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Creators of Tony Award-winning musical Kinky Boots, Cindy Lauper and Harvey Fierstein will be joining the Hollywood Walk of Fame on April 11th with stars on the famed pavement in front of the Pantage Theater. Cindy Lauper will be receiving it in the category of Recording and Harvey Fierstein for Live Performance. Following it’s huge […]

A musical parable loosely based on the Gospel according to St. Matthew, set against a modern backdrop, Godspell was the brainchild of John-Michael Tebelak, and upcoming composer-lyricist Stephen Schwartz. It opened at the off-Broadway Cherry Lane Theatre, on May 17, 1971, and instantly became the talk of the town; so much so, in fact, that […]

Stanley Silverman shares with us his origins as a guitar player and how he has always been interested in writing musicals and began his journey in musical theater in High School. Learn more about Stanley Silverman straight from the source below in our new Legends of Broadway video.

Praised by the Wall Street Journal for our ongoing reissue campaign, we’ve opened our vaults with more classic cast recordings that were previously unavailable. Listen below for rare recordings from David Merrick, Ed Ames, Robert Goulet and much more. Follow the Masterworks Broadway playlist on Spotify for updates on when new rare Broadway songs are added.

Starring Eleanor Drew and John Warner, Salad Days was commissioned in 1954 by the Bristol Old Vic and has just been released from the MWB Vault in London! The show ran there for three weeks and then moved to the Vaudeville Theatre in London, where it played for a then unprecedented 2283 performances. Listen below […]