by Mike Haber | Sep 30, 2021 | Blog, Broadway, News, Shows
BREAKING NEWS: Disney’s smash hit
Aladdin will resume performances this evening at Broadway’s New Amsterdam Theatre.
This announcement just came following a recent report of last night’s 2nd performance being cancelled due to COVID-19 cases rising at the longtime Disney smash hit musical.
The team at
Disney on Broadway mentioned that their extensive protocol system in testing their employees and identify positive cases worked. It was able to allow them to act up immediately to contain those cases. Given the thoroughness of the COVID-19 protocols and a vaccinated workforce, the full company remains confident that the environment is safe for the full cast, crew, musicians, creative team, and the audience.
Members who work for
Disney Theatrical‘s companies are required to be fully vaccinated. Within the last 24 hours, everyone was given 2 ROUNDS of COVID-19 testing…. consisting of one rapid PCR and one lab based-PCR which have shown no new breakthrough cases in the company of
Aladdin.
We send our love, prayers, and thoughts to the company of ALADDIN. Have a safe and healthy show back tonight.
Everyone keep following those COVID-19 protocols.
by Mike Haber | Sep 30, 2021 | Blog, Broadway, News, Shows
FIRST LOOK: YOUR ROOM IS ALMOST READY!!! One of the most highly anticipated productions set to head to the Great Bright Way this season is the long awaited revival of Neil Simon’s legendary comedy
Plaza Suite.
Danny Bolero,
Molly Ranson,
Eric Wiegand,
and
Caesar J. Rosado.
This new revival of PLAZA SUITE is set to begin previews on February 25th, 2022 and have its official night set on March 28th, 2022 at Broadway’s
Hudson Theatre. It will run for a strictly limited engagement through June 12th, 2022.
To get us excited on what to expect, here is B-Roll footage of this production in action during its initial out-of-town tryout in Boston at the
Emerson Colonial Theatre back in February of last year 2020 prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
This revival of PLAZA SUITE was initially scheduled to begin March 13th, 2020. However the day before was when Broadway got shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The run was delayed twice due to the ongoing 18 1/2 months of Broadway being shutdown. However, it is finally happening stronger than ever.
For those who may not know, PLAZA SUITE is a 3 act play Each act centers on 3 sets of visitors in Suite 719 of New York City’s Plaza Hotel.
Following its world premiere run in Boston, the show originally made its Broadway debut in 1968 at the Plymouth Theatre (now the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre) where it ran for only 2 previews and 1,097 regular performances. Under the direction of
Mike Nichols, the cast originally featured….
George C. Scott,
Maureen Stapleton,
and
Bob Balaban.
The original production was nominated for 3
Tony Awards in 1968. However, it took home only 1 for BEST DIRECTION OF A PLAY (for Mike Nichols).
It was later captured on film 3 times. The original film was released in 1971. starring
Walter Matthau, Maureen Stapleton reprising her role from the stage production, Barbara Harris, and Lee Grant.
However, Neil Simon himself was not happy with the final product.
The 2nd filmed version was filmed for
HBO in 1982. Filmed in front of a live audience, this version starred Lee Grant and Jerry Orbach.
The most recent version was released as a TV film led by Carol Burnett alongside Hal Holbrook, Dabney Coleman, and Richard Crenna.
Tickets are on sale now for this highly anticipated new production!! All those who held tickets for performances initially set for March 2020 and its pushed to March 2021 engagement, they will have the ability to exchange their tickets for a new performance by contacting the original point of sale.
So excited to finally experience this classic Neil Simon comedy back on Broadway!!
PLAZA SUITE itself continues to be performed in schools, community, and regional theaters around the world.
by Mike Haber | Sep 29, 2021 | Blog, Broadway, News, Shows
Last night, Broadway fans were once again taken back to ANOTHER ARABIAN NIGHT like to other as Disney’s Award winning smash hit
Aladdin is back. It truly was the ultimate evening of WISHES FUFILLED at the legendary New Amsterdam Theatre.
Get those tissues ready as you are front row seat at the show’s re-opening night curtain call.
How incredible was that?!!
VIDEO: Go Inside ALADDIN’s Magical Re-Opening Night! Video (broadwayworld.com)
by Mike Haber | Sep 29, 2021 | Blog, Broadway, News, Shows
BREAKING NEWS: Last night, the company of Disney’s Award winning smash hit
Aladdin had a triumphant re-opening night on Broadway. However this morning, it has just been announced that various company members tested POSITIVE for COVID-19. Cases were detected through the company’s rigorous testing protocol taken at the show’s home at the New Amsterdam Theatre.
Due to all of this, we regret to share with all of you that tonight’s evening performance of Disney’s
Aladdin has been cancelled.
We are sending love to the various company members on a speedy and healthy recovery.
by Mike Haber | Sep 29, 2021 | Antoinette (Tony) Awards, Blog, Broadway, Casting, News, Shows
SPECTACULAR, SPECTACULAR NEWS! The newly Tony Award winning musical adaptation of the Oscar winning film
Moulin Rouge is making its way to a city near you next year. We are happy to announce that the tour’s 2 leads have been revealed.
Under the Tony winning direction of Alex Timbers, this new National Tour of
Moulin Rouge will be led by…..
Courtney Reed (Broadway’s
Mamma Mia!,
In The Heights, and notably the original “Jasmine” in
Aladdin) taking on the role of the beautiful SPARKLING DIAMOND herself “Satine”.
Additional casting will be revealed later on.
For those who can’t get to NYC to see this hot ticket right now at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre, the National Tour of MOULIN ROUGE is set to CAN-CAN its way to various cities across North America. It will start in Chicago, IL beginning February 26th, 2021 for a 3 month run before traveling to…..
Minneapolis, MN,
Denver, CO,
Los Angeles, CA,
and
San Francisco, CA.
Additional cities and dates will be announced soon.
Congrats Conor and Courtney!!
by Mike Haber | Sep 28, 2021 | Blog, Broadway, News, Shows
OUR WISHES HAVE BEEN GRANTED!!! We have chills as Disney’s smash hit
Aladdin – The Musical is back on Broadway!!! Just now on
TikTok,
Disney on Broadway streamed for all of us that historical first performance back with an audience….. from the stage of the New Amsterdam Theatre….
Michael James Scott as “The Genie”, and the cast performing for the first time after 18 1/2 months…. the explosive, magical, and toe-tapping showstopper FRIEND LIKE ME!!!
This time they combined it BOTH with on stage and also cameras capturing the action backstage as well.
Catch Aladdin 8 times a week at the New Amsterdam Theatre.
Welcome back to Agrabah!!!
