by Mike Haber | Sep 9, 2021 | Antoinette (Tony) Awards, Blog, Broadway, Shows
THROWBACK THURSDAY: Over the years, Broadway stars have had their unforgettable legacy of signature songs. Not just the ones you hear on the Great Bright Way but also outside of it. One of those songs (and one of our personal favorites) was a romantic contemporary comedic song about the romantic feelings for the hottest barista around…… TAYLOR THE LATTE BOY.
Written by Zina Goldrich and Marcy Heisler for a musical called ADVENTURES IN LOVE, the song tells the story of a young girl smitten for guy who works behind a counter at a
Starbucks.
TAYLOR THE LATTE BOY got worldwide acclaimed attention back in 2000 when Tony and Emmy winner
Kristin Chenoweth performed it live on The
Rosie O’Donnell Show. It was well received, it would be added to Chenoweth’s repertoire ever since. Chenoweth has continued to perform this song LIVE in many of her ongoing solo concerts. Throughout her career, Chenoweth sang the song on many grand stages including
Carnegie Hall, the
Metropolitan Opera House,
Walt Disney Concert Hall, The
Greek Theatre, and so much more. The song also appears as a bonus track on her 2005 spiritual Sophomore solo album AS I AM.
Composers
Marcy & Zina would eventually record their version of the song in 2009 on their duo album THE ALBUM featuring many of their greatest hits.
TAYLOR THE LATTE BOY today is very popular in both the audition rooms and cabarets / concerts everywhere for every aspiring young actress.
There is even a REBUTTAL version of the song from the perspective of “Taylor” himself in an Awkward situation describing the point of view “Narrator”.
Isn’t this such a fun, romantic, comedic showstopper?
Who can relate to the feelings of falling in love with someone behind a counter?
by Mike Haber | Sep 9, 2021 | Blog, Broadway, News, Shows
Earlier last week,
Sony Pictures released Kay Cannon’s new contemporary movie musical adaptation on the classic story of
Cinderella. With its incredible all-star cast, they have been reunited and hard at work on a non-stop promotional tour for the film. One of the steps include hanging out with co-star Tony and Emmy winner
James Corden on his primetime talk show
The Late Late Show with James Corden.
Following the success last week of the cast relaunching the popular CROSSWALK THE MUSICAL after 18 months, they all joined Corden in his car for the ultimate musical drive to the premiere. Here is Corden along with stars….
… for a spectacular episode of CARPOOL KARAOKE!!!!
For those who may not know, CARPOOL KARAOKE on THE LATE LATE SHOW is one of the many creative recurring ways of how James Corden interviews musical guests on the show. They all hangout in James car both for interviews and belting out the guests many notable songs at the top of their lungs.
For this CINDERELLA, it was a unique combination of some familiar tunes since this new film features updated covers of popular songs plus some new ones. In this version, it’s an amazing combination of songs….. many of you Broadway fans will love this. It features the cast singing…..
LET IT GO from
Frozen (made famous by Menzel),
MILLION TO ONE from this new
Cinderella (written and sung by Cabello in the film),
DEFYING GRAVITY from
WICKED (made famous by Menzel),
AND I AM TELLING YOU I’M NOT GOING from
Dreamgirls.
by Mike Haber | Sep 9, 2021 | Blog, Broadway, News, Shows
ROYAL FIRST LOOK: The highly anticipated
Netflix proshot filmed presentation of the new musical
Diana has officially released the first trailer. Get ready to experience a promising powerful show before it reaches its long awaited Broadway Opening later this Fall. Under the direction of Tony winner Christopher Ashley, the cast is led by….
Broadway and West End favorite Jeanna de Waal as the titular role of “Princess Diana of Wales”,
Roe Hartrampf in his Broadway debut as “Prince Charles”,
Erin Davie as “Camilla Parker Bowles”,
2 time Tony Award winner Judy Kaye as “Queen Elizabeth”,
the full Original Broadway cast.
This filmed proshot of DIANA was recorded last Summer on the stage of show’s Broadway home at the Longacre Theatre. The production got approval to be filmed by
Actors’ Equity Association and following extreme ongoing COVID-19 safety protocols. It was shot without a live audience due to the pandemic.
DIANA is set to be released on Netflix beginning October 1st, 2021.
From there, the show will make its long awaited return to be performed LIVE ON STAGE at the Longacre Theatre in front of an audience the following month. Previews will resume on November 2nd, 2021 and will have its long awaited Opening Night on November 17th, 2021.
Who is excited?
How amazing is this?
by Mike Haber | Sep 9, 2021 | Blog, Broadway, News, Shows
LET’S HAVE A PARADE!!! It has just been announced that New York’s legendary MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET will be happening with A CROWD OF THOUSANDS once again. We are talking about The 2021
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and just in time for its 95th Anniversary. This year’s annual landmark tradition that kicks off the start of the start of the holiday season is set for Thanksgiving Day Morning on November 25th, 2021 at 9am EST.
This will be the first parade in 2 years to have spectators in-person. In case anyone may not know, last year’s event was cancelled for experiencing LIVE IN PERSON due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, it was done as a combination of a pre-recorded and live event on
NBC and
CBS without the crowds and not that many participants.
With the world starting to make its way back to normal, this year’s edition promises to make up for all that lost time. The parade will include all of its notable moments including…..
The Giant Balloons,
Spectacular Floats,
High Energy Clowns,
Spectacular Marching Bands,
Santa Claus,
some of the biggest names in show business (Film, TV, and Music),
of course our personal favorite….. the best of our Broadway scene,
and
so much more.
Participants will be announced at a later time.
The Parade will air traditionally both on NBC (in front of that famous
Macy’s Store in Herald Square on 34th Street) and on CBS (live from Times Square).
Who is excited to ring in THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR after a really tough year?!!
by Mike Haber | Sep 9, 2021 | Antoinette (Tony) Awards, Blog, Broadway, News, Shows
GOOD MORNING BROADWAY FANS!! The 74th Annual
Tony Awards is just 17 DAYS AWAY. We have more of your favorite legendary performances from previous telecasts coming up on our TOP 50 TONY AWARDS COUNTDOWN. This is getting us in the mood celebrating the return of Live Theater in the Big Apple.
At # 17 on our countdown, we travel to Israel in the year 1996. There, an Egyptian Police Band arrives there in a small quiet part due to a miscommunication for their initial destination. However the residents, let them stay for the night till they catch the bus the next morning and their lives change. This is
The Band’s Visit. With a score by last year’s Tony winner (and nominee again this year)
David Yazbek and a book by Itamar Moses, the show is based on an acclaimed 2007 Israeli film of the same name.
From the 2019 telecast, Tony winners Tony Shaloub as “Tewfiq”,
Katrina Lenk as “Dina”, and the company are chilling at a small Israeli cafe in Bet Hatikva dreaming of a certain movie star by the name of…. OMAR SHARIFF.
THE BAND’S VISIT was first conceived by producer Orin Wolf after seeing the original movie at a Film Festival in 2008. He was immediately moved by how the story was. A few weeks later, the film started coming back to him so often, he gave himself the courage to reach out to the film’s writer and director Eran Kolirin to adapt it into a musical. However, Kolirin at first refused at the idea. It wasn’t till something inside of him began to have a change of heart, he finally decided YES. From there, the development of the stage musical began going through several years of readings and workshops.
The show had its official world premiere OFF Broadway at the
Atlantic Theater Company in 2016. It received rave reviews and a huge word of mouth following from Theatergoers everywhere, the show officially transferred to Broadway a year later. The ON Broadway run played the Ethel Barrymore Theatre and most recently closed after 38 previews and 589 regular performances. Under the direction of David Cromer, the cast included…
Tony Shaloub (later Dariush Kashani and the film’s leading man
Sasson Gabai) as “Tewfiq”,
George Abud (later Samir Shukry) as “Camal”,
Adam Kantor as “Telephone Guy”,
Jonathan Raviv as “Sammy”,
The show was nominated for 11 Tony Awards winning 10 including BEST MUSICAL.
THE BAND’S VISIT is set to relaunch its ongoing North American National Tour. It initially launched in the Summer of 2019 before getting abruptly shutdown by the COVID-19 pandemic. It will continue to play across North America for a year.
Isn’t this musical so beautiful, laid back, relaxing, and intimate?
The Band’s Visit perform “Omar Sharif” at the 2018 Tony Awards – YouTube
