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Today in Musical History: Wicked

Posted on October 30, 2020 by boz

The Broadway production of the mega-musical Wicked opened at the Gershwin Theatre on Oct. 30, 2003, after its world premiere at San Francisco’s Curran Theatre. The idea for the show began when Stephen Schwartz read Gregory Maguire’s 1995 novel Wicked. … Continue reading →

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Essential Musicals: Hamilton

Posted on May 19, 2020 by boz

Once in a generation, a musical comes along that resets the theatrical atmosphere and perhaps enters the wider popular culture. Hamilton is such a show — as Show Boat was in the 1920s, Oklahoma! in the 1940s, Hair in the … Continue reading →

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