ON THE MARQUEE: Earlier this week, Olvia Puckett began a 2 week stint playing the role of the love interest “Zoe Murphy” (originally standing by and now replacing original leading lady Laura Dreyfuss) in the Tony and Grammy winning smash Dear Evan Hansen. See her now through July 29th, 2018 at the Music Box Theatre.
From July 31st, 2018 will continue to standby and the role of “Zoe Murphy” fulltime will be played by newcomer Mallory Bechtel.
Check out the front of house billboards of the Music Box Theatre with Olivia’s photo.
Earlier this week on Jeopardy!, there was an entire category dedicated to The Phantom of the Opera in celebration of it’s 30th Anniversary on Broadway. The longest running show ever in Broadway history continues to haunt audiences 8 times a week at the Majestic Theatre. See if you can master the category.
#TodayOnJ! we celebrated 30 years of the dark and mysterious beauty that is “The Phantom of the Opera.” The Phantom of the Opera
GIMMIE GIMMIE THAT THING CALLED LOVE!! Earlier this past month, the Tony winning smash hit musical comedy THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE celebrated it’s 15th Anniversary with a one night only reunion concert at the Minskoff Theatre featuring majority of the original cast led by Tony winners Sutton Foster, Gavin Creel, Harriet Harris, and more. The reunion concert was a benefit for The Actors Fund. Doesn’t the company still have it 15 years after it’s Broadway Debut?!!!
Watch highlights from Thoroughly Modern Millie’s 15th anniversary reunion concert, starring Sutton Foster and Gavin Creel!
FLASHBACK FRIDAY: Earlier this month, WICKED The Musical veterans Tony and Emmy winner Kristin Chenoweth (Broadway’s original “Glinda”) and acclaimed recording artist Shoshana Bean (Broadway’s first replacement “Elphaba”) took center stage at The Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles to perform a breathtaking rendition of the show’s beloved 11:00 number FOR GOOD at the Trevor Live event.
The Trevor Live event is a benefit show every year to raise money for The Trevor Project (which prevent lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth from committing sucide).
How THRILLIFYING this performance from these 2 former Witches of Oz?
Kristin Chenoweth and Shoshana Bean performing “For Good” from the hit musical “Wicked” live at TrevorLIVE LA 2017. Held on December 3, 2017 at the Beverly H…
FLASHBACK FRIDAY: Earlier this week, Marissa Jaret Winokur, the acclaimed stage and screen actress who wowed Broadway in creating the role of “Tracy Turnblad” in the original production of HAIRSPRAY (earning herself a 2003 Tony Award for Best Performance By A Leading Actress in a Musical) celebrated her 17th Anniversary of being cancer free.
Winokur was part of Hairspray’s road to Broadway since the very beginning. However, that road to Broadway can lead to a small unexpected bump in the road. During the early stages of the show, she received the most shocking news of her life that she was diagnosed with cervical and uterine cancer. She underwent several weeks of treatment with doctors removing the tumor. Luckily, she did not receive chemotherapy and the cancer was not harmful.
In addition, Winokur kept her condition a secret to the entire cast, crew, and creative team of HAIRSPRAY fearing for her life that she would no longer be part of the show. The company did find out and they gave her so much love and support, she made a quick recovery and back to the show in time for it’s 2002 Broadway Opening Night and ended up winning her Tony.
Happy 17 Years Cancer Free Marissa!! You are a warrior and as always YOU CAN’T STOP THE BEAT indeed. We at New York Broadway Tours want you back on the New York stage ASAP.
Marissa Jaret Winokur discusses getting diagnosed with cervical and uterine cancer months before opening “Hairspray” as Tracy Turnblad. This interview includ…
