Concert saloon: History and Key Facts
The concert saloon was an American adaptation of the English music hall, and a precursor of variety and vaudeville theater.
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Blue Beard, Jr.: History and Key Facts
Bluebeard, Jr., or, Fatima and the Fairy is a musical in four acts with a libretto by Clay M.
Devised theatre: History and Key Facts
Devised theatre – frequently called collective creation – is a method of theatre-making in which the script or (if it is a predominantly physical work) performance score originates from collabora
The Blue Paradise: History and Key Facts
The Blue Paradise is a musical in a prologue and two acts, with music by Edmund Eysler, Sigmund Romberg and Leo Edwards, lyrics primarily by Herbert Reynolds, and a book by Edgar Smith, based on
The Body Beautiful: History and Key Facts
The Body Beautiful is a musical with a book by Joseph Stein and Will Glickman, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and music by Jerry Bock.
Extravaganza: History and Key Facts
An extravaganza is a literary or musical work (often musical theatre) usually containing elements of Victorian burlesque, and pantomime, in a spectacular production and characterized by freedom o
Bombshell (musical): History and Key Facts
Bombshell is an American musical with music by Marc Shaiman and lyrics by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman based on the original fictitious musical from the first season of the NBC television serie
Vest worn by Werner Groebli of the ice skating duo "Frick and "Frack": Museum Object and Cultural History
Vest worn by Werner Groebli of the ice skating duo "Frick and "Frack": user: Groebli, Werner. Object Name: Vest. Object Name: vest, ice skating.
Craig Warner: Biography and Background
Craig Warner (25 April 1964 – 12 July 2026) was a US-born, BAFTA-nominated playwright and screenwriter who lived and worked in Suffolk, England.
Randy Weiner: Biography and Background
Randy Weiner (born March 10, 1965) is an American playwright, producer and theater and nightclub owner.
Bonnie & Clyde (musical): History and Key Facts
Bonnie & Clyde is a musical with music by Frank Wildhorn, lyrics by Don Black and a book by Ivan Menchell.
The Book of Mormon (musical): History and Key Facts
The Book of Mormon is an American musical comedy with music, lyrics, and book by Trey Parker, Robert Lopez, and Matt Stone.
Folk play: History and Key Facts
Folk plays such as Hoodening, Guising, Mummers Play and Soul Caking are generally verse sketches performed in countryside pubs in European countries, private houses or the open air, at set times
The Boy Friend (musical): History and Key Facts
The Boy Friend (sometimes misrepresented The Boyfriend) is a musical by Sandy Wilson.
Fringe theatre: History and Key Facts
Fringe theatre is theatre that is produced outside of the main theatre institutions, and that is often small-scale and non-traditional in style or subject matter.
Gang Show: History and Key Facts
A Gang Show is a theatrical performance by members of Scouts and Guides.
The Boys from Syracuse: History and Key Facts
The Boys from Syracuse is a musical by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Lorenz Hart, based on William Shakespeare's play The Comedy of Errors, as adapted by librettist George Abbott.
Gilbert and Sullivan: History and Key Facts
Gilbert and Sullivan were a Victorian-era theatrical partnership of the dramatist W.
Breakfast at Tiffany's (musical): History and Key Facts
Breakfast at Tiffany's is a musical with music and lyrics by Bob Merrill and a book originally by Abe Burrows but rewritten during pre-Broadway tryouts by Edward Albee.
Jade Wu: Biography and Background
Jade Wu (born January 5, 1953) is a Chinese-American actress, playwright, producer, director, and editor.
Brigadoon: History and Key Facts
Brigadoon is a musical with book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and score by Frederick Loewe.
Bright Lights of 1944: History and Key Facts
Bright Lights of 1944 was a 1943 Broadway musical revue with music composed by Jerry Livingston and lyrics by Mack David.
Guerrilla theatre: History and Key Facts
Guerrilla theatre, generally rendered guerrilla theater in the US, is a form of guerrilla communication originated in 1965 by the San Francisco Mime Troupe, who, in spirit of the Che Guevara writ
Gunungan (wayang): History and Key Facts
The gunungan (Javanese: ꦒꦸꦤꦸꦁꦔꦤ꧀, lit.
Bring It On: The Musical: History and Key Facts
Bring It On: The Musical is a musical with music by Tom Kitt and Lin-Manuel Miranda, lyrics by Amanda Green and Miranda, and book by Jeff Whitty.
Hip-hop theater: History and Key Facts
Hip-hop theater is a form of theater that presents contemporary stories through the use of one or more of the four elements of hip-hop culture—b-boying, graffiti writing, MCing (rapping), and DJi
A Broadway Musical: History and Key Facts
A Broadway Musical is a musical with a book by William F.
Improvisational theatre: History and Key Facts
Improvisational theatre, often called improvisation, improv, or impro in British English, is the form of theatre, often comedy, in which most or all of what is performed is unplanned or unscripte
Bubbling Brown Sugar: History and Key Facts
Bubbling Brown Sugar is a musical revue written by Loften Mitchell based on a concept by Rosetta LeNoire and featuring the music of numerous African-American artists who were popular during the H
Interactive theatre: History and Key Facts
Interactive theatre is a presentational or theatrical form or work that breaks the "fourth wall" that traditionally separates the performer from the audience both physically and verbally.
Invisible theater: History and Key Facts
Invisible theatre is a form of theatrical performance that is enacted in a place where people would not normally expect to see one, for example in the street or in a shopping centre.
The Bunch and Judy: History and Key Facts
The Bunch and Judy is a musical comedy in two acts with book by Anne Caldwell and R.
Kitchen sink realism: History and Key Facts
Kitchen sink realism (or kitchen sink drama) is a British cultural movement that developed in the late 1950s and early 1960s in theatre, art, novels, mainstream and independent cinema, and televi
Olivier Award for Best New Play, "Jitney": Museum Object and Cultural History
Olivier Award for Best New Play, "Jitney": Date: 2002. Issued by: Society of London Theatre, British, founded 1908. Subject of: August Wilson, American, 1945 - 2005.
Waistcoat for Ain't Misbehavin' costume worn by André De Shields: Museum Object and Cultural History
Waistcoat 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.
Living Newspaper: History and Key Facts
Living Newspaper is a theatrical form presenting factual information on current events to a popular audience.
Loa (Spanish play): History and Key Facts
A loa ("praise") is a short theatrical piece, a prologue, written to introduce plays of the Spanish Golden Age or Siglo de Oro during the 16th and 17th centuries.
Bye Bye Birdie: History and Key Facts
Bye Bye Birdie is a stage musical with music by Charles Strouse and lyrics by Lee Adams, with a book by Michael Stewart.
Cafe Crown: History and Key Facts
Cafe Crown is a three-act play by Hy Kraft that premiered on Broadway on January 23, 1942, at the Cort Theatre.