Friday, December 13, 2013

The Broadway Musical: A trip through NYC's musical history, from HMS Pinafore to Show Boat, along its most famous street

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The comely ladies of 'The Black Crook'. The show originally debuted at Niblo's Garden, although I believe the photo above is fro...

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And let's just say, it should be a real show-stopper! Above: The cast of Shuffle Along , 1921 (Courtesy NYPL)

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If glasses are fashionable today, you can thank President Theodore Roosevelt , whose stylish C-bridge pince-nez diminished the reputation as...

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Out in the cold: Llewyn Davis gets no respect. Pic courtesy CBS Films NOTE: This article contains minor spoilers for the film Inside Llewyn ...

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BBC America's Copper , depicting the grit and crime of 1860s New York, was recently cancelled (although petitions are currently circulat...

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For the 1949 season, the caretakers of the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree decided to go fantastically over the top. Just a few years ear...