Musicals 101
Musicals 101: How Broadway Musicals Are Made
It is a very comprehensive site on the Broadway musical. Though most of the site deals with Broadway, this particular page is very informative on how musicals are made. It is applicable for on OR off-broadway.
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Broadway.com: Broadway Buzz
Broadway Buzz provides editorial coverage of all aspects of the theater, including the latest news, interviews with actors and playwrights, opening-night reviews, and top theater headlines.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: The Golden Age of Broadway
This collection uses primary sources to explore the golden age of musical theater on Broadway.
Musicals 101
Musicals101: History of Stage Musicals
This site from the website Musicals101 provides numerous sections/articles on the history of musicals on the stage. Page has further links to other musicals information.
New York Times
New York Times: "The Sound of Music"
An audio slideshow about one of the most popular films of all time, "The Sound of Music," which was based on the stage musical of the same name. The film, which debuted on Memorial Day weekend in 1965, was not popular with the critics...
New York Times
New York Times: Crossword Puzzle: On Broadway
An interactive & printable crossword puzzle developed by the New York Times Learning Network. The theme of this puzzle is On Broadway.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Hamilton's America: Collection
GREAT PERFORMANCES: "Hamilton's America" provides a behind-the-scenes look at Lin-Manuel Miranda's smash hit Broadway musical Hamilton. "Hamilton's America" blends history, footage of Miranda's writing process, and scenes from the...
John F. Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center: Andrew Lloyd Webber
Features comprehensive biographical details on "the most successful composer of our time", Andrew Lloyd Weber. His play, "The Phantom of the Opera", is the longest running musical in Broadway history and he has won an Oscar, a Golden...
Musicals 101
Musicals 101: Essay: Michael Bennett's a Chorus Line Part I
Read an essay outlining Michael Bennett's Broadway career and highlighting the success of "A Chorus Line". Very detailed. Includes photos of the original cast.
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Tony and Tina's Wedding
This is a long running off-broadway show. Though it is not classified as a "musical", it does have quite a bit of music and is worth investigating for it's uniqueness.
Library of Congress
Loc: West Side Story: Birth of a Classic
View the online exhibit featuring photographs, documents--opening night telegraphs, letters, notes by Jerome Robbins and Leonard Bernstein, set designs--and other items such as posters, DVD covers, and a pair of slippers worn in the...
PBS
Pbs: Sweeny Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Barber turned butcher is the tale of this musical by Stephen Sondheim. Is the character of Sweeny Todd based off a true person? This site from PBS confronts the issues of truth or tale as you explore the culture of 18th century Britian.
Duke University
Historical American Sheet Music: Mandy by Irving Berlin
Take a look at the sheet music from Irving Berlin's "Mandy", performed at Ziegfeld Follies in 1919. Very cool old poster.
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Kurt Weill Foundation for Music
Celebrate the Kurt Weill Centenary with sections on Kurt Weill and Lotta Lenya, Chronology of Career, Further Reading, Catalog of Worksby Title, by Date, by Genre, Discography, and images. Weill-Lenya Research Center
Musicals 101
Musicals101: Homepage
This site from Musicals 101 provides a very comprehensive site dealing with all aspects of musicals. Includes great material for schools wanting to put on a musical. Over 330 biographies plus lots of history.
Library of Congress
Loc: America's Story: Robert "Bob" Fosse Was Born
This site is provided for by America's Library. Most of the dance that is seen today in music videos and dance clubs came from a man who lived more that 80 years ago. Learn more about this dance legend at this site from the Library of...
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Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization: Rodgers & Hart
Presents the history behind the collaboration of Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart who are recognized as one of America's greatest musical playwrighting teams.
PBS
Pbs American Masters: Richard Rodgers
This site has a comprehensive biography of the American composer. Site details Rodgers collaboration with lyricist Lorenz Hart and later work with Oscar Hammerstein. There is also the "Career Timeline" or the audio/video resources found...
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Rodgers and Hammerstein Organization
The web page for this copyright administrator for a variety of entertainment intellectual properties. In addition to comprehensive theatre library, site provides detailed biography and discography of artist and properties represented.
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The Peaches: Todd's Irving Berlin Page
If you're interested in the lyrics of Irving Berlin's songs, then you may want to check this personal site out. Just click on the song title and find the lyrics as well as when, where, and why it was composed.
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