Joe Wilson’s Guide to Modern Musical Theatre

Won the Tony Personal Fave

2012New ShowsOnce (Glen Hansard, adapted from film)Newsies (Alan Menken, adapted from Disney film)Nice Work if You Can Get It (Gershwin)

Revivals- Evita, JCS, Follies (Bernadette Peters), Porgy and Bess (Audra McDonald)

2013New ShowsKinky Boots (Cyndi Lauper, adapted from film)Bring it On (Lin Manuel Miranda & Tom Kitt, adapted from film)Matilda (Tim Minchin, adapted from book)

Revivals- Cinderella, Pippin, Annie, Edwin Drood

2014New ShowsBeautiful (Carole King etc)Aladdin (Alan Menken, adapted from Disney film)A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder (Steven Lutvak)

Revivals- Violet (Sutton Foster), Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Les Miserables

2015New ShowsFun Home (Jeanine Tesori & Lisa Kron)An American in Paris (Ken Ludwig)Something Rotten (John O’Farrell & Karey Kirkpatrick)The Visit (Kander & Ebb)

Revivals- On the Town, The King and I (Kelli O’Hara), On the Twentieth Century (Kristen Chenoweth)

Other Relevant non- Tony related shows

Bridges of Madison County (Jason Robert Brown) Here Lies Love (David Byrne & Fatboy Slim)

Hamilton (Lin Manuel Miranda (WILL WIN 2016 TONY)

Important People

Directy typesJerry Mitchell- Directs and Choreographs everythingSusan Stroman- the queen of big broadway numbersCasey Nicholaw- camp as Christmas choreographerLee Proud (Carly’s friend- choreographs pretty much every tour and fringe show in the UK)

Writer typesKooman and DimondKerrigan and LowdermilkRyan Scott OliverLin Manuel Miranda

All these are personal faves:Cynthia Erivo- belty black womanJenna Russell- Sondheim ladyKelli O’Hara- revives everything classic and is generally unrealStephen Pasquale- voice of a godPatina Miller- less belty black woman