Chicago The Musical Celebrates 20 Years on Broadway
Long considered a flawed but brilliant show, Chicago returned to the boards on November 14, 1996, at the Richard Rodgers Theatre, for a run on Broadway that, 13 years later, is still going strong. This Wednesday, August 31st those in NYC can see current cast members performing including Bianca Marroquínas Roxie Hart, Lana Gordon as Velma Kelly, […]
David Merrick’s 42nd Street Celebrates 36 Years Today!
On this day in 1980 42nd Street opened at the Winter Garden, and had a spectacular run of 3,486 performances, proving that Broadway could still enjoy the songs made popular five decades earlier. Read more here.
I’m Getting My Act Together and Taking It On The Road – Original Off-Broadway Cast Recording
Peter Filichia teased out our new vault release in his recent post and now it’s finally here from the MWB vault! Originally produced by Joseph Papp for the New York Shakespeare Festival/Public Theater, I’m Getting My Act Together and Taking it on the Road, was a milestone in the integration of rock-and-roll and musical theater. […]
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s CATS Returns To Broadway! Will it follow success of EVITA and El Fantasma De La Opera?
In 1999, one of the most popular musicals ever created, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s colorful Phantom of the Opera or El Fantasma De La Opera opened in Mexico. In 2012, Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s seven-time Tony Award®-winning musical Evita came back to Broadway and celebrated tremendous success. Now, in 2016,Andrew Lloyd Webber’s CATS Returns To Broadway! Will it follow […]
Broadway Bound The SpongeBob Musical To Record Cast Album
We are thrilled to announce that that Broadway-bound The SpongeBob Musical will record its original cast album August 8-11! Get the full scoop exclusively at Playbill here.