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  • The New York Times Tribute to Bert Williams Has Misperceptions, Inaccuracies, and Oversights
    January 3, 2025

    The New York Times Tribute to Bert Williams Has Misperceptions, Inaccuracies, and Oversights

    Ben West
  • Show Boat Was Not the ‘First Show to Integrate Its Songs and Plot’
    December 26, 2024

    Show Boat Was Not the ‘First Show to Integrate Its Songs and Plot’

    Ben West
  • James Goldman and Stephen Sondheim’s Follies Has a Historically Inaccurate Premise
    November 11, 2024

    James Goldman and Stephen Sondheim’s Follies Has a Historically Inaccurate Premise

    Ben West
  • “Hope is as Real as Despair, Health as Real as Illness, Victory as Real as Defeat”
    October 22, 2024

    “Hope is as Real as Despair, Health as Real as Illness, Victory as Real as Defeat”

    Ben West
  • A Golden Age Style Musical is Not a Thing
    September 27, 2024

    A Golden Age Style Musical is Not a Thing

    Ben West
  • Songs Written Prior to the Arrival of Stephen Sondheim Were Not Strictly 32-Bar AABA
    September 10, 2024

    Songs Written Prior to the Arrival of Stephen Sondheim Were Not Strictly 32-Bar AABA

    Ben West
  • Trip Cullman’s “Rules of Musical Theatre” Do Not Actually Exist
    September 2, 2024

    Trip Cullman’s “Rules of Musical Theatre” Do Not Actually Exist

    Ben West
  • Mackintosh and Lloyd Webber Did Not ‘Introduce’ Broadway Musicals to the World
    August 23, 2024

    Mackintosh and Lloyd Webber Did Not ‘Introduce’ Broadway Musicals to the World

    Ben West
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