by NYBroadwayTours | Jul 12, 2017 | Blog, Broadway
BREAKING NEWS: The best of Broadway is heading your way to PBS this fall to air on Great Performances l PBS. Fans can expect to see 3 of some of the acclaimed recent Broadway productions that were filmed and live streamed on BroadwayHD now finally on your TV, a few Encore presentations of some acclaimed Behind the Scenes documentaries, and more.
Friday, October 20, 9 pm-12 am ET
Roundabout Theatre Company’s acclaimed revival of She Loves Me at Studio 54 starring Zachary Levi and Laura Benanti. Along with Tony winners Jane Krakowski and Gavin Creel, Get your VANILLA ICE CREAM ready and experience the romance of this iconic Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick classic. This was the revival that made Broadway history as the first ever ON BROADWAY show that was livestreamed.
Friday, November 3, 9 pm ET
This year’s acclaimed revival of No?l Coward’s Present Laughter at the St. James Theatre starring this year’s Tony winning Best Actor in a Play himself Kevin Kline. Get ready for an evening of laughter as we explore the life of a self-obsessed actor about to embark on a commitment tour in Africa.
Friday, November 10, 9-10:30 pm ET
An Encore presentation of In The Heights: Chasing Broadway Dreams. Go behind the scenes of the Award winning musical where it all began for Lin-Manuel Miranda (long before Hamilton: An American Musical). Go behind the scenes from rehearsals, to opening night, and up to the show’s Tony glory.
Friday, November 17, 9-10:30 pm ET
Prince of Broadway ? A Tribute to Harold Prince. This documentary will take you behind the scenes into all the stories of one of the most acclaimed directors in Broadway history. This is the genius behind The Pajama Game, Dame Yankees, Sweeney Todd, The Phantom of the Opera, and more.
Friday, November 24, 9-11:30 pm ET
Roundabout Theatre Company’s acclaimed Broadway premiere production of Irving Berlin’s Holiday Inn at Studio 54. Get ready for a night of romance, thrills, and spectacular staging in this acclaimed production starring Tony nominee Bryce Pinkham and High School Musical favorite Corbin Bleu/.
Friday, December 1, 9-10:30 pm ET
An Encore presentation of Hamilton’s America. go behind the scenes of the Award winning hottest musical ever that continues to play to packed houses everywhere. You will be with Lin Manuel Miranda and the cast as they explore the life of these real historical characters they play.
Along with these shows set to air on GREAT PERFORMANCES, another one of this past season’s acclaimed shows is set to air on Live from Lincoln Center this October. That show is the acclaimed Tony nominated revival of Falsettos on Broadway starring Christian Borle, Andrew Rannells, and Stephanie J. Block. No official date has been announced yet. However, you can see the acclaimed revival of FALSETTOS set to play a 3 day engagement in Movie Theaters starting tonight.
Who is excited for all Broadway on PBS?!!!
PBS Releases Dates for Broadway’s Best on Great Performances | Broadway Direct
As part of their series Great Performances, PBS has released the air dates for the Broadway productions of She Loves Me, Present Laughter, Prince of Broadway, and Holiday Inn. The season will also include special encore presentations of Hamilton?s America and In the Heights ? Chasing Broadway Dreams…
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by NYBroadwayTours | Jun 7, 2017 | Blog, Broadway
BREAKING NEWS: The legendary Gershwin musical classic Crazy For You is officially heading back to Broadway next year in the continuation celebration of the show’s 25th Anniversary of it’s Broadway debut. For this revival, Susan Stroman will recreate her legendary staging (which she won her 1st of 5 Tony Awards for the show’s original Broadway production).
Before it heads back to the Great White Way, the show will have a Pre-Broadway out of town tryout in Los Angeles, California at the Center Theatre Group’s Ahmanson Theatre next year from February 7th, 2018 through March 18th, 2018
CRAZY FOR YOU is an updated version of the Gershwin’s acclaimed 1930 musical GIRL CRAZY. It’s a romantic-comedy telling the story of a banker with dreams of being in show business, falls in Love with the local postmistress, and ends up putting on a show to save a Theater from closing. The musical features some of the most beloved Gershwin songs ever written for the stage including EMBRACABLE YOU, SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME, I GOT RHYTHM, & much more.
The show originally premiered on Broadway in 1992 at the Shubert Theatre where it ran for an incredible 1,622 performances. The musical starred Tony nominees Harry Groener (who most people now know as “Mayor Wilkins” from Buffy The Vampire Slayer) as “Bobby Child” and Jodi Benson (who most people now know worldwide at the voice of “Ariel” from Disney’s The Little Mermaid) as “Polly Baker”. The show went on to be nominated for 9 Tony Awards that year winning 3 including Best Musical.
Following it’s original Broadway run, CRAZY FOR YOU went on to become a smash hit worldwide including London’s West End, a filmed performance in 1999 at Paper Mill Playhouse (that aired on PBS) which went on to be nominated for an Emmy, and much more.
Most recently, CRAZY FOR YOU celebrated it’s 25th Anniversary with a concert presentation featuring an all star cast produced by Manhattan Concert Productions (MCP). It was led by Tony nominees Tony Yazbeck as “Bobby Child” and Laura Osnes as “Polly Baker”.
No word has been announced on the dates or what Theater this new revival of CRAZY FOR YOU will play at when it officially hits NYC.
Who is excited to see this S’WONDERFUL classic back on Broadway?!!
Breaking: Susan Stroman Will Direct Broadway-Bound CRAZY FOR YOU Revival in LA!
Center Theatre Group Artistic Director Michael Ritchie and Broadway producer Joey Parnes announced today that the Tony Award-winning Best Musical, ?Crazy for You,? with music and lyrics by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin and a book by two-time Tony Award nominee Ken Ludwig (?Lend Me a Tenor?), will…
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by NYBroadwayTours | Apr 22, 2017 | Blog, Broadway
For those who have come on our tours, we’ve talked about the different rush policies for Broadway. One of the most popular ones we mention is the lottery policy.
A lottery rush is usually done for if the show is so popular right now and it’s impossible to get a ticket. They have 2 different kids of rush lotteries…. A live lottery (usually 2 1/2 hours before that day’s performance in front of that theater) and a digital lottery (usually done either from the show’s website or BroadwayBox).
Check out BROADWAYBOX for which shows do a Digital Live lottery every day including Hamilton: An American Musical, WICKED The Musical, The Lion King – Musical, and more.
Broadway Direct Lottery
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