Beaches (musical): History and Key Facts
Beaches is a stage musical with music by Mike Stoller, lyrics by Iris Rainer Dart, and a book by Dart and Thom Thomas.
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Thespis: History and Key Facts
Thespis (; Ancient Greek: Θέσπις; fl.
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical: History and Key Facts
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical is a jukebox musical with a book by Douglas McGrath with songs by Carole King with Gerry Goffin, Barry Mann with Cynthia Weil, and others.
A Beautiful Noise (musical): History and Key Facts
A Beautiful Noise is a jukebox musical based on the life and music of Neil Diamond.
Tragedy: History and Key Facts
A tragedy is a genre of drama based on human suffering, specifically by way of terrible or sorrowful events that befall a main character or cast of characters.
Beauty and the Beast (musical): History and Key Facts
Beauty and the Beast is a musical, with music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice, and book by Linda Woolverton.
The Beauty Spot: History and Key Facts
The Beauty Spot was a 1909 musical comedy in two acts that played for 137 performances at the Herald Square Theatre in New York with music by Reginald De Koven, a book by Joseph W.
Beetlejuice (musical): History and Key Facts
Beetlejuice The Musical.
Victorian burlesque: History and Key Facts
Victorian burlesque, sometimes known as travesty or extravaganza, is a genre of theatrical entertainment that was popular in Victorian England and in the New York theatre of the mid-19th century.
Matt Pizzolo: Biography and Background
Matt Pizzolo (born on Long Island, New York) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, bestselling comic book writer, playwright, and entrepreneur, best known for his work as writer o
Actor: History and Key Facts
An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production.
The Belle of New York (musical): History and Key Facts
The Belle of New York is a musical comedy in two acts, with book and lyrics by Hugh Morton and music by Gustave Kerker, about a Salvation Army girl who reforms a spendthrift, makes a great sacrif
Theatrical style: History and Key Facts
In theatre, a theatrical style is a set of conventions governing the way a play is performed.
Jose Luis Ramos Escobar: Biography and Background
José Luis Ramos Escobar (born December 19, 1950, in Guayanilla, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican writer and playwright who is also directed several plays and written television scripts.
Best Foot Forward (musical): History and Key Facts
Best Foot Forward is a 1941 musical with songs by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane, and a book by John Cecil Holm.
Avanspettacolo: History and Key Facts
Avanspettacolo (lit.
The Better 'Ole: History and Key Facts
The Better 'Ole, also called The Romance of Old Bill, is an Edwardian musical comedy with a book by Bruce Bairnsfather and Arthur Elliot, music by Herman Darewski, and lyrics by Percival Knight a
Black light theatre: History and Key Facts
Black light theatre (in Czech černé divadlo) or simply black theatre, is a theatrical performance style characterized by the use of black box theatre augmented by black light illusion.
Big Fish (musical): History and Key Facts
Big Fish is a musical with music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa and book by John August.
Photograph of Muriel Millard: Museum Object and Cultural History
Photograph of Muriel Millard: Date: 1952. Photograph by: Unidentified. Subject of: Muriel Millard, Canadian, 1922 - 2014.
Photograph of Umar Bin Hassan performing at The Apollo Theater: Museum Object and Cultural History
Photograph of Umar Bin Hassan performing at The Apollo Theater: Date: 1971. Photograph by: Unidentified. Subject of: Umar Bin Hassan, American, born 1948.
Playbook for Two Gentlemen of Verona: Museum Object and Cultural History
Playbook for Two Gentlemen of Verona: Date: 1973. Printed by: Artcraft Lithograph & Printing Company, American, 1905 - 1970. Subject of: Joseph Papp, American, 1921 - 1991.
Florence Stover from the Richmond and Von Boyle Comedy Company by Matthew S. Morgan of Strobridge Lithographing Company: Museum Object and Cultural History
Florence Stover from the Richmond and Von Boyle Comedy Company by Matthew S. Morgan of Strobridge Lithographing Company: Date made: n.d.. depicted: Stover, Florence. maker: Strobridge Lithographing Company.
Lonely Town; Ballet Music: Museum Object and Cultural History
Lonely Town; Ballet Music: release date: 1945. recording artist: Bernstein, Leonard. manufacturer: Victor.
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick O'Brien: Museum Object and Cultural History
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick O'Brien: Object Name: cabinet print. Physical Description: paper (overall material). Measurements: overall: 6 1/2 in x 4 1/4 in; 16.51 cm x 10.795 cm.
Pair of boots worn by Jerry Lewis in Damn Yankees: Museum Object and Cultural History
Pair of boots worn by Jerry Lewis in Damn Yankees: Date made: 1995. performing artist: Lewis, Jerry. Object Name: Boots (2).
Café-théâtre: History and Key Facts
Café-théâtre (French pronunciation: [kafe teɑtʁ]) is the name given in France to small-sized theatre venues where patrons may also order drinks as they watch the performances.
The Billionaire (musical): History and Key Facts
The Billionaire is a musical in three acts with music by Gustave Kerker, and both book and lyrics by Harry B.
Carpa: History and Key Facts
In Mexico and the Southwestern United States, the carpa (Spanish: "tent", from the Quechua karpa) theater flourished during the 1920s and 1930s.
Chamber theatre: History and Key Facts
Chamber theater is a method of adapting literary works to the stage using a maximal amount of the work's original text and often minimal and suggestive settings.
Mark Savage (playwright): Biography and Background
Mark Savage (born September 19, 1958) is an American playwright, songwriter, and theatre director.
Billy Elliot the Musical: History and Key Facts
Billy Elliot: The Musical is a coming-of-age stage musical based on the 2000 film of the same name.
The Black Crook: History and Key Facts
The Black Crook is a work of musical theatre first produced in New York City with great success in 1866.
Comedia (play): History and Key Facts
In the Spanish Golden Age (Siglo de Oro) tradition, a comedia is a three-act play combining dramatic and comic elements.
Blackbirds of 1926: History and Key Facts
Blackbirds of 1926, also known as Lew Leslie's Blackbirds of 1926, was a musical revue with an all African American cast created and produced by impresario Lew Leslie that starred Florence Mills,
Comedy (drama): History and Key Facts
Comedy is a genre of dramatic performance having a light or humorous tone that depicts amusing incidents and in which the characters ultimately triumph over adversity.
Frederick Solomon: Biography and Background
Frederick Charles Solomon (31 August 1853 – 9 September 1924), sometimes given as Fred Solomon or Frederic Solomon, was a British-born American composer, conductor, actor, librettist, playwright,
Community theatre: History and Key Facts
Community theatre is theatrical performance made in relation to particular communities—its usage includes theatre made by, with, or for a community.
Blood Brothers (musical): History and Key Facts
Blood Brothers is a musical with book, lyrics, and music by Willy Russell and was produced by Bill Kenwright until his death in 2023 and the production was then picked up by Bill Kenwright Limite