by Mike Haber | Aug 30, 2021 | Act 1 (Southern Times Square), Act 2 (Northern Times Square), Antoinette (Tony) Awards, Blog, Broadway, Broadway 101 Walking Tour (Times Square), Broadway Audience, Broadway Extravaganza Tour (Act 3 Times Square), Festivals & Events, Gleeks Fan Tour (Times Square), Haunted Broadway (Times Square), News, Shows
This week is a very exciting week as many of Broadway’s hottest tickets officially start to return!!!! To get us in the mood, our wonderful friends at
The Broadway League have released a brand new initiative which is set to welcome tourists back to the Great Bright Way after 18 months of being shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. THIS IS BROADWAY!!!
Check out this powerful new short film featuring narration by the legendary
Oprah Winfrey!!!!
by Mike Haber | Aug 23, 2021 | Blog, Broadway, Festivals & Events, News, Shows
BREAKING NEWS: One of our personal favorite Summertime events is back as we celebrate the return of Live Theater this upcoming month!!!
106.7 Lite FM has officially announced the return of their annual BROADWAY IN BRYANT PARK concert. However, it will be happening for ONE DAY ONLY on September 23rd, 2021!!
For those who may not know, BROADWAY IN BRYANT PARK usually takes place every Summer for 8 WEEKS on the Great Lawn of
Bryant Park. It’s a free outdoor lunchtime concert featuring performances from the casts of some of your favorite ON and OFF Broadway hits singing highlights from their shows.
Since Summer is almost over and with the perfect time of celebrating the Great Bright Way returning, this year’s ONE DAY CONCERT event will be a full 2 HOUR concert. It will feature performances from the casts of…..
the long running revival of
Chicago,
the long Off Broadway toe-tapping phenomenon
Stomp,
There will also be SNEAK PEAK PREVIEWS of many productions that are getting their 2nd CHANCE to finally open. These shows were initially slated to start but got abruptly shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Also taking center stage will include the casts of….
the Olivier Award nominated GIRL POWER smash hit
SIX,
the powerful new royal musical
Diana,
the new musical family comedy Mrs.
Doubtfire,
the highly anticipated delicious Broadway revival of the Tony and Grammy nominated smash hit
Waitress.
The return of BROADWAY IN BRYANT PARK returns for the first time in 2 years. Last year’s event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It also is part of a huge lineup of live performances that
Bryant Park has continued to host this past Summer celebrating Live Entertainment’s return.
by Mike Haber | Jul 27, 2021 | Blog, Festivals & Events, News, Shows
BREAKING NEWS: The biggest names in Entertainment are joining forces and reuniting as we celebrate the return of the Big Apple slowly starting to make its way back to normal. More headliners have been revealed to take part in
Mayor Bill de Blasio‘s upcoming New York City homecoming concert next month.
The concert entitled WE LOVE NEW YORK (sponsored by
Live Nation) is set for August 21st, 2021 at NYC’s famed
Central Park on the Great Lawn. It will feature some familiar superstars no strangers to the world of Broadway including…..
THE BOSS himself
Bruce Springsteen – currently back on the Broadway stage reopening the Theaters with an encore engagement of his acoustic solo concert at the St. James Theatre,
Hudson’s Color Purple co-star Tony and Grammy winner
Cynthia Erivo,
and
The legendary
Paul Simon – who had a short lived stint on Broadway with his cult and controversial hit musical The Capeman.
Other headlining acts will include….
Journey,
and
so much more.
As a celebration of New York City’s comeback, WE LOVE NEW YORK: THE HOMECOMING CONCERT will also be promoting health, safety, and equity. 80% of the tickets will be for free. For those planning to go, you are required show proof of having taken the COVID-19 vaccine in requirement for entry. Face Masks will be optional.
Tickets itself go on sale next week!!
Who is ready to celebrate the return of Live Performances in NYC?!!!
by Mike Haber | Jul 21, 2021 | Blog, Broadway, Festivals & Events, News, Shows
What makes the magic of New York City alive is our unforgettable legacy of our Theater community. Over the years, there has been an unforgettable tradition of special events dedicated to the place we call home…… BROADWAY!!! One of our favorite throwback events used to be a tradition every year….. the annual BROADWAY ON BROADWAY concert.
In case anyone may not know, BROADWAY ON BROADWAY was a free outdoor concert held every year the week after Labor Day in
Times Square,. It features performances from casts of some of your favorite Broadway shows performing highlighted showstoppers accompanied by a full 20 piece orchestra. You hear BOTH the long runners and sneak peaks of new shows that were coming in the new Broadway season. The concert would conclude with a full Grand Finale number (featuring all the casts) coming together with a huge confetti shower at the end. It has been televised live for several years on NBC. The concert was sponsored every year by
The Broadway League and Toys”R”Us.
BROADWAY ON BROADWAY was originally conceived as a WELCOME PARTY back in 1992 for delegates to the Democratic National Convention in New York City. It did so well, the one time concert because an annual event for 10 years. It was cancelled in 2013 but then returned the year afterwards. After the 2014 concert, BROADWAY ON BROADWAY has NOT been back ever since.
To give you all a taste of what BROADWAY ON BROADWAY was like, here is the 2001 concert below. Hosted by
Brooke Sheilds (who at the time was starring in the
Roundabout Theatre Company revival of
Cabaret), that year’s lineup consisted of…..
2 time Tony winner Bebe Neuwirth and the cast of the long running revival of
Chicago The Musical,
Manley Pope and Trey Ellett from the original Broadway production of
Rent,
Tony nominee
Carolee Carmello and Burke Moses from the 2000 revival of Kiss Me Kate,
Tony nominee Louise Pitre and the original Broadway cast of
MAMMA MIA!,
Tony nominee and the late Rebecca Luker from the 2000 revival of
The Music Man,
The cast of The Full Monty,
Pre-Tony nominee Hunter Foster and the cast of Urinetown,
Tony nominee Brad Oscar from The Producers,
The cast of the 2000 Broadway revival of The Rocky Horror Show,
a toe-tapping and confetti showered finale from the cast of the 2001 Tony winning revival of
42nd Street.
Who remembers BROADWAY ON BROADWAY?
Could they bring it back when Broadway returns this year?!
