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Broadway Birthday: Jonathan Pryce

Happy Birthday to multiple Tony and Olivier winner Jonathan Pryce, born June 1, 1947, in Carmel, Wales. At 16, he went to art college, before beginning studies at Edge Hill University in Ormskirk, England, to become a teacher. While there, … Continue reading

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Essential Musicals: My Fair Lady

My Fair Lady has been called “the perfect musical,” but it took several decades and several attempts before George Bernard Shaw’s 1913 play Pygmalion eventually found its singing voice. The journey began in the 1930s with a chance encounter between … Continue reading

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