Though it was composed by a Russian and choreographed by a Frenchman in 1892, The Nutcracker is a decidedly American phenomenon. Somewhere in the mid-20th Century, the Tchaikovsky ballet caught on to become a stateside holiday …
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The Top 10 Plays and Musicals of 2011
Often the hardest part of picking the 10 Best Plays and Musicals of the year is deciding which one deserves the No. 1 spot. This year it was the easiest: War Horse, the spectacular stage version of the World War I-era …
Fall Theater Roundup: Can Hugh Jackman Save Broadway?
His new one-man show is a rare musical in a fall season filled with earnest dramas. A look at this fall’s hits, misses and the in-between.