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.
Stage & Theatre
Musicals, plays, playwrights, dance and the history of live performance.
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
Ricardo Khan: Biography and Background
Ricardo "Rick" Khan (born November 4, 1951) is an American playwright and theater director of African and Indian descent.
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).
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.
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.
Angel (musical): History and Key Facts
Angel is a Broadway musical that opened at the Minskoff Theatre in New York on May 4, 1978.
Americana (revue): History and Key Facts
Americana is a musical revue in two parts, with book and lyrics by J.
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.
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.
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 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.
Immersive theater: History and Key Facts
Immersive theater reduces the separation between audience and performance by immersing audiences within the performance itself.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Hellmouth: History and Key Facts
A hellmouth is a depiction of the entrance to Hell as the gaping mouth of a huge monster.
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".
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.
Jeff Gottesfeld: Biography and Background
Howard Jeffrey Gottesfeld (born 1956) is an American novelist, playwright, and screen and television writer.
Gilles (stock character): History and Key Facts
Gilles (French: [ʒil])—sometimes Gille—is a stock character of French farce and commedia dell'arte.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Dennis Gersten: Biography and Background
Dennis Gersten American actor and director who helped create Stagewrights, Inc.
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).
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
All Aboard (musical): History and Key Facts
All Aboard is a musical in two acts and ten scenes with lyrics by E.
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.
UP Pep Squad: History and Key Facts
The University of the Philippines Varsity Pep Squad, more popularly known as the UP Pep Squad or simply UP Pep, was formed in 1994.
Mary Gallagher: Biography and Background
Mary Gallagher is an American playwright, screenwriter, novelist, actress, director and teacher.
Droll: History and Key Facts
A droll is a short comical sketch of a type that originated during the Puritan Interregnum in England.
The Rose of Algeria: History and Key Facts
The Rose of Algeria is a musical in two acts with music by Victor Herbert and both book and lyrics by Glen McDonough.
Who Do You Love I Hope; There's No Business Like Show Business: Museum Object and Cultural History
Who Do You Love I Hope; There's No Business Like Show Business: recording date: 1946. recording artist: Merman, Ethel. manufacturer: Decca.
Cloche hat belonging to Etta Moten Barnett: Museum Object and Cultural History
Cloche hat belonging to Etta Moten Barnett: Date: 1950-1980. Designed by: Frank M. Benson, American. Owned by: Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004.
Photograph of Etta Moten Barnett at Africa exhibit at The Field Museum: Museum Object and Cultural History
Photograph of Etta Moten Barnett at Africa exhibit at The Field Museum: Date: April 1974. Photograph by: Unidentified. Subject of: Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004.