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1787: The Year The Smithville Inn and The U.S. was Built. Incredibly, the historic towne of Smithville actually predates the first President of the United States, George Washington taking office, by two years.

1787: The Year The Smithville Inn and The U.S. was Built. Incredibly, the historic towne of Smithville actually predates the first President of the United States, George Washington taking office, by two years.

1787: The Year The Smithville Inn and The U.S. was Built. Incredibly, the historic towne of Smithville actually predates the first President of the United States, George Washington taking office, by two years.

Weissman, in talk to Abilene-area students, said that sharing her experience is part of her desire to make sure such atrocities never happen again.

My wife and I used to go to Boston fairly often to see shows that were trying out before they opened on Broadway. Plays and musicals were fine-tuned in cities

An inventive lyricist, a collaborator and mentor to many, he created 19 full-length musicals.

The enduring film version of Fiddler on the Roof premiered in November 1971 and became one of the year's biggest hits, earning Academy Awards for Cinematography, Sound and Best Adapted Score. The winner in the latter category was the legendary John Wiliams, soon after to become the world's most famous film composer and win Oscars for his own now-classic music for Jaws, Star Wars, E.T. and Schindler's List.

Sondheim, who died Nov. 26, was the lyricist and composer who gave us Sweeney Todd, Into the Woods and other shows. In 2010 he spoke about his writing process, from rhyming to finding the right note.

Costume designer who won an Oscar for Akira Kurosawa’s Ran, and created John Gielgud’s cloak in Prospero’s Books

In the wake of Stephen Sondheim’s death, a look back at his impact on Chicago theater.