The Taming of ‘Kiss Me, Kate’
The musical by Cole Porter, Bella Spewack, and Samuel Spewack started out more female-focused. What happened?
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Some Enchanted Music of the Night
A bio sums up Rodgers & Hammerstein’s achievement, and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s memoir is surprisingly lively.
Anne Kauffman Is New Artistic Director of Encores! Off-Center
The acclaimed director will take the helm of the summer musical-theatre revival series, which she co-led this past year.
‘Wild Party’ Planners
How Denver’s Off-Center program turned a Jazz Age nervous breakdown into an immersive spectacle.
Rap: Broadway’s New Jazz?
From ‘Shuffle Along’ to ‘Hamilton,’ a look at how black music has shaped the sound of U.S. musical theatre.
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Musical
The American musical is in fine shape, both its brand-new and revival corps. This wasn’t always the case.
9 Musical Theatre Writers You Should Know
From the Bay Area to Miami, here are nine musical theatre writers across the country who are making a name for themselves.
Do I Hear a Waltz?
Time to call a truce between the “musical” and “nonmusical” theatre.
The Smart Set
These brainy new composers may be the hope of the American musical theatre.