OK, it seems like we just did this, right? Well, yes. Yes, we did. I feel weird announcing our sixth trip to Broadway only six months after our last one, but since those wacky folks at the American Theatre Wing decided to move the Tonys to September in 2020 and then move them back to June in 2022, everything got thrown off. It was either hold the blogathon in September again, which would feel really odd, or wait until June of 2024, which I wasn’t too keen on, either.
Ergo, here we are. Who’s up for this?
For those of you who might be new to Taking Up Room, the Broadway Bound Blogathon is when we talk about movies made about Broadway, movies made from Broadway shows, Broadway shows made from movies, and performers, producers, writers, and other Broadway veterans who also worked in Hollywood. And again, it’s usually held around the time of the Tony Awards. It’s always a lot of fun and everyone has their own approaches to it (See my Blogathons I’ve Hosted page for past treks down the Great White Way.)
And now for…
The Rules
- The blogathon will take place from June 9th until the 11th. Posts can be sent to me on or around those days via the Comment section, my Contact page, Twitter or Instagram (both @TakingUpRoom) or my e-mail (rebeccadeniston@gmail.com).
- New material only, please. Nothing derogatory will be accepted.
- Participants are limited to three posts apiece.
- Since this is such a big topic, duplicates are verboten. However, it’s OK for one person to do a straight review and another to write about the same topic from a different angle.
- If anyone would like to participate, please send me your topic and your blog’s name via any of the channels listed above.
- Grab a banner and advertise the blogathon!
The Roster
Taking Up Room: The Petrified Forest (1936)
A Full Rich Blather: Animal Crackers (1930)
Realweegiemidget Reviews: Tommy (1975)
Whimsically Classic: Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940)
Classic Film and TV Corner: The King and I (the original Broadway show and the 1956 film)
Silver Screenings: Three Broadway Girls (1932)
The Stop Button: One Touch of Venus (1948)
Crítica Retrô: Glorifying the American Girl (1929)
Nitrateglow: Lord Byron of Broadway (1930)
Sounds wonderful and I’d like to participate! If it hasn’t already been chosen earlier, I would like to write about Animal Crackers, the 1930 film version of the Marx Brothers’ Broadway show.
By the way, I heartily enjoy your blog!
Thank you!
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Thank you so much, and that would be great! It’s all yours. 🙂
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Sounds great and I’d love to participate! If available, I’d like to post about Animal Crackers, the 1930 film version of the Marx Brothers’ Broadway show.
I’m Ben Wink over at
https://fullrichblather.com/
And keep up the great blog! Thank you!
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Awesome, thanks so much, Ben! Nice to meet you. 🙂
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Hi there lovely, really tough choice as usual… would you enter me with a list of the 1970s films directed by Bob Fosse… (ie Cabaret, Lenny and All that Jazz), thanks!
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Hi, lovely, and great choice!
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Thanks!
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PS I might come back to change this to just one of these depending on how carried away I get with my review!
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Sure, it’s all good. I’ll just keep things non-specific. 🙂
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It will definitely be all or one of these three…
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Decided to concentrate on Cabaret…
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Oh, OK, that’s cool.
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Can I write about Broadway Melody of 1940?
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Absolutely! Thanks for joining, Kayla. 🙂
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Hi Rebecca. Hope all good with you.
Please put me down for The King And I(1956). I will write about both the film and the Broadway production with Yul Brynner and Gertrude Lawrence in my piece. Maddy
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Hi, Maddy! I’m good thanks, how are you? And that’s great–thanks for joining. 🙂
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Thanks, Rebecca. Not great but carrying on as best I can.
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I’d like to do Three Broadway Girls (1932). Just discovered it in my DVD collection & it’s time to see it!
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Ooh cool, great idea, Ruth! Thanks for joining. 🙂
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OOOOOH! I want to review Guys and Dolls (1955).
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Ah, sounds great! Thanks for joining, Rachel. 🙂
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Can I do One Touch of Venus for The Stop Button? 🙂
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Sure, that sounds great! Thanks for joining, Andrew. 🙂
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Hi Rebecca,
Can I do Chicago please?
Have a wonderful Sunday and a great week ahead
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Hi! Could I write about “Glorifying the American Girl (1929), please?
Cheers,
Le from Crítica Retrô
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Hi, Le! And sure, that sounds great! Thanks for joining. 🙂
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Can I cover Lord Byron of Broadway (1930)?
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Absolutely! Thanks for joining. 🙂
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Hello Rebecca! According to Wikipedia, ‘A Tale of Two Cities’ was adapted into a Broadway musical in 2008. But I’d like to review the 1980 Hallmark Hall of Fame adaptation of ‘A Tale of Two Cities’.
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Hi, Sally–so sorry I missed this comment. I’ll make sure you’re added. I can’t imagine “Tale” as a Broadway musical.
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Hi Rebecca, can I change my review to Tommy (1975) please…?
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Sure, that’s fine. Thanks, Gill.
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Thanks Rebecca, hope all good with you,
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Yeah, it is, thanks–just end of the school year craziness. How about you?
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Superbusy on the blog for the next couple of months… so all good.
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That’s great. Same here, lol. Going to see a lot of movies in July for Substack, too.
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How’s things going there???
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It’s really fun. Not a lot of subscribers, but I’m liking seeing all these movies. Substack added tags, though, so we’ll see what that does.
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Are you writing a post with your thoughts on this and Amazon.. would love to know more on Amazon if it’s worth a go etc from an entertainment bloggers perceptive…
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I’ll have to think about that–a One Year Retrospective or something like that. 🙂
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Yay. I do admire you for trying these things out!
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Oh, and do you guys still have snow? I just saw a Safiya Nygaard video about the glass igloos in Finland. https://youtu.be/-p9Us1_VDMM
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Nope all gone here.. not sure about up North.
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