Tag Archives: Vaudeville

The Saturday List: The Beginnings of Broadway

This week’s Saturday List looks back at five theatrical traditions that helped establish the conventions of the Broadway musical. Continue reading

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Genres of Musical Theatre Redux: the 2010 edition

In a discussion around different kinds of musical theatre, I think the first step is to define the terrain of musical theatre. Musical theatre does not include all theatre that uses music. Musical theatre excludes – for example – opera, … Continue reading

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