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Wednesday Open Thread | Madonna Week
More of the Material Girl. 1986–91: True Blue, Who’s That Girl, Like a Prayer, and Dick Tracy In June 1986, Madonna released her third studio album, True Blue, which was inspired by and dedicated to...
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Thursday Open Thread | Madonna Week
Hope you have enjoyed the music so far. 1992–97: Maverick Records, Sex, Erotica, Bedtime Stories, Evita, and motherhood In 1992, Madonna had a role in A League of Their Own as Mae Mordabito, a baseball...
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Ferguson Open Thread | Justice for Michael Brown
The eyes are still on Ferguson. People still want justice. The happenings of Ferguson have exposed the rotten underbelly of America for what it is. Groups seek a response to Ferguson that lasts By Doug...
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Friday Open Thread | Madonna Week
I hope you have enjoyed this week’s music of Madonna. 1998–2002: Ray of Light, Music, and marriage to Guy Ritchie Madonna’s seventh studio album, Ray of Light, (1998) reflected this change in her...
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Saturday Open Thread
I hope you are enjoying this weekend with family and friends. Published on Aug 28, 2014 Welcome to the West Wing Week, your guide to everything that’s happening at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, and beyond....
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Monday Open Thread | American Musicals: Rodgers & Hammerstein Week
There would be no American Musical Theater without Rodgers & Hammerstein. Richard Rodgers (1902–1979) and Oscar Hammerstein II (1895–1960) were an influential, innovative and successful American...
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Tuesday Open Thread | American Musicals: Rodgers & Hammerstein Week
More of Rodgers & Hammerstein. Carousel (musical) Carousel is the second musical by the team of Richard Rodgers (music) and Oscar Hammerstein II (book and lyrics). The 1945 work was adapted from...
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Wednesday Open Thread | American Musicals: Rodgers & Hammerstein Week
Today, we focus on Rodgers & Hammersteins’s South Pacific. South Pacific is a musical composed by Richard Rodgers, with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and book by Hammerstein and Joshua Logan. The...
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Thursday Open Thread | American Musicals: Rodgers & Hammerstein Week
Today is my favorite Rodgers & Hammerstein Musical: The King & I. The King and I is a musical, the fifth by the team of composer Richard Rodgers and dramatist Oscar Hammerstein II. It is based...
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Friday Open Thread | American Musicals: Rodgers & Hammerstein Week
The Sound of Music (1959) is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It is based on the memoir of Maria von Trapp, The...
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Saturday Open Thread | American Musicals: Rodgers & Hammerstein Week
Flower Drum Song was the eighth musical by the team of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. It was based on the 1957 novel, The Flower Drum Song, by Chinese-American author C. Y. Lee. The piece...
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Sunday Open Thread
Good Morning. I hope you are enjoying this weekend with family and friends. Published on Sep 19, 2014 This week, the President celebrated the 20th anniversary of AmeriCorps, awarded the Medal of Honor...
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Happy Anniversary, President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama
Today is the 22nd Anniversary for the President and First Lady.
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Monday Open Thread: American Musical Theater – Stephen Sondheim
This week, we will enjoy the talent that is Stephen Sondheim. Stephen Joshua Sondheim (/ˈsɒnd.haɪm/; born March 22, 1930) is an American composer and lyricist known for his immense contributions to...
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Tuesday Open Thread: American Musical Theater – Stephen Sondheim
More from Mr. Sondheim. Early Broadway success Burt Shevelove invited Sondheim to a party, but Sondheim accidentally got there before Shevelove, and unfortunately Sondheim knew no one else at the...
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Wednesday Open Thread: American Musical Theater – Stephen Sondheim
As both composer and lyricist The first musical for which Sondheim wrote both the music and lyrics was A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. It opened in 1962 and ran 964 performances. The...
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Thursday Open Thread: American Musical Theater- Stephen Sondheim Week
More from Mr. Sondheim. Collaborations with Hal Prince (1970–1981)[edit] Stephen Sondheim and Hal Prince After the completion of Do I Hear a Waltz, Sondheim devoted himself to both composing and...
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Friday Open Thread: American Musical Theater – Stephen Sondheim Week
I hope that you have enjoyed this week with Stephen Sondheim.
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Saturday Open Thread
Good Morning, Everyone. I hope you enjoy this weekend with family and friends. Published on Oct 9, 2014 Welcome to the West Wing Week, your guide to everything that’s happening at 1600 Pennsylvania...
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