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Friday, July 8, 2016

Lin-Manuel Miranda Chose an Appropriate Date for His Final Night in Hamilton by Lily Rothman

It's almost the anniversary of the end of the real Alexander Hamilton, too

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Friday, June 10, 2016

See Photos of the Original Production of Long Day's Journey Into Night by Lily Rothman and Liz Ronk

The Eugene O'Neill drama is nominated for Best Revival of a Play at the 2016 Tony Awards

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Thursday, June 9, 2016

Inside Cole Porter's Songwriting Process by Lily Rothman

The composer and lyricist was born 125 years ago

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Tuesday, March 15, 2016

Why Julie Andrews Had 'Misgivings' About My Fair Lady by Lily Rothman

The musical opened on Broadway 60 years ago, on Mar. 15, 1956

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Friday, January 29, 2016

The Real Sex Lives of Grease-Era Teenagers by Lily Rothman

When 'going steady' was thought to be a sin

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Tuesday, January 5, 2016

The Surprising Government Agency That Helped Launch Alvin Ailey by Lily Rothman

The choreographer and dancer would have turned 85 on Jan. 5, 2016

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Thursday, December 3, 2015

What Made the Original The Wiz 'Wickedly Amusing' by Lily Rothman

NBC's live telecast version of the show airs on Thursday

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Saturday, October 24, 2015

How The Diary of Anne Frank First Made It to the U.S. by Lily Rothman

Documents show that publishers were initially wary

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Thursday, October 8, 2015

Read TIME's Original Review of Les Mis When It Opened 30 Years Ago by Lily Rothman

The musical began in London on Oct. 8, 1985

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Wednesday, August 5, 2015

The Surprisingly Controversial Plots That Almost Got 'Little Orphan Annie' Axed by Lily Rothman

Aug. 5, 1924: The comic strip 'Little Orphan Annie' debuts

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Sunday, June 7, 2015

This Is the Woman the Tony Awards Are Named After by Lily Rothman

TIME called Tony Perry 'the wartime guiding spirit of the American Theatre Wing'

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Thursday, March 19, 2015

Behind the Inspiration for Wendy Wasserstein's The Heidi Chronicles by Lily Rothman

The revival opens on Broadway on March 19, 2015

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Sunday, March 15, 2015

Things Shakespeare Got Wrong About the Ides of March by Lily Rothman

Why he erred is simple: The dramatist was thinking about the footlights, not the footnotes

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Monday, March 2, 2015

Behind The Sound of Music: Why the Real Maria Went to the von Trapps' by Lily Rothman

When the movie of The Sound of Music premiered 50 years ago, on Mar. 2, 1965, the world learned the story of would-be nun Maria, whose superiors, at their wits’ end over her flightines…

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Tuesday, January 13, 2015

The World's Longest-Running Musical Started Small " and Stayed Small by Lily Rothman

Jan. 13, 2002: 'The Fantasticks' ends its off-Broadway run of 42 years and 17,162 performances

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Friday, January 9, 2015

The Surprising Fact About History's Most Famous Stripper by Lily Rothman

Jan. 9, 1914: Gypsy Rose Lee, the burlesque star famous for her wit, is born

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Tuesday, October 21, 2014

The Death of Klinghoffer and What Actually Happened on the Achille Lauro by Lily Rothman

A controversial opera is based on the events of a 1985 terrorist attack

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