Archive for the 'The Producers' Category

Re-review – Young Frankenstein revisited

Sunday 18 November 2007

The Whingers don’t normally give shows a second chance.

But chance played a huge part in the Whingers’ last night on Broadway.

Scratching around for something to see amid the detritus caused by Local One, and mulling over several options which weren’t really capturing the Whingers’ (admittedly limited) imaginations, they decided to let fate make the decision for them. Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in Andrea Martin, box offices, broadway, Christopher Fitzgerald, Hilton Theatre, Megan Mullally, Mel Brooks, musical, New York, review, reviews, Roger Bart, Shuler Hensley, Sutton Foster, The Producers, ticket tip, Young Frankenstein | 5 Comments »

Top 10 songs from shows within shows

Saturday 19 May 2007

The pastiche of 1920s musical theatre featured in The Drowsy Chaperone reminded us that there’s a terrific revue waiting to be commissioned (Hey, Mr Producer. We’re talking to you, sir.) based around songs from shows within shows or shows within films. Or films within shows. Or films within films. Or just musical performances portrayed in a naturalistic context.

Anyway, anyway. Here are the Whingers’ Top Ten parodies and pastiches. Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in Bette Davis, broadway, Calamity Jane, Cole Porter, Frank Loesser, Guys and Dolls, Gypsy, Henry Mancini, Kiss Me Kate, Lionel Bart, London, Mel Brookes, movies, musicals, Oliver!, Sammy Fain, showtunes, Sondheim, The Drowsy Chaperone, The Producers, theatre, Victor/Victoria | 21 Comments »