This week's column discusses two rarely heard musicals, Emmerich Kálmán's 1945 operetta Marinka, and the 1954 Jones Beach Marine Theatre presentation of Arabian Nights.

This week's column discusses two rarely heard musicals, Emmerich Kálmán's 1945 operetta Marinka, and the 1954 Jones Beach Marine Theatre presentation of Arabian Nights.

Can't wait for "Peter Pan Live!"? Learn all about the history of the show, from its first production in 1950 through NBC's live broadcast Dec. 4!

On May 12, members of the original cast of Broadway's Once on This Island will assemble for two benefit concert performances of the 1990 Lynn Ahrens-Stephen Flaherty musical, at the Winter Garden Theatre. The Caribbean set fairy-tale musical will star LaChanze, Jerry Dixon, Sheila Gibbs, Kecia Lewis, Afi McClendon, Gerry McIntyre, Milton Craig Nealy, Nikki Rene, Monique Cintron (who played "Andrea" on the first National Tour), Eric Riley and Ellis E. Williams, with a special guest appearance by Lillias White (she stepped into the original Broadway run as Asaka). The Tony Award-nominated show marked the Broadway debut of librettist-lyricist Ahrens and composer Flaherty, whose previous musical was Off-Broadway's Lucky Stiff and whose subsequent work included Broadway's My Favorite Year, Ragtime (for which they won the Best Score Tony Award) and the short-lived Seussical the Musical, which will be launched on a national tour come fall. Their upcoming show is an adaptation of the 1994 Irish-set film, "A Man of No Importance," for Lincoln Center Theater, about a repressed bus conductor who stages a play by Oscar Wilde at his church in the 1960s, prompting him to confront his true nature. The libretto is by Terrence McNally. It premieres at LCT in September. Lynn Ahrens spoke to Playbill On-Line's Kenneth Jones about Once on This Island and Ahrens & Flaherty projects past, present, future and shelved.

On May 12, members of the original cast of Broadway's Once on This Island will assemble for two benefit concert performances of the 1990 Lynn Ahrens-Stephen Flaherty musical, at the Winter Garden Theatre. The Caribbean set fairy-tale musical will star LaChanze, Jerry Dixon, Sheila Gibbs, Kecia Lewis, Afi McClendon, Gerry McIntyre, Milton Craig Nealy, Nikki Rene, Monique Cintron (who played "Andrea" on the first National Tour), Eric Riley and Ellis E. Williams, with a special guest appearance by Lillias White (she stepped into the original Broadway run as Asaka). The Tony Award-nominated show marked the Broadway debut of librettist-lyricist Ahrens and composer Flaherty, whose previous musical was Off-Broadway's Lucky Stiff and whose subsequent work included Broadway's My Favorite Year, Ragtime (for which they won the Best Score Tony Award) and the short-lived Seussical the Musical, which will be launched on a national tour come fall. Their upcoming show is an adaptation of the 1994 Irish-set film, "A Man of No Importance," for Lincoln Center Theater, about a repressed bus conductor who stages a play by Oscar Wilde at his church in the 1960s, prompting him to confront his true nature. The libretto is by Terrence McNally. It premieres at LCT in September. Lynn Ahrens spoke to Playbill On-Line's Kenneth Jones about Once on This Island and Ahrens & Flaherty projects past, present, future and shelved.

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I've never been able to muster much excitement for the work of Sigmund Romberg (1887-1951). The Hungarian-born composer came to America in 1909, getting a job as house composer for the Shubert brothers. He turned out hackwork by the yard for the Passing Show series and other Shubert revues. (These included four shows in which Al Jolson established himself as the era's number one star, although the famous song-hits were interpolated by other composers.)

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I've never been able to muster much excitement for the work of Sigmund Romberg (1887-1951). The Hungarian-born composer came to America in 1909, getting a job as house composer for the Shubert brothers. He turned out hackwork by the yard for the Passing Show series and other Shubert revues. (These included four shows in which Al Jolson established himself as the era's number one star, although the famous song-hits were interpolated by other composers.)

In 1971, Stephen Sondheim and James Goldman's Follies makes its Broadway debut.

We listen to the first-ever recording of the 1934 Arlen-Harburg-Gershwin revue Life Begins at 8:40 and the Broadway cast recording of the Trevor Nunn revival of Stephen Sondheim's A Little Night Music.

We listen to the first-ever recording of the 1934 Arlen-Harburg-Gershwin revue Life Begins at 8:40 and the Broadway cast recording of the Trevor Nunn revival of Stephen Sondheim's A Little Night Music.

News, features, performance listings for Broadway, Off-Broadway, London and Regional theatre. Buy discount theater tickets.

News, features, performance listings for Broadway, Off-Broadway, London and Regional theatre. Buy discount theater tickets.

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, Playbill.com reached out to members of the New York theatre community, including actors, musicians, writers, producers, ushers, front of house and backstage crew, to share with us what they are most grateful for this holiday season.

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, Playbill.com reached out to members of the New York theatre community, including actors, musicians, writers, producers, ushers, front of house and backstage crew, to share with us what they are most grateful for this holiday season.

The Cadillac Winter Garden — the current home of Mamma Mia!, which recently celebrated its fifth anniversary at the Broadway theatre — reverted back to its original name, the Winter Garden Theatre, on Jan. 1.

Soon, two of Detroit's big three will have their names in lights on Broadway.

Before the musical opened at the Gershwin Theatre March 15, 1986, its composer sat down with Playbill to talk about lessons learned from London, and his career since Cats.