News, views and reviews about the multi-talented women of the musical theatre and the concert/cabaret stage.

News, views and reviews about the multi-talented women of the musical theatre and the concert/cabaret stage.

Students from some of the best known college theatre programs offer their tips for a successful first year.

The arrival of winter has the Playbill.com staff dreaming of white sandy beaches and blue seas. We asked readers to tell us which cast album they would take with them if they were stranded on a desert island. Choosing just one was, expectedly, problematic for many.

News, views and reviews about the multi-talented women of the musical theatre and the concert/cabaret stage.

News, views and reviews about the multi-talented women of the musical theatre and the concert/cabaret stage.

News, views and reviews about the multi-talented women of the musical theatre and the concert/cabaret stage.

News, views and reviews about the multi-talented women of the musical theatre and the concert/cabaret stage.

Hello diva lovers. I thought I would devote this week's column to a few multi-talented women I don't have the chance to cover as frequently as I'd wish. Enjoy. . .

Hello diva lovers. I thought I would devote this week's column to a few multi-talented women I don't have the chance to cover as frequently as I'd wish. Enjoy. . .

Currently represented on Broadway by Side Show and around the country by a touring revival of Dreamgirls that may wind up on Broadway in 1998, Henry Krieger is a composer with a rare gift, that of being able to put the sounds of pop music to successful theatrical use. In most of his scores, Krieger favors the sound of hard-driving, intense '70s pop, the Motown sound mixed with some rock 'n' roll and other influences. But he's able to take these styles and feed them through a genuine theatrical sensibility, coming up with real theatre scores that take advantage of the sounds of the pop charts.

Currently represented on Broadway by Side Show and around the country by a touring revival of Dreamgirls that may wind up on Broadway in 1998, Henry Krieger is a composer with a rare gift, that of being able to put the sounds of pop music to successful theatrical use. In most of his scores, Krieger favors the sound of hard-driving, intense '70s pop, the Motown sound mixed with some rock 'n' roll and other influences. But he's able to take these styles and feed them through a genuine theatrical sensibility, coming up with real theatre scores that take advantage of the sounds of the pop charts.