Friday the 13th Doesn’t Scare Chita Rivera!
Whether playing the ball of fire Anita in West Side Story or the secretary Rosie in Bye Bye Birdie or the diva Aurora in Kiss of the Spider Woman, Chita Rivera has made her mark as a singer, dancer, consummate performer, and Broadway legend fearless of any superstitions or myths! Last night she performed at the 2014 Songwriters Hall of […]
A Chrous Line New Photos on Pinterest
Who better to choreograph a musical about gypsies than a former gypsy himself? What started as an idea from Michael Bennett resulted as one of the longest running shows in Broadway history with his work on A Chorus Line. For throwback Thursday, check out the vault photos of Marvin Hamlisch, Donna McKechnie, Priscilla Lopez and the […]
Richard Rodgers & Masterworks Broadway Resurface “Androcles & The Lion”
We have resurfaced from the MWB vault the 1967 television special Androcles and the Lion based on the George Bernard Shaw play. This wonderful piece recounts the story of Androcles, the simple-hearted Christian tailor whose friendship with a lion saves himself and his friends from martyrdom in the Roman Colosseum. Set to music by Richard Rodgers, […]
Woody Allen’s Bullets Over Broadway Cast Album Out Now
We loved Nick Coredero’s performance on the Tony Awards this past Sunday! Directed and choreographed by Tony Award-winning Susan Stroman, The Bullets Over Broadway cast album is now available everywhere! iTunes | Amazon | Spotify | Barnes & Noble
Tony Awards Coverage + Meet Idina Menzel!
The 68th annual Tony Awards were a success! We were blown away by Idina Menzel’s performance of “Always Starting Over” from If/Then and the Bullets Over Broadway cast’s performance of “Tain’t Nobody’s Biz-ness If I Do.” For today’s #MusicalMonday playlist we’ve shared our favorite show tunes from Tony Award nominees and winners, past and present […]