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Inspired by Arthur Laurents‘ book, Richard Rodgers’ musical Do I Hear A Waltz?, based on the Katharine Hepburn film, Summertime is about an American spinster who finds love and romance on a holiday to Venice, featuring lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. View the photos of the original Broadway cast below. Follow Masterworks Broadway’s board Do I Hear A Waltz? […]

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice hits theaters in March, 2016, 40 years after Charles Strouse and Lee Adams introduced their new musical, It’s A Bird, It’s A Plane, It’s Superman, cleverly staged by Harold Prince, which opened on March 29, 1966. In our legends of Broadway video series, watch both Peter Filichia and Seth Rudetsky […]

Barbara Cook first came to prominence as “Broadway’s leading ingénue” starring in original Broadway musicals Candide. In our new legends of Broadway exclusive video series, Cook discusses the trials and tribulations of moving to NYC to follow her dreams. Watch below.

Following up from Peter Filichia‘s Brigadoon blog piece last week, today we celebrate what would have been Mr. Alan Jay Lerner‘s 97th Birthday. To celebrate, we’ve put together the Alan Jay Lerner #MusicalMonday playlist below. Enjoy!

Angela Lansbury recalls the memories she has of recording the album for the Stephen Sondheim musical, Sweeney Todd. The musical is set in the late19th century at the dawning of the industrial era. Sweeney Todd is the story of a London barber, unjustly sent into exile by a judge, who returns years later under an […]