An occasional look at family-friendly theater around Washington. (Shows are appropriate for age 4 and older unless noted.) My Fair Lady and The Sound of Music lit up Broadway in 1956 and 1959, ...

In a show that united and entertained people, the “Royce Montgomery Musical Variety Oldies Show” had it all and played to a soldout house Saturday at Vive Les Arts Theatre. More than 400 people loved ...

The Grammys took a fairly expansive sweep with this morning’s nominations for Best Musical Theater Album, The Motown sound, Rodgers & Hammerstein, the folk-rock music of Anaïs Mitchell, the reworked ...

WE’RE HAPPY to hear that another new original Filipino musical, “DOM (Dirty Old Musical),” is about to hit the stage at Music Museum (Sept. 1-10). Produced by Robert Seña, Isay Alvarez and Tricia ...

At this point, many people have spent the better part of 2020 trying to figure out what makes them feel good. Maybe it’s rewatching favorite movies and TV shows, looking through old photos of friends ...

All the women on stage for Studio Players' production of The Marvelous Wonderettes were born well past the 1950s and '60s, when the musical takes place. But they had no problem connecting with the ...

This Valentine’s weekend, the Kirstenbosch Summer Sunset Concerts will offer the perfect mix of old-school charm, legendary talent, and heartfelt love with a special performance by The Golden Oldies ...

British Journal of Ethnomusicology, Vol. 9, No. 1, Brazilian Musics, Brazilian Identities (2000), pp. 11-40 (30 pages) This article presents a social history of música romântica, or love song, ...