‘Grease’ is 40 this year. Here are 6 more pop musicals to watch
It’s been 40 years since Sandy told Danny that he “better shape up” in the 1978 movie “Grease,” based on the Tony award-winning Broadway show. Theater critic Ben Brantley recommends six musicals that followed in its wake.
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John Lithgow brings the magic of the bedtime story to Broadway
When John Lithgow was a child, his father would act out his bedtime stories, a tradition he carried on when his father grew ill later in life. Now Lithgow brings his own tradition of storytelling to a one-man show on…
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In Broadway’s ‘The Band’s Visit,’ mistranslation leads to musical connection
When the members of an Egyptian band arrive in an Israeli city for a performance, it's clear something is wrong -- they've gotten the name wrong and ended up in a sleepy desert town. That's the premise of a new…
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Broadway’s ‘Oslo’ captures behind-the-scenes drama of painstaking diplomacy
“Oslo,” a Tony-nominated Broadway drama, takes a deep look at the secret negotiations that went into the historic Middle East peace accords, and their relevance in today’s world. Using real characters and real events, the play imagines what went on…
“Dear Evan Hansen,” a surprise hit musical, is the story of an ordinary teen who all his life has felt invisible. But when a classmate commits suicide, Hansen is mistakenly seen as his one friend and becomes the center of…
The Broadway musical "Come From Away" celebrates how volunteers in Gander, Newfoundland, welcomed strangers on 9/11 -- a tradition that continues today.
On Oct. 10, 1947, this “medical musical” opened on the Great White Way. Alas, the production costs were so high and, once the bad reviews came in, the ticket sales so low that the play closed after 314 unprofitable performances.
On this day nearly six decades ago, “West Side Story” premiered on Broadway. And the music of the Sharks and the Jets, and star-crossed lovers Tony and Maria is as vibrant as it was in 1957. Jeffrey Brown sits down…
Lin-Manuel Miranda, creator and star of acclaimed Broadway musical "Hamilton," performed in the show one last time on Saturday night.
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