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In an article about the Broadway musical 'Camelot,' the sword in the stone from Arthurian legend gleams on a stage draped with billowing red curtains.

The Abrupt Demise of ‘Camelot’

Matthew Doss, University of Chicago

Aaron Sorkin's rewrite of this classic musical is powerful yet flawed.…

October 7, 2023

In an article about musicals, a theatre usher in a red uniform does a jazz square in front dancers in muted colors during the 2022 Tony Award performance for the musical 'A Strange Loop.'

There’s a Musical for Everyone!

Elannah Swarnes Matos, University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez

While it is often characterized as too snobby and inaccessible, the diversity of the genre makes the art form impossible to dismiss.…

February 14, 2023