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Thomas “Fats” Waller definitely gained a new audience when this exuberant revue Ain’t Misbehavin’ opened at the Longacre Theatre on May 9, 1978, for a run of 1,604 performances. Check out the new Throwback Thursday photos we’ve just added to the Masterworks Broadway Pinterest here for photos of the lovely Charlaine Woodward, Nell Carter, Andre De […]

Many of you took advantage of the MWB exclusive CD release from Ed Ames, of the multi-platinum vocal quartet The Ames Brothers, Opening Night /More I Cannot Wish You last month here! For those of you who prefer the digital album, you can pick up your copy today on iTunes, Amazon and Spotify.   This months MWB Exclusive is from Roslyn Kind and features two fascinating time capsules […]

The Ultimate Broadway Playlist is now live on Filtr, the world’s largest collection of Spotify playlists, here. The playlist features show tunes from your favorite cast albums, past and present, with songs from Gypsy to Bye Bye Birdie, Stephen Sondheim and Angela Lansbury to Idina Menzel and Billy Porter and more! For other great Broadway playlists […]

 Next week marks 65 years since the Broadway show Miss Liberty opened at the Imperial Theatre on July 15, 1949 for a total of 308 performances. Irving Berlin had raised the bar with Annie Get Your Gun setting a pretty high standard for this follow-up show. Join us in our discussion here to share your pros and cons […]

While many critics thought the score of A Tree Grows In Brooklyn, set at the turn of the 20th century, was splendid, it was Shirley Booth’s portrayal as a Brooklynite with man problems that won everyone’s heart. Check out the new Throwback Thursday photos we’ve just added to the Masterworks Broadway Pinterest here.