All American (musical): History and Key Facts
All American is a musical with a book by Mel Brooks, lyrics by Lee Adams, and music by Charles Strouse.
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All Aboard (musical): History and Key Facts
All Aboard is a musical in two acts and ten scenes with lyrics by E.
Entremés: History and Key Facts
In 16th- and 17th-century Spanish drama, an entremés (plural entremeses) was a short, comic theatrical performance of one act, usually played during the interlude of a performance of a long drama
UST Salinggawi Dance Troupe: History and Key Facts
The UST Salinggawi Dance Troupe (or simply Salinggawi or SDT), is the University-wide organization for dance and the official dance troupe of the University of Santo Tomas (UST).
Dennis Gersten: Biography and Background
Dennis Gersten American actor and director who helped create Stagewrights, Inc.
Allegro (musical): History and Key Facts
Allegro is a musical by Richard Rodgers (music) and Oscar Hammerstein II (book and lyrics), their third collaboration for the stage.
Allegiance (musical): History and Key Facts
Allegiance is a musical with music and lyrics by Jay Kuo and a book by Marc Acito, Kuo and Lorenzo Thione.
Fabula togata: History and Key Facts
A fabula togata is a Latin comedy in a Roman setting, in existence since at least the second century BC.
Almost Famous (musical): History and Key Facts
Almost Famous is a 2019 stage musical with music by Tom Kitt, lyrics by Cameron Crowe and Kitt, and a book by Crowe.
Gilles (stock character): History and Key Facts
Gilles (French: [ʒil])—sometimes Gille—is a stock character of French farce and commedia dell'arte.
Jeff Gottesfeld: Biography and Background
Howard Jeffrey Gottesfeld (born 1956) is an American novelist, playwright, and screen and television writer.
Amélie (musical): History and Key Facts
Amélie is a musical based on the 2001 romantic comedy film of the same name with music by Daniel Messé, lyrics by Messé and Nathan Tysen and a book by Craig Lucas.
Harlequinade: History and Key Facts
Harlequinade is an English comic theatrical genre, defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as "that part of a pantomime in which the harlequin and clown play the principal parts".
Hellmouth: History and Key Facts
A hellmouth is a depiction of the entrance to Hell as the gaping mouth of a huge monster.
Costume design drawing by Judy Dearing for Porgy and Bess: Museum Object and Cultural History
Costume design drawing by Judy Dearing for Porgy and Bess: Date: 1995. Created by: Judy Dearing, American, 1940 - 1995. Type: design drawings.
Suit pants for Ain't Misbehavin' costume worn by André De Shields: Museum Object and Cultural History
Suit pants for Ain't Misbehavin' costume worn by André De Shields: Date: 1982. Created by: Brooks-Van Horn Costume Company, Inc., American, 1962 - 1981. Worn by: André De Shields, American, born 1946.
BLK Vol. 4 No. 3: Museum Object and Cultural History
BLK Vol. 4 No. 3: Date: September 1992. Published by: Alan Bell, American. Edited by: Alan Bell, American.
The Bill Poster's Dream: Museum Object and Cultural History
The Bill Poster's Dream: Date made: 1877. copyright holder: Novelty Publishing Co.. maker: Mayer, Ferdinand.
Wig from Rum Tum Tugger costume used in the musical Cats: Museum Object and Cultural History
Wig from Rum Tum Tugger costume used in the musical Cats: Date made: 1982 - 2000. designer: Napier, John. Object Name: wig.
Immersive theater: History and Key Facts
Immersive theater reduces the separation between audience and performance by immersing audiences within the performance itself.
American Idiot (musical): History and Key Facts
American Idiot is a sung-through rock musical based on the 2004 concept album of the same name by rock band Green Day.
Peretz Hirschbein: Biography and Background
Peretz Hirshbein (Yiddish: פרץ הירשביין); November 7, 1880 – August 16, 1948) was a Yiddish-language playwright, novelist, journalist, travel writer, and theater director and producer.
American Psycho (musical): History and Key Facts
American Psycho is a musical with music and lyrics by Duncan Sheik and a book by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa.
Izumo no Okuni: History and Key Facts
Izumo no Okuni (出雲 阿国) was a Japanese entertainer and miko (shrine maiden) who is believed to have invented the theatrical art form of kabuki.
Americana (revue): History and Key Facts
Americana is a musical revue in two parts, with book and lyrics by J.
Angel (musical): History and Key Facts
Angel is a Broadway musical that opened at the Minskoff Theatre in New York on May 4, 1978.
Anastasia (musical): History and Key Facts
Anastasia is a stage musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens, and a book by Terrence McNally.
Medieval theatre: History and Key Facts
Medieval theatre encompasses theatre in the period between the fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century and the beginning of the Renaissance in approximately the 15th century.
Mansion stage: History and Key Facts
A mansion stage is a small wooden platform with supports and a roof, commonly used in medieval theatre to represent specific locations (such as Heaven or Hell).
Ricardo Khan: Biography and Background
Ricardo "Rick" Khan (born November 4, 1951) is an American playwright and theater director of African and Indian descent.
Memorial reconstruction: History and Key Facts
Memorial reconstruction is the hypothesis that the scripts of some 17th century plays were written down from memory by actors who had played parts in them, and that those transcriptions were publ
Annie Get Your Gun (musical): History and Key Facts
Annie Get Your Gun is a 1946 musical with lyrics and music by Irving Berlin and a book by Dorothy Fields and her brother Herbert Fields.
Suede wingtip shoes for Ain't Misbehavin' costume worn by André De Shields: Museum Object and Cultural History
Suede wingtip shoes for Ain't Misbehavin' costume worn by André De Shields: Date: 1988. Created by: Unidentified. Worn by: André De Shields, American, born 1946.
Photograph of Etta Moten Barnett: Museum Object and Cultural History
Photograph of Etta Moten Barnett: Date: 1934-1972. Photograph by: Anthony J. Bruno, American, 1893 - 1976. Owned by: Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004.
Bowtie worn by Joel Grey as the Emcee in Cabaret: Museum Object and Cultural History
Bowtie worn by Joel Grey as the Emcee in Cabaret: date made: around 1987. date made: ca 1987. wearer: Grey, Joel.
Anyone Can Whistle: History and Key Facts
Anyone Can Whistle is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents.
Anya (musical): History and Key Facts
Anya is a musical with a book by George Abbott and Guy Bolton and music and lyrics by Robert Wright and George Forrest.
Anything Goes: History and Key Facts
Anything Goes is a musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter.
Applause (musical): History and Key Facts
Applause is a musical with a book by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, lyrics by Lee Adams, and music by Charles Strouse.