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Stay connected with The Musical Theater Project through stories, updates, and reflections on the art of musical theater. Here you’ll find behind-the-scenes features, event highlights, and articles that explore its history, impact, and enduring magic.

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Maxine and Me and Bill

Way back when (and you know how long ago that was!) the film The Cotton Club was in production. Bill Rudman and I knew for sure it was going to be a…

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New release available for pre sale!

Album sales for Jazz and Broadway legend Cy Coleman begin April 6th! Make sure to pre order your copy of his Album “A Jazzmans Broadway” on Amazon today! Before Cy…

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Special film screening!

Yul Brynner (repeating his Broadway role and winning an Oscar for it) plays 19th-century King Mongkut of Siam, and Deborah Kerr is the widowed British schoolteacher who becomes governess and…

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Ken Bloom on Sissle & Blake Sing Shuffle Along

Here’s Harbinger’s Grammy Award-winning recording of Shuffle Along featuring the show’s composers, Eubie Blake and Noble Sissle, as well as members of the original cast exactly as heard on Broadway in…

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John Morris, composer

We at The Musical Theater Project/Harbinger Records mourn the passing of a dear friend: composer and arranger JOHN MORRIS. Though best known as Mel Brooks’s composer of choice, John had…

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The way you wear your hat…

Want a taste of what to expect from our January concert, The Gershwins in Hollywood? TMTP artistic director talks with Gershwin historian Deena Rosenberg on our radio program Footlight Parade. In this…

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MUSICARNIVAL MEMORIES

A SPECIAL TMTP MEMBERS EVENT “Good evening, and welcome to Musicarnival!” If you remember producer Johnny Price greeting you with those words at his summer tent theater in Warrensville Heights in the…

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A Rare Gershwin Event

Don’t miss our special screening of SHALL WE DANCE. This delightful 1937 comedy stars Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Among the well-known songs are “Slap that Bass,” “They Can’t Take that…

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A “Fantastick” Event

“Try to Remember” a time when Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt weren’t doing exciting work in our musical theater. As all of us in a packed house heard on Monday, you’d…

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A Vintage Holiday Message

“HO-HO-HO!” A Christmas Cabaret is back and better than ever. But don’t take our word for it. Here’s Brendan Ring of Nighttown spreading the joy in this vintage-style holiday commercial.