by Mike Haber | Aug 6, 2021 | Blog, Broadway, News, Shows
Broadway is making its comeback and we celebrate the best of the Great Bright Way with our TOP 50 TONY AWARDS COUNTDOWN tomorrow morning!!! We will playing you many of our favorite Broadway showstoppers from previous telecasts for the next 50 days leading up to The 74th Annual Tony Awards on September 26th, 2021 on CBS and Paramount+!!! Who is excited?!!
by Mike Haber | Aug 6, 2021 | Blog, Broadway, News, off broadway, Shows
FIRST LOOK: With Broadway making its comeback, have you always wanted to experience some the actual costumes from your favorite shows up close? Now you can!!!! Introducing the SHOWSTOPPERS: SPECTACULAR COSTUMES FROM STAGE AND SCREEN exhibit on 42nd Street.
This once in a lifetime exhibit will give Show Business fans a chance to see the all those unforgettable details and craftsmanship that most people see from sitting far away up-close. Even real costume makers and experts will be your guides demonstrating the techniques and skills and interacting with guests, and multimedia elements will provide a rare opportunity to get a behind-the-scenes look at the process. You can expect to see costumes from some of Broadway’s hottest tickets past and present including….
Starlight Express,
and
so much more.
This exhibit is also serving as a benefit to raise money for the Costume Industry Coalition Recovery Fund, which continues to support one of the hardest hit sectors of the entertainment industry…. especially after this past year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
SHOWSTOPPERS will be a limited engagement from now through September 26th, 2021 on 234 West 42nd Street…. the former site of the
Modell’s Sporting Goods store there.
How fabulous and stunning is this?!!!
by Mike Haber | Aug 6, 2021 | Blog, Broadway, News, Shows
The Broadway magic is back!!!! The other day was a history making moment for our Live Theater scene as
Pass Over officially began previews and made history as the first Broadway Play to open in 17 months since Live Theater went dark due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Our hearts are booming with chills with the following video of the sold out audience at the August Wilson Theatre bursting into the long awaited historical BROADWAY’S BACK FIRST NIGHT STANDING OVATION!!! The ovation erupted moments right as the show was about to start. Captured by the show’s producer and
Jujamcyn President
Jordan Roth, it includes PASS OVER’s playwright Antoinette Chinonye Nwandu making her grand entrance into the auditorium taking her seat and even capturing footage of the beautiful emotional moment herself.
It also includes the pre-show announcement as soon as the house lights went dark once again. From what we can tell, all Broadway shows will be updating their pre-show announcements. It will remind people not only to silence their cell phones and no camera, audio, or video recordings…… it will also remind people since we’re still in the midst of COVID-19 and Delta Variant cases rising…. to keep WEARING YOUR FACE MASKS ON THE ENTIRE PERFORMANCE! This is for everyone’s health and safety.
PASS OVER runs on Broadway for a limited 9 week engagement. The show’s official Opening Night is set for September 12th, 2021 and will run through October 10th, 2021.
How beautiful was that?!!!
by Mike Haber | Aug 5, 2021 | Blog, Broadway, Casting, News, Shows
BREAKING NEWS: DON’T CHA know YOU’RE GONNA LIKE IT HERE!!! It has just been announced that
Nicole Scherzinger (
The Pussycat Dolls, TV’s
The Masked Singer, West End’s
Cats, and
Hollywood Bowl production of
Rent) has been tapped to join
NBC‘s upcoming star-studded live televised production of
Annie this Holiday season. The Olivier Award nominee and Pop star will take on the role of the beautiful motherly figured secretary and chief of staff to the WARBUCKS House herself…… “Grace Ferrell”.
Scherzinger steps into the shoes of so many unforgettable talents that have played this beloved character both on stage and screen. The role was originated on Broadway by Sandy Faison. It has later been played by incredible talents such as Anne Kerry, Judith Paris, Kathryn Boulé, Colleen Dunn,
Brynn O’Malley,
Lea Salonga, the legendary late Ann Reinking (in the 1982 film),
Audra McDonald (in the 1999 TV movie), and so much more.
Scherzinger joins the previously announced casting lineup consisting of….
Grammy and Emmy winner and Tony nominee
Harry Connick Jr as billionaire “Oliver “Daddy” Warbucks”,
Currently, an open casting call tour has been going on virtually to seek a rising new star to play the titular role in this live TV production.
Additional casting will be announced soon.
Rehearsals for the new live production begin this Fall 2021.
Annie Live is set for December 2nd, 2021 on NBC. It promises to show the world that THE SUN WILL COME OUT TOMORROW. It’s going to be the ultimate celebration of the return of Live Musicals with everything making its way back to normal.
by NYBroadwayTours | Aug 5, 2021 | Blog, Broadway, News, Shows
HELLO!!! This week marks #NYCResturantWeek celebrating the best places to eat in the Big Apple. When it comes to our Theater community, there are so many places to choose from to have a delicious meal whether before or after seeing a Broadway show. At the same time, the world is slowly starting to make its way back to normal with people taking the COVID-19 vaccines to be reunited with loved ones. Check out our friendly neighborhood LATTER DAY pals from the Broadway company of the Award winning smash hit The Book of Mormon as they reunite for the first time in 17 MONTHS before heading back into rehearsals. This video features the show’s current principals…. Kevin Clay who plays the serious… More
HELLO! 👋 Catch up with the BOM cast before they start rehearsals at NYC: The Official Guide’s #NYCRestaurantWeek and see you at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre starting November 5!
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by Mike Haber | Aug 5, 2021 | Blog, Broadway, Casting, Gleeks Fan Tour (Times Square), News, Shows
THRILLIFYING NEWS: Full casting has been announced for
PBS‘ upcoming televised concert special celebrating the music of the Award winning blockbuster
WICKED this month!! WE COULDN’T BE HAPPIER to share this WONDERFUL lineup with all of you.
Under the direction of Broadway legend
Baayork Lee (Broadway’s original
A Chorus Line), the cast of WICKED IN CONCERT will feature an all star cast consisting of …..
Grammy nominee and Stage and screen favorite
Alex Newell,
Olivier Award winner and Grammy Award nominee
Amber Riley,
Grammy Award nominee and Broadway favorite Issac Powell,
Stage and screen favorite Stephanie Hsu,
and
This cast will take center stage to perform promising breathtaking new arrangements of some of your favorite songs from Stephen Schwartz’s legendary Tony nominated and Grammy winning score. You can expect to hear all the favorites from THE WIZARD AND I, POPULAR, I’M NOT THAT GIRL, FOR GOOD, AS LONG AS YOU’RE MINE, NO GOOD DEED, and of course the show’s anthem DEFYING GRAVITY. Performances will be coming to you from New York City, Los Angeles, and Washington D.C.
That’s not all….. this new TV concert will reunite and be hosted by …..WICKED’s original WITCHES OF OZ who started it all themselves…..
the show’s Tony Award winning star
Idina Menzel (OG “Elphaba’).
Ironically, Chenoweth and Menzel had previously hosted WICKED’s TV concert special A VERY WICKED HALLOWEEN on
NBC back in 2018 celebrating the show’s 15th Anniversary. Now they’re back for a 2nd WICKED concert special….. FOR GOOD.
OH WHAT A CELEBRATION it will be from now especially with WICKED making its way back to being performed around the world. Earlier this week, the show’s ongoing National Tour relaunched its run in Dallas, TX.
The Broadway production is set to reopen at the Gershwin Theatre beginning September 14th, 2021…. just in time before its 18th Anniversary. The day afterwards on the 15th, the show’s London company will reopen on the West End at the Apollo Victoria Theatre,.
WICKED IN CONCERT: A MUSICAL CELEBRATION OF THE ICONIC BROADWAY SCORE will officially air on August 29th, 2021 at 9pm EST. Check your local PBS station!!!
