Frank Zappa once famously asked: “Does Humor Belong in Music?” Whatever our particular take on the matter, the truth is music and laughter have long shared the same stage, from vaudeville to viral ...

From left, Ann Morrison, Marcus Phillips and Jim Hogan star in the national tour of "Kimberly Akimbo." Joan Marcus For David Lindsay-Abaire, the best part of writing the book and lyrics to the musical ...

Prohibition: A Musical Comedy, the new show from Texas Comedies, follows their formula of mixing history with musical comedy.

PEORIA, AZ (AZFamily) — A laugh-out-loud hit Broadway musical made its regional stage debut in Arizona this week. The Tony Award-winning musical “Tootsie” took the stage at Arizona Broadway Theatre in ...

Mike Nappi as Peanut in the North American Tour of “Shucked.” Peanut is not a large voice in the soundtrack, but in Robert Horn’s book serves interludes of comedic relief. (Photo by Matthew Murphy and ...

A little more than two weeks ago, the folks behind One Battle After Another declared that the latest film from Paul Thomas Anderson would compete in Comedy/Musical categories at the Golden Globes. The ...

No less an authority than Glenda Jackson famously argued that comedy is harder than drama; still, Oscar voters tend to turn up their noses at it. That isn't the case at the Golden Globes, which has ...

The Unauthorized Hallmark(ish) Parody Musical is a fast-paced, high-camp, heartfelt holiday romp that lovingly skewers every TV holiday movie cliche? while embracing the cozy, sparkly spirit of the ...

For David Lindsay-Abaire, the best part of writing the book and lyrics to the musical stage version of the animated film Shrek was collaborating with composer Jeanine Tesori. So much so that he wanted ...