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Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice hits theaters in March, 2016, 40 years after Charles Strouse and Lee Adams introduced their new musical, It’s A Bird, It’s A Plane, It’s Superman, cleverly staged by Harold Prince, which opened on March 29, 1966. In our legends of Broadway video series, watch both Peter Filichia and Seth Rudetsky […]

Barbara Cook first came to prominence as “Broadway’s leading ingénue” starring in original Broadway musicals Candide. In our new legends of Broadway exclusive video series, Cook discusses the trials and tribulations of moving to NYC to follow her dreams. Watch below.

Following up from Peter Filichia‘s Brigadoon blog piece last week, today we celebrate what would have been Mr. Alan Jay Lerner‘s 97th Birthday. To celebrate, we’ve put together the Alan Jay Lerner #MusicalMonday playlist below. Enjoy!

Angela Lansbury recalls the memories she has of recording the album for the Stephen Sondheim musical, Sweeney Todd. The musical is set in the late19th century at the dawning of the industrial era. Sweeney Todd is the story of a London barber, unjustly sent into exile by a judge, who returns years later under an […]

Also known as “The Abominable Showman”, David Merrick produced almost ninety plays and musicals on Broadway over his long career. His long list of successful plays include Oliver! (1963), Hello, Dolly! (1964), and 42nd Street (1980). During his career, Merrick produced an average of six plays and musicals each season, many of which can be […]