THE "SMASH" REPORT: Recapping Episode 3, Or, This Is a Fine Showmance
20 Feb 2012
Playbill's weekly overview, with notes and comment, of the latest episode of the NBC series "Smash," about the people behind the creation of a new Broadway musical. Here's a look at the Feb. 20 episode.
The Return of Andrew Lloyd Webber; The Truth Is He Never Left Us
20 Feb 2012
With the spring arrival of two revivals of his past classics — Evita and Jesus Christ Superstar — Phantom composer Andrew Lloyd Webber will have three musicals on Broadway at the same time.
An Open Book: Explaining What Musical Librettists Do
19 Feb 2012 --
Veteran musical book writers Marsha Norman, Harvey Fierstein and Douglas Carter Beane spill the beans on the profession that gets "all of the blame and none of the praise."
