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 ...

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 ...

Redneck humor is a staple of regional theater, whether it is the travails of Greater Tuna or Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten’s tales of Fayro, Texas, in such plays as Dearly Beloved. The ...

Michael Martin, a critic for New York Magazine, described "Xanadu," a 1980 film, as "the epic failure to end all epic failures." The same cannot be said of the 2007 Broadway musical based on the film ...