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The Broadway League: Internet Broadway Database
Find out how many times your favorite show has been produced on Broadway. Find out which shows your favorite Broadway star has appeared in. Get all the details about current shows, or shows past. Extensive resource for detailed information.
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Broadway.com: Broadway Buzz
Broadway Buzz provides editorial coverage of all aspects of the theater, including the latest news, interviews with actors and playwrights, opening-night reviews, and top theater headlines.
Nederlander Organization
Broadway Direct: 20 Benchmark Musicals in Broadway History
The history of Broadway musical theater is demonstrated through brief examinations of twenty groundbreaking musicals, from The Black Crook in 1866 to Hamilton in 2015. Nine videos accompany the descriptions of some of the musicals.
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Tony and Tina's Wedding
This is a long running off-broadway show. Though it is not classified as a "musical", it does have quite a bit of music and is worth investigating for it's uniqueness.
New York Times
New York Times: Crossword Puzzle: On Broadway
An interactive & printable crossword puzzle developed by the New York Times Learning Network. The theme of this puzzle is On Broadway.
Yale University
Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Musical Theater
Introductory site focusing on American musical theatre and Broadway. Shows how these parts can be taught in the classroom. Useful for teachers and students working with music theater.
TheatreHistory.com
Theatre History: American Musical Theatre: An Introduction
A commercial website that provides a solid history of American musical theatre. Includes summaries of many musicals through history. Focus is on shows before 1960.
Talkin' Broadway
Talkin' Broadway: Minstrel Beginnings
Historical overview of minstrel shows and its evolution onto Broadway. Comprehensive and very accessible to students.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Career Profile: Sound Engineering Technician
Sound engineering technicians have opportunities to work in many venues, from radio stations to Broadway shows. Find out about the education needed for this career and read about the life of a sound technician who freelances for live...
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Rodgers and Hammerstein Organization: Shows Collections: Irving Berlin
Detailed biography and discography of the work of songwriter, Irving Berlin.
American Academy of Achievement
Academy of Achievement: Harold Prince
A biography of Harold Prince. He has produced and directed many familiar musical theater shows on Broadway, such as Fiddler on the Roof and West Side Story, and has won 21 Tony Awards for his work. Includes a profile, videos, and a photo...
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: The Tech: Tommy Tune Gets Another Smash Hit in Bye Bye Birdie
Review of revival Broadway show "Bye Bye Birdie", starring Tommy Tune, focusses on Tune's talents and performace.
PBS
Classics for Kids: Leonard Bernstein
A short biography of Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990 CE). Click to the past radio shows to hear his music and learn more about this famous composer.
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Todd & Sharon Peach: Oscar Hammerstein on Jerome Kern
This is a moving tribute for Jerome Kern after his death by friend and partner Oscar Hammerstein II. He discuss his life and impact.
Black Past
Black Past: Bert Williams
This encyclopedia article gives a good overview of the life of Bert Williams, a black entertainer of the early 1900's who broke many color lines.
Curated OER
Etc: Maps Etc: Southern Portion of New York City, 1903
A map from 1903 of the southern portion of New York City showing streets, rivers, parks, railroads, elevated railroads, Broadway cable road, and horse cars. Some features indicated on the map are Madison Square Garden, Bellevue Hospital,...