Musicals

Arts on Film: Wonderful Town!

Arts on Film: Wonderful Town!

November 20, 2012

Musicals, Rare Books & Arts:

Wonderful Town! : excerpts from the musical in concert, is the next program in the Arts on Film series for 2012, to be screened this coming Wednesday November 21 in Arts.… Read More ›

Musical listening in Arts

Musical listening in Arts

October 24, 2012

Musicals, Rare Books & Arts:

Musical theatre features on new Listening Post music in Arts highlighting some recent CD arrivals, plus a few popular titles making a return visit. There are eight jukebox listening posts… Read More ›

Musical Listening in Arts

Musical Listening in Arts

October 10, 2012

Musicals, Rare Books & Arts:

Musical theatre features on new Listening Post music in Arts highlighting some recent CD arrivals, plus a few popular titles making a return visit. There are eight jukebox listening posts… Read More ›

Something to sing about in the Arts Library

Something to sing about in the Arts Library

August 20, 2012

Music, Musicals, Rare Books & Arts:

A selection of some of the newer piano-vocal scores available for browsing in the Agnes Robertson Music Scores Room in the Arts Library: Shrek, the musical: lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire… Read More ›

New Music:  Bubblegum hits, Celtic Divas & a smokingun

New Music: Bubblegum hits, Celtic Divas & a smokingun

August 17, 2012

Music, Musicals, Rare Books & Arts:

New CD arrivals include the following:  Graeme Lyall meets the Joe Chindamo Trio : smokingun. For jazz fans there is “Smokingun” featuring two Australian jazz greats together.  Saxophonist, Graeme Lyall,… Read More ›

Arts on Film:  Cats, Phantom, Les Miserables & more.

Arts on Film: Cats, Phantom, Les Miserables & more.

August 14, 2012

Musicals, Rare Books & Arts, Theatre:

Hey Mr Producer : the musical world of Cameron MacKintosh! is the next program in the Arts on Film series, to be screened this Wednesday August 14 in Arts. This… Read More ›

Roald Dahl’s Matilda : the musical : a smash hit in Arts!

Roald Dahl’s Matilda : the musical : a smash hit in Arts!

July 20, 2012

Music, Musicals, Rare Books & Arts:

No sooner had Roald Dahl’s Matilda : the musical : original cast recording hit the shelves in Arts recently, than it was requested several times.  It seemed like every other… Read More ›

New Listening Post Sounds: Annie, Australian Pop & more.

New Listening Post Sounds: Annie, Australian Pop & more.

May 31, 2012

Music, Musicals, Rare Books & Arts:

Some great Australian recordings feature on new CDs arriving in Arts. All of these and many more are currently available on Listening Posts 7 & 8 in Arts. There are… Read More ›

The pleasures of browsing…..I live for the theatre!

The pleasures of browsing…..I live for the theatre!

May 14, 2012

Musicals, New books, Performing Arts, Rare Books & Arts, Theatre:

We used to call them “open access” collections, but they have been transformed into the far more appealing “browsing shelves”; a pleasant notion which carries with it the possibility of… Read More ›

Broadway double bill screening

Broadway double bill screening

May 9, 2012

Musicals, Rare Books & Arts:

A double bill tribute to the Broadway musical, is the next program in the Arts on Film series to be screened this Wednesday May 9 in Arts. Broadway’s Leading Ladies… Read More ›