Peter Filichia on the Golden Age of Broadway Cover Recordings | Legends of Broadway Video Series
Peter Filichia believes that one of the wonderful things about Broadway that you don’t see as often anymore was when Pop artists used to come out with recordings from Broadway songs before the shows themselves were live. Marilyn Maye’s “Step to the Rear” and Robert Goulet’s “On a Clear Day You Can See Forever” are just […]
$5.99 Broadway Cast Albums Sale Features West Side Story, Into the Woods + More
Now through Thursday, March 3rd fans of West Side Story, Into the Woods, Once: A New Musical, The Producers and several other recordings are marked down to $5.99! See the full list of titles on iTunes here (U.S. Only).
Angela Lansbury celebrates 37 years of Sweeney Todd In New Legends of Broadway Video
With its premiere at the Uris on March 1, 1979, tomorrow marks 39 years of Stephen Sondheim‘s masterpiece, Sweeney Todd. The show was thrillingly delicious and kept hungry theatergoers satisfied for 557 performances. Watch Angela Lansbury discuss the genesis of Sweeney Todd in our #LegendsOfBroadway video below.
“The Essential Stephen Sondheim” Out Now
Stephen Sondheim, the pre-eminent Broadway composer and lyricist of the modern era has been awarded eight Tonys, eight Grammys, an Oscar, a Pulitzer Prize, five Oliviers and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The Essential Stephen Sondheim spans this iconic artist’s unparalleled career, from West Side Story (1957) through Passion (1994), and also includes important works […]
#TBT: Fosse Original Cast Recording (1999) Straight from the #MWBVault
A tribute to the late Bob Fosse and his unique style of dancing, Fosse was conceived by Richard Maltby, Jr., Chet Walker and Ann Reinking, with artistic support from Gwen Verdon. A series of tableaux, it opened January 14, 1999, at the Broadhurst Theatre, and featured recreations of dance numbers Fosse had choreographed for stage […]