Despite its centrality to today’s theater, musicals are often thought of as second class to what is considered legitimate theater, such as William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” or Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman.” In both of those works, music plays little or no role.
Despite its centrality to today’s theater, musicals are often thought of as second class to what is considered legitimate theater, such as William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” or Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman.” In both of those works, music plays little or no role.
But musicals have been the dominant form of theater across cultures and throughout most of history, including in ancient Greece, the birthplace of theater.
Photo portraits of King Charles are available in Australia under a little-known government policy that says every citizen there can request, and receive, a portrait of their monarch
Stacker identified 20 music legends from the '70s who still perform today. All acts included either performed in 2024 or have a show scheduled for 2025.
A building-sized sculpture popular with tourists in Manhattan is open again with new safety features meant to prevent people from jumping off its viewpoints