Broadway musicals

A 1961 movie poster for "West Side Story."

New York Icons: ‘West Side Story’

November 19, 2019New York Icons

This is the show that changed the Broadway musical — and how New York City sees itself.

Stage and film lyricist Alan Jay Lerner photographed in 1985.

Songtennial: Alan Jay Lerner at 100

November 29, 2018Arts, Culture & Media

Cast members of the play "Memphis" at the 64th annual Tony Awards.

How to build the perfect musical

November 29, 2018Arts, Culture & Media

Fly her to the moon

October 25, 2017Arts

Designing makeup for Broadway’s ‘War Paint’ was no easy task

May 7, 2017Arts

Hong Kong immigrants use Broadway show tunes to bring the democracy protests to Time Square

October 2, 2014Global Politics

Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement is spilling out into city streets around the world. Take in the scene from New York.

This Disney princess has taken Broadway by storm — and now wants to kick some butt

June 13, 2014Arts, Culture & Media

Anika Noni Rose is a multi-talented, classically-trained actor and singer who wants to be everything — from a Disney Princes to an action-film superhero. So far, she’s getting what she wants.Anika Noni Rose is a multi-talented, classically-trained actor and singer who wants to be everything — from a Disney Princes to an action-film superhero. So far, she’s getting what she wants.

After getting tangled in Spider-Man, Julie Taymor turns back to Shakespeare

December 24, 2013Arts, Culture & Media

Julie Taymor’s latest Broadway effort is a new version of the Shakespeare classic A Midsummer Night’s Dream — with a bit of a twist.

‘Come Fly Away’ with Twyla Tharp

August 15, 2013Arts, Culture & Media

Twyla Tharp on her Sinatra-inspired musical, how she came to develop her art form, and the legacy she wants to leave behind.

Lin-Manuel Miranda

August 15, 2013Arts, Culture & Media

A high-spirited interview with Lin-Manuel Miranda, the creator and star of ‘In the Heights,’ which won the Tony for Best Musical.