by Mike Haber | Oct 12, 2021 | Antoinette (Tony) Awards, Blog, Broadway, Casting, News, Shows
BRAODWAY THROWBACK: The Award winning legendary real-life
Greatest Showman himself
Hugh Jackman is set to make his way back to the Great Bright Way as “Professor Harold Hill” in the highly anticipated revival of Meredith Wilson’s
The Music Man this holiday season. For the stage and screen showstopper, this musical is truly a full circle swing.
THE MUSIC MAN originally auditioned for a production at the age of 14 in Australia. He mentioned in interviews where he prepared the full length song of the show’s opening number ROCK ISLAND (best known as one of the first major OG rap songs in Musical Theater history). However, he was rejected from it. Years later, the score always stayed with him. He even got to visit that iconic opening number from MUSIC MAN when he hosted The 2014
Tony Awards (his 4th time hosting Broadway’s biggest night).
We have footage of that moment right below. Here is Hugh Jackman rapping ROCK ISLAND alongside pro-rappers
LL Cool J and T.I.
Now, Jackman will finally get to march his heart out into this iconic show playing the lead. Of course, Jackman will be sharing the stage alongside Tony winner
Sutton Foster as “Marian Paroo” and a full all-star cast.
After 2 delays, Tony winners Jerry Zaks and Warren Carlyle’s new revival of THE MUSIC MAN will finally march its way into Broadway’s Winter Garden Theatre. Previews will begin December 20th, 2021 and the official Opening Night is scheduled for February 10th, 2022.
How amazing is this?
Who is excited for Hugh?!!!
P.S. Also HAPPY BIRTHDAY HUGH JACKMAN!!!! Can’t wait to see you back on Broadway!!!
by Mike Haber | Oct 12, 2021 | Blog, Broadway, News, Shows
WOW!!!! What a THRILLIFYING and BEWITCHING
TikTok LIVE with the cast of
WICKED. The Award winning Stephen Schwartz blockbuster streamed the musical’s breathtaking, iconic, and spectacular ACT 1 finale ever written in Musical Theatre history….. DEFYING GRAVITY!!
This TikTok, they streamed all 3 CURRENT English speaking companies of
Wicked doing it LIVE for its SWANKIFIED audiences. You got to see it done by….
by Mike Haber | Oct 12, 2021 | Blog, Broadway, Casting, News, Shows
Grammy Award winner and Tony nominee
Sara Bareilles is currently in her final week at the Diner for the strictly limited Encore engagement of
Waitress. However, it was just announced earlier today that the BRAVE singer-songwriter (and WAITRESS’ composer) will be out of this evening’s performance.
Bareilles took to social media to explain that she is ill with a bacterial infection (non COVID related) and currently on antibiotics. Her doctors advices her to rest forcing her to call out of the show. She is taking her health very seriously…. with everything heading back to normal after a rough pandemic, there will be NO MORE GOING INTO WORK SICK.
At this evening’s show at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, the role of “Jenna Hunterson” will be played by 2nd cover / understudy Molly Jobe.
Bareilles takes her final bow as “Jenna” this Sunday, October 17th, 2021. From there starting November 19th, 2021, Grammy Award winner
Jennifer Nettles will don the blue uniform and white apron. WAITRESS is now running till January 9th, 2022.
Get well Sara!!
Break a leg Molly!!
by Mike Haber | Oct 12, 2021 | Blog, Broadway, Broadway Audience, News, Shows
THRILLIFYING NEWS!! Within these last few weeks, Broadway has been teaming up with
TikTok to livestream highlighted performances from the show currently back on the Great Bright Way from
The Lion King,
Waitress, and
Aladdin. And now, Tonight, there is more…..
Get ready to DEFY GRAVITY tonight at 8pm EST as the Broadway company of the Award winning BEWITCHING phenomenon
WICKED will be livestreaming a SWANKIFIED highlight performance from the show on their TikTok account live from the Gershwin Theatre. No word has been said on what song you will see them do. Along with the performance, it also will include a backstage tour at the show’s home at the Gershwin Theatre.
by Mike Haber | Oct 11, 2021 | Blog, Broadway, Christmas Caroling (Times Square), News, off broadway
BREAKING NEWS: Get ready to ring in THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR with the ANGEL OF MUSIC herself….
The Phantom of the Opera‘s original leading lady
Sarah Brightman will be airing her critically acclaimed Virtual Holiday concert A CHRISTMAS SYMPHONY on
PBS beginning this week.
Filmed live from the Christ Church, Spitalfields in London and accompanied by members of the Orchestra & Choir of
Trinity College, fans can expect to hear an unforgettable versatile setlist from the World’s Best Selling Soprano. The concert features Brightman performing a full selection of Christmas favorites including songs from her 2008 holiday album A WINTER SYMPHONY and her previous solo album HYMN.
In addition, Brightman is also be joined by special guests…..
acclaimed choral group
Gregorian (which Sarah has continued to perform with on and off),
a special appearance by the legendary Sir
Andrew Lloyd Webber (Brightman’s ex-husband and still lifelong friend) performing the beautiful CHRISTMAS DREAM (written by Lloyd Webber and Sir Tim Rice).
The livestreamed was seen on 4 continents and earned critical praise. It also gave Sarah herself a change of heart with preparing to head back on tour in the United States. Originally planning to reschedule several concerts in Asia and the 2nd leg of North American dates of her HYMN World Tour, Brightman scrapped that whole tour and decided to bring a new tour in for the holidays…. It will now be The A CHRISTMAS SYMPHONY Tour.
With the new tour, Sarah will perform majority of the songs from the special along with also including many of her greatest hits including the titular song from THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA and the beautiful TIME TO SAY GOODBYE.
Sarah Brightman’s A CHRISTMAS SYMPHONY TOUR is set to 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,
Clearwater, FL.
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.
by Mike Haber | Oct 11, 2021 | Blog, Broadway, News, off broadway, Shows
Get ready for the ultimate interrogation as Tina Satter’s
Is This A Room officially opens this Evening on the Great Bright Way. This production is part of rotating lineup in Off Broadway’s
Vineyard Theatre all new THE LYCEUM PLAYS series at Broadway’s Lyceum Theatre.
IS THIS A ROOM is alternated at the Lyceum alongside Lucas Hnath’s one woman play
Dana H. which is still currently in previews and set to open this upcoming Sunday, October 17th, 2021.
IS THIS A ROOM (along with DANA H) will alternate performances at the Lyceum Theatre for a limited engagement till January 16th, 2022.
Break a leg to the cast, crew, and creative team of IS THIS A ROOM.
