Original Broadway Cast of Aladdin | Photo courtesy of Cylla von Tiedemann

6 Gateway Musicals For New Theatre Fans

We all had that one musical that got us interested in musical theatre. Here are seven currently-running popular musicals that are a great introduction to this art form for new fans.

Erika Henningsen as Cady, Ashley Park as Gretchen, Taylor Louderman as Regina and Kate Rockwell as Karen in Mean Girls. Photo courtesy of Joan Marcus

10 Bucket-List Female Roles In Current Broadway Musicals

Despite not having any singing or acting ability whatsoever, there are many female musical roles currently on Broadway that I idolize, even though I obviously never will play them. Here they are!

Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth playing Elphaba and Glinda in Wicked, respectively. Photograph taken by Joan Marcus.

Bootleg Pros And Cons

While bootlegs of live theatre have performed wonders for people all around the world, they’re illegal, fundamentally flawed, and they need to be discussed.

Cinderella on a horse-drawn carriage, shrouded in moonlight and stars. Rodger's and Hammerstein's Cinderella - Photograph taken by Carol Rosegg, photography courtesy of cinderellaonbroadway.com

7 Musicals That Should Be Live TV Productions

Now that the adrenaline from Rent Not Live is starting to wear off (and the fact that Hair Live was recently cancelled in favor of more family-friendly musicals), I’ve been thinking more and more about musicals that I’d like to see made into live TV productions.