Kristin Stultz Pressley

What is meant by the phrase "Jukebox Musical"? What does Crazy for You have in common with Mamma Mia! and Moulin Rouge? Why do audiences love - and critics tolerate - Jukebox Musicals? Jukebox Musicals explores a style of show that’s dominated Broadway for the better part of two decades. Through a chronological look at the development of long-running hits,...

What is the tie that binds a show like the Gershwin Brothers’ Of Thee I Sing to Michael R. Jackson’s A Strange Loop? Did you know that the Pulitzer Prize for Drama has been awarded to just ten musicals since the award’s inception in 1917? Why have certain musicals captured the imagination and hearts of the Pulitzer Prize committee? Pulitzer...