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Composer Stephen Sondheim and book writer John Weidman had a field day when they created Assassins, an imaginative parable which finds would-be and real presidential assassins, such as Lee Harvey Oswald, Giuseppe Zangara, Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme and John Wilkes Booth, among others, as characters in a carnival show. Last week we watched Sondheim sing praises of Paul […]

The songwriting team of Benj Pasek and Justin Paul’s work on A Christmas Story was just the beginning of a long and fruitful career. In today’s legends of Broadway video they share their incredible story on Stephen Schwartz and the importance of mentors. Watch it here and stop back Friday for an exclusive video from Angela […]

Fifty years ago, one of the great voices of the musical theatre was stilled when Cole Porter disappeared. Today, as we turn to his legacy, we look at the wonderful shows he left us in which his wit and extraordinary way with sly comments and clever lyrics made those shows so special and unique. From […]

Susan Johnson (Oh Captain ,The Most Happy Fella), Helen Gallagher (Sweet Charity) and Charles Nelson Reilly (How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying) are just a few of several artists Peter Filichia highlights on our new legends of Broadway video. Watch him discuss all of the highlights here. 

For today’s Throwback Thursday album we have photos of Eddie Bracken, Andre Kostelanetz and the inimitable Carol Channing taken during the studio recording of archy and mehitabel: a back-alley opera, a 1954 concept album by writer Joe Darion and composer George Kleisinger. Check them out on our Pinterest board here!