Friends and Collaborators of Stephen Sondheim Who Appear in His Collection at The Library of Congress
During his prolific and storied career, Sondheim collaborated with many other artists, from book writers to directors, from actors to musicians.
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How Common Are Foreign Language Plays on Broadway? A Look at Translation Trends
While the large majority of plays that make it to Broadway were written in English, a small fraction of plays were originally penned in a different language and translated.
Unfinished Songs in the Sondheim Collection at the Library of Congress and What Might Have Been
The collection documents songs that made it into Sondheim’s musicals, and it also documents cut or unused songs that were edited out of shows before they opened.
Which Pre-Broadway Tryout Theater Boasts the Most Best Musical Tony Award Winners?
While different tryout theaters have different relationships to the development of new shows, it’s worth looking at both which commercial rental theaters and which non-profit theaters have had the most Best Musical Tony Award winners come from their stages.
5 Incredible Discoveries from the Stephen Sondheim Collection at the Library of Congress
Earlier this year, it was announced that the Library of Congress had acquired the Stephen Sondheim collection.
Did you Know These Future Stars Were In the Original Broadway Production of HAIR?
Diane Keaton made her Broadway debut in the original Broadway production of Hair at the age of 22.
Where Are All Of the New Musicals This Season?
Only two new musicals are opening on Broadway in the first half of the 2025-2026 season: The Queen of Versailles and Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York).
The Broadway Showgirls in Taylor Swift’s New Album
Taylor Swift’s new album The Life of a Showgirl dropped on October 3rd, and it includes plenty of references—some explicit and some ambiguous—to real showgirls throughout history.
The History of Feminist Plays That Came Before LIBERATION
As the fight for women to have equal rights and opportunities has evolved, so has the presence of plays telling these stories.
A History of Three-Handers on Broadway
While a lot has been written about two handers, a term for two-person shows, less has been penned about three-handers.
10 Musicals About Technology That Came Before MAYBE HAPPY ENDING
Technology plays an ever-present role in the life of every human on earth.
Lost Broadway Theaters Still Standing... Continued!
Multiple lost Broadway theaters intersect with the Hammerstein family.
Lost Broadway Theaters That Are Still Standing
Broadway currently boasts 41 theaters.
What's Next for the Ed Sullivan Theatre?
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert has been taped at the Ed Sullivan Theatre located on Broadway between 53rd and 54th Streets since it began in 2015.
Off-Broadway Musicals Making a Comeback: Inside the Trend of Revivals
Heathers is currently playing to sold out crowds at New World Stages, the off-Broadway complex on 50th Street between 8th and 9th Avenues.
Who Are the Oldest Actors to Star in a Broadway Show?
June Squibb is a beloved actor with an incredibly long career—but does 96 make her the oldest actor to play Broadway in a regular production with 8 performances a week? According to our research, that is indeed the case!
Theatergoing in the Time of The Gilded Age
The Gilded Age recently wrapped up its third season on HBO, to record-setting viewership.
Which Broadway Theatres Have Housed the Most (and Least) Tony-Winning Shows?
Did you know that the Richard Rodgers Theatre, current home of Hamilton, has housed more Best Musical Tony Award winners than any other Broadway house? Since the Tony Awards began in 1947 and began issuing a Best Musical Award in 1949, nine Best Musicals have played the Richard Rodgers Theatre, whi
The History of the Mark Hellinger Theatre and the Attempts to Bring It Back
The Times Square Church, located on 51st Street between Broadway and 8th Avenue, is an extremely storied New York City spot.
10 Inspiring Pieces of Theatre History I Saw Up Close And In Person This Summer—And How You Can Too!
In many of America’s cities, theatre history exists in plain sight.
Breaking Down Broadway's Spookiest Musicals
This past season contained a higher than usual amount of Broadway shows involving death; in fact, Operation Mincemeat and Dead Outlaw both specifically revolved around transporting a corpse! And Death Becomes Her leans into the hilarity as two women become gorgeous living corpses before our very eye
A History of Pop Music Bio-Musicals
Just In Time’s origin story as well as overall conceit has much in common with one of Broadway’s very first jukebox musicals, which was ahead of its time.
A History of Off-Broadway Venues
Second Stage Theatre’s 43rd Street off-Broadway house, right near 8th Avenue, recently changed hands and is now the home of Studio Seaview .
The History of THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE
A new version of the classic, The Pirates of Penzance, is currently commanding the stage at Roundabout’s Todd Haimes Theatre on 42nd Street—formerly the American Airlines and before that, the Selwyn.
A Brief History of FLOYD COLLINS
It’s not out of the ordinary these days for worthwhile musicals that originally premiered off-Broadway and then entered the canon to receive their Broadway debuts decades later.
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