THIS YEAR’S BEST MUSICALS!
By Joel Markowitz
I am a musical theatre crazy, and this year we were blessed with many wonderful productions in our local theatres. Here are my top ten musicals of the year, my top ten musical performances, and the musical performer of the year.
BEST MUSICALS
#1 THE MUSICALS OF MUSICALS: THE MUSICAL (MetroStage)
The Musical of Musicals-The Musical was non-stop craziness, with great singing, hilarious lyrics, and a cast from heaven -Janine Gullisano-Sunday, Russell Sunday (her husband), two-time Helen Hayes winner Donna Migliaccio and Bobby Smith, hurling lots of corn (“Aw Shucks!”) getting hit by swinging chandeliers, parodying Sondheim (”A Little Complex”), Rodgers and Hammerstein, (“Corn!”), Jerry Herman (“Dear Abby!”) and Kander and Ebb (“Speakeasy”). [Read more...]
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