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Sunday, April 5, 2026

The Blue Room B Roll (w/Nicole Kidman) by American Musical Theater Archives

The Blue Room (the version with Nicole Kidman) premiered on Broadway in 1998 at the Cort Theatre. It's actually based on Arthur Schnitzler's play La Ronde from 1897"but the Kidman productio…

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Saturday, March 28, 2026

HMS Pinafore (5/10/59) by American Musical Theater Archives

Cyril Ritchard " Sir Joseph Porter, K.C.B. William Chapman " Captain Corcoran Jacquelyn McKeever " Josephine Loren Driscoll " Ralph Rackstraw Irene Byatt " Little Buttercup Nathaniel Frey " …

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Thursday, March 26, 2026

New York Scrapbook January 23rd 1961 Part 1 by American Musical Theater Archives

"New York Scrapbook" was a locally produced TV series that aired on WNEW-TV (Channel 5), hosted by the wonderfully patrician and slightly gossipy (in the best way) Arlene Dahl during this er…

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Wednesday, March 25, 2026

No No Nanette Encores (2008) by American Musical Theater Archives

Cast: Sandy Duncan, Charles Kimbrough, Rosie O'Donnell, Beth Leavel, Michael Berrasse

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Monday, March 23, 2026

OF THEE I SING (1972) by American Musical Theater Archives

Carroll O'Connor " President Wintergreen Cloris Leachman " Diana Devereaux Jack Gilford " Vice President Throttlebottom Music by George Gershwin Lyrics by Ira Gershwin Book by George S. Kau…

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Sunday, March 22, 2026

Nick and Nora (1991) by American Musical Theater Archives

Nick & Nora is a stylish, jazz-soaked Broadway musical comedy based on Nick and Nora Charles from Dashiell Hammett's The Thin Man. It blends murder mystery, screwball comedy, and 1930s sophi…

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A Helluva Town (1993) by American Musical Theater Archives

A Helluva Town was a high-energy concert celebration of Broadway's enduring love affair with New York City, conceived and directed by Richard Sabellico. Presented at the legendary Rainbow an…

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Legs Diamond (1989) by American Musical Theater Archives

Legs Diamond is a flashy, jazz-infused Broadway musical that opened in 1988.

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A Quiet Place (1986) by American Musical Theater Archives

Venue: Vienna State Opera (Wiener Staatsoper) in Vienna, Austria Dates: April 1986 performances Conductor: Leonard Bernstein Orchestra: Austrian Radio Symphony Orchestra

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Das Lusitania Songspiel (1980) by American Musical Theater Archives

Christopher Durang and Sigourney Weaver star in this comedy from 1980. Performed at the Chelsea Theatre Center

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Chicago Opening Night- E! TV by American Musical Theater Archives

This E! Television special captures the glitz, glamour, and high-stakes excitement of opening night for the Broadway revival of Chicago. With red carpet arrivals, celebrity interviews, and b…

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Annie: 20th Anniversary Revival on Turning Point by American Musical Theater Archives

This special episode of ABC's Turning Point offers a behind-the-scenes look at the highly anticipated 20th Anniversary Broadway revival of Annie. The documentary follows the nationwide searc…

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Sunset Boulevard OBC B Roll by American Musical Theater Archives

B Roll of the original Broadway production of Sunset Boulevard with Glenn Close, George Hearn, and Alan Campbell.

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Monday, March 2, 2026

ORIGIN OF LOVE (Performed by Daisy Eagan) by American Musical Theater Archives

Live at 54 Below " February 15, 2026. Text by John Cameron Mitchell, music and lyrics by Stephen Trask. A defining late-1990s exploration of gender identity and post-AIDS queer expression. …

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IF LOVE WERE ALL (Performed by Charles Busch) by American Musical Theater Archives

Live at 54 Below " February 15, 2026. Written by Noël Coward, this 1929 operetta selection reflects early 20th-century queer artistic sensibility shaped by discretion and stylized theatr…

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WHAT WOULD I DO? " (Performed by Wade McCollum) by American Musical Theater Archives

Live at 54 Below " February 15, 2026. Music and lyrics by William Finn; book by James Lapine. A seminal Broadway work confronting queer family structures and the AIDS crisis without euphemi…

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Saturday, February 28, 2026

CHANGING MY MAJOR (Performed by Kali Evonne) by American Musical Theater Archives

Live at 54 Below " February 15, 2026. Music by Jeanine Tesori, lyrics by Lisa Kron. A watershed Broadway moment centering lesbian joy and self-discovery without punishment or tragedy. Dire…

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BOSOM BUDDIES (Performed by Mary Callanan & Robbie Rozelle) by American Musical Theater Archives

Live at 54 Below " February 15, 2026. With music and lyrics by Jerry Herman, "Bosom Buddies" reflects mid-century camp culture and the enduring alliance between theatrical women and gay men…

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WHAT DO I CARE? (Performed by Macon Prickett) by American Musical Theater Archives

Live at 54 Below " February 15, 2026. A landmark 1975 Off-Broadway musical imagining a world where homosexuality simply exists without tragedy or scandal. Quietly radical for its time. Dir…

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BARRY'S GOING TO PROM - (Performed by Todd Buonopane) by American Musical Theater Archives

Live at 54 Below " February 15, 2026. From The Prom, this number represents generational reclamation in modern queer storytelling. Barry is not coded. Not tragic. Not erased. He is loud, pr…

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MY HEART BELONGS TO DADDY (Performed by Ryan J. Haddad) by American Musical Theater Archives

Live at 54 Below " February 15, 2026. Written by Cole Porter, this 1938 standard exemplifies early queer coding in Broadway songwriting. Through wit, ambiguity, and stylized exaggeration, P…

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LAND OF LOLA " KINKY BOOTS (Performed by Diva LaMarr) by American Musical Theater Archives

Recorded live at 54 Below in New York City on Monday, February 15, 2026, as part of QUEER MUSICALS: FROM BOY MEETS BOY TO JAGGED LITTLE PILL " a historical concert event examining the evolut…

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Monday, January 26, 2026

Once Upon a Mattress (1971) by American Musical Theater Archives

Once Upon a Mattress (1971) with Carol Burnett

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Thursday, January 1, 2026

Wanda Richert 42nd Street Interview (1981) by American Musical Theater Archives

Richert got her big break in 1976 when she joined the national company of A Chorus Line. For two and a half years she understudied and played several roles in the production including the ro…

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Richard Kiley "A Christmas Carol" Interview (1981) by American Musical Theater Archives

A native of Chicago, Richard Kiley was the rare performer who could both act and sing beautifully. A longtime favorite narrator for documentary films and broadcasts, Kiley was even featured …

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Marilyn Cooper "Woman of the Year" Interview (1981) by American Musical Theater Archives

Born in New York City in 1936, Marilyn Cooper was an actress best known for her work in musical comedy. She made her Broadway debut in Jule Styne and George Gilbert's musical Mr. Wonderful (…

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Monday, December 29, 2025

Jean Pierre Aumont "Tovarich" Interview (c.1982) by American Musical Theater Archives

Born in Paris on Jan. 5, 1911, as Jean-Pierre Salomons, Mr. Aumont landed his first movie role at age 20 and by the time World War II broke out, had appeared in no fewer than 24 films, inclu…

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Liz Taylor Discussing Tony Nomination (1981) by American Musical Theater Archives

Elizabeth Taylor (actress, born February 27, 1932, in London, England; died March 23, 2011 in Los Angeles, United States) In 1981, Taylor made her Broadway debut as Regina Giddens in Lilli…

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Elaine Paige "Cats" Interview (c. 1982) by American Musical Theater Archives

Award winning Elaine Paige, actress, singer, producer, radio presenter, has made a unique and major contribution to the stage musical. She has starred in more smash hit West End & Broadway m…

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Ann Miller "Sugar Babies" interview (c.1980) by American Musical Theater Archives

Johnnie Lucille Collier, better known as Ann Miller was an American singer, dancer and actress. Miller was born in Chireno, Texas to Clara Emma and John Alfred Collier, a criminal lawyer wh…

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Ruby Keeler Interview (c.1983) by American Musical Theater Archives

A native of Dartmouth (Halifax?), Nova Scotia, Ruby Keeler (b. 25 August 1910; d. Rancho Mirage, CA, 23 February 1993) was one of the first great performers in the early days of the Broadway…

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