Honing Your Acting Instrument, and Maybe an Actual Instrument Too
Ohio University is creating more flexibility for its musical theatre BFA students to pursue other subjects, including formal musical training.
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A New Golden Age for the Broadway Musical?
With ‘Hamilton’ and ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ at its back, the American musical is thriving like never before.
The Taming of ‘Kiss Me, Kate’
The musical by Cole Porter, Bella Spewack, and Samuel Spewack started out more female-focused. What happened?
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.