How much does The Sound of Music movie differ from the true story of the von Trapp family? Take a look back at the hugely-successful musical based on their lives, and find out both fact and fiction.
The Foundations were a band that burst onto the music scene in the late 1960s with a fantastic soul sound that was straight out of Motown. Except it wasn’t.
See Fred Astaire in a clip from 1946’s ‘Blue Skies,’ performing ‘Puttin’ On The Ritz’ – a song associated with him like no other – and find out more about the film itself.
Back in the ’70s, Broadway couldn’t miss with Annie – especially when starring actress Andrea McArdle, the spunky, talented 13-year-old who played the title role.
Back in 1902 – and despite knowing how painful and unhealthy it was for women – many guys still wanted their wives to have small corseted waists.
Check out some original ‘Wizard of Oz’ cast photos from 1903, and see if you don’t think the characters seem creepy — maybe even a little bit ghoulish.
Here’s an interview with Wonder Woman actress Lynda Carter from 1980, when she was just about to star in her own CBS special – and just before she started to model for Maybelline makeup.
There’s an all-new all-family comedy-musical-variety series – ‘The Muppet Show,’ the latest offering from Jim Henson. Find out about the show, and see the opening credits and theme song lyrics here!
This story is about the father of rock ‘n’ roll music. In a decade of American history condemned for its small-mindedness, blandness and apathy, Chuck Berry set the spark. Chuck Berry kindled the flame.
Dancer Isadora Duncan was killed when her shawl was caught in the rear wheel of an automobile. Unaware, the chauffeur of the car which was being demonstrated to Miss Duncan started moving forward.
In her first special, “Diana!” on ABC. Sunday. April 18th, Diana Ross displays not only her exciting singing talent, but a flair for comedy and impersonation. And in her choice of guest stars — Danny Thomas, Bill Cosby and the Jackson Five — she demonstrates sound judgment as well,
The Jimi Hendrix Experience was too much for the ushers who have managed to confine spectators to their seats during the summer series of rock concerts in the Hollywood Bowl. Hendrix heads one of the best trios in rock music, a trio dominated by his screaming guitar and dry husky voice.
Through these 75 gorgeous and artistic color covers of Theater magazine, take a peek back in time to the stage scene from the first decades of the twentieth century.
No other city in the world has so many theatres in actual operation as New York. The number of theatre seats available in proportion to the population is also surprisingly high.
This highly-misunderstood process of applying make involves a lot more than just putting “a dab o’ powder” on your nose. Here, a top stage star from 1913 gives you her makeup secrets.
Mickey Rooney, an actor at the age of 11 months, veteran trooper at 10, and screen star at 16, writes his autobiography.
Editor’s note from 1915: Charlie Chaplin’s life story was written by Harry C. Carr, who recently achieved fame as a war correspondent for the Los
George Takei talks about the Star Trek Phenomenon and the power of the classic TV series (1976) By John Stanley – The San Francisco Examiner
Today Barbra Streisand is the drummer boy leading the charge. Cinderella at the ball, every hopeless kid’s hopeless dream come true.
Says Reeve, Superman accelerated my career 10 years. I can choose my own scripts and who I want to work with. But I’ve always had a career and it just keeps moving to different levels.
Hoffman has the strange ability to be himself on stage. Or at least if that is not himself he is playing, or at least some aspect of himself, he must be so unnaturally talented that he is practically monstrous.
On the road: From a Piano Man to an Innocent Man by Steve Cohen One is privileged to be part of the evolution of a
The Doors, musically, were somewhat a jar By Preston Reese By the time the Doors’ Jim Morrison mounted the Long Beach Arena’s stage Saturday, his
Sarah Bernhardt never to appear on stage again? Paris, Sept. 11 [1915] – Sarah Bernhardt, world’s greatest actress, probably never will appear upon the stage
Feed the world The goal of the Live Aid concerts was to raise money to help relieve the ongoing famine in Ethiopia, and was organized
Want a good story? Here are several by Merrily Yours, Marshall P Wilder To be called a funny man is a hard thing. A merry
Peace at any price, pleads Gracie Allen’s spouse What a woman! What a world! What a headache! Moans husband of “dizzy” actress “There is one
The story of comedy duo George & Gracie George Burns and Gracie Allen started their screen career with the only contract of its kind with
A Vaudeville star This is English Vaudeville actress Florence Bindley, who was a stage performer on Broadway in several productions, including “The Street Singer” (1904),
Prof. E K Crocker’s educated horses, ponies, donkeys & mules Prof. E K Crocker and his school of educational Arabian horses will appear at Black’s
Ethel Barrymore says youth and beauty are stumbling blocks to the advancement of an actress by Charles Darnton All a-shimmer in that silver gown that
>> Also see: $100,000 reward for apprehension of Lincoln’s murderer (1865) John Wilkes Booth at Ford’s New Theatre Ford’s New Theatre – The “Marble Heart,” one of
Austrian singer — a woman whose autobiography went on to inspire the 1959 stage play and the 1965 movie The Sound of Music filed her intention to become an American citizen in January 1944.
Actors must be realistic “An actor today cannot merely make believe — he must be consummately realistic. So must the stage settings. If a robber
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