On This Rock, Build a Future for Musicals
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There are signs that audiences and artists are more at ease with the marriage of rock or pop music and traditional narrative theater.
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You don&#39;t have to be a Broadway producer to know it&#39;s important to send the audience out on a strong note. Give the folks something -- a tune, an emotion, a thought, anything -- to stay with them long after the curtain falls, a return on their investment.
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Two pillars of the classical musical establishment, Carnegie Hall and the Juilliard School, have joined forces to give birth to a music academy.
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The musical is finally coming to the land of Bollywood.
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A once-maligned genre, retooled for a new generation, has yielded hits such as 'Once,' 'Sweeney Todd,' and 'Hairspray.'
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Arts & entertainment: Alexis Petridis discovers how a parallel musical universe is thriving in the UK
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The soundtrack has lively numbers, which the youth may love.
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For three years âAltar Boyz,â the little musical about a Christian boy band, has been a classic example of commercial Off Broadwayâs struggles.
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It tries to turn its live music show into a TV star.
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Phantom of the Opera, the film, is reviving theatrical interest.
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Alcott's young-adult classic Little Women has been turned into a musical that even grownups can like
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Between now and New Year's Day there is exactly one new musical scheduled to open on Broadway. Next spring, however, at least eight new musicals are confirmed.
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The dancers and actors who participated in the 1974 recordings and workshops that were the foundation of âA Chorus Lineâ have been granted a financial interest in the current Broadway revival.
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Bruno Morettiâs music turns âOltremareâ into a theater piece both effective and evocative.
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The screen version of the international stage hit is finally here. Can it revive the Hollywood musical?
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Arts & entertainment: A rooftop park, rehearsals open to the public, a new building ... Nicholas Hytner's vision for the National
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Movie musicals haven't caught on with mass audiences since Grease. But a crop of new releases like Hairspray and Once hope to hit the right notes