by Mike Haber | Jun 15, 2021 | NYBT NEWS
BREAKING NEWS: According to Governor Andrew Cuomo, it was released that NYC is set to lift COVID-19 restrictions as 70%. Yup, NYC is continuing to wake up and we’re seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. Thoughts?!!!
Governor Cuomo Announces That New York Will Lift COVID Restrictions as State Hits 70% Vaccination Milestone (broadwayworld.com)
by Mike Haber | Jun 15, 2021 | Blog, Broadway, NYBT NEWS
Filmed in just ONE TAKE in
Central Park, here is the music video to FREEDOM INSIDE from Altomare’s brand new solo album WANDERING BIRD.
How powerful was this?!!!!
Christy Altomare – Freedom Inside (One Take) [Official Music Video] – YouTube
by Mike Haber | Jun 13, 2021 | Antoinette (Tony) Awards, Blog, Broadway, Casting, In The Heights Walking Tour, NYBT NEWS, Shows, Washington Heights
This past week alone has been so much rave for the film adaptation of the Tony and Grammy winning smash hit
In The Heights out now in Theaters and on
HBO Max. For
Lin-Manuel Miranda‘s breakout debut musical, we all first fell in love with the show as a smash on the Great Bright Way. Everyone can relate to all of the powerful characters from THE BARRIO from its main leads like “Usnavi” to even some of the small featured roles like…… “The Piragua Guy”.
Little throwback to the show’s time on the Great Bright Way in 2008 where Miranda and the full HEIGHTS company came together to parody the
MTV reality show for
Legally Blonde that same year. This hilarious web series parody takes Broadway auditioning to the next level as the HEIGHTS company searches for a new actor to take on the featured role of…… you guessed it…… “The Piragua Guy”. This is LEGALLY BROWN: THE SEARCH FOR THE NEXT PIRAGUA GUY.
Eliseo Romano originated the role in the Broadway production. Most recently, Lin-Manuel Miranda portrayed him in the new film.
It’s done just like for the LEGALLY BLONDE: THE SEARCH FOR ELLE WOODS show for 6 weeks with ongoing Broadway veterans and favorites battle it out in attempt to replace Eliseo as “The Piragua Guy” in the Broadway production of IN THE HEIGHTS. They go through various audition challenges and critiqued by a panel of judges consisting of….
Quiara Alegria Hudes (the show’s book writer),
and
Rickey Tripp (HEIGHTS Ensemble cast member).
The aspiring “Piragua Guys” in this consist of….
Hunter Bell,
Noah Weisberg,
and
Eliseo Roman (THE OG himself) fighting to stay in the game,
There is a twist at the end of the series!!
The series is hosted by Broadway & West End star Asmeret Ghebremichael (HEIGHTS original OFF-Broadway cast member).
There’s also appearances by HEIGHTS company members….
Tony winner Andy Blankenbeuhler (the show’s choreographer),
Janet Dacal (original “Carla” and later replacement “Nina”),
Andréa Burns (original “Daniella”),
Lin-Manuel Miranda,
and
This web series promises is a delicious HIT!!!! Can one of these amazing talents give “Mr. Softee” a run for his money?!!!!
How funny is this?
Who remembers this?!!
by Mike Haber | Jun 11, 2021 | NYBT NEWS
BREAKING NEWS: It has just been announced that
Katori Hall‘s critically acclaimed play THE HOT WING KING has officially been Awarded the 2021
Pulitzer Prize for Drama!!! This delicious comedy joins the lineup of unforgettable creators earning this special honor for a powerful piece of Theater art created….. Both for Plays and Musicals.
For anyone who may not know of THE HOT WING KING, the play is set in Memphis, TN at the annual Hot Wang Festival. It follows “Cordell Crutchfield”, a man with so much determination on cooking the best Wings that’ll make him the king of the festival. However everything starts to become a recipe of hell when his boyfriend “Dwayne” takes in his troubled nephew,
The show had a triumphant sold out World Premiere Off-Broadway run at the
Pershing Square Signature Theater back in February 2020 (prior before the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown). It was well received by critics and Theatergoers everywhere. Under the direction of Steve H. Broadnax III , it features a cast led by…
Korey Jackson as “Dwayne”,
Cecil Blutcher as “Everett”,
Sheldon Best as “Isom”,
Eric B. Robinson Jr.. as “TJ”,
and
Nicco Annan as “Big Charles”.
Congrats Katori and the entire company of THE HOT WING KING. We are hoping for a potential return to the New York Stage…. Broadway especially. I bet you’re all celebrating today with delicious wings.
by Mike Haber | Jun 10, 2021 | NYBT NEWS, off broadway, Shows
BREAKING NEWS: Due to recent low tickets, Blindness (the first major performing arts production and Off Broadway show to open since the COVID-19 pandemic started) will sadly end its limited engagement early. The visual production will play its final performance on July 25th, 2021 at the Daryl Roth Theatre. Who is sad?
BLINDNESS to End its Run at the Daryl Roth Theatre on July 25 (broadwayworld.com)
by Mike Haber | Jun 10, 2021 | Blog, Broadway, East Village, Inspiration of Rent Tour, NYBT NEWS, Shows
THE MOVIE MUSICALS ARE BACK!!! Along with today’s release of the highly anticipated film adaptation of the Tony and Grammy winning smash hit
In The Heights,
Lin-Manuel Miranda also debuted a trailer of another exciting Musical film project he worked on coming out later this year…… The film adaptation of
Jonathan Larson‘s cult smash hit musical
Tick, Tick, Boom.
For Miranda, this new movie musical will mark his film directorial debut. He’s also no stranger to this show after having previously appearing in the 2014
New York City Center Encores Production.
The film adaptation of TICK, TICK, BOOM will feature a full all-star cast from the worlds of stage and screen. Along with Miranda directing, distributed by
Netflix, produced by Miranda, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, and
Imagine Entertainment, & an updated screenplay by Tony winner Steven Levenson, the cast will star….
TICK, TICK, BOOM will be released on Netflix this Fall 2021!!
How incredible is this trailer?!!
Who is excited?!!!
