From plays to musicals, operas to operettas, and everything in between, the genres of theater can get confusing, and the criteria of what makes each different can be unclear. Shakespeare famously ...

It's easy to sing the praises of a great musical. Musicals are frequently high in emotion and energy, with the genre usually being definable as one that incorporates music in with its storytelling.

Renée Rapp and Megan Thee Stallion performed “Not My Fault” on “Saturday Night Live,” which plays during the credits scene of the new “Mean Girls” movie musical. (Will Heath / NBC) As of late, musical ...

This time, the reader question was: With The Great Gatsby musicals happening now, are there other examples of musicals about the same subject? Scene from Lippa's The Wild Party But what was the Gatsby ...

A great movie musical lets you live inside the music. It's where pure emotion gets externalized into choreography, where characters sing because speech simply isn't enough. The genre can be joyous, ...