THEATRICAL THROWBACK THURSDAY: RAGTIME Opens On Broadway by Pat Cerasaro - January 22, 2015 Today we are recounting the opening night of one of the most cherished modern musicals, RAGTIME. THEATRICAL THROWBACK THURSDAY: Going Gaga For Ira Gershwin by Pat Cerasaro - December 11, 2014 Today we salute one of Broadway's most influential artists in honor of his birthday this week, the one and only Ira Gershwin! THEATRICAL THROWBACK THURSDAY: A Toast To The Terrific 'Turkey Lurkey Time' Times Three (And A Half) by Pat Cerasaro - November 27, 2014 Today, in honor of Thanksgiving, we are revisiting one of the most spectacular holiday showstoppers in Broadway history. THEATRICAL THROWBACK THURSDAY: As If We Never Said Goodbye! SUNSET BOULEVARD Turns 20 & Readies For Revival by Pat Cerasaro - November 20, 2014 Today we are shining a solo spotlight on a multi-Tony Award-winning Best Musical that is eyeing a revival just in time for its 20th anniversary, SUNSET BOULEVARD. THEATRICAL THROWBACK THURSDAY: Elton John's BILLY ELLIOT Opens On Broadway by Pat Cerasaro - November 13, 2014 Today we are turning back the clock to this very day in 2008 when BILLY ELLIOT: THE MUSICAL opened on Broadway. THEATRICAL THROWBACK THURSDAY: Boom, Crunch! INTO THE WOODS Hits Broadway by Pat Cerasaro - November 6, 2014 Today we are turning back the clock to this very same week in 1987 when Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's INTO THE WOODS hit Broadway. THEATRICAL THROWBACK THURSDAY: Alice Ripley & Emily Skinner Shine In SIDE SHOW by Pat Cerasaro - October 30, 2014 Today we are saluting the brand new revival of SIDE SHOW by looking back at the original production of the emotional and heartfelt musical. THEATRICAL THROWBACK THURSDAY: Judy Garland & Gene Kelly Commemorate Cole Porter by Pat Cerasaro - October 16, 2014 Today we are honoring the 50th anniversary of Cole Porter's death with a tribute to the stage and screen composer extraordinaire. THEATRICAL THROWBACK THURSDAY: EVITA's 35th Broadway Birthday by Pat Cerasaro - October 2, 2014 Today we are celebrating 35 years of one of Broadway's most iconic musicals and turning our attention to a popular and recognizable show featuring one of the most memorable title roles in history, EVITA. THEATRICAL THROWBACK THURSDAY: To Life! 50 Years Of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF by Pat Cerasaro - September 25, 2014 Today we celebrate one of the most beloved musicals of all time in honor of its 50th birthday this week, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF. THEATRICAL THROWBACK THURSDAY: Barbra Streisand & Burt Bacharach's Dynamic Duets by Pat Cerasaro - September 18, 2014 Today we are turning our attention to a sensational TV special featuring music icons Barbra Streisand and Burt Bacharach in honor of this week's release of Streisand's PARTNERS. THEATRICAL THROWBACK THURSDAY: Elaine Stritch Gets Juicy by Pat Cerasaro - July 24, 2014 Today we are turning back the hands of time in viewing an unearthed piece of theatre history featuring the TV debut of Tony Award-winning legend Elaine Stritch singing and selling up a storm in honor of her passing last week at the age of 89. THEATRICAL THROWBACK THURSDAY: Oscar Hammerstein's Heartfelt Vintage TV Interview by Pat Cerasaro - July 17, 2014 Today we are looking at a phenomenal and fascinating interview clip recorded way back in 1958 featuring one of the major shapers of the modern musical, Oscar Hammerstein. THEATRICAL THROWBACK THURSDAY: THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA Marks 11,000 Masks by Pat Cerasaro - July 10, 2014 Today we salute the longest-running musical in Broadway history in the week of its record-breaking 11,000th performance, THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. THEATRICAL THROWBACK THURSDAY: 1776 - 60s, 70s & 90s Style by Pat Cerasaro - July 3, 2014 In honor of this week's major national holiday of Independence Day, today we celebrate the most patriotic musical of them all, 1776. THEATRICAL THROWBACK THURSDAY: Eli Wallach & Cast Of LUV Show Game Faces by Pat Cerasaro - June 26, 2014 Today, in honor of the passing of legendary stage and screen star Eli Wallach we shine a light on a delightful vintage clip from way back in 1965. THEATRICAL THROWBACK THURSDAY: Andrew Lloyd Webber & Stephen Sondheim's Epic Duet by Pat Cerasaro - June 19, 2014 This week, in honor of BroadwayWorld's simply spectacular charity concert celebration of the men behind the music to most of the most important and indelible musicals of the last 50 years at Monday night's THE LORD & THE MASTER: BROADWAYWORLD.COM SINGS ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER & STEPHEN SONDHEIM, we turn our attention to the sole clip of the two modern musical theatre marvels performing side by side. THEATRICAL THROWBACK THURSDAY: FIDDLER ON THE ROOF Turns 50 by Pat Cerasaro - June 12, 2014 Today, we continue BroadwayWorld's newest feature column with a special tribute to one of the most cherished and beloved musicals ever written, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF. THEATRICAL THROWBACK THURSDAY: A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE Wins The Drama Critics' Award by Pat Cerasaro - June 5, 2014 Today we are turning back the hands of time to 1947 in honor of awards season to one of the most revered and revived plays of all time, Tennessee Williams's A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE. THEATRICAL THROWBACK THURSDAY: Elaine Stritch Gets Juicy by Pat Cerasaro - May 29, 2014 Today we are turning back the hands of time to an unearthed piece of theatre history featuring the TV debut of Tony Award-winning Broadway legend Elaine Stritch singing and selling up a storm. THEATRICAL THROWBACK THURSDAY: Turn Back O' Man! GODSPELL Rewrites The Good Book by Pat Cerasaro - May 22, 2014 This week we are taking a look at one of the most popular and enduring Biblical musicals ever written in honor of its Off-Broadway opening 43 years ago this week, GODSPELL. THEATRICAL THROWBACK THURSDAY: Carol Channing & GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES by Pat Cerasaro - May 15, 2014 Today we continue our new spotlight series on the best clips from the Golden Age of Broadway and beyond with a focus on the legendary Carol Channing and the Jule Styne musical GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES. THEATRICAL THROWBACK THURSDAY: SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE Turns 30 by Pat Cerasaro - May 8, 2014 One of the most innovative and unusual musicals in Broadway history, May 2 marks the 30th anniversary of the Broadway premiere of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's seminal SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE and we honor it today. THEATRICAL THROWBACK THURSDAY: TV's First Tony Awards by Pat Cerasaro - May 1, 2014 In honor of the 2014 Tony Award nominations this week, we are shining a special spotlight on the first national broadcast of the Tony Awards, which occurred way back on March 26, 1967, with CABARET becoming the big winner of the night (and back on Broadway this season, as a matter of fact). THEATRICAL THROWBACK THURSDAY: Happy 450th Birthday, William Shakespeare! by Pat Cerasaro - April 24, 2014 Today we are turning our attention to the world's most famous playwright on the 450th anniversary of his birth this week - the incomparable Bard himself, William Shakespeare. |
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