by Mike Haber | Sep 19, 2021 | Antoinette (Tony) Awards, Blog, Broadway, Casting, News, Shows
YOU OUGHTA KNOW! Since the 15 time Tony Award nominated and Grammy winning smash hit
Jagged Little Pill opened on Broadway, the show has been experiencing some controversy. All of it is surrounded on the musical’s featured standout character of “Jo” (played by Tony nominated powerhouse
Lauren Patten).
During the show’s original World Premiere out-of-town tryout at the
American Repertory Theater in 2018, the role of “Jo” was originally portrayed as non-binary.
However, the creative team scrapped and changed the entire storyline as it was preparing for Broadway. Today, the character is portrayed as cisgender.
The discussion has been a huge debate and receiving tons of backlash from the theatre community via social media. The switch was considered as an example of the underrepresentation of trans and nonbinary people on Broadway.
Today, the show’s producers released a statement on social media regarding the backlash and everyone’s reaction.
JAGGED LITTLE PILL is set to reopen at Broadway’s Broadhurst Theatre starting October 21st, 2021.
by Mike Haber | Sep 19, 2021 | Blog, Broadway, News, Shows
EACH DAY’S A BRIGHT NEW LIFE!! Celebrated powerhouse vocalist
Linda Eder has been getting back into the swing of things relaunching her ongoing concert tour. Last night,
Jekyll & Hyde‘s original leading lady brought her unbelievable voice to Morristown, NJ playing the
Mayo Performing Arts Center.
Along with sharing her spectacular voice, Eder continues to present a series of Vlogs on her YouTube channel giving fans a VIP pass into the experience being on the road with her.
For this episode, you will not only see Eder traveling to Jersey, doing soundcheck, and being back on stage, fans will also get to meet her new touring Musical Director…… celebrated composer, arranger, and musician
Billy Stritch (best known for serving as longtime MD for
Liza Minnelli). He takes over from Eder’s longtime touring musical director Grammy Award Billy Jay Stein (however will continue to serve as producers on her solo albums).
Eder is set to make her way to the following cities…..
Stokie, IL,
Vienna, VA,
Ridgefield, CT,
Englewood, NJ,
Aventura, FL,
Del Ray, FL,
Palm Beach, FL,
Irvine, CA,
Palm Spring, CA,
Venice, FL,
and
her ongoing residency at New York’s very own Feinstein’s/54 Below.
Eder’s concert are rotating shows accompanied by either a small band or some of the world’s greatest Symphony Orchestras.
As you can see in this vlog, Eder changed her setlist full out. Her upcoming set of concerts is all new. It will feature mainly a setlist of songs of her paying tribute to the legendary and iconic
Judy Garland along with still including hits from her previous works. Yes, she still will sing SOMEONE LIKE YOU, VIENNA, MAN OF LA MANCHA, and all of them.
Welcome Billy Stritch!!!
Welcome back to the road Linda Eder!!
by Mike Haber | Sep 18, 2021 | Blog, News, off broadway, Shows
FEED ME!!! This Tuesday night, more of our New York Theater scenes hottest shows are making their triumphant comeback to the Big Apple. One of those shows is the Award winning Off Broadway revival of the screamingly funny musical classic
Little Shop of Horrors.
When it reopens, the Michael Mayer directed production will be led by Tony Award nominee and Broadway heartthrob
Jeremy Jordan taking on the role of the awkward, unlucky, and nerdy “Seymour Krelborn”. To get us in the moon, here he is performing one of the musical’s beloved songs GROW FOR ME.
Jordan (known for his work both on stage and screen in
Bonnie & Clyde,
Newsies,
Waitress,
Smash,
Joyful Noise, and
Supergirl) originally was scheduled to join the cast for a limited engagement initially on March 17th, 2020 replacing Tony nominee
Gideon Glick (who was playing the role at the time). However, the production was abruptly shutdown early due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
When he joins, he will share the stage with the production’s ongoing original cast members….
Tony nominee and Emmy winner
Tammy Blanchard as the beautiful blonde love interest “Audrey”,
2 time Tony winner and Broadway favorite
Christian Borle as the meanest dentist of them all “Orin Scrivello, D.D.S”,
Broadway favorite Tom Alan Robbins as the grumpy flower shop boss “Mr. Mushnik”,
Ari Groover, Salome Smith, and Joy Woods as “The Urchins”,
New to the cast will include….
Aaron Arnell Harrington who replaces Kingsley Leggs as the voice of that mad eating killer plant himself “Audrey II”
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS returns to Off Broadway’s Westside Theatre beginning September 21st, 2021.
How amazing is Jeremy’s rendition of “Seymour”?
Who is excited?!!
by Mike Haber | Sep 18, 2021 | Blog, Broadway, News, Shows
Broadway is UNLIMITED!!! Last night,
WICKED‘s current Broadway witches themselves took center stage at Studio 6B for a SWANKIFIED performance on
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. In case you missed it, get ready to experience it…. FOR GOOD.
Here is
Ginna Claire Mason as “Glinda” and Lindsay Pearce as “Elphaba” performing a medley of 2 of the WITCHES notable
Stephen Schwartz anthems from the show….. POPULAR and THE WIZARD AND I.
WICKED is back and DEFYING GRAVITY once again 8 times a week at Broadway’s Gershwin Theatre. It’s also wowing audiences once again on tour across America, in London’s West End, and soon to be more companies around the world. The show celebrates its 18TH BEWITCHING ANNIVESARY next month.
How THRILLIFYING was that?!!
by Mike Haber | Sep 18, 2021 | Antoinette (Tony) Awards, Blog, Broadway, News, Shows
ALL ABOARD!!! What an exciting couple of days this has been as we celebrate the return of Broadway after a rough Intermission of 18 1/2 months. These last few days, some of our favorite musicals have made their way for Live TV performances. Yesterday, the cast of the Tony and Grammy Award winning smash hit
Hadestown took center stage out in Times Square performing live on
Good Morning America.
Tony nominee Amber Gray as “Persephone”,
Tony, Olivier, and Jimmy Award nominee
Eva Noblezada as “Eurydice”,
Tony nominee Tom Hewitt as “Hades”,
and
the full Ensemble cast….
taking the audience on the ultimate journey singing the showstopping WAY DOWN HADESTOWN.
HADESTOWN was one of the first few musicals to reopen on Broadway since the shutdown. It’s currently playing to packed houses at the Walter Kerr Theatre.
The North American Tour is set to debut in a city near you this Fall as well.
How amazing was that performance?!!
