Double Treat: “The Black Crook” From New York and London
Often, in earlier times, quoted as “the first landmark in the history of the American musical theatre”, the 1866 extravaganza
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A New Homoerotic “Vetter aus Dingsda” In Stralsund
The Theater Vorpommern / Haus Stralsund will open its new season with Künneke’s Der Vetter aus Dingsda on October 8.
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Talking With Joshua William Gelb About “The Black Crook” In 2016
In 2016, The Black Crook celebrates its 150th anniversary, marking 150 years of the American Musical. To commemorate the sesquicentennial,
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Stanley Potter (1819-1894): A Seventy Year Old Chorus Boy!
When Stanley Potter died in 1894, his – paid – death notice said he was ‘of the Carl Rosa’. So
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“Axel an der Himmelstür” in Vienna: Take Your Clothes Off, Beautfiful Operetta Lady!
The Volksoper Vienna has revived the 1936 hit Axel an der Himmeltür, originally written for Zarah Leander and Max Hansen.
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Sex, Gender, Gay Marriage And Modernity In Offenbach’s “Isle of Tulipatan” and “Croquefer”
Jeff Clarke has been the Artistic Director of UK’s Opera della Luna since 1994. With that company, he has made
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Erich von Stroheim’s “The Merry Widow” At The Staatsoperette Dresden
Some years ago I was asked by the former Dutch Film Museum (renamed Eye Film Institute today) to accompany The
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Second-Rate “American Idol” Superficiality: “Cats” Returns To Broadway
Apart from the disorienting novelty of Cats taking up residence at the Neil Simon Theatre when, for a record-breaking 7485
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Mystery Solved: The Truth About Gilbert & Sullivan’s Star Lilian LaRue
Lilian La Rue? Oh heavens, that name sounds like something out of a New Orleans drag show. Lily Street, maybe?
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Wooden Cut-Outs & Selfies: The Revival Of “Cats” On Broadway
It’s “business as usual” at the Neil Simon Theater, where I caught up with the new revival of Andrew Lloyd
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“The Black Crook” Returns To New York For Its 150th Anniversary
You might truly hold your breath for a second: the famous show The Black Crook is being revived in New
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Adolf Philipp (1864-1936): “Deutsch-Amerikanisches Theater” In New York
Adolf Philipp (b Lübeck, 29 January 1864; d New York, 30 July 1936) was the eclectic leading light of the
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“The Golden Bride,” Or: Broadway’s New Demand For Yiddish Operetta
Because of popular demand – and there obviously is much demand in New York City right now – the production
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Shifts At The Top: German Theater Statistics
The statistics are out for the number of musical theater performances in Germany during the 2014/15 season. They were published
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“A Trip to Africa”: Suppé’s Operetta Available At Cambridge Scholars
The enthusiasm is impressive and a role model, no doubt: conductor Dario Salvi got so excited about Franz von Suppé’s
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Fritz Kreisler’s “Sissy” At The Naturtheater Greifensteine
Yes, someone finally had the great idea to bring back the 1932 smash-hit Sissy, written by Ernst and Hubert Marischka,
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“The White Horse Inn At Central Park”: Rediscovering The Jimmy Berg Adaptations
The White Horse Inn at the Central Park – an Austrian operetta staged in New York in the 1940s? Yes,
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The 2016 Ohio Light Opera Season: “Hollandweibchen” and “Dancing Years”
The Ohio Light Opera – that lovably enduring shrine to operetta and musical theater – just gets better and better
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From Operetta To The Russian Hit Parades: Paul Hankinson & Fiora
Not so very many years ago, two young students, already laurelled, each one, with considerable success, entered the Queensland Conservatorium
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On The Road With John Groves: “Im weißen Rössl” In Neustrelitz
To tell the truth: Im weißen Rössl at the Neustrelitz open air operetta festival was fascinating! For a start, I
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Victor Hollaender: The Musical Voice of Wilhelmine Berlin
Alan Lareau, Professor of German at the University of Oshkosh and a scholar specialized in the cabaret culture of the
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“Viktoria und ihr Husar”: The 2016 Cast Album From Mörbisch
Paul Abraham’s Viktoria und ihr Husar conquered the German language operetta scene in 1930 – and pretty much swept away
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“Al cavallino bianco”: The 1954 Italian Film Version Starring Rosy Barsony
As everyone knows, by now, there are many White Horse Inn incarnations out there, and it seems more and more
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International Operetta Singing Competition of Franz Lehár
Not too long ago, Berlin’s operetta pioneer Barrie Kosky stated in the Österreichische Musikzeitschrift, that he considers the performers of
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Reviewing The Swiss Operetta Scene: A Conversation With Simon Burkhalter
Young stage director Simon Burkhalter is busy putting Im weißen Rössl on in Bern, Switzerland, where the “slowest people in
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The White Horse Rides Again: Jimmy Berg’s “Rössl” 1940s Adaptations
Das Weiße Rössl am Central Park – eine österreichische Kultoperette im New York der 40er Jahre? 1941 und 1947 war
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“Bühnenbild: Peter Kothe.” The Forgotten World Of Operetta In Socialism
Operetta in East-Germany has turned into a topic I have become more and more fascinated with. Maybe because my first
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Slay It With Music: A Conversation With Michael Colby
Librettist and lyricist Michael Colby has written musicals such as Charlotte Sweet and Tales Of Tinseltown, both have just been
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“Im weißen Rössl” In Neustrelitz. Plus: An Amazing Erik Charell Exhibition
It’s rare, these days, to encounter such personal enthusiasm for operetta history as is demonstrated in the picturesque town of
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CHU CHIN CHOW Musical Tale of the East In 3 Acts, Music By Frederic Norton
Chu Chin Chow was a version of the Arabian Nights’ Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves tale, put together by
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“Die Blume von Hawaii”: Paul Abraham’s Tropical Rollercoaster In Pforzheim
Paul Abraham’s 1931 revue-operetta Die Blume von Hawaii has recently been give a highly enjoyable new production at Theatre Pforzheim,
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“Viktoria und ihr Husar”: Abraham-Triumph in Mörbisch
Was für ein Jammer, dass die 1920er Jahre vorbei sind. Und was für ein Jammer, dass Paul Abrahams Operetten noch
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“A Trip to Africa”: Cambridge Scholars Publish A Critical Edition Of The Libretto
In 1883, three of the masterminds of Viennese operetta collaborated on a new masterpiece; A Trip to Africa – or
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Lehár’s “Giuditta” With Christiane Libor On cpo
Giuditta spielt in Süditalien und Libyen. Aktueller können Orte von Handlungen nicht sein. Mit einen gewichtigen Unterschied zur Gegenwart. Damals
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“Viktoria und ihr Husar” aus Mörbisch 2016 mit Dagmar Schellenberger
Die erste moderne Ábrahám-Aufnahme auf Basis einer rekonstruierten Originalpartitur von Hagedorn & Grimminger: mit einer elegischen Dagmar Schellenberger in der
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“Stella: Ein deutsches Singspiel” By Wolfgang Böhmer And Peter Lund
It seems there is a new and inspiring wave of “history musicals,” with Hamilton on Broadway leading the way: a
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