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February 2025

Maybe This Time: How Bob Fosse got "Cabaret" right
Sharp student essay breaks down the film's choreography
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It's a rap! Deep inside the score of Hamilton
BroadwayCon panel of Broadway Maven faculty find hidden nuances and subtle genius
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Swankified "Writing Wicked" panel at BroadwayCon leaves fans spellbound
Seven secrets spilled by Gregory Maguire and Winnie Holzman at a gaspworthy conversation
The Sly Genius of the Wizard’s Makeshift Awards Ceremony
Long before Wicked, "Oz" was already plenty wonderful
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Hilarious television parody "Schmigadoon!" seems lost on stage in DC
The Golden-Age song spoofs are still great, but in this particular medium the show is only Medium
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January 2025

Good, Glorious, Good: Cameron Mackintosh's New Oliver! Deserves its Exclamation Mark
What the Dickens? Matthew Bourne helms a dazzling revival that's thrilling London audiences
Counterpoint in Musical Theater: A Harmonious Broadway Maven Masterclass
Juilliard Professor Edward Barnes explores Broadway's interweaving melodies
Sondheim's Strippers, Courtesans, and Whores: Is Everything Transactional?
How The Master used sex work to show "man devouring man, my dear"
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How do you say "Wicked" in Tagalog? Broadway Spreads Around the Globe
Introducing Jaques, Gordon Cox's worldly theater Substack
This is SIX (🇬🇧 👑 🎤). Can you identify the others?
Earn a well-deserved smiley face by cracking these Broadway brain-ticklers!
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December 2024

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