Musicals, plays, playwrights, dance and the history of live performance.
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: Date: 1995. Created by: Judy Dearing, American, 1940 - 1995. Type: design drawings.
A hellmouth is a depiction of the entrance to Hell as the gaping mouth of a huge monster.
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 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.
Howard Jeffrey Gottesfeld (born 1956) is an American novelist, playwright, and screen and television writer.
Gilles (French: [ʒil])—sometimes Gille—is a stock character of French farce and commedia dell'arte.
Almost Famous is a 2019 stage musical with music by Tom Kitt, lyrics by Cameron Crowe and Kitt, and a book by Crowe.
A fabula togata is a Latin comedy in a Roman setting, in existence since at least the second century BC.
Allegiance is a musical with music and lyrics by Jay Kuo and a book by Marc Acito, Kuo and Lorenzo Thione.
Allegro is a musical by Richard Rodgers (music) and Oscar Hammerstein II (book and lyrics), their third collaboration for the stage.
Dennis Gersten American actor and director who helped create Stagewrights, Inc.
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).
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 is a musical in two acts and ten scenes with lyrics by E.
All American is a musical with a book by Mel Brooks, lyrics by Lee Adams, and music by Charles Strouse.
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 is an American playwright, screenwriter, novelist, actress, director and teacher.
A droll is a short comical sketch of a type that originated during the Puritan Interregnum in England.
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: recording date: 1946. recording artist: Merman, Ethel. manufacturer: Decca.
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: Date: April 1974. Photograph by: Unidentified. Subject of: Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004.
Printing plate of Mildred Smith and Alfred Drake in Beggar's Holiday: Date: 1947. Photograph by: Unidentified. Subject of: Mildred Smith.
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare: author and translator credits, catalogue synopsis, subjects and links to the Gutenberg reading formats.
Aladdin is a stage musical based on the Walt Disney Animation Studios 1992 film of the same name, with a book by Chad Beguelin, music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Howard Ashman, Tim Rice and Begu
Les Percussions de Guinée was founded in 1987 by the Ministry of Information, Culture, and Tourism of the Republic of Guinea with the meeting between seven nationals drummers and the French artis
Stephen Dolginoff is an American playwright and composer.
Development of musical theatre refers to the historical development of theatrical performance combined with music that culminated in the integrated form of modern musical theatre that combines so
Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death (Tunes from Blackness) is a musical with a book, music, and lyrics by Melvin Van Peebles.
Ain't Misbehavin' is a musical revue with a book by Murray Horwitz and Richard Maltby Jr., and music by various composers and lyricists as arranged and orchestrated by Luther Henderson.
The National Ballet of Rwanda (French: Ballet national du Rwanda), also known as the Urukerereza National Ballet (Ballet national Urukerereza), is a Rwandan dance company.
Christopher Dimond is an American playwright, librettist, and lyricist currently living in New York City.
Aida (also known as Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida) is a musical with music by Elton John, lyrics by Tim Rice, and a book by Linda Woolverton, Robert Falls, and David Henry Hwang.
The Mexcaltitán Ballet (native name Ballet Mexcaltitan, Danza y Arte de México) was founded in 1989 by choreographer Sergio Eugenio García Pérez and is based in the western state of Nayarit in Me
The Lockers (originally named The Campbell Lockers) was a dance group formed by Toni Basil and Don "Campbellock" Campbell in 1971.
Danijela Popović (Belgrade) is a Serbian-American Actor, composer, pianist, educator, and playwright.
Gordon Dahlquist is an American playwright and novelist.
Jean-Charles Deburau (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ ʃaʁl dəbyʁo]; 15 February 1829 – 19 December 1873) was an important French mime, the son and successor of the legendary Jean-Gaspard Deburau, who