This year’s Tony Award-winning best musical started quietly, trying to find an audience for a show with an unusual premise that marks the Broadway debuts of Hue Park (book and lyrics) and Will Aronson ...

Olivia Newton-John initially refused to record "Physical" due to its racy lyrics, but her lawyer John Mason convinced her to embrace the edgy song that became a major '80s hit.

According to Mason’s book, “Physical” was first presented to Tina Turner. She turned it down because the lyrics were “a bit too sexy.” It was Turner who suggested giving the song to Newton-John ...