The three set designers whose profiles are featured here have not only created the visual look of countless Broadway musicals -- "Cabaret," "Chicago," "Company," "42nd Street," "Dreamgirls," "Fiddler on the Roof," and "The Boy from Oz," to name just a few -- but also contributed to technological advances in theatrical design.
In addition, find biographies of two prominent members of the theater community: the Shubert Brothers, the originators of a theater management dynasty, and Al Hirschfeld, who through his caricatures became the ultimate chronicler of Broadway. He had this to say when asked about the continued appeal and viability of the Broadway musical:
I've been hearing about Broadway disappearing ever since I put on long pants. The form changes, and that's difficult for a lot of people to accept. They're stuck in one period, and they think that's the period that's important, but it isn't necessarily so. It could be just a passing fancy nobody even takes seriously in another 50 years. It changes, and you have to roll with the punches.
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