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One of the glories of the American Musical Theatre, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes has seldom been revived since its creation in 1949. In early 2012, a luminescent production brightened up the fabled Encores! series at New York City Center, with Megan Hilty, star of the TV show Smash, mesmerizing audiences as Lorelei Lee. With Rachel York, […]

Leonard Bernstein’s comic operatta based on Voltaire’s satirical novel, Candide, enabled Barbara Cook in her first major role on Broadway, to give a luminous performance as Cunegonde, highlighted with her splendid aria, “Glitter and Be Gay.” It may come as a shock, but the original presentation of Candide failed to inspire theatergoers when it was first presented […]

Calling all Broadway theater fans! Here at Masterworks Broadway we realize that most of you have your favorite Sondheim selections memorized, so we have done the same in our new collection, The Essential Stephen Sondheim. The Essential Stephen Sondheim spans this iconic artist’s unparalleled career, from West Side Story (1957) through Passion (1994), and also includes important works […]

Based on the much-loved film that starred Dame Judi Dench and Bob Hoskins, Mrs Henderson Presents is the hilarious new musical with lyrics by Don Black, music by George Fenton and Simon Chamberlain and book by Terry Johnson. The show’s initial run at the Theatre Royal Bath was hailed by the Guardian as “a shot […]

Lorelei Lee of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1949), as portrayed by Carol Channing, became the epitome of the ditzy blonde with a heart of gold in search of fame and fortune, and a long running favorite on Broadway for 740 performances. See dozens of photos we’ve just released from the MWB Vault below. Follow Masterworks Broadway’s board […]