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Connecting the Dots: How "Sunday" Draws on Seurat
Student video illustrates Sondheim’s “hat’s off” to pointillism
So many possibilities: How Sondheim made me “think different”
“Pointed” guest essay on how The Master continues to challenge us
Thank Goodness! The “Wicked” movie musicals are shaping up to be very “Popular”
What they’re stuffing into the Thanksgiving release may flower into a delightful film
Unveiling “On Broadway: A Maven’s Guide”
YouTube series dives into the intertwining narratives of American history and musical theater
Do you hear the people sing… in English?
Translating – and re-translating -- Les Misérables with panache and nuance
No Loose Canon: Hunting for common tropes across Sondheim’s work
Four Broadway Blasts link Company to Sweeney to Woods and beyond
For keep's sake: don't purge our Playbills
Can't Broadway "go green" while still preserving our programs?
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PIANO TALK: The subtle brilliance of the title song from “A Strange Loop”
The Broadway Maven ushers in Pulitzer winner Michael R. Jackson April 1
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France’s “Rocky Horror Show” is just a jump to the Left Bank, but spectators were left blank
Without audience participation, formidable cult classic fails to translate
Sondheim’s smother-mothers and Rodgers & Hammerstein’s flawed fathers
How the Broadway legends composed contrasting "stage parents"
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PIANO TALK: How the moving score to Dear Evan Hansen resonates "For Forever"
Tony winner Justin Paul visits The Broadway Maven March 25 to discuss his timeless show
Send in the WHAT? Explaining Sondheim’s most iconic number
“Clowns” revisited “with my usual flair”
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Curtain up on rewards: unveiling the Broadway Maven PAID Student Seminar
Know a young Broadway fan? Shower them with $500, show tickets, an online course, and more!
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MARQUEE: The Broadway Maven's Weekly Blast
Think more deeply about musical theater
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