by Mike Haber | Jun 22, 2021 | Broadway, Shows
BREAKING NEWS: Tracy Letts’ new political comedy
The Minutes has officially announced its long awaited rescheduled dates of restarting it Broadway run and its new home.
Under the direction of
Anna D Shapiro, the production will be moving to the legendary Studio 54 (following the
Roundabout‘s upcoming Broadway revival of
Caroline, Or Change). Previews will resume on March 2022….. exactly 2 YEARS after its originally scheduled Opening Night which was abruptly put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic, The NEW official Opening Night is set for April 7th, 2022.
THE MINUTES moves to Studio 54 due to its original Broadway home at the Cort Theatre going through a full scale renovation.
No word has been revealed on who from the cast is expecting to continue and who is new to the show.
As previously announced, Golden Globe nominee Armie Hammar has dropped out of the production due to personal reasons. The rest of the cast that was appearing in the show during its early previews prior to the shutdown included…..
Tracy Letts (also starring in the play) as “Mayor Superba”,
Tony Award winner
Jessie Mueller (in her first major straight play on Broadway) as “Ms. Johnson”,
Tony Award nominee K. Todd Freeman as “Mr. Blake”,
Sally Murphy as “Ms. Matz”,
Tony Award winner and Emmy Award nominee Blair Brown as “Ms. Innes”,
We cannot wait to experience this powerful play get its 2nd chance on the Great Bright Way!!!
WELCOME BACK THE MINUTES!
by Mike Haber | Jun 22, 2021 | Antoinette (Tony) Awards, Blog, Broadway, In The Heights Walking Tour, Shows, Washington Heights
What a great way to have a CARNIVAL DEL BARRIO today by blasting this awesome soundtrack featuring songs created by a mastermind genius!!!
Congrats to the entire team behind the IN THE HEIGHTS film!!!
We love this soundtrack!!!
Who has seen in the new IN THE HEIGHTS film?
Who is blasting the # 1 hit soundtrack?!!!!
by Mike Haber | Jun 22, 2021 | Blog, Broadway, Christmas Caroling (Times Square), Shows
BREAKING NEWS:
The Phantom of the Opera‘s original leading lady and the world’s best selling soprano
Sarah Brightman is set to head back on tour this Fall 2021 across North America. When THE ANGEL OF MUSIC returns, it will be a full brand new concert tour just in time for the holidays entitled A CHRISTMAS SYMPHONY.
Brightman was already previously set to hit the road for the Fall of 2021 relaunching her ongoing HYMN World Tour. This time, it will now be a full brand new show.
The A CHRISTMAS SYMPHONY Tour comes following the success of Brightman’s recent virtual livestreamed London concert of the same name this past Holiday season. Backed by a full band, orchestra, and choir, Sarah will sing a full selection of Christmas favorites including songs from her 2008 holiday album A WINTER SYMPHONY, songs from the HYMN album, and of course her greatest hits including THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA and TIME TO SAY GOODBYE.
The tour is expecting to hit the previously announced cities. It will kick off November 26th, 2021 in Bethlehem, PA before heading to the following cities consisting of…..
Newark, NJ,
Staten Island, NY,
Greenvale, NY,
Atlantic City, NJ,
Worcester, MA,
Chicago, IL,
Nashville, TN,
Atlanta, GA,
and
Clearwater, FL.
She also added several new cities to her itinerary including……
Sugarland, TX,
Dallas, TX,
and
wrapping it up in New Orleans, LA.
Come ring in the magic of the holiday season, celebrate the return of live performance, and surrender to THE MUSIC OF THE NIGHT with one of the greatest voices of all time.
Welcome back to the road Sarah!!!
Can’t wait to see you back!!
by Mike Haber | Jun 22, 2021 | Blog, Broadway, Casting, Shows
PLEASE FOLKS, MAY HAVE YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE!!! More anticipation in the air for the highly awaited revival of Meredith Wilson’s The Music Man returning to the Great Bright Way this Holiday season. So much is going on RIGHT HERE IN RIVER CITY.
First, Tickets are officially on sale via
Telecharge beginning TODAY at 10am,
Last but not least, more additional Principal casting has been announced. New to the lineup will include…..
Gino Cosculluela as “Tommy Djilas”,
Emma Crow as “Zaneeta Shinn”.
Auberjonois, Cosculluela, and Crow join in THE BIG PARADE with an already established pre-announced all-star Broadway cast consisting of….
Award winning versatile stage and screen star
Hugh Jackman as the traveling sales con-artist and the titular character himself “Professor Harold Hill”,
2 time Tony winning versatile stage and screen star
Sutton Foster as the stuck up, devoted, and passionate librarian of River City “Marian Paroo” (a.k.a. MARIAN THE LIBRARIAN),
Tony winner
Jefferson Mays as the no-nonsense and tyrannical “Mayor George Shinn”,
Tony winner
Jayne Houdyshell as the mayor’s gossipy, controlling, and manipulative wife herself “Mrs. Eulalie Mackecknie Shinn”,
Tony winner
Marie Mullen as the kind, loving, caring, and spunky widowed mother of “Marian” herself “Mrs. Paroo”,
Tony winner
Shuler Hensley as the title character’s confident and comedic scene stealing sidekick “Marcellus Washburn”.
THE MUSIC MAN will be marching into Broadway’s Winter Garden Theatre this Holiday season. Previews will begin December 20th, 2021 and will have its official Opening Night on February 10th, 2022.
Congrats to this amazing cast!!!
by Mike Haber | Jun 21, 2021 | Antoinette (Tony) Awards, Broadway, Gleeks Fan Tour (Times Square), Inspiration of Rent Tour
2021 marks a huge year for Tony Award winning powerhouse
Idina Menzel. Last month, she celebrated her 50th Birthday & the 25th Anniversary of the professional gig that started it all….. her Broadway debut in
Rent. What an unforgettable legacy she has left within those past 25 years. We all love her success on stage and on screen. However, Menzel’s also had an amazing career as a Pop star releasing 8 solo albums. Get ready for a THRILLIFYING rare seen performance like no other…. during the early era before her career even skyrocketed as a global phenomenon with
WICKED,
Glee, and of course
Frozen. Here is the music video of her debut single MINUET from her 1998 cult smash hit album STILL I CAN’T BE STILL.
The music video itself for MINUET is soooooooo hot!!!! It features Menzel in an old Volkswagen van driving through an automatic car wash. It also features an appearance by her fellow RENT co-star and now ex-husband Taye Diggs.
In case anyone may not know the story, Menzel’s journey to becoming a solo artist began back while she was performing in her Tony nominated breakout Broadway debut as the original “Maureen” in
Rent. While doing the show 8 times a week, she got offered a record deal with
Hollywood Records. After departing RENT in 1997, Menzel went straight to work on the album. Recorded in upstate New York, she worked with some incredible musical talents, geniuses, and creators. It was produced by Milton Davis. All the songs together were written by Menzel and Davis.
STILL I CAN’T BE STILL was released on September 13th, 1998. MINUET became the only single from the album reaching #48 on Radio & Records’ CHR/Pop tracks chart. To promote the album, Idina did various performances including in-store events, singing at the
Lilith Fair Music Festival, and went on tour serving as the Opening Act for
Francis Dunnery. The album sadly failed to top the charts, sold less than 10,000 copies, and Menzel was dropped from Hollywood Records. The label put the album out of print.
For Menzel, she went to a moment of obscurity but still had the courage, passion, and drive to write music. She and Milton Davis continued working together for a 2nd album done independently.
However, when Idina’s career took off with her Tony winning performance as “Elphaba” in WICKED, her expanded fanbase (known as THE FANZELS) began demanding to re-release STILL I CAN’T BE STILL. Thanks to them, it was re-released in September 2005.
Today, STILL I CAN’T BE STILL is still available to download digitally. There are also physical copies on
Amazon.com as well.
Today, Menzel has continued to perform songs from that debut album in her ongoing solo concerts around the world.
As of March 2018, STILL I CAN’T BE STILL has sold over 18,000 copies.
How amazing is this video?
Anyone have that original debut album of Idina’s?!!!
by Mike Haber | Jun 20, 2021 | Broadway, Shows
In honor of Father’s Day, Tony nominee Rob McClure and his on-stage family from
Mrs. Doubtfire The Musical virtually reunited for a special virtual video celebrating Dad’s everywhere. Share in the happiness as this onstage family have a little fun & games day plus share their excitement of reuniting this Fall. Along with McClure (who will play Daniel Hillard and his alter-ego “Mrs. Eugenene Doubtfire”), the video also features returning original cast members……
Jake Ryan Flynn as older son “Christopher Hillard”,
and
Avery Sell as youngest daughter “Natalie Hillard”.
AS LONG AS THERE’S LOVE, the musical adaptation of
Mrs. Doubtfire is set to resume its Broadway previews on October 21st, 2021 and the official opening night set for December 5th, 2021 at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre.
