COVID-19 safety protocols (Delta Variant cases rising). Let’s do this right!!!
We are taking baby steps of re-launching our Walking Tours. Even if you’ve gotten your vaccines or not yet, please continue to follow COVID-19 safety guidelines!!!
Tony winner Brian Stokes Mitchell to headline solo concert at Lincoln Center part of RESTART STAGES this Summer!
LOOK AT YOUR LIFE THROUGH HEAVEN’S EYES!! All Summer long, Lincoln Center is bringing the magic of Live Theater and Performances with its RESTART STAGES program. So many performances coming from the worlds of classical musical, jazz, and of course our very own Broadway scene. One of those many performances to come will be a breathtaking evening inspiring us TO REACH THE UNREACHABLE STAR with Tony Award winning Broadway favorite Brian Stokes Mitchell.
The angelic baritone will present a new cabaret show entitled OUT WITH THE OLD from July 21st-23rd, 2021 before returning for an encore engagement from August 12th-14th, 2021. With his trio (led by Tedd Firth), the evening will feature a full diverse selection of Great American Songbook standards and Broadway favorites by this breathtaking talent. You can expect Stokes as well to perform notable hits from his legendary career including RAGTIME and MAN OF LA MANCHA.
Since we are still coping with ongoing COVID-19 pandemic safety precautions, there will be a limited amount of seating for this free concert. You can’t just show up though. TodayTix will be doing a virtual lottery for FREE TICKETS on each night Brian Stokes Mitchell will be performing. They are welcoming both people who have been vaccinated and also those who haven’t yet (which will require people to social distant and wear their face mask).
We’re also sure for a face one of the concerts will be livestreamed as well. Stay tuned for more information on that.
Don’t miss SOME ENCHANTED EVENING with this legendary performer.
Who is excited?!!
Broadway Musical adaptation of THE KARATE KID in the works!!!
BREAKING NEWS: A new musical adaptation of the acclaimed martial arts film The Karate Kid is heading for the Great Bright Way!!! According to an Actors’ Equity Association casting notice, the production will have a World Premiere Out-Of-Town tryout Spring of 2022. No word though has been said where or when the Pre-Broadway tryout run will be or exactly when its coming to the Big Apple.
In case anyone may not know or have forgotten, THE KARATE KID is based on the 1984 Columbia film of the same name. Set in Newark, New Jersey, the story follows a young teenager who is taught how to defend himself against the school bullies by an eccentric, but kind and humble Okinawan karate instructor. The original film was a huge smash, it become an acclaimed franchise with several sequels, a remake, and a TV series.
This new musical will feature….
a book by the film’s screenwriter Robert Mark Kamen,
an original score by Drew Gasparini,
a set design by Tony and Emmy winner Derek McLane.
directed by Amon Miyamoto,
and
Get ready to show off those high kicks, punches, and WHACKS Broadway!!! HIIIIIIIIIIIIYEEEEEEEEEAHHHHH!!!!
Who is excited?!!!
THE KARATE KID Musical Will Get Pre-Broadway Tryout in Spring 2022 (broadwayworld.com)
BROADWAY THROWBACK: SHREK THE MUSICAL’S NOT YOUR ORDINARY PRINCESS CONTEST
Every performer out there dreams of that once in a lifetime opportunity to star on Broadway. It all takes that special spark, uniqueness, and talent to get there. Little throwback to 12 years ago, the Broadway company of Shrek the Musical teamed up with Nickelodeon for their NOT YOUR ORDINARY PRINCESS contest.
For those who may not know, this contest was a once in a lifetime opportunity for 2 lucky hopefuls to win the chance to star as both the “Young” and “Teenage” versions of “Princess Fiona” (sharing the stage with Tony winner Sutton Foster) in a future performance of SHREK THE MUSICAL on Broadway for ONE NIGHT ONLY. To enter, these aspiring young leading ladies had to self-tape a video of themselves singing I KNOW IT’S TODAY (the big I WANT song for “Princess Fiona”) and upload it onto a special website. From there, fans and viewers would vote for their favorites. There would be a continuous process of elimination till the very end.
The winning Broadway newcomers consisted of….
Hannah Beatt from Sarasota, FL as “Young Fiona”
and
Laura Laureano from Ronkonkoma, NY as “Teen Fiona”.
Both talents got the full royal makeover getting to spent quality time with Sutton Foster, work with the full company of SHREK THE MUSICAL on Broadway, and more.
SHREK THE MUSICAL ran on the Great Bright Way at the Broadway Theatre for 37 previews and 441 regular performances.
Truly shows that hard work pays off and you can achieve your Broadway dreams if you put your mind to it.
How magical is that?!!!!
ON THE MARQUEE: SPRINGSTEEN ON BROADWAY at the St. James Theatre
ON THE MARQUEE: COME ON UP FOR THE RISING!!! After 15 1/2 months, Broadway is back!!! The legendary Bruce Springsteen is making the curtains rise for the first time since March 11th, 2020 with a bang, The BORN TO RUN singer returns with an ENCORE engagement of his critically acclaimed acoustic solo concert SPRINGSTEEN ON BROADWAY.
One of our friends so kind enough to share this incredible photo of the updated front of house billboard outside the legendary St. James Theatre welcoming THE BOSS and the LIVE THEATER magic back to the Great Bright Way!!!
SPRINGSTEEN ON BROADWAY will run all Summer long through September 4th, 2021.
So happy to be celebrating the return of our New York Theater scene….. with ongoing COVID-19 safety precautions….. tonight!!!
WELCOME BACK BROADWAY!!
WELCOME BACK BRUCE!!!!
Break a leg to THE BOSS, his guests, crew, and more!!!
How amazing is this?!!!
HAPPY FATHER’S DAY!!!
Happy Father’s Day to all the awesome dads out there!!! Who is your favorite Broadway dad?!!!
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