Frank Zappa once famously asked: “Does Humor Belong in Music?” Whatever our particular take on the matter, the truth is music and laughter have long shared the same stage, from vaudeville to viral ...

From left, Ann Morrison, Marcus Phillips and Jim Hogan star in the national tour of "Kimberly Akimbo." Joan Marcus For David Lindsay-Abaire, the best part of writing the book and lyrics to the musical ...

Call it whatever you wish—human nature, sheer curiosity, simple boredom or anything in between—but there is something wild in our brains that calls us to use things for anything but their original ...

Mike Nappi as Peanut in the North American Tour of “Shucked.” Peanut is not a large voice in the soundtrack, but in Robert Horn’s book serves interludes of comedic relief. (Photo by Matthew Murphy and ...

No less an authority than Glenda Jackson famously argued that comedy is harder than drama; still, Oscar voters tend to turn up their noses at it. That isn't the case at the Golden Globes, which has ...

While the rest of awards season may be overrun with weighty specialty-division fare, the Golden Globes’ “comedy/musical” categories offer a unique place for pics that don’t necessarily fit into the ...

Perhaps the funniest thing about Oedipus! A New Musical Comedy—aside from its title and exclamation point—is its address: 54 Below, directly beneath Studio 54, where a very serious Broadway production ...

ALBANY, N.Y. — At one time or another writers will say about their creation, “This play is like a child to me.” It’s always sincerely said, but when Joe Kinosian, the co-writer, composer and performer ...

The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940, which is not an actual musical but a fast-paced comedic play, takes place in the library of a spacious, highly unusual Westchester mansion in December of 1940.

The New Musical Laboratory (NML), a joint program between Wharton Center for Performing Arts and the Michigan State University Department of Theatre, is featuring the 90-minute musical comedy, “Taking ...

In Giselle Bonilla's dark comedy The Musical, a bitter theatre teacher plots to sabotage his school's principal by staging a musical about 9/11.

For David Lindsay-Abaire, the best part of writing the book and lyrics to the musical stage version of the animated film Shrek was collaborating with composer Jeanine Tesori. So much so that he wanted ...