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“42nd Street” revival packs dazzling dance steps, showtune standards into dream chasing story

In 1980, “42nd Street” opened on Broadway under producer David Merrick and director/chorographer Gower Champion, playing an astounding 3,486 performances and racking up [More…]

Broadway tour of new musical “If/Then” interweaves a clever combo of choice and chance

The new musical “If/Then” may have only run for a little over a year on Broadway, but the soundtrack took on legs of its own, landing at #19 on the entire Billboard 200 [More…]

“Cabaret” swings with style, substance and shock value

Throughout its countless incarnations on Broadway and the Liza Minnelli-starring movie that took home eight Academy Awards, John Kander, Fred Ebb and Joe Masteroff’s [More…]

“Tenderly: The Rosemary Clooney Musical” honors timeless songs, reveals star’s surprising story

Much of the world knows Rosemary Clooney for traditional pop tunes such as “Come On-a My House,” “Tenderly,” “Sisters,” “Mambo Italiano” and “This Ole [More…]

Carole King musical “Beautiful” weaves a wonderful tapestry of tunes and tales

Her songs were made smashes by The Drifters, The Shirelles, The Monkees, Aretha Franklin, James Taylor and The Beatles (amongst many others), while her solo breakthrough [More…]

All-star cast keeps classic “Sherlock Holmes” interesting

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic character Sherlock Holmes will never go out of style and lately he’s proving to be more popular than ever thanks to 2009’s movie [More…]

Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas” makes for a warmly nostalgic Drury Lane musical

Flashing back to 1954, few movies were able to melt the snow faster than “White Christmas,” the year’s highest grossing silver screen blockbuster starring Bing Crosby, [More…]

“Unspeakable” paints transfixing portrait of tortured comic legend Richard Pryor

When Richard Pryor was in his comedic prime, he was regularly combating racism, discussing taboo topics and saying forbidden words on stage, much to the chagrin of censors [More…]

“A Gentleman’s Guide To Love & Murder” musical absolutely uproarious

Just two short years ago, “A Gentleman’s Guide To Love & Murder” came to Broadway pretty much out of left field and quickly established itself as an [More…]

“Dirty Dancing” delivers signature scenes and songs, though not always the time of your life

After the runaway success of 1987’s movie musical starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey with a soundtrack that scored an Academy Award, Golden Globe and Grammy, it was [More…]