funny Girl' still belongs to Barbra Streisand, but Beanie Feldstein is easy to love 2022-04-24T04:00:00Z Mr. Morse later said he battled depression and alcoholism while trying to branch into dramatic roles, frustrated at being typecast as a prankish star of musical comedies. Robert Morse, Tony-winning comic actor, dies at 90 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z ‘Avenue Q’ Leave the young’uns at home for this one: Cupcake Theater Company remounts its hit production of this Tony-winning, adult-themed musical comedy featuring “Sesame Street”-style puppets and their human pals. Nine best bests for your weekend: Björk, Les Ballets Trockadero, ‘Avenue Q’ and more 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z “The Prom” has more traditional musical comedy DNA. Review: A drag queen is born: 'Everybody's Talking About Jamie' arrives at the Ahmanson 2022-01-24T05:00:00Z For non-superhero enthusiasts, or perhaps those who have already seen "Spider-Man: No Way Home" in theaters more than once, Universal and Illumination's animated musical comedy "Sing 2" enjoyed another relatively strong weekend. 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' Continues Box Office Domination, Crosses $600 Million in North America 2022-01-02T05:00:00Z “Sing 2” is the sequel to 2016’s popular animated musical comedy “Sing.” What to watch with your kids: ‘Sing 2,’ ‘The Matrix Resurrections’ and more 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z “I was thought of as a musical comedy performer,” he told the Los Angeles Times, “a How-to-Succeed, sing-a-song, gaptoothed leprechaun, likable, fun to have at parties sober, but not an actor.” Robert Morse, Tony-winning comic actor, dies at 90 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z Hollywood, she once said, was “nothing but an interim. What I always wanted to be was a musical comedy star.” Arlene Dahl, glamorous red-haired beauty of Hollywood, dies at 96 2021-11-29T05:00:00Z Andrew Garfield plays an aspiring Broadway composer in the 2021 adaptation of the musical comedy “Tick, Tick … Boom!” What’s on TV This Week: Adele, Will Smith, Tom Brady, ‘Tiger King’ and more 2021-11-14T05:00:00Z That same year he made a splash in Gene Kelly’s classic musical comedy “Anchors Aweigh,” alongside Kelly, Frank Sinatra and Kathryn Grayson. 'Quantum Leap' actor Dean Stockwell, the child star-turned-industry veteran, has died 2021-11-09T05:00:00Z He honed his craft at the University of Cambridge, where he wrote and performed in musical comedies in the Footlights Dramatic Club before graduating in 1954. Leslie Bricusse, Oscar-winning composer and lyricist for ‘Doctor Dolittle,’ dies at 90 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z The Pasadena Playhouse has got the beat: The regional theater will kick off its 2021-22 season with a reimagining of “Head Over Heels,” the musical comedy featuring the hits of the Go-Go’s. Pasadena Playhouse to reopen with reimagined Go-Go's musical 'Head Over Heels' 2021-08-18T04:00:00Z Partners recognizing an equal, through singing, through dancing, is at the heart of musical comedy: One meets one’s match. 'SNL' star Cecily Strong knows funny. Apple's new musical shows off her other talents 2021-07-16T04:00:00Z Other musical comedy fans are probably also wondering why Peacock’s “Girls5eva” didn’t make the list. Emmy nominations 2021: ‘The Crown,’ ‘The Mandalorian,’ ‘WandaVision’ lead with most nods 2021-07-13T04:00:00Z “Central Park” welcomes you in a second season of this animated musical comedy. What’s on TV This Week: 'Rick and Morty,' Pride with Demi Lovato and more 2021-06-20T04:00:00Z If you like “30 Rock,” “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” or random bops made for TV shows, sample this musical comedy, which follows a ’90s girl group as they try to make a comeback decades later. The 10 new shows you should watch, from ‘Cruel Summer’ to ‘Mare of Easttown’ 2021-05-17T04:00:00Z “Don Pasquale, A Live Drive-In Opera” Opera Santa Barbara sets Donizetti’s musical comedy in the silent-film industry in the 1920s in this outdoor staging directed by Pacific Opera Project’s Josh Shaw. A huge digital art show will light up DTLA buildings. Here are 22 picks for weekend culture 2021-04-08T04:00:00Z A year later he was on Broadway, with a supporting part in “The Zulu and the Zayda,” a musical comedy set in Johannesburg. Yaphet Kotto, who played Bond villain and ‘Alien’ crew member, dies at 81 2021-03-16T04:00:00Z She was then cast in a principal role in “Head Over Heels,” a new musical comedy propelled by the Go-Go’s hits. After COVID, Taylor Iman Jones wants her shot at 'Hamilton' 2021-03-12T05:00:00Z But this musical comedy – received as “cheery” and “disarmingly inconsequential” when it was first reviewed – strikes a further chord in Covid times by celebrating the resilience and ingenuity of theatre’s workforce. Stars in Your Eyes: the 50s musical saluting actors in a crisis 2021-02-16T05:00:00Z The company closed the day after the dress rehearsal of “Something Rotten,” an original musical comedy about the plague. In Bethlehem and Jolly and Antlers, an American Christmas 2020-12-25T05:00:00Z A singer and actor who played a gay cheerleader on the hit TV musical comedy “Glee.” Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2020 2020-12-07T05:00:00Z It usually takes a few beats before they make the connection: The late singer starred in TV’s vintage musical comedy “The Partridge Family.” Bryan Cranston hasn't fully recovered from COVID-19. But he knows how lucky he is 2020-12-06T05:00:00Z The musical comedy “The Prom” will be new to Los Angeles. Sorkin's 'Mockingbird' will wait. Ahmanson sets August reopening with 'Oklahoma!' 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z Like jazz, blues and musical comedy, campaign advertising is a uniquely American contribution to civilization — just not as uplifting. Column: This year's political ads: The good, the bad and the deceptive 2020-10-25T04:00:00Z Similarly, "Good Place" star Kristen Bell walked away from her voice acting role of a biracial character named Molly in the Apple TV+ animated musical comedy "Central Park." 'Simpsons' actor Harry Shearer argues show's decision to stop casting White actors in non-White roles 2020-08-04T04:00:00Z Our narrator, a talking portrait, lays our scene in Victorian London, and this musical comedy imagines the founding of the popular shoe-repair chain as a union between two companies, the Montashoes and the Keypulets. Hottest front-room seats: the best theatre and dance to watch online 2020-07-11T04:00:00Z On Wednesday, it was announced that the "Good Place" star would no longer appear in the Apple TV+ animated musical comedy "Central Park." Kristen Bell will no longer voice biracial character in Apple TV+ show 'Central Park' 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z Lahr, a leading burlesque and vaudevillian star, went on to have success in Broadway musical comedies. Bert Lahr's daughter says 'The Wizard of Oz' actor was 'a sweet hermit who didn't talk too much' 2020-06-06T04:00:00Z Michele played Rachel Berry in all six seasons of the hit Fox musical comedy. Lea Michele issues apology after 'Glee' co-star Samantha Ware accused her of making her life 'a living hell' 2020-06-03T04:00:00Z “Moondance” is a musical comedy about the making of a Hollywood film, featuring a singing and dancing cast and crew. New movies to stream this week: ‘Love Wedding Repeat,’ ‘Tigertail’ and more 2020-04-08T04:00:00Z In recent years, he was known along with the show’s star Rachel Bloom as one of the songwriters behind “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” the musical comedy series on the CW. Adam Schlesinger, Fountains of Wayne and ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ songwriter, dies at 52 from coronavirus 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z Her videos are like U.S.O. care packages for show queens suffering from musical comedy withdrawals. How Patti LuPone rescues her quarantined fans on Twitter 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z In 1997, Schlesinger received an Oscar nomination for writing the title track for That Thing You Do!, the 1997 musical comedy directed by Hanks. Stacy’s Mom songwriter dies at 52 with coronavirus 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z In recent years he was known along with the show’s star Rachel Bloom as one of the songwriters behind “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” the musical comedy series on the CW. Emmy-winning musician Adam Schlesinger dies from coronavirus 2020-04-01T04:00:00Z In recent years he was known along with the show's star Rachel Bloom as one of the songwriters behind “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” the musical comedy series on the CW. Fountains of Wayne singer Adam Schlesinger dead from coronavirus complications 2020-04-01T04:00:00Z Our narrator, a talking portrait, lays our scene in Victorian London and this musical comedy imagines the founding of the popular shoe repair chain as a union between two companies, the Montashoes and the Keypulets. Hottest front-room seats: the best theatre and dance to watch online 2020-03-23T04:00:00Z The same song would eventually land Rivera, 33, a role in the musical comedy show. 'American Idol': 8 stars surprisingly rejected by the competition series 2020-02-23T05:00:00Z Teen musical comedy prodigy-turned-standup superstar, at 25 Burnham made Make Happy: casually brilliant, abundant in smarts, cynicism and aggressive misdirection, and fraught by his tortured self-hyperawareness. Streaming with laughter: the 50 best standup comedy shows 2020-02-22T05:00:00Z It’s a scene from a musical comedy, and not how anyone keeps a job at a high-end modern restaurant, especially with a kind of, sort of racist boss. No matter where you live, you'll relate to Netflix's new L.A. gentrification comedy 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z The Full Monty Unemployed steelworkers in Buffalo try their hand at becoming male strippers in this musical comedy inspired by the 1997 film. Theater in L.A. this week: 'Book of Mormon,' 'The Simon & Garfunkel Story' and more 2020-02-16T05:00:00Z David Byrne included Allen on the album “Sounds From True Stories,” from his 1986 musical comedy film “True Stories,” which was set in Texas. Discover a living legend: Singer, songwriter, visual artist, Texas outlaw Terry Allen 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z It Shoulda Been You Musical Theatre Guild offers a concert staging of this musical comedy about a Jewish bride, a Catholic groom and their respective mothers. Theater in L.A. this week: 'Revenge Song: A Vampire Cowboys Creation' and more 2020-02-09T05:00:00Z “Vanilla Ice Cream,” one of the delicious numbers in the 1963 musical “She Loves Me,” encapsulates a show that is the musical comedy equivalent of a giant sundae. Review: With 'She Loves Me,' South Coast Rep serves up an imperfect but pleasurable treat 2020-02-03T05:00:00Z The world of entertainment said goodbye to some legends in 2019 - from ebullient musical comedy star Carol Channing to Carol Spinney, the man behind Big Bird. PHOTOS: Showbiz mourns losses, from Luke Perry to Doris Day 2019-12-31T05:00:00Z It Shoulda Been You Musical Theatre Guild offers a concert staging of this recent Broadway musical comedy about a Jewish bride, a Catholic groom and their respective mothers. Theater in L.A. this week: 'Book of Mormon,' 'The Simon & Garfunkel Story' and more 2020-02-16T05:00:00Z As expected, ratings were dismal, with the adorable musical comedy series being utterly crushed by ABC’s generally poor viewership, playoff football games, and award shows like the Golden Globes. Galavant was the decade’s most underrated show that no one watched 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z The ebullient musical comedy star who delighted American audiences in almost 5,000 performances as the scheming Dolly Levi in “Hello, Dolly!” on Broadway and beyond. Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2019 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z As the name suggests, it’s a musical comedy album — a change from April’s stand-up set “Read The Room.” 8 ways to celebrate New Year’s Eve 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z Alonso launched her professional career in 1938 on Broadway, where she performed in the musical comedies "Great Lady" and "Stars in Your Eyes." Alicia Alonso, Cuban ballet legend, is dead at 98 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z The Andrews Brothers Three male stagehands suit up when a famous female vocal trio fails to appear at a 1940s USO show in Roger Bean’s musical comedy featuring classic Andrews Sisters songs. Theater in L.A. this week: 'Book of Mormon,' 'The Simon & Garfunkel Story' and more 2020-02-16T05:00:00Z Alonso launched her professional career in 1938 on Broadway, where she performed in the musical comedies “Great Lady” and “Stars in Your Eyes.” Alicia Alonso, the grande dame of Cuban ballet, has died 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z The Washington Post: “It is a truly inspired idea and, as David Henry Hwang’s ‘Soft Power’ demonstrates, truly difficult to pull off: a Chinese musical comedy about American politics. 'Soft Power' reviews at the Public Theater veer from 'revolutionary' to 'nonsense' 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z Musical Theatre West opens its 67th season with the West Coast regional-theater premiere of this musical comedy about two brothers in 16th-century London looking to create a show to compete with Shakespeare’s plays. Theater in L.A. this week: 'Lady Day,' 'Little Shop' and more 2019-10-12T04:00:00Z It will showcase new stand-up material and some of the Emmy-winning songs she wrote for the musical comedy series, which was beloved for how it tackled mental illness. 12 of the best things to see, drink and do in the D.C. area in October 2019-09-30T04:00:00Z Supportive White Parents A young Asian American girl makes a peculiar wish in Joy Regullano’s hourlong musical comedy. Theater in L.A. this week: Bill Irwin's 'On Beckett,' Ethan Coen's 'A Play Is a Poem' and more 2019-09-15T04:00:00Z This teen musical comedy is set at a girls performing arts camp, but it never convinces the audience of anyone’s talent. Review: Lauren Orlando and Emily Skinner star, but 'Next Level' has two left feet 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z The Mikado Pacific Opera Project reprises its Harajuku-style update of Gilbert & Sullivan’s satirical musical comedy set in Japan. Classical music in L.A., Aug. 11-18: Bramwell Tovey & the LA Phil, Pacific Opera Project's 'Mikado' and more 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z Urbane crowd-pleasers, slyly subversive, with hummable tunes and happy endings, these shows began to stretch the definition of what musical comedies could be, pushing the boundaries of wholesome 1950s entertainment. Opinion | Hal Prince Saved the Musical 2019-08-03T04:00:00Z And I always remind myself that what I’m doing is musical comedy, so I want the dances to be buoyant and funny. What do Broadway’s ‘Aladdin,’ ‘Mean Girls’ and ‘Book of Mormon’ have in common? Director Casey Nicholaw. 2019-07-22T04:00:00Z Bye Bye Birdie Rancho Cucamonga Community Theatre stages the classic musical comedy about a 1950s rocker who gets drafted in the army. SoCal theater listings, July 7-14: ‘The Play That Goes Wrong,’ ‘The Skin of Our Teeth’ and more 2019-07-05T04:00:00Z New York-based people who cut their teeth on live theater and musical comedy and they always had impeccable timing. Alec Baldwin tells us about ‘Match Game’s’ biggest drinkers and giving up his ‘SNL’ Trump role 2019-06-12T04:00:00Z A gift to musical comedy, in some very dishy wrapping, she synthesises sex, sophistication and emotional nuance. Bernadette Peters: 'Every role I've played, I've thought – that's me!' 2019-05-30T04:00:00Z Avenue Q Tony-winning off-color musical comedy with puppets set in N.Y.C.; contains adult themes and language; not recommended for young children. SoCal theater listings, May 26-June 2: ‘Exit the King,’ ‘Disney’s Beauty and the Beast’ and more 2019-05-24T04:00:00Z He wrote for the college humor magazine and several student musical comedy revues, one of which prompted a student critic to quip, “All Wouk and no play.” Herman Wouk, Pulitzer Prize-winning master of sweeping historical fiction, dies at 103 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z The Book of Mormon Tony-winning Trey Parker-Matt Stone musical comedy about a pair of Mormon missionaries seeking converts in an African village; contains explicit language. SoCal theater listings, July 7-14: ‘The Play That Goes Wrong,’ ‘The Skin of Our Teeth’ and more 2019-07-05T04:00:00Z The “Zeitoper”, or topical musical comedy, which Weill created with writer Georg Kaiser, details a convoluted attempt on the life of a fictional tsar. Kurt Weill opera silenced by Nazis to be heard again after 80 years 2019-04-27T04:00:00Z Rex and Bob’s Excellent Misadventure “My Fair Lady’s” Henry Higgins and “The Music Man’s” Harold Hill become trapped in each other’s shows in this new musical comedy. SoCal theater listings, April 21-28: ‘The Wolves,’ ‘Hairspray’ and more 2019-04-19T04:00:00Z More recently, she starred in the romantic musical comedy “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again.” Beverly Hills compound once owned by Cher and Eddie Murphy gets a big price chop | Produced by Advertising Publications 2019-04-18T04:00:00Z A goofy, heartfelt musical comedy about mental health disorders may sound like a misbegotten idea, but the incredibly entertaining and unexpectedly gutsy Crazy Ex-Girlfriend premiere proved otherwise. This weekend, watch the beginning and the end of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend 2019-04-05T04:00:00Z Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Rachel Bloom stars in the next-to-last episode of this innovative musical comedy series. Friday’s TV Highlights: ‘The Cool Kids’ on Fox 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z She comes from musical comedy where the female characters are often severely compromised. ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ ends soon, but first, Aline Brosh McKenna has a few things to say 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z The musical comedy, written by Richard Curtis, is about a guitarist who becomes famous by plagiarizing Beatles songs after a worldwide blackout. Tribeca to host ‘Say Anything…’ reunion, doc on Anastasio 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z Garver: After the show, I went to Israel to do an Israeli version of “Family Affair” in a musical comedy on stage. 'Family Affair' star talks 'surviving Cissy,' seeing Anissa Jones for the last time and alleged sitcom curse 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z A new musical comedy featuring the pop singer’s hits will premiere this fall at the James M. Nederlander Theatre in Chicago, according to an announcement from the theater. Britney Spears musical about feminist princesses to premiere in Chicago 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z “Diana,” built around superficial musical comedy triggers, is designed for Anglophiles who don’t want to get on a plane. Review: In the new musical 'Diana,' the British princess seems as American as a Broadway musical 2019-03-05T05:00:00Z The collaboration ended rather bitterly with the dark 1955 musical comedy "It's Always Fair Weather." From the archives: Stanley Donen made film sing but never got an Oscar nomination 2019-02-23T05:00:00Z If you ever wanted to watch Jurassic Park told from the point of view of the dinosaurs, then the 2012 off-Broadway musical comedy Triassic Parq is for you. Six strange subjects that became musicals 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z Broadway veteran Jason Kravits returns in this improvised evening of musical comedy. SoCal theater listings, Feb. 17-24: ‘The Bourgeois Gentleman’ at City Garage and more 2019-02-15T05:00:00Z The three simplified Mr. Lee’s narrative, and the musical comedy “Flower Drum Song” enjoyed a two-year run on Broadway, starting in 1958. C.Y. Lee, author of the best-selling novel ‘The Flower Drum Song,’ dies at 102 2019-02-03T05:00:00Z With her swerving limbs and insouciant mugging, Hood’s lively performance spills over with musical comedy brio. Review: Sweeney Todd, Sondheim's throat-cutting barber, sets up shop in South Coast Rep's entertaining revival 2019-01-29T05:00:00Z The three-weekend festival begins Friday with "Singin' in the Rain," the exuberant musical comedy set at the end of the silent era in Hollywood that's considered one of the greatest movie musicals. From the archives: Stanley Donen made film sing but never got an Oscar nomination 2019-02-23T05:00:00Z She was in an off-Broadway production of the musical comedy “Over the River and Through the Woods” in 1999, modeling her Italian American character on her grandmother. Kaye Ballard, comic actress and singer from vaudeville to TV, dies at 93 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z US playwright who gained international fame in the 1960s for stage and screen comedies including The Odd Couple and Barefoot In The Park, and musical comedies Sweet Charity and They're Playing Our Song. Who died in 2018? 2018-12-29T05:00:00Z Also on the docket for McNulty was “The Prom,” a new musical comedy at the Longacre Theatre that left our critic feeling like he had “died and gone to campy heaven.” Essential Arts: Whitewashing a mural, 'Mockingbird' on Broadway, Zubin Mehta hits L.A.s 2018-12-15T05:00:00Z So it's a shame that the 2019 nominees for best comedy album — a category that now includes spoken comedy and musical comedy — only lauds men. Women shut out of Grammys comedy album category. That's no joke and no surprise 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z The second feature is another energetic, witty musical comedy, 1978's "Movie Movie," which spoofs two film genres of the 1930s — the boxing picture and the Busby Berkeley musical. From the archives: Stanley Donen made film sing but never got an Oscar nomination 2019-02-23T05:00:00Z Photo: Orion Pictures Anna and the Apocalypse isn’t a particularly memorable movie — that giggleworthy tagline, “Scottish Christmas zombie musical comedy,” lingers longer than just about anything else. Yes, there’s a Scottish Christmas zombie musical — and it’s great 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z Zombies threaten to ruin a quiet town’s Christmas in this musical comedy. L.A. movie openings, Nov. 25-Dec. 2: 'Mowgli,' 'The Mercy' and more 2018-11-25T05:00:00Z Forever Plaid An ill-fated 1950s-era vocal group returns from beyond to perform a final concert in this hit musical comedy. The week ahead in SoCal theater, Nov. 11-18: 'The Bitter Game,' 'UnCabaret' and more - Los Angeles Times 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z Zombies threaten to ruin a quiet town's Christmas in this musical comedy. Virtually every film coming out this holiday season - Los Angeles Times 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z The newspaper added he returned to Britain in 1923 and played several parts in musical comedies. Cary Grant discovered happiness later in life after tumultuous childhood, says wife 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z Next, “Cur2ed: After Dark” plays like an adult, paranormal version of the musical comedy “Rock of Ages.” Best horror attractions 2018: Six Flags America’s ‘Fright Fest’ (Upper Marlboro, Maryland) 2018-10-08T04:00:00Z Tim Burton’s cult classic is headed to Broadway, but the world premiere of this macabre musical comedy is happening in Washington. 14 things to do around D.C. in October, from Stanley Cup corn mazes to the area’s best beer festival 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z Maybe Fate has a musical comedy trick up her sleeve. A move from August May be the right call after all - Golf Digest 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z With the first show of the Borderline Players’ premiere season under its belt, Planetta says the troupe is now in rehearsal for Little Shop of Horrors - a musical comedy that features a man-eating plant. New theater troupe breaks boundaries on US-Canada border 2018-07-30T04:00:00Z Two by Two Revival of Richard Rodgers’ musical comedy based on the biblical tale of Noah’s ark. The week ahead in SoCal theater, July 29-Aug. 5: 'Titus Andronicus' at Griffith Park and more 2018-07-28T04:00:00Z Waters, who relished shocking audiences — star Divine ate dog feces at the end of “Pink Flamingos,” for one — flabbergasted everyone when he transformed his short story into the sweet 1988 PG-rated musical comedy “Hairspray.” John Waters talks about 'Hairspray,' his biggest — and most unexpected — hit 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z Beethoven’s sketchbooks, the development of American musical comedy, what makes opera grand? 'He was high-brow, low-brow, every-brow!' – the genius of Leonard Bernstein 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z And while Buckley’s done musical comedy, the bossy, buoyant Levi is a far cry from the darker, more complicated characters for whom she is best known. Actress Betty Buckley wants to ‘make America happy again’ 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z High Society Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra and Grace Kelly star in this 1956 musical comedy based on the 1940 romantic farce “The Philadelphia Story.” Friday's TV highlights: 'Geostorm,' 'C.B. Strike' and more 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z What we did was a mini musical comedy revue every week, like a Broadway show. The ever-youthful Carol Burnett talks about her show with kids on Netflix 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z The cast returns to revisit their younger selves in this sequel to the Abba-fueled musical comedy. 2018 complete summer movies list 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z This was something entirely new in musical comedy, a number in which a character reveals his inner turmoil and undergoes a complete emotional arc in song, in full view of the audience. From Budapest to Broadway 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z “One of the hardest things in musical comedy is to write a number that people want to hear again,” says Phil Nichol, of 1990s Canadian musical comedy act Corky and the Juice Pigs. Kings of loser comedy: how Flight of the Conchords took off 2018-03-04T05:00:00Z Pirates of Penzance New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players stage the duo's classic musical comedy. The week ahead in L.A. theater, March 4-11: Pat Kinevane, 'Cambodian Rock Band' and more 2018-03-04T05:00:00Z Kinky Boots A drag queen helps the owner of a failing shoe factory turn his business around in this Tony-winning musical comedy. The week ahead in L.A. theater, Feb. 18-25: 'The School for Wives,' 'A Streetcar Named Desire' and more 2018-02-18T05:00:00Z Don't Hug Me, We're Family New musical comedy about a married couple, each the host of their own radio show, in a rural Minnesota town. The week ahead in L.A. theater, Feb. 11-18: '4Play: Sex in a Series,' Patti LuPone and more 2018-02-11T05:00:00Z Still crazy after all these years: The kooky musical comedy "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" wraps its third season. TV This Week, Feb. 11-17: 'Homeland,' 'Zombies' and more 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z It’s certainly a rare feat to make musical comedy cool. Kings of loser comedy: how Flight of the Conchords took off 2018-03-04T05:00:00Z Scott Michael Foster, Pete Gardner, Vella Lovell and David Hull also star in this new episode of the musical comedy series. Friday's TV highlights: 'Alicia Keys — Landmarks Live in Concert' on PBS 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z Like a fever dream filled with manic celebrities and dashed promises, so too descends Bartlett, a musical comedy in which people allegedly sing about Silicon Valley. Try to make sense of Bartlett, a new musical comedy about Silicon Valley 2018-01-09T05:00:00Z High Society Musical Theatre Guild stages this Cole Porter musical comedy about a socialite, her fiancé and her ex-husband. The week ahead in L.A. theater, Feb. 11-18: '4Play: Sex in a Series,' Patti LuPone and more 2018-02-11T05:00:00Z Little good can come from a musical comedy that stoops to raiding a different genre for its humor. Review | ‘Pitch Perfect 3’: Third installment in a cappella comedy franchise is off key. 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z After the somewhat surprising success of Pitch Perfect, a sequel was hastily scheduled, and the imaginatively-titled Pitch Perfect 2 became the highest-grossing musical comedy of all time when it was released in 2015. Hollywood's perfectly pitched film franchise 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z We were about doing a musical comedy review a week. Carol Burnett has a lot to laugh about as 'The Carol Burnett Show' celebrates its 50th anniversary 2017-11-24T05:00:00Z “Holiday Inn”: Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire teamed up for the 1942 movie of this backstage musical comedy about romance and show biz over the holidays. Five holiday shows that pique our interest 2017-11-24T05:00:00Z Some people may dismiss musical comedies as mere “light entertainment,” Nancy said, but the classic American musical is often rooted in real history — real messy history. Perspective | An actress in ‘The Pajama Game’ at Arena has a connection to the subject matter 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z The union had the crazy idea at that time to put on a musical comedy performed entirely by garment workers. I didn't understand how widespread rape was. Then the penny dropped | David Graeber 2017-11-05T04:00:00Z Chinese musical comedy “City of Rock” climbed to fourth place, earning $27.2 million. Martial arts comedy 'Never Say Die' dominates the Chinese National Day holiday 2017-10-10T04:00:00Z We were about doing a musical comedy review a week. Carol Burnett has a lot to laugh about as 'The Carol Burnett Show' celebrates its 50th anniversary 2017-11-24T05:00:00Z Anna and the Apocalypse isn’t a particular memorable movie — that giggleworthy tagline, “Scottish Christmas zombie musical comedy,” lingers longer than just about anything else. Yes, there’s a Scottish Christmas zombie musical 2017-09-24T04:00:00Z Hughes was living in Cleveland while “tightening” his musical comedy, “Little Ham,” at Karamu House, Cleveland’s black experimental theater. The black novelist history forgot 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z New movies include the animated musical comedy “Sing”; “The Founder,” starring Michael Keaton as McDonald’s entrepreneur Ray Croc; “Gold” with Matthew McConaughey; and “Cloud Atlas” with Tom Hanks and Halle Berry. New on Netflix in August: ‘The Defenders,’ ‘Sing,’ ‘The Founder’ 2017-07-26T04:00:00Z Rachel Bloom’s kooky musical comedy “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” ends its second season. TV This Week, Jan. 29-Feb. 4: 'Madiba' on BET 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z Crazy Ex-Girlfriend This kooky musical comedy starring Rachel Bloom returns with a pair of new episodes. Friday's TV highlights: 'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,' 'Emerald City' and more 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z Rachel Bloom’s kooky musical comedy “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” returns with a pair of new episodes. TV This Week, Jan. 1-7: 'From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration' and more 2016-12-30T05:00:00Z Donahoe, who works generally as part of the musical comedy duo Jonny & Baptists, is a sweet presence, an able storyteller and, to the extent that the script requires it of him, a talented actor. By turns dark and silly, 'Every Brilliant Thing' offers many reasons to watch 2016-12-26T05:00:00Z This delightfully madcap, sharply observant musical comedy is the kind of show that we’ll look back on one day and think, “I can’t believe that was on network television.” From 'Full Frontal' to 'Fleabag,' it was a fertile year for television 2016-12-16T05:00:00Z He also spoofed himself on an episode of the musical comedy “Flight of the Conchords.” Art Garfunkel open to reunion with Paul Simon but concentrating on solo tour 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z “Back to School with the Calamari Sisters,” musical comedy cooking show. Things to Do on Long Island, Aug. 27 Through Sept. 4 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z Leave it to director Johnnie To to follow a 3-D musical comedy about corporate malfeasance with a movie even harder to classify. Hong Kong auteur Johnny To injects hospital drama 'Three' with virtuoso shoot-em-up 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z Roundabout Theater Company's revival of the 1963 musical comedy She Loves Me will be the first Broadway musical to be live streamed for home viewing, The New York Times reports. The first Broadway live stream will be the musical comedy She Loves Me 2016-06-15T04:00:00Z The musical comedy "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" follows a high-powered lawyer who relocates cross-country in pursuit of a guy she briefly dated as a teenager. Gina Rodriguez and Rachel Bloom praise the CW for changing industry perceptions of women 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z He wrote musical comedies in high school, served in the Navy and graduated from Yale in 1950. Bill Backer, Who Taught the World (and Don Draper) to Sing, Dies at 89 2016-05-16T04:00:00Z Rachel Bloom, one of the few people to get famous doing musical comedy on television, is filling the space between seasons of her CW series "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" with public appearances. 'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend' Rachel Bloom live at Largo 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z Most of all, Prince seemed to want to have fun, crafting something that was a funky time-warp version of a Champagne fizzy 1930s musical comedy. In his films, Prince melded music and image into something powerful 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z A new musical comedy, “The Second City’s Almost Accurate Guide to America,” will take its place from June 19 to July 31. Goodbye, ‘Shear Madness.’ Hello, ‘Almost Accurate Guide to America’ — for now. 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z Adam Anders, a Swedish music producer who has helped create hits for Backstreet Boys, Miley Cyrus and others, forged tight relations with Fox through his work on the musical comedy "Glee." Why Fox says you don't need faith to enjoy 'The Passion,' a live show about Jesus' crucifixion 2016-03-19T04:00:00Z Novak guest stars in this new episode of the musical comedy. Monday's TV Highlights: 'Supergirl' on CBS 2016-02-28T05:00:00Z |
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