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Separated By 3 Generations, Lin-Manuel Miranda and John Kander Find Writing Together Absurdly Easy
Lin-Manuel Miranda and John Kander talk about their writing process, which unfolds with ease each time they start a new project, despite the significant age gap between them. Kander and Miranda’s new show, “New York, New York,” is playing now at Broadway’s St. James Theater.
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Listen to Lin-Manuel Miranda's Cut Hamilton Song for Eliza
Lin-Manuel Miranda has shared the demo of "This One's Mine," which he would eventually scrap for "Helpless."
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The biggest lesson Lin-Manuel Miranda learned from ‘Hamilton’
Lin-Manuel Miranda reflects on the number one lesson he learned from "Hamilton." He said: “Whenever my life gets too hectic and I feel like I’m piling on too much, I remind myself that the best idea came to me when I took a fucking break."
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The Onion Reviews 'Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again'
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Go Behind the Scenes of The Music Man’s Creation With New Online Exhibit
The Meredith Willson Digital Collection makes the writer’s physical archives available online for the first time.
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‘Hamilton’ Hits a New High: The Most Money Grossed in a Week on Broadway
“Hamilton” is the first Broadway show ever to gross more than $3 million for an eight-performance week.
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You Should Be Terrified That People Who Like “Hamilton” Run Our Country
The American elite can’t get enough of a musical that flatters their political sensibilities and avoids discomforting truths. By Alex Nichols
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‘Shuffle Along’ and the Painful History of Black Performance in America
Minstrelsy. Blackface. Mugging. Out of this twisted past came one of the first successful all-black Broadway musicals. Now an ambitious revival is bringing it back. By John Jeremiah Sullivan.
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Steve Jobs/Bill Gates Musical ‘Nerds’ Cancels Broadway Run
Today the producers of the show announced that its Broadway run had been postponed indefinitely due to the loss of a major investor.
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Les Miserables star Kyle Jean-Baptiste dies in US fire escape fall
The first African-American and youngest person ever to play the lead role in Les Miserables on Broadway has died in a fall, a show spokesman has said. Kyle Jean-Baptiste, 21, fell from a fire escape after Friday evening's performance at the Imperial Theatre, said representative Marc Thibodeau.
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History-Making Jean Valjean Kyle Jean-Baptiste Dies at 21
Kyle Jean-Baptiste, the promising young actor who made history July 23 when he went on as Jean Valjean in the Broadway revival of Les Misérables at just 21 years old, died Aug. 28.
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My Little Red/Green Coat - An interactive "Choose Your Own Adventure" Musical
"My Little Red/Green Coat" is a short, interactive musical written by Alan Schmuckler and Dave Holstein to show how musicals and new media can be combined. Help Jessie, who's "not good at making choices", travel to Brooklyn.
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Will 'Book of Mormon' musical prompt an (un)holy theater war?
No matter your opinion about that profane, sweet little “Book of Mormon” musical — perhaps you’ve heard of it — there’s a special thrill to a story about Mormon missionaries unfolding in front of a ...
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Fox's 'Grease: Live' casts 'Graceland' star as Danny Zuko
Fox has found its Danny Zuko....
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Andrew Lippa Says Sondheim's "Into the Woods" Inspired Him to Rewrite "A Lot" of Wild Party for Encores!
As Andrew Lippa prepares for the revival of The Wild Party starring Sutton Foster and Joshua Henry as part of the New York City Center's Encores! Off-Center series, he told Playbill.com how seeing the "Into the Woods" film inspired him to make rewrites to his own work.
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Tony Awards 2015: Winners and Performances
I know it's a little late, but thoughts on this year's Tony's? How many were you able to predict?
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