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This page offers a listing of recent news headlines as well as site updates and other items of
interest. You can find older items in the News Archive.
Pimpernel Song Recordings Page Added To Site (1 Mar 2010) A new page has just been added to the website where we will list various recordings of songs from The Scarlet Pimpernel, beyond those which can be found on the cast recordings of the show. Check out the individual song recordings page, now with listings for "Falcon in the Dive", "Home Again", "I'll Forget You" and "Into the Fire". Further listings will be added in the coming weeks. Rudolf Complete Recording Preview (22 Feb 2010) An Album Preview for the complete (2-CD) Vienna recording of Rudolf - Affaire Mayerling is now available on the Rudolf page. The album is now available for purchase at Amazon.com and iTunes, as well as VBW, Amazon.de and Sound of Music. Camille Claudel Demo Restored to Site (29 Jan 2010) The demo tracks from the early development of Camille Claudel are once again available on this website. A new player has been set up on the Camille recordings page. Rudolf Closes in Vienna (26 Jan 2010) The German-language premiere production of Rudolf completed its second season of performances at the Raimund Theater in Vienna, Austria on Sunday, 24 January. A complete (2 CD) cast recording, complete DVD recording, highlights cast recording and further items are all still available from this production. New plans for the show will be posted here as they are announced. You can find more information about this project on the Rudolf page. Rudolf Complete Cast Recording Released (17 Dec 2009) A complete cast recording of the Vienna production of Rudolf - Affaire Mayerling is expected out on 22 December 2009. This 2-CD set will include a booklet with a photo gallery from the production, and is available for pre-order from Sound of Music. More information is available on the Rudolf page. Takarazuka Revue to Present Pimpernel Again (3 Nov 2009) Takarazuka Revue has announced their upcoming season of productions, which includes their second staging of The Scarlet Pimpernel. The show will be presented by the Moon Troupe in Takarazuka, Japan, 16 April - 17 May 2010 and then in Tokyo, Japan, 4 June - 4 July 2010. The cast is expected to be led by Hiromu Kiriya as Percy and Yuki Aono as Marguerite. The show will again be directed by Shuichiro Koike. More information is listed on the Pimpernel website. Camille Claudel Demo Available Online (11 Sep 2009) We are very pleased to present many of the demo tracks from Camille Claudel on this website. The tracks were recorded in 2001 and 2004 by Linda Eder, Guy LeMonnier, Michael Nouri, Matt Bogart and cast members from the Goodspeed Musicals production of the show. The tracks, along with more information, can be found on the Camille recordings page. Vienna Rudolf to be Released on DVD (7 Aug 2009) A complete DVD recording of the Vienna production of Rudolf - Affaire Mayerling will be released soon. The video, produced by MG-Sound and MWB, includes the full show recorded by a six camera crew, live from the stage of the Raimund Theater. The DVD is expected to run about 150 minutes and will be regionless, but in PAL format. It will have stereo and 5.1 surround sound audio. It is currently available for pre-order from Sound of Music or Amazon.de. Takarazuka Pimpernel Wins Several Awards (29 May 2009) The Japanese premiere production of The Scarlet Pimpernel, presented by the all-female Takarazuka Revue, has just won the "Grand Prize" award at the 34th Kikuta Kazuo Drama Awards. Asuka Toono (Marguerite), Kei Aran (Percy) and Shuichiro Koike (director) are pictured, left to right, in this article, accepting the award at a ceremony on 21 April 2009. The show also won an "Excellence Award" at the 16th Yomiuri Theater Awards, and Reon Yuzuki (Chauvelin) won a "New Actor" award at the 30th Matsuo Entertainment Awards. Rudolf Cast Recording Released (17 April 2009) A German-language cast recording of the production of Rudolf - Affaire Mayerling in Vienna, Austria, was released on 7 April. It is available for purchase from VBW, Sound of Music, Amazon.de, Musical-Shop and iTunes. A karaoke/sing-along CD for the show, with backing vocals and orchestral tracks recorded by the Orchestra of Vereinigte Bühnen Wien, is expected out in May. It is available for pre-order from VBW and Sound of Music. More information is available on the Rudolf page. Chorus Line Documentary: "Every Little Step" Opens (17 April 2009) The Chorus Line documentary, "Every Little Step", opens in movie theaters in New York City and Los Angeles today. The film explores the original creation of the musical and the process of casting and launching the recent revival (produced by Nan's husband, John Breglio). It includes interviews with members of the original creative team and cast, the revival creative team and cast, and Mr. Breglio himself. Information about the film, including a trailer and opening dates for other cities, is available at EveryLittleStepFilm.com. An article about the film's release was recently published on Playbill Online. It was also just announced on Playbill that John Breglio is being honored by the National Corporate Theatre Fund with the Achievement in Theatre Award, at a gala even on 20 April. | |
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