Sigmund Romberg’s 1933 Musical Romance “Melody” On CD: New Cast Recording
It is seemingly inevitable that a conversation among Broadway aficionados about composer Sigmund Romberg (1887-1951) eventually turns to the question:
read moreIt is seemingly inevitable that a conversation among Broadway aficionados about composer Sigmund Romberg (1887-1951) eventually turns to the question:
read moreHere is a splashy new biography of “Broadway’s Greatest Producer,” Florenz Ziegfeld, written by the team of the Brideson sisters,
read moreThere is a renewed interest in operetta internationally, not just the French and Austrian variety of the genre, but also
read moreIt is not quite an “indecent proposal,” as in the 1993 Robert Redford movie. But still, it’s a stunning offer:
read moreThe Prague-born Friml studied music in his native city from a young age, and made his early career principally as
read moreAlthough the Broadway musical theatre had established itself worldwide with its light-handed song-and-dance shows — Going Up, Irene, Mercenary Mary,
read moreOne of the many variants on the Abu Hasan `king for a day’ tale, Justin McCarthy’s play If I Were
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