by Mike Haber | Sep 21, 2021 | Blog, Broadway, News, Shows
WELCOME BACK TO THE US OF A!!! The celebration continues for the Big Apple as more of Broadway’s beloved hottest shows returns after this previous rough 18 1/2 month intermission. Tonight, we SCREECH IN once again with our fellow ISLANDERS as the Broadway company of the Award winning smash hit
Come From Away reopens tonight at Broadway’s Gerald Schonefeld Theatre.
The 9/11 musical returns to the Great Bright Way following the recent release of the
Apple TV+ filmed proshot. It’s also the 3rd production of the original staging to reopen since Live Theater was shutdown following Australia and London. The US National Tour and Sit-Down Toronto companies are set to relaunch later this Fall.
What a happy to celebrate Live Theater and of course….. ME AND THE SKY!!!
Break a leg to the full cast, crew, musicians, and creative team!!!
WELCOME BACK TO THE ROCK COME FROM AWAY BROADWAY!!
by Mike Haber | Sep 20, 2021 | Blog, Broadway, News, Shows
BREAKING NEWS: Discover THE HUMAN HEART and THE MOVIE IN OUR MIND once again as the legendary Tony & Olivier Award winning leading lady
Lea Salonga is heading back on tour this Summer. To our friends in the United Kingdom, the Broadway and Disney star will present a brand new concert tour program entitled DREAM AGAIN.
The 9-city UK Tour is set to kick off on June 18th, 2022 in Leicester before making her way to….
Southampton,
Cardiff,
Birmingham,
Manchester,
Brighton,
Canterbury,
and
This new tour is named after a recent single that Salonga recorded during the COVID-19 pandemic. It brought together composers, musicians and a production team across three continents and five time zones, to help organizations aiding in COVID-19 relief.
It also comes at a very exciting timing for the versatile star who will be celebrating the 30th Anniversary of one of her most notable performances….. providing her singing voice as “Princess Jasmine” in Disney’s
Aladdin singing the Oscar winning A WHOLE NEW WORLD.
Along with DREAM AGAIN and A WHOLE NEW WORLD, fans can also expect Salonga to do songs from
Miss Saigon,
Once On This Island,
Les Miserables, REFLECTION….. the theme from her other notable Disney project…..
Mulan, and a whole lot of surprises. She will be accompanied by a full orchestra led by her real life brother Maestro
Gerard Salonga. It will also be the first time the siblings will perform in the UK together.
No word has been said if Salonga will also be touring the United States and other parts of the world.
by Mike Haber | Sep 20, 2021 | Antoinette (Tony) Awards, Blog, Broadway, News, Shows
BREAKING NEWS: Broadway’s best will once again be taking center stage at Broadway’s biggest night this upcoming weekend. Announcement of presenters for The 74th Annual
Tony Awards has officially been revealed. What an unforgettable lineup it is helping to celebrate the return of the Great Bright Way.
Expecting to appear at Broadway’s Winter Garden Theatre presenting Awards and performances will include….
Tony Award nominee and Grammy winner Christopher Jackson,
Tony Award winner BD Wong,
and so much more.
More presenters will be revealed these next few days.
The Tony Awards will be a full length 4 hour extravaganza event celebrating Broadway’s triumphant comeback after an 18 1/2 Intermission due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s all happening this Sunday night, September 26th, 2021 at the Winter Garden Theatre. It all begins at 7pm EST via
Paramount+ for the actual Awards ceremony hosted by record breaking 6 time Tony Award winner
Audra McDonald. From there, Tony Award winner
Leslie Odom Jr. will emcee the 2nd half with the
CBS telecast special entitled BROADWAY’S BACK at 9pm EST.
by Mike Haber | Sep 20, 2021 | Blog, Broadway, News
Last night, we celebrated TV’s best with The 73rd Annual
Primetime Emmy Awards. What an evening it was because many of Theater’s best have gone on to win a lot of Awards including…..
The acclaimed
Disney+ filmed proshot of
Lin-Manuel Miranda‘s hottest ticket
Hamilton taking home top honor for OUTSTANDING VARIETY SPECIAL (PRE-RECORDED). Members of the original cast went up on stage to accept the Award with
Renee Elise Goldsberry (who won a Tony for her performance as “Angelica Schyler”) giving a powerful emotional speech reflecting within this past year. She said…..
“This award represents the synergy between the medium of television and theater, what a gift we can be to each other, what a gift you gave to us last year, when we were dark and dispersed, TV created the platform to come together to put on a show. On behalf of Lin-Manuel Miranda and all of the companys off-Broadway and on, we say ‘look around,’ the curtains are going back up and the lights are going back on.”
3 time Olivier Award nominee
Hannah Waddingham (Broadway and West End’s
Spamalot along with The
Wizard of Oz) took home a OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY Award for her performance on Ted Lasso
Tony nominee Jean Smart took home an OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY Award for her performance in Hacks,
See the list of all winners below!!!
Congrats to all the winners!!!
by Mike Haber | Sep 20, 2021 | Blog, Broadway, Casting, News, Shows
WELCOME BACK POPPETS!!! Things are once again about to be EASY PEASY as full casting has been revealed for the musical adaptation of Mrs.
Doubtfire on Broadway this Fall. Under the direction of
Jerry Zaks, the cast will once again be led by…..
Tony Award nominee Rob McClure (Broadway’s
Avenue Q,
Chaplin, and
Something Rotten) as newly divorced actor “Daniel Hillard” and his incognito alter-ego “Mrs. Euphegenia Doubtfire”,
Tony nominee Brad Oscar (The Producers,
Young Frankenstein, and Something Rotten) as his makeup artist brother extraordinaire “Frank Hillard”,
Young Broadway veteran Jake Ryan Flynn as his son “Christopher Hillard”,
newcomer
Avery Sell as his youngest daughter “Natalie Hillard”,
Broadway veteran J Harrison Ghee (
Kinky Boots) as “Andre”,
Broadway and West End favorite Mark Evans (The Book of Mormon,
Ghost the Musical,
Wicked, and more) as the new love interest for “Miranda” herself “Stuart Dunmeyer”,
Broadway favorite Charity Angél Dawson (currently in the return of
Waitress) as “Wanda Sellner”,
No word was said though who from the Ensemble will be playing the role of “Janet Lundy” The role was initially performed by the late
Doreen Montalvo who sadly passed away last year from a stroke. It breaks our heart for the entire company of MRS. DOUBTFIRE. However, we know every performance will be a dedication to this celebrated performer. RIP.
Following a successful out-of-town tryout in Seattle in 2019, MRS. DOUBTFIRE: THE MUSICAL originally began Broadway previews on March 9th, 2020 and was slated to have its Opening Night on April 5th, 2020. However, the entire production was abruptly shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic after only 3 preview performances here on the Great Bright Way.
However, it will be back stronger than ever AS LONG AS THERE IS LOVE. The show will resume Broadway previews on October 21st, 2021 and finally reach its official Opening Night on December 5th, 2021 at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre.
by Mike Haber | Sep 20, 2021 | Blog, News, off broadway, Shows
BREAKING NEWS: Our New York Theater scene is back. However, there are people out there who are still NOT happy with the changes going on regarding the COVID-19 safety protocols…. especially now with showing proof of being vaccinated.
It was announced today that several OFF Broadway Theaters (consisting of The Players Theater, West End Artists Company,
SoHo Playhouse,
Broadway Comedy Club, and
The Actors’ Temple) are angry and filing a lawsuit against The City of New York for the all new KEY TO NYC VACCINATION MADANDATE. Some of these Off Broadway Theaters consider it as discrimination against Entertainment (Live Theaters, Movie Theaters, Concert Halls, etc) along with Restaurants and more. The only exception is for for churches, synagogues, and worship places.
Off-Broadway Venues Sue the City of New York Over Key to NYC Vaccination Mandate (broadwayworld.com)
