Anyone who is an avid musical theater-goer knows the routine: House lights down a little past the time it says on your ticket, grandiose overture representing the music to come over the next 2 to 3 hours, curtain up and the show begins.
Recently, The New York Times named Wicked "the defining musical of the decade." It has played for over 12.5 million people throughout the United States and has permanent international productions in London, Japan, Australia and Germany, with plans to open a Dutch production in 2011.
Whether you spent the summer lounging by the pool or cooped inside an office running coffee to executives, one thing is for sure-the Brandeis fall semester has finally arrived.
"Memory, all alone in the moonlight!" Anyone who is the slightest bit familiar with musical theater is sure to know these famous lyrics: They are, of course, from the song "Memory" from Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical CATS.The musical is based on the book Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T.
In 1981, Henry Kreiger and Tom Eyen wrote Dreamgirls, a musical loosely based on the story of the Supremes and the founding of Motown Records.
In an age when Broadway shows like Chicago and Sweeney Todd are making the move to Hollywood, when Glee is one of the highest-rated shows on television and High School Musical has revived the musical genre for the next generation, there is a new kid on the block.
In the depths of Charlestown, there is a small building reminiscent of an old abandoned firehouse.
Since 1941, superheroines have been fighting crime and influencing their respective generations. But have you ever wondered what influences these superheroines who inspire millions?
The start of a new school year at Brandeis means many things: new classes, new first-years and new book purchases.
The lights come up on a post-apocalyptic barricade strewn with cinder blocks and oil barrels. In the corner lies a small gurney covered with pieces of toy figures and a doll waiting for repair.
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