Lin-Manuel Miranda Chose an Appropriate Date for His Final Night in Hamilton by Lily Rothman

It's almost the anniversary of the end of the real Alexander Hamilton, too

SOURCE: Time at 12:00pm on July 8, 2016[SHARE]

Inside Cole Porter's Songwriting Process by Lily Rothman

The composer and lyricist was born 125 years ago

SOURCE: Time at 8:30am on June 9, 2016[SHARE]

Why Julie Andrews Had 'Misgivings' About My Fair Lady by Lily Rothman

The musical opened on Broadway 60 years ago, on Mar. 15, 1956

SOURCE: Time at 8:00am on March 15, 2016[SHARE]

The Real Sex Lives of Grease-Era Teenagers by Lily Rothman

When 'going steady' was thought to be a sin

SOURCE: Time at 12:00pm on January 29, 2016[SHARE]

The Surprising Government Agency That Helped Launch Alvin Ailey by Lily Rothman

The choreographer and dancer would have turned 85 on Jan. 5, 2016

SOURCE: Time at 12:00pm on January 5, 2016[SHARE]

What Made the Original The Wiz 'Wickedly Amusing' by Lily Rothman

NBC's live telecast version of the show airs on Thursday

SOURCE: Time at 11:00am on December 3, 2015[SHARE]

How The Diary of Anne Frank First Made It to the U.S. by Lily Rothman

Documents show that publishers were initially wary

SOURCE: Time at 12:00pm on October 24, 2015[SHARE]

Read TIME's Original Review of Les Mis When It Opened 30 Years Ago by Lily Rothman

The musical began in London on Oct. 8, 1985

SOURCE: Time at 9:00am on October 8, 2015[SHARE]

The Surprisingly Controversial Plots That Almost Got 'Little Orphan Annie' Axed by Lily Rothman

Aug. 5, 1924: The comic strip 'Little Orphan Annie' debuts

SOURCE: Time at 10:30am on August 5, 2015[SHARE]

This Is the Woman the Tony Awards Are Named After by Lily Rothman

TIME called Tony Perry 'the wartime guiding spirit of the American Theatre Wing'

SOURCE: Time at 8:00pm on June 7, 2015[SHARE]

Behind the Inspiration for Wendy Wasserstein's The Heidi Chronicles by Lily Rothman

The revival opens on Broadway on March 19, 2015

SOURCE: Time at 10:00am on March 19, 2015[SHARE]

Things Shakespeare Got Wrong About the Ides of March by Lily Rothman

Why he erred is simple: The dramatist was thinking about the footlights, not the footnotes

SOURCE: Time at 11:00am on March 15, 2015[SHARE]

Behind The Sound of Music: Why the Real Maria Went to the von Trapps' by Lily Rothman

When the movie of The Sound of Music premiered 50 years ago, on Mar. 2, 1965, the world learned the story of would-be nun Maria, whose superiors, at their wits’ end over her flightines…

SOURCE: Time at 9:00am on March 2, 2015[SHARE]

The World's Longest-Running Musical Started Small " and Stayed Small by Lily Rothman

Jan. 13, 2002: 'The Fantasticks' ends its off-Broadway run of 42 years and 17,162 performances

SOURCE: Time at 10:30am on January 13, 2015[SHARE]

The Surprising Fact About History's Most Famous Stripper by Lily Rothman

Jan. 9, 1914: Gypsy Rose Lee, the burlesque star famous for her wit, is born

SOURCE: Time at 10:30am on January 9, 2015[SHARE]

The Death of Klinghoffer and What Actually Happened on the Achille Lauro by Lily Rothman

A controversial opera is based on the events of a 1985 terrorist attack

SOURCE: Time at 3:45pm on October 21, 2014[SHARE]