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 27, 2021 | Blog, News, Shows
BREAKING NEWS: Live Theater is making its way back overseas. We are so excited to announce that the London’s annual
West End LIVE concert is back. Presented by
Westminster City Council and the Society of London Theatre, this year’s edition is set for September 18th-19th, 2021 in Trafalgar Square.
Last year’s event was initially The event was set for June 20th-21st, 2020. However, it was canceled as an in-person event but changed to a virtual concert.
For anyone who doesn’t know about WEST END LIVE, it’s almost like London’s version of our annual past Broadway events like BROADWAY IN BRYANT PARK, BROADWAY ON BROADWAY, and STARS IN THE ALLEY. Same details….. It’s a fun FREE outdoor concert for 2 DAYS featuring live performances from the casts of all the major musicals in London’s West End and Off-West End. It even features special solo concerts from some of the biggest names who have performed in the West End.
More details on participating shows will be revealed at a later time.
by Mike Haber | Jul 26, 2021 | Antoinette (Tony) Awards, Blog, Broadway, Casting, News, Shows
ON THE MAEQUEE: The groundbreaking Award winning phenomenon
Dear Evan Hansen is set to once again go TAP, TAP, TAPPIN on the Great Bright Way this holiday season. Our hearts are filled with happiness as we once again are about to SEE IS SKY FOR FOREVER!!
We want to give a shoutout to one of our awesome new friends and super FANSEN Rob Lawlor for letting us share these incredible photos. With the
Pasek and Paul musical’s return, there have been some updates made to its 5 year home at Broadway’s Music Box Theatre. Under the direction of Tony nominee Michael Grief, the show will relaunch its Broadway run starting DECEMBER 11TH, 2021.
The cast is still expecting to be the same as it was (as you can see in the billboards of the current cast) prior to the show getting abruptly shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The current Broadway cast of DEAR EVAN HANSEN is led by…..
Stage, Screen, & Recording Superstar
Jordan Fisher as the title role,
Newcomer Gabrielle Carrubba as “Zoey Murphy”,
Newcomer David Jeffery as “Connor Murphy”,
Stage and Screen favorite Ivan Hernandez as “Larry Murphy”,
Newcomer Jared Goldsmith as “Jared Kleinman”,
and
In addition, Broadway favorite
Zachary Noah Piser will serve as the alternate “Evan Hansen” playing the role at certain performances.
Tickets for DEAR EVAN HANSEN’s return is now available on
Telecharge. Currently, the Music Box Theatre is still closed. Announcements on re-opening the Box Office will be revealed at a later time.
Along with the Broadway company’s return, DEAR EVAN HANSEN will also re-launch its various productions worldwide. The London company reopens at the Noel Coward Theatre starting October 26th, 2021. From there, the North American National Tour will re-kick off December 7th, 2021 in Greensboro, NC before traveling to more than 30 cities across both the USA and and Canada.
Most importantly,
Stephen Chbosky‘s highly anticipated film adaptation of the musical is scheduled to be released in Theaters nationwide starting September 24th, 2021 from
Universal Pictures.
WORDS FAIL to describe how excited, emotional, and overwhelmed in seeing such a powerful story return.
Welcome Home DEAR EVAN HANSEN!!!
Who is excited ready to discover that YOU WILL BE FOUND?!!
by Mike Haber | Jul 26, 2021 | Blog, Broadway, Gleeks Fan Tour (Times Square), News
BREAKING NEWS: Stage and Screen favorite
Lea Michele has been taking so much personal time to reflect both herself & raising her almost 1 year old baby boy Ever Leo. Now, the
Glee and
Spring Awakening star has made it back to the recording studio and set to release a new solo album out this Fall.
The album entitled FOREVER is very different vs. her previous records. Celebrating now being a new mommy, it will be a full lullaby album. You can expect the acclaimed performer performing beautiful new renditions familiar Pop/Rock songs from
Guns N’ Roses,
Kacey Musgraves, and more with a twist….. done in the style of a beautiful, quiet, soft, and intimate lullaby. The album title is also play on words as its dedicated to her son, Ever…… FOREVER.
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.
We cannot wait to hear this angelic voice bring popular tunes in a whole new directions.
by Mike Haber | Jul 25, 2021 | Antoinette (Tony) Awards, Blog, Broadway, News, Shows
IT’S DE-LOVELY to see Live Theater back!!!! Last night, Tony Award winner
Sutton Foster made BOTH her triumphant return to the Musical Theater stage, her West End debut, and reprised her 2nd Tony winning performance as “Reno Sweeney” in the new London production of
Roundabout Theatre Company‘s Award winning revival of
Anything Goes. Be prepared to have tissues ready as we are about to share with all of you that historical first curtain call on the stage of London’s
Barbican Theatre.
That first performance brought the unforgettable magic of our Musical Theater world back to life. The
Barbican was SOLD OUT. Non-stop entrance applause. Most excitingly, mid-show standing ovations including for both the title song and BLOW GABRIEL BLOW.
This new London revival of ANYTHING GOES is set to run for a strictly limited engagement through October 17th, 2021 at the Barbican Theatre.
by Mike Haber | Jul 25, 2021 | Antoinette (Tony) Awards, Blog, Broadway, News, Shows
Disney on Broadway‘s welcome back concert LIVE AT THE NEW AM officially closes today after a successful weekend engagement at the legendary New Amsterdam Theatre. This performance was met with RAVE reviews from both critics and theatergoers so happy to be back in a Broadway Theater. Throughout the weekend, there have been some really awesome highlighted moments.
During LIVE AT THE NEW AM’s opening night performance earlier this past week, Disney and Broadway fans got the ultimate impromptu surprise.
Aladdin‘s original Tony winning “Genie” himself
James Monroe Iglehart was plucked from the audience and performed with current Broadway “Genie”
Michael James Scott on a showstopping rendition of FRIEND LIKE ME.
Congrats to the full cast, crew, musicians, and creative team of LIVE AT THE NEW AM for a successful weekend engagement. We know for a fact that they’ve raised so much money as well for
The Actors Fund.
Coming up next, THE MAGIC RETURNS for real this Fall for Disney on Broadway!!!
