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The Saturday List: All 11 Best Musical Tony Award Winners of The 1940s and 1950s Ranked From Worst To Best

The 1940s and 1950s were a golden era for Broadway, a time when the Best Musical Tony Award recognized some of the most iconic shows ever staged. But not all winners are created equal. In this weekend’s Saturday List, we’re ranking all the Best Musical Tony Award winners from these two decades, from the most forgettable to the truly timeless, taking into account their cultural impact, musical innovation and audience reception over time. Continue reading

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The Saturday List: Ranking Romberg’s Runners!

Step right up, music lovers, as we delve into the vibrant world of Sigmund Romberg’s timeless operettas! Continue reading

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The Saturday List: A Little Gwen Verdon, A Lotta Talent

Grab your jazz shoes and get ready to dance into the unparalleled brilliance of Broadway’s own dynamo, Gwen Verdon! Continue reading

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Forgotten Musicals Friday: The Merely Marvelous REDHEAD

Join as us we delve into this week’s s forgotten musical: REDHEAD. Continue reading

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The Saturday List: Celebrating Ethel Merman

Today in 1930, Variety gave Ethel Merman a breakthrough review ahead of what would become a breathtaking musical theatre career. Today, we celebrate some of her biggest shows. Continue reading

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Forgotten Musicals Friday: PEGGY-ANN

Another Friday, another forgotten Rodgers and Hart gem from the 1920s. This week, it’s all about Peggy-Ann, one of the six shows that would credit Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart as composer and lyricist respectively in 1926. Continue reading

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Forgotten Musicals Friday: LIDO LADY

it’s time to take a look at another of the forgotten musicals created by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart during the 1920s.This week it’s time to look over LIDO LADY. Continue reading

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Forgotten Musicals Friday: THE GIRL FRIEND

If THE GARRICK GAIETIES, which was featured in last week’s Forgotten Musicals Friday, was an important stepping stone for Richard Rodgers and Lorenza Hart, THE GIRL FRIEND cemented them in the public consciousness of 1920s America. Continue reading

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Forgotten Musicals Friday: DEAREST ENEMY

With a book by Herbert Fields, direction by John Murray Anderson, direction of the libretto by Charles Sinclair and Harry Ford and dance and ensemble direction by Carl Hemmer, DEAREST ENEMY ran for 286 performances. Continue reading

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Forgotten Musicals Friday: THE GARRICK GAIETIES

THE GARRICK GAIETIES was an important stepping stone in the career of Rodgers and Hart owing to its introduction (by Sterling Holloway and June Cochrane) of what was arguably their first runaway hit, “Manhattan”. Continue reading

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