Exclusive: Here’s the story of how the Brady Bunch might reclaim the now ubiquitous, Zoom-era Brady Bunch-style screen squares. With the help of the son and daughter of series creator Sherwood Schwartz, original Bradys Barry Williams and Christopher Knight and a cast of Broadway performers, a Maine theater company will present a benefit reading of the all-new A Very Brady Musical, squares and all.
The benefit for the Ogunquit Playhouse, featuring remote performances by Broadway’s Gavin Lee (SpongeBob SquarePants) as Mike and Kerry Butler (Beetlejuice) as Carol, will premiere Oct. 28 on YouTube (a link will be sent to ticket purchasers).
Authorized by CBS, the musical features a book by Lloyd J. Schwartz and Hope Juber, with music and lyrics by Juber and husband Laurence Juber.
Lloyd J. Schwartz and Hope Juber are the son and daughter of The Brady Bunch creator Sherwood Schwartz. Juber also played Greg Brady...
The benefit for the Ogunquit Playhouse, featuring remote performances by Broadway’s Gavin Lee (SpongeBob SquarePants) as Mike and Kerry Butler (Beetlejuice) as Carol, will premiere Oct. 28 on YouTube (a link will be sent to ticket purchasers).
Authorized by CBS, the musical features a book by Lloyd J. Schwartz and Hope Juber, with music and lyrics by Juber and husband Laurence Juber.
Lloyd J. Schwartz and Hope Juber are the son and daughter of The Brady Bunch creator Sherwood Schwartz. Juber also played Greg Brady...
- 10/13/2020
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
The Doors’ Robby Krieger led a sultry rendition of “Back Door Man,” the blues standard that appeared on the band’s debut album, with vocalist-guitarist Orianthi and Jane’s Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro at a guitar all-stars gig. As she sings, she alternates between declaring, “You’re my backdoor man” and “I’m your backdoor man,” claiming the sexuality that Howlin’ Wolf and Jim Morrison put into the song for herself. Krieger plays a slippery, melodic solo before passing it over to Navarro for a flashier, metal-tinged blues lead and...
- 3/23/2019
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
Now that the Broadway season has ended with the Tony Awards, it’s time to think about what’s next. Broadway has embraced movie stars who turn shows into events in limited runs; how about taking a page from Hollywood and going the brand route? Producer Dianne Fraser has acquired stage rights to Gilligan’s Island: The Musical, and she plans to launch the show on Broadway, banking on the idea that the audience for the iconic TV show will want to see the characters brought to the stage. It’s based on the classic 1960s series with a book that was written by series creator Sherwood Schwartz and his son Lloyd, with a score by Schwartz’s daughter Hope and her husband Laurence Juber, a guitarist-composer. Schwartz, who also created The Brady Bunch, passed away last year, but not before the show was road-tested in small theaters across the country.
- 6/11/2012
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
Now that the Broadway season has ended with the Tony Awards, it’s time to think about what’s next. Broadway has embraced movie stars who turn shows into events in limited runs; how about taking a page from Hollywood and going the brand route? Producer Dianne Fraser has acquired stage rights to Gilligan’s Island: The Musical, and she plans to launch the show on Broadway, banking on the idea that the audience for the iconic TV show will want to see the characters brought to the stage. It’s based on the classic 1960s series with a book that was written by series creator Sherwood Schwartz and his son Lloyd, with a score by Schwartz’s daughter Hope and her husband Laurence Juber, a guitarist-composer. Schwartz, who also created The Brady Bunch, passed away last year, but not before the show was road-tested in small theaters across the country.
- 6/11/2012
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline TV
From acoustic guitarists, James Lee Stanley and Cliff Eberhardt comes "All Wood And Doors", available on DVD, July 12, 2011, featuring original "Doors" band members, John Densmore (percussion) and Robby Krieger (lead guitar) with Peter Tork ("Monkees"), Timothy B Schmit ("Eagles"), Laurence Juber ("Paul McCartney & Wings"), Paul Barrere ("Little Feat"), Scott Breadman ("Lindsay Buckingham") and a whole lot more :
"...can you imagine what 'The Doors' songs would have sounded like if they had been created with acoustic guitars? Would 'Light My Fire', 'Riders On the Storm' or 'Touch Me' been as powerful played on acoustic guitars and filled with vocal harmonies? James Lee Stanley and Cliff Eberhardt, have been purveyors of acoustic rock music for decades. They took 12 'Doors' classics and turned them into something totally unthought of...an amazing collection of 'Doors' tunes laden with soulful vocals and joyous harmonies..."
Tracks include "Break On Through", "Love Me Two Times", "Take...
"...can you imagine what 'The Doors' songs would have sounded like if they had been created with acoustic guitars? Would 'Light My Fire', 'Riders On the Storm' or 'Touch Me' been as powerful played on acoustic guitars and filled with vocal harmonies? James Lee Stanley and Cliff Eberhardt, have been purveyors of acoustic rock music for decades. They took 12 'Doors' classics and turned them into something totally unthought of...an amazing collection of 'Doors' tunes laden with soulful vocals and joyous harmonies..."
Tracks include "Break On Through", "Love Me Two Times", "Take...
- 6/30/2011
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
#Gift Students of film and pop culture history have had a bumper selection of titles to choose from in the last few weeks. Four documentaries have been released that warrant the attention of anyone with an interest in two of the most enduring and successful enterprises in the entertainment industry: Walt Disney Studios and DC Comics. They might not make it onto the best sellers shelves at your local Best Buy but here at CinemaSpy we believe in bringing worthwhile works to your attention regardless of their commercial appeal. These four films definitely qualify.
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Official Synopsis: Far from a fairytale, Waking Sleeping Beauty is an unprecedented eye-opening look at the conflict, drama and tension that ushered in the second chapter of Disney’s animation legacy – a decade of unparalleled creativity that included The Little Mermaid, Beauty And The Beast, Aladdin and The Lion King. Told by the...
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Official Synopsis: Far from a fairytale, Waking Sleeping Beauty is an unprecedented eye-opening look at the conflict, drama and tension that ushered in the second chapter of Disney’s animation legacy – a decade of unparalleled creativity that included The Little Mermaid, Beauty And The Beast, Aladdin and The Lion King. Told by the...
- 12/13/2010
- CinemaSpy
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