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Vitaphone clip of famed comedy team Weber and Fields
Opening night of the 2020 revival of West Side Story
The 27th Annual Tony Awards ceremony was held on March 25, 1973, at the Imperial Theatre in New York City, and broadcast by ABC television. Hosts were Rex Harrison, Celeste Holm and co-hosts…
A televised Actors' Fund benefit from the Palace Theater featuring Michele Lee, Jack Klugman, Jack Gilford (doing Smith & Dale), and a huge lineup of Broadway/TV stars.
The 26th Annual Tony Awards was broadcast by ABC television on April 23, 1972, from The Broadway Theatre in New York City. Hosts were Henry Fonda, Deborah Kerr and Peter Ustinov.
Broadway throws on its best tux and gathers for the 21st Annual Tony Awards"and the night belongs to Cabaret, the daring, smoky new hit that's turning musical theatre on its head.
Elsewhere…
The 1995 production of Noel and Gertie with Ann Morrison and B.G. FitzGerald
Out of town footage from the musical Chicago with Gwen Verdon, Chita Rivera, Jerry Orbach, and Barney Martin
The 1996 Broadway revival of Chicago (which opened November 14, 1996) had one of the most iconic casts of the late 20th century.
Roxie Hart " Ann Reinking
Velma Kelly " Bebe Neuwirth
Billy …
A look at the history and opening of Diana: The Musical (2021)
The history of the Moulin Rouge and the Broadway musical
John Stamos starred in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying in 1995.
He joined the Broadway revival at the Richard Rodgers Theatre, stepping into the role of J. Pierrepont Finch…
History of Russian Movie Musicals of the 1930s
Sunset Boulevard starring Diahann Carroll joined the Broadway production in 1995. She stepped in as Norma Desmond later in the run"making history as one of the first Black actresses to take …
Sunset Boulevard starring Patti LuPone premiered in London's West End in 1993. It opened at the Adelphi Theatre and was the original production of the musical.
The Blue Room (the version with Nicole Kidman) premiered on Broadway in 1998 at the Cort Theatre.
It's actually based on Arthur Schnitzler's play La Ronde from 1897"but the Kidman productio…
Cyril Ritchard " Sir Joseph Porter, K.C.B.
William Chapman " Captain Corcoran
Jacquelyn McKeever " Josephine
Loren Driscoll " Ralph Rackstraw
Irene Byatt " Little Buttercup
Nathaniel Frey " …
"New York Scrapbook" was a locally produced TV series that aired on WNEW-TV (Channel 5), hosted by the wonderfully patrician and slightly gossipy (in the best way) Arlene Dahl during this er…
Cast: Sandy Duncan, Charles Kimbrough, Rosie O'Donnell, Beth Leavel, Michael Berrasse
Carroll O'Connor " President Wintergreen
Cloris Leachman " Diana Devereaux
Jack Gilford " Vice President Throttlebottom
Music by George Gershwin
Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
Book by George S. Kau…
Nick & Nora is a stylish, jazz-soaked Broadway musical comedy based on Nick and Nora Charles from Dashiell Hammett's The Thin Man. It blends murder mystery, screwball comedy, and 1930s sophi…
A Helluva Town was a high-energy concert celebration of Broadway's enduring love affair with New York City, conceived and directed by Richard Sabellico. Presented at the legendary Rainbow an…
Legs Diamond is a flashy, jazz-infused Broadway musical that opened in 1988.
Venue: Vienna State Opera (Wiener Staatsoper) in Vienna, Austria
Dates: April 1986 performances
Conductor: Leonard Bernstein
Orchestra: Austrian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Christopher Durang and Sigourney Weaver star in this comedy from 1980. Performed at the Chelsea Theatre Center
