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On November 27, during the night's second-to-last song, "Hun Du Ruh (Shake It)," performed by the eight-boy K-pop group F8, dancing their asses off on a stage engulfed in a light projection of flames, the entire audience packed in Circle in the Square Theater was screaming, clapping, losing their minds.

Canceling 'K-POP: The Musical' Is a Travesty

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Inspired By

Filmmakers, musicians, and other creators offer a deep dive on the works they intentionally referenced when working on their latest project—from movies to off-the-wall sources of inspiration.

Inspired By: The Projects Behind Famous Artists' Work

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The 2020 Pulitzer Prize-winning Broadway musical A Strange Loop—now nominated for 11 Tonys, including Best Musical—makes many of its influences clear over the course of its exhilarating 90 minutes on stage.

Liz Phair and Tyler Perry: Michael R. Jackson Explains the Inspiration for 'A Strange Loop'

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After a long absence, Broadway is officially back.

The Best Shows You Can See on Broadway Right Now

The power Spring Awakening has over a certain generation of musical theater fans is hard to quantify.

Why Jonathan Groff and Lea Michele Got Personal in the 'Spring Awakening' Documentary

Location Scout

Transport yourself to the real-life locations of some of the most iconic TV show and movie titles in Hollywood history with Thrillist’s Location Scout.

Location Scout: Where Famous TV Shows & Movies Were Filmed

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The opening shots in Steven Spielberg's new West Side Story are of rubble.

'It Has To Be Visceral': How Spielberg's 'West Side Story' Probes New York History

There was understandable trepidation with the news that Steven Spielberg would be doing a new version of West Side Story, the 1957 musical created by the titans Jerome Robbins, Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim, and Arthur Laurents.

Steven Spielberg's 'West Side Story' Is a Stunning Bit of Reinvention

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Thrillist’s Starter Kit cuts through the clutter of daunting musicians, genres of TV shows, and movies by offering a cheat sheet for entertainment junkies.

Starter Kit: The Ultimate Entertainment Guide

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This past Friday, the composer and lyricist, Stephen Sondheim, a god in musical theater, died.

A Starter Kit for Getting Into Stephen Sondheim, the Legend of Musical Theater 

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When the first trailer for Dear Evan Hansen, the movie adaptation of the Tony-winning Broadway musical, came out, there was some confusion echoing around the internet.

What the Director of 'Dear Evan Hansen' Thinks About the Movie Musical's Haters

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In the past week, two clips related to Amazon's Cinderella musical starring pop star Camilla Cabello have been floating around on Twitter.

Amazon's New Pop Musical 'Cinderella' Has the Energy of a High School Theater Production

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Over the course of its six-episode first season, the Apple TV+ comedy Schmigadoon!

'Schmigadoon!' Leaps a Few Decades into the Musical Future in Its Season 1 Finale 

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In In the Heights, Jon M. Chu's luscious adaptation of the Lin-Manuel Miranda musical, a corner bodega is an expansive universe, the spot that houses the dreams, loves, and heartbreaks of the hero Usnavi (Anthony Ramos).

How 'In the Heights' Built Its Perfect Bodega

Joan Marcus

The entertainment industry is lurching back to life after more than a year of varying levels of dormancy due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Canceling 'K-POP: The Musical' Is a Travesty

The Broadway show about K-pop idols is abruptly closing after two weeks, which, frankly, sucks.

Liz Phair and Tyler Perry: Michael R. Jackson Explains the Inspiration for 'A Strange Loop'

The Pulitzer Prize-winning creator of the Tony-nominated musical talks with Thrillist about his influences.

The Best Shows You Can See on Broadway Right Now

From favorites like 'The Lion King' to recent hits, these are the Broadway musicals worth seeing in NYC.

Why Jonathan Groff and Lea Michele Got Personal in the 'Spring Awakening' Documentary

The HBO documentary charts the groundbreaking Broadway show and recent reunion concert.

'It Has To Be Visceral': How Spielberg's 'West Side Story' Probes New York History

The original 1961 movie filmed on the site that was razed to build Lincoln Center. The new version makes it part of the story.

Steven Spielberg's 'West Side Story' Is a Stunning Bit of Reinvention

Spielberg and screenwriter Tony Kushner prove it's worth revisiting this classic.

A Starter Kit for Getting Into Stephen Sondheim, the Legend of Musical Theater

Perhaps the greatest composer and lyricist to ever live died last week at the age of 91.

What the Director of 'Dear Evan Hansen' Thinks About the Movie Musical's Haters

And how he wanted to change the end of the Tony-winning musical for the screen.

Amazon's New Pop Musical 'Cinderella' Has the Energy of a High School Theater Production

You've seen the viral clips of the highway flash mob, now watch the movie.

'Schmigadoon!' Leaps a Few Decades into the Musical Future in Its Season 1 Finale

The creator of the Apple TV+ show has some hints for musical theater nerds about where the series could be going next.

How 'In the Heights' Built Its Perfect Bodega

There's no cat sleeping among the chip bags, but everything else is there.

Here's When All Your Favorite Broadway Shows Are Returning

Broadway's back (soon), baby!