The cast album of the Michael John LaChiusa-Sybille Pearson musical Giant, based on Edna Ferber's Texas-set novel, will be released in a two-disc packaging May 21 by Ghostlight Records.
A former Bolshoi ballet dancer has called the acclaimed company a "giant brothel".
A former Bolshoi ballet dancer has called the acclaimed company a "giant brothel".
Erin Go Bragh! Sure and ’tis another St. Patty’s Day post! Hugh Murphy the Irish Giant (later billed as the Baltimore Giant) was born in Waterford Ireland in 1842, and employed b…
Today is the birthday of Chang Yu Sing (a.k.a Chang Woo Gow, 1847-1893). Born in Fuzhou, Fuijan China, he began to grow with startling speed at age 7; by age 18 he was nearly 8 feet tall and…
King Kong is storming into Australia’s Regent Theatre on May 28, and if the forthcoming production is anything like this creepy TV commercial, we’re in for a wild ride! The new m…
This post is one of a series honoring Black History Month. John Rogan (ca. 1865-1905) was one of the tallest men reported since the beginning of modern record keeping, eventually reac…
Today is the birthday of Johann Petursson (1913-1984). Born in Dalvik, Iceland , he was completely normal until age 15, when his astounding growth spurt began. He eventually reached a hei…
The original off-Broadway cast of Michael John LaChiusa and Sybille Pearson's musical, Giant, headed into the studio earlier this week record the acclaimed production's original cast album. …
The stagehands are striking!
[Dear reader: The musical Giant played an extended run at the Public Theater from October 26th to December 16th, 2012. I saw the show twice, once in previews and once after it opened. Then I…
The Public Theater (Artistic Director, Oskar Eustis; Executive Director, Patrick Willingham) announced today that the cast of the acclaimed epic musical Giant will enter the recording studio…
The Public Theater's acclaimed epic musical Giant closes today, December 16, after playing an additional two weeks. With book by Sybille Pearson, music and lyrics by Michael John LaChiusa, a…
Giant, the ambitious Michael John LaChiusa-Sybille Pearson musical based on Edna Ferber's sweeping Texas-set novel about love, greed and power that spans generations, ends its extended O…
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Talk about a giant undertaking " recording a show with a cast of 26 actors and a 17-piece orchestra! Ghostlight Records will release a recording of Giant, ''the new off-Broadway musical by …
The epic musical Giant, which is nearing the end of its run at off-Broadway's Public Theater, will be preserved with an original cast album featuring the show’s sweeping score by M…
The Public Theater Artistic Director, Oskar Eustis Executive Director, Patrick Willingham announced today that the cast of the acclaimed epic musical GIANT will enter the recording studio in…
Ghostlight Records will record the Public Theater production of the new musical Giant, penned by five-time Tony Award nominee Michael John LaChiusa and Tony nominee Sybille Pearson. The prod…
Off Broadway, especially at a not-for-profit venue, you don't see a big, sprawling, three-hour musical (with a cast of 25+ and 17+ musicians), but what other treatment could you expect for M…
In recent years, championed music education in schools.
It’s taken seven years to bring John LaChiusa and Sibylle Pearson’s musical, based on Edna Ferber’s novel, to fruition. The Dallas Theatre Center has presented it, …
Married acting couple John Dossett and Michele Pawk were brought together by a Michael John LaChiusa musical. Now, years later, here they are again, now in LaChiusa's Giant.
The Off Broadway Musical Giant will perform in Cabaret Cares tonight, December 3rd at 700 PM. Cabaret Cares is the the monthly fundraising event for Help Is On The Way Today. Help Is On The …
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