Jeanine Basinger argues, authoritatively and passionately, that the musical has never really left us, that there's relevance and inspiration to be gleaned from the golden age of Hollywood musicals.
The soundtrack to the movie The Greatest Showman is outselling Kanye West, Taylor Swift and Justin Timberlake this year. Critic Rob Harvilla reviewed the album for The Ringer and explains its success.
Found in our archives: an Internet-themed remake of West Side Story from the dot-com bubble era. It begins with Bill Gates and features the sound of a modem but isn't as obsolete as you might expect.
Nevada Conservatory Theater has a new production of a classic musical based on an even more classical play. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum is based on the plays of Plautus - the Roman comedian.
After more than five years on the Las Vegas Strip, Phantom - the Las Vegas Spectacular is closing. Those five years make Phantom something rare in Las Vegas - a long-running Broadway show.
It may be the only show on the Strip that inspires sweating, hot flashes, and chocolate cravings. "Menopause the Musical" celebrated its 2,500th show at the Luxor Hotel and Casino.
When the Lion King opened at Mandalay Bay, there was plenty of skepticism. How could a Disney musical possibly survive in a major casino resort? What were they thinking.
The term "tiger mother" became synonymous with strict Asian parenting, after the controversial book, "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother," hit shelves. In the book, a Yale professor describes how she raises her Asian-American children by threatening "no lunch, no dinner" if they didn't play the piano perfectly.
Regional theater companies usually look to Broadway and the West End for future plays. That process has been reversed in the case of "Lend Me A Tenor - The Musical.
Nuns! In Vegas! The director and the cast of "Nunsense" talk about bringing one of the longest-running off-Broadway musicals to Las Vegas, and how they tweaked it to fit the Strip.
Most of Charles Dickens's books have been turned into plays and movies. But he might have raised an eyebrow (or danced a jig) to see the latest incarnation: "Great Expectations".
