Musicals

Stories told through dialogue, music, and song.

People in Musicals

7 profiles

Composer

Lin-Manuel Miranda

Creating the musical Hamilton.

Composer

Andrew Lloyd Webber

Composing The Phantom of the Opera, Cats and Evita.

Singer

Paul Robeson

Combining a celebrated bass-baritone voice with outspoken civil-rights activism.

Singer

Barbra Streisand

Starring in Funny Girl and building a career across singing, acting and directing.

Songwriter

Cole Porter

Writing witty, sophisticated songs for musicals including Anything Goes and Kiss Me, Kate.

Composer

Leonard Bernstein

Composing West Side Story and bringing orchestral music to television audiences.

Singer

Bette Midler

Singing The Rose and Wind Beneath My Wings, and playing Winifred in Hocus Pocus.