Richard Schoch

To think about him

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The best news!!!

They all look terrific!

On Sept. 29, 1983, A Chorus Line became the longest running show in Broadway history. (It has since been surpassed by Les Misèrables, Cats, and Phantom of the Opera). For the record-breaking performance, director Michael Bennett assembled over 300 current and former cast members and created an unforgettable evening of theatre, where the actors from various companies of the show tag-teamed the entire performance, starting with the then-current cast in the opening number. The original cast (minus Pam Blair) stepped in for the "names" section, several Cassies joined Donna McKecknie for the Cassie dance, there were numerous Pauls for the Paul monologue, the "alternative scene" ("What would you do if you couldn't dance any more?") was performed in multiple languages representing the many international companies of the show, and the evening concluded in this incredible finale, with hundreds of Chorus Line alums filling the Shubert Theatre with "One" amazing singular sensation. (The stage had to be reinforced to support them all.) [This portion was televised as part of a program called "Live and In Person". Though I was one of the ACL cast members that appear here, I do not claim rights or ownership. It is presented here for your enjoyment as part of history.] A Chorus Line - Broadway 3,389th performance finale

Forty-two years ago tonight, Michael Bennett and 332 dancers made history as A Chorus Line became the longest-running show in Broadway history.

Thanks @playwrightnow.bsky.social I’m so glad that you enjoyed HOW SONDHEIM CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE @atriabooks.bsky.social #sondheim #musicals #broadway

Thank you — I’m so glad you found the book worthwhile. 😊🎶🎭📚

Thrilled to be discussing Sondheim in Belfast this week with Cameron Menzies, director of @niopera.bsky.social new production of ‘Follies’. Come join us! 👇 #sondheim #belfast @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social

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Nothing on Broadway Hits Harder Than Audra McDonald’s ‘Rose’s Turn’

The who, why and how of a "Rose's Turn" like no other. Audra McDonald and her colleagues took me through the labyrinth of creating an annihilating showstopper in "Gypsy."
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Thanks @fritinancy.bsky.social So glad you enjoyed HOW SONDHEIM CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE 😊📚🎶🎭 @atriabooks.bsky.social #sondheim

“It was an 18th-century version of Photoshopping.” Richard Schoch on the history of the house in Stratford-upon-Avon where William Shakespeare was born.

Why have people kept turning up on the doorstep of Shakespeare’s Birthplace? It's not where he wrote any of his plays, and there's nothing inside the house that once belonged to Shakespeare himself.

@richardschoch.bsky.social reveals more over on the Academic blog 👉 bit.ly/44D4moD

Why, for centuries, have people kept turning up on the doorstep of Shakespeare’s Birthplace? Richard Schoch reveals the 18th-century publicity stunt that turned the humble house where Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon into the tourist attraction and public shrine it is today.

Why, for centuries, have people kept turning up on the doorstep of Shakespeare’s Birthplace?
@richardschoch.bsky.social reveals the 18th-century publicity stunt that turned the humble house where Shakespeare was born into the tourist attraction it is today bit.ly/44D4moD @ardenpublisher.bsky.social

How wonderful!! This is the perfect way to enjoy the book … and (more importantly) Sondheim’s works. 😊📚🎶

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Into the Words: Bertrand Russell Sondheim’s musicals as a map of moral and intellectual inquiry

Our latest: Sondheim through the lens of Bertrand Russell’s so-called 10 commandments!

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When old friends feel new: Bernadette Peters singing "Send in the Clowns" as if her heart had been broken the night before; Lea Salonga being possessed by an angry Merman; Beth Leavel finding mortal wonder in "Ladies Who Lunch." Spent the afternoon with "Sondheim's Old Friends."

Mickey Rooney in a bunny costume

National Theatre shop has lots of signed copies of HOW SONDHEIM CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE…just in time for its production of Sondheim’s ‘Here We Are’. It’s gonna be fantastic. P.S. The last chapter is on ‘Here We Are’. 📚🎶🎭
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Love this entire thread!!

Why sorry? You’ve earned it.

Was great to have you involved in the project all the way through!

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Sounds like a great book!

Cruelest month

SHAKESPEARE’S HOUSE now in paperback 📚📚 @ardenpublisher.bsky.social @shakespearebtrust.bsky.social #shakespeare 👇👇

Fantastic news! Congratulations to you and the whole team. 👏👏👏

Thanks for this lovely review, Dominic. I’m so glad that you were one of the first readers for ‘Shakespeare’s House’. 😊📚🏠

SHAKESPEARE’S HOUSE is now in paperback. It tells the wild, unpredictable and untold story of how his birthplace in Stratford was transformed from a family home to the global center of the Shakespeare trade. A book for all Shakespeare fans. @ardenpublisher.bsky.social #shakespeare