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1933 Broadway As Thousands Cheer is a revue with a book by Moss Hart and music and lyrics by Irving Berlin , first performed in 1933. The revue contained satirical sketches and witty or poignant musical numbers, several of which became standards, including " Heat Wave ", " Easter Parade " and "Harlem on my Mind".
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart.. Inspired by the farces of the ancient Roman playwright Plautus (254–184 BC), specifically Curculio, Pseudolus, Miles Gloriosus, and Mostellaria, the musical tells the bawdy story of a slave named Pseudolus and his attempts to win his freedom by ...
William Ruhlmann of AllMusic noted that "Williams may have been going for a more swinging, up-tempo mood, but the busy charts, full of pizzicato strings, vocal choruses, and competing counter-melodies, distracted attention from the songs. an essentially comic song like "Get Me to the Church on Time," and a few of the arrangements did work, notably the bossa nova treatment of "Begin the Beguine ...
It ran for 570 performances, which was one of the longest runs on Broadway up to that time. By the time it closed in 1924 (including revivals), it would prove to be among the top five money makers of the 1920s. The show was designed as the musical comedy debut of Marilyn Miller, a 22-year-old Ziegfeld Follies girl. Miller would continue to be a ...
Based on the 1975 stage musical about two murderous women directed and choreographed by Bob Fosse, "Chicago" remains an important, beloved, and most importantly, meme-able film.
High Society is a musical comedy with a book by Arthur Kopit and music and lyrics by Cole Porter.Some updated or new lyrics were provided by Susan Birkenhead.The musical is based on Philip Barry's 1939 stage comedy The Philadelphia Story and the subsequent 1956 musical film adaptation, High Society, which features Porter's songs.
At the Dec. 16 Gala Opening of her new Broadway show All In: Comedy About Love, the actress speaks exclusively with PEOPLE about being the only woman in a full cast of men.
Ntozake Shange’s iridescent choreopoem “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/ When the Rainbow Is Enuf” is the story of Black women and their often-disregarded human experiences.