When “Rent” exploded Off-Broadway in on Jan. 25, 1996, the night after the sudden death of its young composer Jonathan Larson, it seemed an unstoppable  musical juggernaut. It moved swiftly to Broadway where it remained for 12 years, earning almost every award known to theater including four Tonys and  a Pulitzer Prize. Since that time, [...]

What began as a master’s thesis by Carnegie Mellon University student John Michael Telebak moved Off-Broadway  in 1971 with new music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and, from there, became a staple in the repetoires of regional and civic theater companies everywhere. In case the title eludes you, it is “Godspell,” the high inventive production [...]