Theater (Broadway)

The Broadway Best of Charles Strouse

The composer’s musicals, including “Annie” and “Bye Bye Birdie,” captured essential elements of American culture. Here are five of his most memorable songs.

By Elisabeth Vincentelli

Theater (Broadway)

‘Is Betty Buckley Still Alive?’ Trump Asked. She Certainly Is.

“What’s happening these days,” the singer said at the start of a Joe’s Pub residency, “is weird, and not cool.”

By Michael Paulson

Buckley, Betty Cats (Play) Joe's Pub Theater (Broadway)

‘Is Betty Buckley Still Alive?’ Trump Asked. She Certainly Is.

“What’s happening these days,” the singer said at the start of a Joe’s Pub residency, “is weird, and not cool.”

By Michael Paulson

Adams, Lee All in the Family (TV Program) Annie (Play) Applause (Play) Bye Bye Birdie (Play) Deaths (Obituaries) Music Strouse, Charles Theater (Broadway)

Charles Strouse, Composer of ‘Annie’ and ‘Bye Bye Birdie,’ Dies at 96

He wrote some of the most enduring musical theater numbers of his era and earned three Tony Awards, a Grammy and an Emmy.

By Margalit Fox