Broadway

Broadway baby: Lea Michele is back where it all began
In 1965, Broadway's Winter Garden Theater played the original musical Funny Girl, starring a woman who knew songs. That same ...

From Broadway to blockbuster: How Universal built a multi-million dollar ‘Wicked’ empire
Back in 2024, Universal created a pink and green tornado that swept pop culture. From themed drinks at Starbucks and ...

Tom Hanks’ ‘This World of Tomorrow’ a charming slice of yesterday
A good portion of the audience Barn I don't think I recognized it Tom Hanks when he first appeared on ...

Stephen Schwartz, a “Wicked” music man
When songwriter Stephen Schwartz sits at the piano, he feels the music. “When I was a child and played my ...

Book excerpt: “Defying Gravity,” a biography of “Wicked” composer Stephen Schwartz
Books Applause We may earn an affiliate commission on anything you buy from this article. IN “Defying Gravity: The Creative ...

Kristin Chenoweth Leads a Mess
In 2012, award-winning documentarian Lauren Greenfield releasedQueen of Versailles“, has become a Sundance darling. The documentary follows Jackie and David ...

Gavin Creel Texted Jonathan Groff About Love Before He Died
Gavin Creel and Jonathan Groff in 2009. Photo: Bruce Glykas/FilmMagic Speaking at New Yorker Festival October 26, Jonathan Groff shared ...

How Bess Wohl’s ‘Liberation’ Pulls Off a Broadway Nude Scene
Betsy Aidem, Adina Verson, Irene Sofia Lucio, Audrey Corsa and Suzanne Flood rehearse the opening scene of Act II. Photo: ...

‘Ragtime’ revival at Lincoln Center
A story of stunning human encounters within and around 1906 New York“RagtimeAs Michelle Obama said years later about “Hamilton,” another ...






