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Here's everything that made us happy <em> this </em> week.

Here's everything that made us happy this week.

By Brittany Allen | July 3, 2025

Rewatching <em>The Sound of Music</em> in the Age of Tradwives, Trump, and American Fascism

Rewatching The Sound of Music in the Age of Tradwives, Trump, and American Fascism

Meredith Hambrock on Women’s Ambition, Nazism, and Patriarchy on the 60th Anniversary of a Classic Film

By Meredith Hambrock | April 9, 2025

Andrea Long Chu Wants to Write a Dungeons and Dragons Campaign (And Other Goodies)

Andrea Long Chu Wants to Write a Dungeons and Dragons Campaign (And Other Goodies)

The Author of "Authority" Takes the Lit Hub Questionnaire

By Literary Hub | April 8, 2025

How Stephen Sondheim Brought Neo-Impressionism to the Stage

How Stephen Sondheim Brought Neo-Impressionism to the Stage

Richard Schoch on “Sunday in the Park with George” and the Intersection of Visual Art and Musical Theater

By Richard Schoch | November 19, 2024

Kathryn Davis Couldn’t Live Without Musicals and Writes Fiction Like a Piano Player (and Other Tidbits)

Kathryn Davis Couldn’t Live Without Musicals and Writes Fiction Like a Piano Player (and Other Tidbits)

The Author of “Versailles” Takes the Lit Hub Questionnaire

By Literary Hub | November 11, 2024

What to read next based on your favorite Tony nominee.

What to read next based on your favorite Tony nominee.

By Brittany Allen | June 14, 2024

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Then and Now: How the AIDS Crisis Changed Queer Storytelling

By Literary Hub | April 5, 2024

Scott Guild on Trying to Read Finnegans Wake While on Tour With His Band

By Scott Guild | February 15, 2024

How a Musical Adaptation of Tolstoy Helped Us Get Through the Pandemic

By Theodore Wheeler | November 20, 2023

Lin-Manuel Miranda's next musical is an adaptation of <em>The Warriors</em>.

Lin-Manuel Miranda's next musical is an adaptation of The Warriors.

By Emily Temple | August 4, 2023

<em>The Outsiders</em> is now a musical.

The Outsiders is now a musical.

By Janet Manley | March 10, 2023

Oscars Best Picture Spotlight: What to Read (and Watch) If You Liked <em>West Side Story</em>

Oscars Best Picture Spotlight: What to Read (and Watch) If You Liked West Side Story

Lit Hub’s Literary Countdown to the 94th Academy Awards

By Literary Hub | March 25, 2022

Revisiting <em>Sunday in the Park with George</em> in the Wake of Sondheim’s Death

Revisiting Sunday in the Park with George in the Wake of Sondheim’s Death

Rob Weinert-Kendt Guests on the Lit Century Podcast

By Lit Century | December 7, 2021

<em>Pride and Prejudice</em> is becoming an all-female pop musical.

Pride and Prejudice is becoming an all-female pop musical.

By Walker Caplan | September 8, 2021

<em>Footnotes</em> by Caseen Gaines, Read by the Author

Footnotes by Caseen Gaines, Read by the Author

The History of Shuffle Along, the First All-Black Musical

By Behind the Mic | August 25, 2021

The Story Behind One of <em>Hadestown's</em> Most Beloved Songs

The Story Behind One of Hadestown's Most Beloved Songs

Anaïs Mitchell on “Wait for Me”

By Anaïs Mitchell | October 28, 2020

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