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When Sammy Davis Jr. Knocked Out Broadway by Laurence Maslon

The entertainer, who would have turned 100 this month, reinvented himself by starring in the musical version of Clifford Odets's prizefighting drama "Golden Boy."

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 5:32am on December 30, 2025

For Burt Bacharach, 'Promises, Promises' Was One Broadway Hit Too Many by Laurence Maslon

The perfectionist composer was content with being a one-hit musical-theater wonder, calling the experience the hardest thing he had ever done.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 3:23pm on February 13, 2023

Hollywood Star Gives Broadway a Much-Needed Boost. Sound Familiar? by Laurence Maslon

A Broadway comeback is a box-office triumph: Parallels abound between two starry shows, more than 80 years apart.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 9:18am on March 30, 2022

How 'Oklahoma!' Revolutionized the Cast Album by Laurence Maslon

It took decades for the full Rodgers and Hammerstein score to be available. But even abbreviated, the show helped build a whole new audience for Broadway music.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:48am on July 10, 2019

The "S" Is for Show Tune: The Story Behind the Superman Musical by Laurence Maslon

Clark Kent and Lois Lane sing in the satiric and swingin' 1960s musical It's a Bird…It's a Plane…It's Superman, being revived in an Encores! concert. Learn how …

SOURCE: Playbill at 2:00pm on March 19, 2013

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