It used to be audiences knew the names of the people who wrote the shows: Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Andrew Lloyd Webber. Nowadays, the musicals that aren't ripping off jukebox hits often ride the high tide of big pop titles: "The Lion King," "Spider-Man," "Mary Poppins," "Shrek," "Sister Act." Who knows composers? Read full article >>
SOURCE: Washington Post at 01:36PM on July 5, 2012