Bring in ‘da Noise, Bring in ‘da Funk 1996 Tony Awards


WHAT?S HAPPENING BROADWAY FANS?! Today is an exciting day because we are finding out the nomination for The 72nd Annual Tony Awards just 40 days away. In honor of this day up till June 10th, we at New York Broadway Tours are pleased to once again present our annual Tony Awards countdown playing you the best performances past and present. This time, we are doing it as a TOP 40 TONY AWARDS COUNTDOWN. Let?s get started!!!

Kicking off the NEW YORK BROADWAY TOURS TOP 40 TONY AWARDS COUNTDOWN, we wanted to start with an ultimate Broadway toe tapping production at # 40. This particular show is a unique revue that takes you into the life of African American history told entirely through rhythm, blues, jazz, rap, and precision tap dancing. We are talking about Bring in da noise, bring in da funk. The musical was conceived and directed by Tony Award winner George C. Wolfe, and a full team that included book by Red. E. Gaines (who also starred in the cast), a score by Wolfe, Gaines, Daryl Waters, Zane Mark, and Ann Duquesnay (who also starred in the cast), and choreography by acclaimed Award winning dancer Savion Glover (who also starred in the cast).

From the 1996 telecast, Glover, Gaines, and Duquesnay along with Jeffrey Wright, Dul? Hill, and the full company perform a toe tapping medley of TAXI and the show?s title song.

BRING IN ?DA NOISE, BRING IN ?DA FUNK was originally was developed in the early 90?s. It had it?s official world premiere Off Broadway at The Public Theater in the Fall of 1995. The Off Broadway run earned rave reviews and got so much attention, it was transferred to Broadway?s Ambassador Theatre in the Spring of 1996 where it played a complete total of 1,150 regular performances. Following its Broadway run, the show embarked on a National Tour featuring Savion Glover.

The show was nominated for 9 Tonys back in 1996 including Best Musical. It won 4 including Best Choreography (for Savion Glover) and Best Direction of a Musical (for George C. Wolfe).

Is this a great to kick off a TOP 40 countdown?

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Bring in ‘da Noise, Bring in ‘da Funk 1996 Tony Awards

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Playbill livestreamed the camera rehearsal for The 91st Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Da


Playbill livestreamed the camera rehearsal for The 91st Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade this Thursday morning.

According to the shows in this video….

Noah Galvin and the cast of this year’s Tony Award winning Best Musical Dear Evan Hansen will perform the show’s anthem YOU WILL BE FOUND

and Christy Altomare, Derek Klena, and the cast of Anastasia The Musical will perform a medley of 2 of the beloved Oscar and Golden Globe nominated songs we all grew up and fell in love with from the 1997 Animated film that are now big showstoppers on Broadway… JOURNEY TO THE PAST and ONCE UPON A DECEMBER.

No footage has been seen yet of the casts of SpongeBob Broadway and Once On This Island Broadway or what songs they will be performing in the Parade.

Tune in to see the casts of ANASTASIA, DEAR EVAN HANSEN, ONCE ON THIS ISLAND, and SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS on the NBC telecast of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in Harold Square this Thanksgiving day (this upcoming Thursday) starting at 9am – Noon.

PLEASE NOTE: The Broadway Shows are the first to go up in the first hour. They are usually considered as the Opening Act before the Balloons, Floats, Marching Bands, Clowns, and Celebrities come down center stage in Harold Square. Be sure to tune in at 9AM sharp. BROADWAY GOES FIRST!!! You do not want to miss the performances.

LIVE from Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade rehearsals with Dear Evan Hansen and Anastasia The Musical

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Dear Theater World, Today is going to be a bittersweet, difficult, and emotional da


Dear Theater World,

Today is going to be a bittersweet, difficult, and emotional day as Ben Platt ends his incredible 3 year journey as the title role in the Award winning smash hit Dear Evan Hansen which he received the Tony Award for Best Performance By A Leading Actor in a Musical. Platt (already known for his work at the time for his roles in Pitch Perfect and The Book of Mormon on Broadway) has been with the show since the very beginning from the early readings and workshops along with the world premiere productions at Arena Stage, Off Broadway at Second Stage Theater, and in our very own Broadway backyard at the Music Box Theatre. Following his final bow, he will be heading to the studio going hard at work on his first ever solo album from Atlantic Records plus more Film, TV, and hopefully a return to Broadway soon.

Beginning this Tuesday night, The Real O’Neals star Noah Galvin will put on the blue stripped shirt and arm cast as he takes over the title role of “Evan Hansen” for a strictly limited engagement through January 2018 before Hello, Dolly on Broadway’s Taylor Trensch will continue full time from there.

Ben Platt will be missed. Special thank you to him for presenting one of the most powerful, emotional, and haunting performances of the year, lending your voice to those who don’t feel like they don’t belong, and reminding us that WE WILL BE FOUND. We will miss seeing you WAVING THROUGH A WINDOW at all of us. BRAVO!! Happy Trails

WE <3 BEN PLATT & CANNOT WAIT FOR NOAH & TAYLOR TO CONTINUE TO HONOR YOU & MAKE THE ROLE THEIR VERY OWN. SINCERLEY ME (and everyone at New York Broadway Tours) Ben Platt and Laura Dreyfuss perform “Waving Through a Window” from the Broadway show Dear Evan Hansen for Late Night with Seth Meyers. ? Subscribe to Late N…

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TOP #16 BROADWAY AT THE MACY’S PARADE COUNTDOWN



HOCKADOO BROADWAY FANS! The holiday season is just around the corner and we are 16 days away from The 90th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Our TOP 20 BROADWAY AT THE MACY’S PARADE COUNTDOWN continues playing you some of the best toe-tapping performances from the NBC and CBS telecasts of Broadway’s MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET.

At # 16 on our countdown, we go back in time to the 1950’s during the time of the birth of rock n’ roll where a Caucasian disc jockey attempts to play colored music on the radio trying to bring the world together. This is the 2010 Tony Award winning smash hit Memphis The Musical.

From the 2011 CBS telecast, Tony nominee Adam Pascal (who just joined the cast at the time) as Huey Calhoun & the cast bring a little rock n’ roll to downtown park in lower Manhattan with a performance of the showstopper RADIO.

MEMPHIS (which won 4 Tony Awards in 2010 including Best Musical) played Broadway’s Shubert Theatre for 1,195 performances. The Broadway production was filmed for a cinema release and later aired on Great Performances l PBS in 2011. It’s now available to own on DVD & Blu-Ray featuring the show’s acclaimed original cast including Tony nominees Chad Kimball (returning to Broadway this spring in the new musical Come From Away) as Huey and Montego Glover as Felicia. Productions of MEMPHIS around the world in schools, community, and regional theatres are still happening as well.

Who has been rocking out and yelling HOCKADOO?

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Adam Pascal and the Broadway company of MEMPHIS perform “Radio” (written by David Bryan & Joe DiPietro) on the 2011 CBS Thanksgiving Parade.

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