Flower Drum Song (1958) Photos Released from the #MWBVault
Based on The Flower Drum Song, the 1957 novel by C.Y. Lee, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Flower Drum Song had a homespun exoticism that recalled the team’s previous success, The King and I, set this time around in more familiar grounds, San Francisco. Still, the new show exuded the same age-old conflict between the generations and between different lifestyles, which provided […]
Barbara Cook on She Loves Me
In honor of this year’s revival of She Loves Me, we sat down with one of musical theater’s premier interpreters, Barbara Cook, who starred as Amalia in the 1963 original show. In this clip, the Tony Award winning actress shares with us her thoughts on the music, by Jerry Bock with lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and […]
15 Different Ways to Sing I Love You Broadway Playlist | Musical Monday
Valentine’s Day is around the corner! Serenade your Broadway loved ones with selections from our new #MusicalMonday playlist, 15 Ways to Sing I Love You below. Listen and follow Masterworks Broadway on Spotify to learn about new Broadway releases.
Five Guys Named Moe 1992 | MWB Vault Photos
This weeks Throwback Thursday photos features the musical fantasy starring Jerry Dixon, Five Guys Named Moe (1992). Written by Clark Peters, this story features a penniless, lonely guy who finds solace in the songs of an imaginary quintet of singers from the 1930s, with a score derived from the songs of jazz musician Louis Jordan, a […]
Harvey Fierstein Discusses the Beginning of His Theatrical Career | Legends of Broadway
Acclaimed playwright and actor Harvey Fierstein (Kinky Boots, La Cage Aux Folles) discusses what got him into writing and the launch of his theatrical career in our new legends of Broadway video. Watch below!