Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. On this day in 1984, Ethel Merman, a Broadway institution known as the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Behind the Broadway legend’s tough, self-assured exterior was a loving grandma that only Barbara and her brother got to see. “She ...

Two Mormon missionaries have an unexpected encounter with a singing legend when they knock on the door of Ethel Merman’s house in the hilarious musical “The Book of Merman,” presented Feb. 3-26 at the ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. On this day in 1946, the life of sharpshooter Annie Oakley came to life on ...

Ethel Merman (January 16, 1908 – February 15, 1984) was an American actress and singer. Known primarily for her powerful voice and roles in musical theatre, she has been called "the undisputed First ...

In 1987’s tap-happy revival of Anything Goes, Patti LuPone scored as Reno Sweeney, the role originated by big-lunged Ethel Merman in the ’30s. In 2008, she picked up a Tony for playing Mama Rose, ...

It sure is a great time to be a fan of divas. In Winter Park, we’ve got Ethel Merman singing away. Over in Winter Garden, there’s Tallulah Bankhead raising a ruckus. Of course, Merman and Bankhead ...