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HAIRSPRAY Birmingham Hippodrome, Tuesday 17th September 2024 I have lost count of how many times I have seen this musical. It seems to tour and tour non-stop, filling auditoria wherever it goes. As soon as the curtain goes up, I’m reminded why it is irresistible. The score by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman is packed with great tunes and witty lyrics. The bangers just keep coming. And…
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Friendly reminder that Karen Cartwright started her journey to “Bombshell” and Broadway with the world’s most awkward rendition of Christina Aguilera’s “Beautiful”.
Tony-winning composers – with cameo from 'Hamilton' creator - plug Beaverton High musical
Michael Shafer-Montgomery didn't think he would be able to top last year's YouTube blurb featuring Olivia Newton John encouraging everyone to come to Beaverton High School's production of "Grease."
He was wrong.
Knowing that this year's production would be "Catch Me If You Can," Montgomery, a Beaverton High theater alumnus, thought he would go one better, enlisting an artistic director friend who works at Seattle's famed Fifth Avenue Theatre for help. (The musical debuted in the Pacific Northwest at the Fifth Avenue Theatre.)
Eventually, Montgomery said his friend was able to get in touch with Marc Shaiman and Scott Whitman, the two award-winning composers of "Catch Me If You Can," who wrote the music for "Hairspray" as well.
"Hello from London where we're making 'Mary Poppins Returns,'" says Shaiman before going on to plug Beaverton's musical, which runs May 24 to 27, in the GoFundMe video.
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But the clincher comes with a surprise cameo at the end of the minute-long video with an appearance by Lin-Manuel Miranda, the Broadway wunderkind who wrote the book, music and lyrics for "Hamilton."
"So they got it all recorded and they sent it over and OMG, my jaw dropped," said Shafer-Montgomery, who performed in several BHS productions before graduating in 1988. "I had no idea. Like all of a sudden, Lin-Manuel Miranda appears and says, 'Catch us if you can.'"
Miranda happened to be around because he's "Mary Poppins Returns" as well, playing the role of Jack the Lamplighter in the Walt Disney film set to be released next year.
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Shannon Dery, Beaverton High School director and drama teacher, said he was impressed with Shafer-Montgomery's efforts in finding the noted talent for the promo.
"It's pretty cool," said Dery, who was hired this year as Beaverton High School's full-time theater director and drama teacher. "Oh my god…like kids were crying."
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Quick Question
I'm listening to the 2008 demo of Catch Me If You Can.
How much of the OBC is on there? Especially Aaron...
Cause some songs sound like the OBC, some don't..
Posted in Megan Hilty's Facebook just now and I hadn't seen it on here yet. Such a cute picture!
Christine Ebersole singing Scott Whitman & Marc Shaiman’s “Second Hand White Baby Grand”
This is a demo of the song which was eventually used as part of the fictional musical Bombshell on NBC’s SMASH!
When you find out that your favorite composers are writing the music for your least favorite story turned musical......
