PIPPIN by Madison Lindeman, Lily Jaremski, and Hassatou Diallo

Pippin, with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Roger O. Hirson, was Vanderbilt Off-Broadway’s 2019 mainstage production, performed January 17-19 in Ingram Hall. Pippin tells the story of a young man considering suicide as he searches for meaning and fulfillment. He is joined in his quest by a troupe of players…

Posted by Madison Lindeman on February 4, 2019 in 1010 blog posts, Analysis Essay, Blog posts, Production Review, Musical theatre, Vanderbilt Off-Broadway

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“Those Damn Yankees”

  Baseball, America’s favorite past-time, gains a little more “heart” in Vanderbilt Off-Broadway’s (VOB) production of Damn Yankees. Taking a step into the 1950’s, we follow Joe Boyd (Sammy Lyons) as he strikes a deal with the Devil, known as Applegate (Alex Schecter), to help Joe’s favorite team, the Washington Senators, make it to the…

Posted by Salvador Miranda on February 17, 2017 in Production Review, 50s, Alex Schecter, Damn Yankees, Devil, Fifties, Golden Age Musical, Lindsey Mullen, Megan Ward, Michael Maerlender, Monyae Kerney, Vanderbilt Off-Broadway, VOB, women

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Those Damn Yankees Did it Again

On January 20, 2017, in Blaire School of Music’s Ingram Hall, nearly every seat was filled with audience members anxiously anticipating Vanderbilt Off-Broadway’s performance of Damn Yankees. The buzz floating around Vanderbilt’s campus was that the production was a hilarious rendition of the original 1955 Broadway show. Not to say I wasn’t looking forward to…

Posted by prestoct on February 17, 2017 in Production Review, Choreography, Connection, Damn Yankees, Megan Ward, Michael Maerlender, Musical Number, Vanderbilt Off-Broadway

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Yamn Dankees: VOB’s 20th Mainstage Production

With about as much verve as the Washington Senators, Vanderbilt Off-Broadway (VOB) begins the spring semester with the Faustian baseball musical Damn Yankees. Many thought the show was an unusual pick for an organization like VOB, whose last mainstage productions included more contemporary pieces like Legally Blonde and The Addams Family. But director Hannah Lazarz’…

Posted by denneysg on February 17, 2017 in Blog posts, Production Review, 1956, Abbott, Alex Schecter, Baseball, Emily Carskadden, Evan Blum, Hannah Lazarz, heart, Jess Powers, Joe Hardy, Lindsey Mullen, Lindsey Swearingen, Mainstage, Megan Ward, Michael Maerlender, musical, puns, Sammy Lyons, Shoeless Joe, sports, team, Vanderbilt Off-Broadway, Washington Senators, Yamn dankees

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Legally Blonde: Charming and Insightful

This semester in Ingram Hall, Vanderbilt Off-Broadway (VOB) produced Legally Blonde, a musical based on the novel by Amanda Brown and the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer motion picture. A snowstorm in January required the group to shift the much-anticipated second and third showings of the musical from January 22 and 23 to February 6 and 7. Regardless, the…

Posted by Aster Samuel on February 17, 2016 in Blog posts, Legally Blonde, Musical theatre, Vanderbilt Off-Broadway, VOB

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