by Mike Haber | Jun 16, 2021 | Blog, Broadway, Shows
MIC CHECK!! After a successful sold out run during its 2019 limited engagement prior before everything shutdown,
Lin-Manuel Miranda is bringing back his acclaimed improv hip-hop troupe
Freestyle Love Supreme for an ENCORE on Broadway THIS FALL for a strictly limited engagement.
The full crew will reunite and take the stage once again at Broadway’s Booth Theatre for a full 4 month run from October 7th, 2021 through January 2nd, 2022.
In case anyone may not know, FREESTYLE LOVE SUPREME was created by by Tony winners Lin Manuel Miranda and Thomas Kail while still developing
In The Heights (in the basement of the original
Drama Book Shop) and long before
Hamilton. This group is an act like no other. Taking center stage features 5 incredibly talented, improvisational, and hip hop rappers performing original material on the spot based off of suggestions from the audiences… you never know what kind of a song, rap, or hip hop beat they will create. We are talking 85 minutes with NO INTERMISSION!!! Each performance is different every single night. The lineup performing all 8 shows a week will consists of…
Anthony Veneziale (a.k.a. “Two-Touch) – THE MC,
Andrew Bancroft (a.k.a. “Jelly Donut”),
Tarik Davis, (a.k.a. “Tardis Hardaway”),
Aneesa Folds (a.k.a. “Young Nees”),
Chris Sullivan (a.k.a. “Shockwave”) – THE SOUND EFFECT KING,
and
Arthur Lewis (a.k.a. “Arthur The Geniuses).
In addition, there will be a lineup of veteran members expecting to make surprise appearance at certain performances. You never know who may show up but the guest lineup appearing at selected shows will include…..
Lin-Manuel Miranda himself (a.k.a. “Lin-Man”),
Tony winner Daveed D. Diggs (a.k.a. Mr. Diggs”),
Tony nominee Christopher Jackson (a.k.a. C-Jack)
and
Bill Sherman (a.k.a. “King Sherman”).
FREESTYLE LOVE SUPREME got their start performing around New York City both in the Drama Book Shop, on the streets, and various small venues in New York City including
Ars Nova and
Joe’s Pub. They also made their International debut overseas in Edinburgh, Scotland at their
Festival Fringe. They later have had their own TV show on Pivot. Miranda, Jackson, Sherman, and several members were also on board with a little
PBS Kids show called The Electric Company.
To commemorate their 15th Anniversary (following the success of HEIGHTS and HAMILTON), FREESTYLE LOVE SURPEME brought their act OFF Broadway playing the Greenwich Theatre downtown. It was well received, the production made their way ON Broadway back in 2019 playing the Booth Theatre for a limited engagement of over 130 performances.
Following the Broadway encore, the group will also be touring across North America.
We are so excited to have an amazing night of fun as Broadway reopens its doors with one of the hottest hip-hop improv groups ever.
WELCOME BACK FREESYLE LOVE SURPEME!!!!!
by Mike Haber | Jun 16, 2021 | Antoinette (Tony) Awards, Blog, Broadway, Shows
HELLO!! We at New York Broadway Tours are waking up on CLOUD 9 on more news on some of the long running hottest tickets returning later this year. This Fall is going to be the ultimate LATTER DAY celebration in over a year and a half as the Award winning smash hit musical comedy The Book of Mormon is set to relaunch ALL its ongoing companies this Fall!!! It comes at a very exciting timing for the show for 2021. Those LATTER DAY Missionaries and residents of UGANDA will be saying THANK YOU EBOWAI has they say HASA DIGA to COVID-19 and celebrate its 10th Anniversary!!
Under the direction and choreography of Tony winner
Casey Nicholaw, the inaugural Broadway company will relaunch performances on November 5th, 2021 at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre.
In addition,
The Book of Mormon will also relaunch its West End and UK companies in the same month. The West End production will have its re-opening night on November 15th, 2021 at London’s Prince of Wales Theatre. Meanwhile, the UK Tour will relaunch this October 2021 in Cardiff before traveling across the UK.
No word has been revealed for casting on all 3 companies returning or who will become the new head producer taking over from
Scott Rudin.
So excited to MAN UP, BAPTIZE Broadway, and be together again TWO BY TWO after a year and a half of being isolated from one another.
WELCOME BACK THE BOOK OF MORMON!!!
by Mike Haber | Jun 15, 2021 | Blog, Broadway, NYBT NEWS
Filmed in just ONE TAKE in
Central Park, here is the music video to FREEDOM INSIDE from Altomare’s brand new solo album WANDERING BIRD.
How powerful was this?!!!!
Christy Altomare – Freedom Inside (One Take) [Official Music Video] – YouTube
by Mike Haber | Jun 13, 2021 | Antoinette (Tony) Awards, Blog, Broadway, Casting, In The Heights Walking Tour, NYBT NEWS, Shows, Washington Heights
This past week alone has been so much rave for the film adaptation of the Tony and Grammy winning smash hit
In The Heights out now in Theaters and on
HBO Max. For
Lin-Manuel Miranda‘s breakout debut musical, we all first fell in love with the show as a smash on the Great Bright Way. Everyone can relate to all of the powerful characters from THE BARRIO from its main leads like “Usnavi” to even some of the small featured roles like…… “The Piragua Guy”.
Little throwback to the show’s time on the Great Bright Way in 2008 where Miranda and the full HEIGHTS company came together to parody the
MTV reality show for
Legally Blonde that same year. This hilarious web series parody takes Broadway auditioning to the next level as the HEIGHTS company searches for a new actor to take on the featured role of…… you guessed it…… “The Piragua Guy”. This is LEGALLY BROWN: THE SEARCH FOR THE NEXT PIRAGUA GUY.
Eliseo Romano originated the role in the Broadway production. Most recently, Lin-Manuel Miranda portrayed him in the new film.
It’s done just like for the LEGALLY BLONDE: THE SEARCH FOR ELLE WOODS show for 6 weeks with ongoing Broadway veterans and favorites battle it out in attempt to replace Eliseo as “The Piragua Guy” in the Broadway production of IN THE HEIGHTS. They go through various audition challenges and critiqued by a panel of judges consisting of….
Quiara Alegria Hudes (the show’s book writer),
and
Rickey Tripp (HEIGHTS Ensemble cast member).
The aspiring “Piragua Guys” in this consist of….
Hunter Bell,
Noah Weisberg,
and
Eliseo Roman (THE OG himself) fighting to stay in the game,
There is a twist at the end of the series!!
The series is hosted by Broadway & West End star Asmeret Ghebremichael (HEIGHTS original OFF-Broadway cast member).
There’s also appearances by HEIGHTS company members….
Tony winner Andy Blankenbeuhler (the show’s choreographer),
Janet Dacal (original “Carla” and later replacement “Nina”),
Andréa Burns (original “Daniella”),
Lin-Manuel Miranda,
and
This web series promises is a delicious HIT!!!! Can one of these amazing talents give “Mr. Softee” a run for his money?!!!!
How funny is this?
Who remembers this?!!
by Mike Haber | Jun 10, 2021 | Antoinette (Tony) Awards, Blog, Broadway, Broadway Audience, Gilbert and Sullivan to Hamilton Tour (Downtown), In The Heights Walking Tour
We at New York Broadway Tours want to wish the Drama Book Shop a HAPPY RE-OPENING at its brand new location on West 39th Street. We cannot wait to step inside and continue on with our NON-STOP Theater reading!!!!
by Mike Haber | Jun 10, 2021 | Blog, Broadway, East Village, Inspiration of Rent Tour, NYBT NEWS, Shows
THE MOVIE MUSICALS ARE BACK!!! Along with today’s release of the highly anticipated film adaptation of the Tony and Grammy winning smash hit
In The Heights,
Lin-Manuel Miranda also debuted a trailer of another exciting Musical film project he worked on coming out later this year…… The film adaptation of
Jonathan Larson‘s cult smash hit musical
Tick, Tick, Boom.
For Miranda, this new movie musical will mark his film directorial debut. He’s also no stranger to this show after having previously appearing in the 2014
New York City Center Encores Production.
The film adaptation of TICK, TICK, BOOM will feature a full all-star cast from the worlds of stage and screen. Along with Miranda directing, distributed by
Netflix, produced by Miranda, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, and
Imagine Entertainment, & an updated screenplay by Tony winner Steven Levenson, the cast will star….
TICK, TICK, BOOM will be released on Netflix this Fall 2021!!
How incredible is this trailer?!!
Who is excited?!!!
