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This is a preview of my project measuring the Billboard Cast Album charts from the start of the year to today. So far I have recorded results up to February 1st.

The charts online show the top 15 every week, but this preview graph only shows the top 7. One might note the stability from the week of January 18th onwards, or that Hamilton, Wicked, and Hadestown continuously maintain positions in the top 3.

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Okay, the Wicked movie is pretty good. It definitely feels like half a movie and I'm not a fan of Goldblum as the Wizard, but they somehow managed to stretch act 1 without actually changing much of anything.

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HERE'S MY TAKE

If you take every version of Hadestown and pluck out the best bits and smash them together then it's possibly the best musical ever created. But if you're looking at any individual production, especially the Broadway run, then I do think Sweet Charity edges it out!!

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Sorry?? Sorry are we asking if one of the greatest shows ever is better than the silly youtube show?? And the answer we're coming up with is "no"?????

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Performances from Death Note: The Musical at New York Comic Con 2023.

"Kira" - Adam Pascal "Playing His Game" - Joaquin Pedro Valdes & Dean John-Wilson "The Way Things Are" - Dean John-Wilson "When Love Comes" - Ashley Loren

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Jinkx Monsoon and Corbin Bleu begin performances as Little Shop of Horrors' next Audrey and Seymour on April 2nd, replacing Darren Criss and Evan Rachel Wood.

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On the subject of movie musicals, I recently rewatched some clips of the Les Mis movie with the news of the rerelease. I think most of the performances range from decent to great. Russell Crowe's Javert is not good, but is not the worst thing in the movie.

Hugh Jackman's Jean Valjean, however, is genuinely one of the worst performances I have ever heard in a movie musical. I don't think Tom Hooper did him any favors, but I genuinely do not think Hugh Jackman can sing the role at all. And I like most of Hugh Jackman's musical performances too! But I absolutely can not stand his Jean Valjean, it doesn't work for me.

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As part of its 2024-2025 season, Roundabout Theatre Company has announced a Broadway revival of The Pirates of Penzance set to open April 2025 at the American Airlines Theatre, which will be renamed the Todd Haimes next season.

This new production will star Ramin Karimloo as the Pirate King and David Hyde Pierce as the Major General.

The setting has been moved to New Orleans with a newly adapted libretto by Rupert Holmes and new orchestrations by Joseph Joubert and Daryl Waters. Scott Ellis will direct and Warren Carlyle will choreograph.

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Apparently back in the 90s Sondheim wanted to make an educational video game based on Into the Woods that would teach musical principles. Evidently it did not pan out.

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Oh, the accuracy.

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Additional casting has been announced for the Jelly's Last Jam, the second show in the 2024 Encores season.

The cast features Nicholas Christopher as Jelly Roll Morton, John Clay III as Jack the Bear, Joaquina Kalukango as Anita, Tiffany Mann as Miss Mamie, Billy Porter as the Chimney Man and Leslie Uggams as Gran Mimi. Original cast members Mamie Duncan-Gibbs, Stephanie Pope Lofgren, and Allison M. Williams will reprise their roles as the Hunnies.

Jelly's Last Jam features music from Jelly Roll Morton and Luther Henderson, lyrics by Susan Birkenhead, and a book by George C Wolfe. The Encores production is directed by Robert O'Hara and runs from February 21 to March 3, 2024

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No One Else- From Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812

Audra McDonald

Carnegie Hall- 3/29/15

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Today's musical Christmas song is a very favorite of mine, coming as it does from beloved musical A Year With Frog and Toad. Enjoy "Merry Almost Christmas," even if it is ::counts on fingers:: about 18 days to Christmas and not two minutes.

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