Category Archives: Reference

Today in Musical History: Galavant

Posted on January 4, 2021 by boz

The musical TV series Galavant premiered Jan. 4, 2015, on ABC. The first season included eight episodes, aired in back-to-back pairs over four weeks. The second (and final) season included 10 episodes, aired in the same pattern. After cancellation, composer … Continue reading →

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Today in Musical History: Forty-Five Minutes from Broadway

Posted on January 1, 2021 by boz

Forty-Five Minutes from Broadway, George M. Cohan’s sixth Broadway musical, opened Jan. 1, 1906, at the New Amsterdam Theatre and ran for 90 performances, closing March 17. It reopened November 5 at the New York Theatre with the cast almost … Continue reading →

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Today in Musical History: City of Angels

Posted on December 11, 2020 by boz

The Tony-winning City of Angels opened Dec. 11, 1989, and ran on Broadway for 879 performances at the Virginia (now August Wilson) Theatre. The musical weaves two plots: the real world of a writer turning his book into a screenplay … Continue reading →

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Today in Musical History: Spring Awakening

Posted on December 10, 2020 by boz

The Tony-winning Spring Awakening, based on Frank Wedekind’s 1891 play, opened Dec. 10, 2006, on Broadway and ran 859 performances at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre. It had taken seven years of development, including workshops in San Diego and New York … Continue reading →

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Best Musical Moments of 2020

Posted on December 6, 2020 by boz

In this unusual year, there wasn’t the usual amount of musical offerings. Broadway stages, movie houses, and TV productions all shut down in March. But some shows did premiere before the lockdown, some series did restart production (with health precautions … Continue reading →

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Billboard 2020 Year-End Charts

Posted on December 5, 2020 by boz

Billboard magazine has released its year-end charts. For 2020, the magazine teamed up with Google to debut a new chart that tracked the most popular songs searched for in Google’s “Hum to Search” feature on its new app. Among the 100 … Continue reading →

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Today in Musical History: Dear Evan Hansen

Posted on December 4, 2020 by boz

The Tony-winning Dear Evan Hansen opened Dec. 4, 2016, at the Music Box Theatre and has run for 1,363 performances so far. Its road to Broadway began with three readings in May to September 2014, then a full workshop in … Continue reading →

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Today in Musical History: Guys and Dolls

Posted on November 24, 2020 by boz

On Nov. 24, 1950, Guys and Dolls, based on the short stories of Damon Runyon, opened at the 46th Street (now Richard Rodgers) Theatre and ran for 1,200 performances on Broadway. It won all five Tonys for which is was … Continue reading →

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Today in Musical History: Fiorello!

Posted on November 23, 2020 by boz

The Pulitzer-winning musical Fiorello! opened Nov, 23, 1959, at the Broadhurst Theatre and ran for 795 performances on Broadway. Based on Ernest Cuneo’s 1955 book Life with Fiorello, the show recounts the rise of New York City mayor Fiorello H. … Continue reading →

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Today in Musical History: Into the Woods

Posted on November 5, 2020 by boz

Stephen Sondheim’s second collaboration with James Lapine, Into the Woods, opened Nov. 5, 1987, at the Martin Beck Theatre and ran for 765 performances on Broadway. The musical intertwines the plots of several Brothers Grimm and Charles Perrault fairytales, tied … Continue reading →

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