musicals
Vanessa Hudgens Deserved Better After Her 2007 Nude Photo Leak
Ten years ago this week, the "High School Musical" actress was forced to apologize after multiple websites published her private photos without permission.
When 'High School Musical 2' Made Theater Kids Cool
Ten years ago this week, a non-sensical television musical about a country club talent show changed teenage theater kids in America forever.
Why Everyone Should Love Barbra Streisand, the Anti-Dream Girl
From "Funny Girl" to "Yentl," Streisand's plucky heroines defy adversity and follow their dreams—even if they rarely get a conventional happy ending. (Warning: Spoilers ahead.)
Please Read These Unsolicited Opinions About Tony Award-Nominated Plays
Why does some fancy Broadway organization made up of like, who even knows—actors and playwrights?—get to decide what's "the best"?
Mourning the Loss of New Zealand’s Greatest Nineties Jingles
From Make it Click to Gotta Getta Garage, we've rated the cultural contribution of the nation's catchiest jingles.
'Movie Genre Brawl Clouds,' Today's Comic by Michael Kupperman
All the greatest fights in movie history took place inside giant condensation clusters.
Panic! At The Disco's Brendon Urie Will Fulfil His Destiny by Starring in Broadway's Kinky Boots
He was basically made for this.
Move Over Hamilton, Rasputin Has a Musical (And it Takes Place Inside a Church)
An off-Broadway show imagines the Russian mystic as a guitar-toting, sexually-liberated vagabond.
Journey to the Past: The Making of the Forgotten Aaliyah Song from 'Anastasia'
The late singer performed the number at the 1998 Academy Awards, making Aaliyah the youngest person to sing at the Oscars.
Six More Modern Musicals for You to Sink Your Jazz Hands Into
Despite its record haul of Oscar nominations, "La La Land"’s divided audiences and critics. Here’s our guide to the other alt-musicals we’ve fallen in love with.
The Dangerous, Aimless Optimism of 'La La Land'
After the election, many reviewers took solace in the candy-colored joy of the new musical starring Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling. But the film's bright yet vague values align deceptively well with the dark forces in American politics.