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Have No Fear, Superman is Here
In my 68 years, I’ve seen the man in the red and blue suit fly all over the place — not only in comic books, but in a 1950s TV…
Read MoreRevisiting Hidden Treasures
With the Yiddish Fiddler on the Roof such a big success Off-Broadway, let’s remind ourselves that the musical’s lyricist, Sheldon Harnick, is still writing at 94 — 55 years after Fiddler was originally produced on…
Read MoreA Decade of Work
This month TMTP gives a standing ovation to Heather Meeker. While she has been involved with our organization since 2007, February marks her ten-year anniversary as Executive Director. Let’s put it…
Read MoreStaff Picks for your Valentine’s Day Playlist
Throughout the year, TMTP strives to educate and entertain through the art form of musical theater. So why should Valentine’s Day be any different? Love songs from stage and screen…
Read More80 Years “Over the Rainbow”
Movie theaters nationwide are celebrating the 80th anniversary of The Wizard of Oz this week. Audiences young and old won’t want to miss this special showing. This beloved classic includes special insight…
Read MoreSaying Goodbye to Dolly
TMTP mourns the loss of Broadway legend, Carol Channing. The star of Hello, Dolly!, who also had memorable roles in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and the 1967 film Thoroughly Modern Millie, was 97 years old.…
Read MoreHappy Birthday, Ethel Merman!
Steven Cole was a friend of the great Ethel Merman, and La Merm gave him copies of her home-made private recordings. Among these are many rarities including “Leather Lungs” recording songs…
Read MoreSome Words About RENT
Jonathan Larson’s Rent was the Our Town of the 1990s. That’s right: Thornton Wilder’s 1938 Our Town, the ultimate family-values play, set in a fictional, white-bread New Hampshire village in the early years of the…
Read MoreFilm Buffs, Unite!
We drive to a movie theater, plunk down $10 and hope for the best. Nothing special in a world in which we’re assaulted with downloads, streaming, cable TV, DVDs, apps…
Read MoreCy Coleman: A Jazzman’s Broadway
There are Broadway composers who write great songs but whose piano playing isn’t always of the highest quality. In fact, there are a few like Bob Merrill and Lionel Bart…
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