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Hellooooo Broadway!!! SO NICE TO BE BACK HOME WHERE WE BELONG!!!! Tours resume this month.
Greetings from Tour Guide Mike; Back in NYC since March 2020!!!!
Hey everyone, it’s one of our friendly neighborhood musical tour guides Mike….. After 594 away from the GREATEST CITY IN THE WORLD, I am back. We are so excited to relaunch our Walking Guided Tours next month. Broadway’s back!!! Book your tickets NOW!!!
Emmy winner and Broadway favorite Darren Criss releases new holiday album A VERY DARREN CRISSMAS out now; Tour to travel across North America this December!!
BREAKING NEWS: Before he returns to Broadway next year in the long awaited revival of American Buffalo, Emmy winner and Broadway favorite Darren Criss (TV’s Glee along with Broadway’s How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying and HEDWIG) is set to bring AN EXTRODINARY MERRY CHRISTMAS to you. The versatile screen and stage star most recently released his newest holiday A VERY DARREN CRISSMAS out now from Decca Records.
A VERY DARREN CRISSMAS showcases this celebrated talent’s vocal chops performing an unbelievable reimagined take on notable holiday favorites, rarely covered tunes, and more. The album features Criss performing duets alongside….
Country singing sensation Lainey Wilson,
Golden Globe and Emmy nominee Evan Rachel Wood,
and
Acclaimed singer, actor and fellow Glee castmate Adam Lambert.
It also officially marks as Criss’ first ever full length solo album. With his music career (outside of his work on Glee as “Blaine Anderson”), he previously released 3 EP solo recordings consisting of 2010’s HUMAN, 2017’s HOMEWORK, and his most recently created during the pandemic 2021’s MASQUERADE. All 3 EP’s went on to become successful topping the charts.
Along with the new holiday album, Criss will embark on a month long concert tour celebrating the holidays here in North America. The tour will kick off December 3rd, 2021 in Indianapolis, IN before making his way to the following cities….
Ann Arbor, MI (where Criss’ Alma Matter is),
Minneapolis, MN,
Milwaukee, WI,
Chicago, IL,
Louisville, KY,
Akron, OH,
Tysons, VA,
Philadelphia, PA,
Boston, MA,
Rochester, NY,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada,
Hershey, PA,
and
a stop in our New York City backyard at The Beacon Theatre!!!
If you love Darren Criss and want to know about about him and your favorite Glee stars that have rocked Broadway, join us for our GLEEKS ON BROADWAY Walking Tour relaunching next month.
Who is excited?!!!
New York Broadway Tours debuts new logo and promo announcing November 2021 relaunching of the Walking Tours!!!
BACK ON THE STREET WHERE WE LIVE… WHERE WE BELONG! So happy to be officially relaunching our Walking Tours November 2021!!! Book Your Tickets Now!!!!
Criss, Fishburne, and Rockwell led Broadway revival of AMERICAN BUFFALO will still be happening; Debuts Spring 2022 at Circle in the Square
BREAKING NEWS: The highly anticipated upcoming Broadway revival of David Mamet‘s American Buffalo will officially be happening after all. This new production directed by Neil Pepe is set to make its long awaited debut at Broadway’s Circle in the Square Theatre (current home of Chicken and Biscuits) for a strictly limited 16 week engagement beginning Spring 2022.
Previews will now begin March 22nd, 2022 and will finally officially open on April 14th, 2022….exactly two years after it was originally scheduled to open while in the midst of their initial rehearsals.
That’s not all, the all-star casting is still expecting to be the same as it was prior to Broadway being shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, It will star….
Tony & Emmy winner Laurence Fishburne as “Donny”,
Oscar winner Sam Rockwell as “Teach”,
and
Emmy winner, Broadway, & Glee favorite Darren Criss as “Bobby”.
For a little fresh recap, AMERICAN BUFFALO tells the story of a pair of ne’er-do-wells and a young intern plotting the robbery of a coin in a seedy second-hand junkshop…. the coin is a valuable Buffalo nickel.
The play originally premiered in Chicago at the Goodman Theatre in 1975. Under the direction of Gregory Mosher, that world premiere cast was led by…
A year later, the show moved Off Broadway playing the Theatre at St. Clements Church in 1976. Also directed by Gregory Mosher, this cast was led by….
Michael Egan as “Donny”,
Mike Kellin as “Teach”,
and
J.T. Walsh as “Bobby”.
The production took home the Obie Award for BEST NEW PLAY.
Another year later, AMERICAN BUFFALO made its ON Broadway debut at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre where it played only 122 performances. With direction this time by Ulu Grosbard, the Broadway premiere cast was led by….
Kenneth McMillian as “Donny”,
Robert Duvall as “Teach”,
and
John Savage as “Bobby”.
It was nominated for 2 Tony Awards that year for BEST DIRECTION OF A PLAY and BEST SCENIC DESIGN. However it lost the categories. However it won the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for BEST AMERICAN PLAY.
The show would later be revived various times on the New York stage. The first revival started out Off Broadway and the Downtown Circle in the Square Theatre in 1981. Under the direction of Arvin Brown, it was led by….
2 years later, the production transferred to Broadway playing the Booth Theatre for only 100 performances. With Arvin Brown’s direction, the cast starred….
J.J. Johnston reprising his World Premiere performance as “Donny”,
Al Pacino reprising the role of “Teach”,
and
James Hayden as “Bobby”.
It was nominated for a 1984 Tony Award for BEST REVIVAL but lost the category.
FUN FACT: James Hayden passed away 6 hours following a performance back in November 1983. He died from a heroin overdose while on the phone with his estranged wife in his upper westside apartment. Understudy John Shepard took on the role of “Bobby” fulltime for the remainder of the run.
In 2000 following a triumphant production in London, AMERICAN BUFFALO was revived again Off Broadway at the Atlantic Theater Company. Under the direction of Neil Pepe (who is coincidentally directing the upcoming 2021 revival), this cast was led by….
Phillip Baker Hall as “Donny”,
William H. Macy this time starring as “Teach”,
and
Mark Webber as “Bobby”.
The most recent Broadway revival happened in 2008 playing the Belasco Theatre which was a huge flop in critics and disappointing ticket sales. It only played 28 performances total. Under the direction of Robert Falls, this cast was led by….
Today the show is a popular performed in schools, community, and regional theaters everywhere.
Along with its life on stage, AMERICAN BUFFALO was also an acclaimed film from The Samuel Goldwyn Company. It was released in 1993. Under the direction of the play’s world premiere direction Gregory Mosher, the film starred…
Dustin Hoffman as “Treat”,
Dennis Franz as “Donny,,
and
Sean Nelson as “Bobby”.
We are so excited for the newly start date of this acclaimed dark drama back on the Great Bright Way.
Who is excited?!!!!
Stage and Screen favorite Lea Michele set to release FOREVER Lullaby album next month!!!
BREAKING NEWS: Emmy nominee and Broadway favorite Lea Michele has officially announced the release date of her upcoming solo album FOREVER. It is set to be available both in stores and digital download starting November 5th, 2021.
FOREVER is considered as Michele’s first album since giving birth to her first child “Ever Leo” who just turned 1 year old this past August. In celebration of being a new mom (and despite this past year of extreme backlash), the Glee and Spring Awakening star decided in creating her next album to be mainly covers of popular songs but done in the style of beautiful lullabies. The name is a pun on saying it as “FOR EVER” (dedicating it to her boy). The album feature 8 tracks of songs made famous by Guns N’ Roses, The Beatles, Kacey Musgraves, Judy Garland (a promising unbelievable new rendition of OVER THE RAINBOW), and so much more.
FOREVER marks as Michele’s 4th studio album. Her debut album LOUDER was released in 2014 selling over 62,000 copies. It debut at # 4 on the Billboard 200 albums chart and number 16 on the UK Albums Chart. It was also nominated for a World Music Award for World’s Best Album. In 2017,
Her follow-up Sophomore album PLACES was released in 2017 selling over 16,000 copies in its first week, debuting at # 28 on the Billboard 200 albums chart and # 27 on the UK album charts.
Michele’s 3rd and recent album CHRISTMAS IN THE CITY was released in 2019 prior before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. It topped the US Top Holiday Albums at # 3.
If you want to learn more about Lea Michele and many of your favorite Glee stars who have got their start on Broadway, join us for our GLEEKS ON BROADWAY Walking Tour in Times Square.
Who is excited?!!!
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