It began as a single in 1969 called simply Superstar and received the blessing of the Archbishop of Canterbury. The Archbishop even wrote the original liner notes on the cover of the single’s British release. Despite the false rumors that it was banned by BBC radio, the Murray Head song, recorded with the Trinidad Singers, […]

“Once upon a time,” begins Finding Neverland’s J.M. Barrie (Billy Harrigan Tighe), “There was no Peter Pan.” True, but hard to believe. Certainly in our lifetime, there has always been a Peter Pan, and his popularity shows no sign of decline. In fact, during the last few decades, the boy who never grew old has […]

Author Richard Wright’s 1940 novel, Native Son, has been a point of debate ever since it was first published. The story of a 20-year-old black youth from the poor side of 1930s Chicago who accidentally commits a terrible crime was a best-seller from day one. At the time, it made author Wright the father of […]

Woody Allen never wanted Bullets Over Broadway to be a musical. It was his sister and the show’s future co-producer, Letty Aronson who suggested he should turn his seven-time Academy Award nominated 1994 film into a live-stage version with songs. Marvin Hamlisch even wrote some new material, but Allen wasn’t interested. Then his sister hit […]