by NYBroadwayTours | Jul 13, 2019 | Blog, Broadway
BREAKING NEWS: Broadway has been affected by the current Power Outage spanning from 72nd Street to our Theater district. Because of all this, majority of shows are cancelled this evening. Thoughts?
Blackout in Midtown Manhattan Affecting Broadway Shows
According to multiple reports, a blackout due to a transformer fire in midtown Manhattan on Saturday evening has resulted in power outages in the Hell's Kitchen, midtown Manhattan, Times Square and Upper West Side areas of New York City.
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by NYBroadwayTours | Jun 27, 2018 | Blog, Broadway
BREAKING NEWS: Manhattan Concert Productions (MCP) has announced that it’s next concert staging of a Broadway Musical will be… Frank Wildhorn and Nan Knighton’s cult classic…. THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL.
Directed by Tony winner Jeff Calhoun, Musical director by Jason Howland, and accompanied by the New York City Chamber Orchestra (featuring over 200 performers), this one night only concert is set for February 18th, 2018 at David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center.
Set in 18th Century England and France, THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL (based on Baroness Orczy’s legendary 20th Century novel) tells the tale of a British Nobleman who develops a secret identity to battle the forces of evil during the Reign of Terror of the French Revolution. The musical features some beloved songs including YOU ARE MY HOME, PRAYER, INTO THE FIRE, and WHEN I LOOK AT YOU.
Who is excited?
BREAKING: Manhattan Concert Productions Brings THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL To Lincoln Center
Manhattan Concert Productions’ Broadway Series will return with the critically acclaimed musical The Scarlet Pimpernel! The show will be performed one night only at David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center on February 18, 2019 at 8:00 pm. Jeff Calhoun (Stage Director) and Jason Howland (Music Director) wil…
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by NYBroadwayTours | Apr 6, 2017 | Blog, Broadway
BREAKING NEWS: Some of Broadway’s best is taking center stage to pay tribute to one of the most iconic directors of all time. Casting for the Broadway premiere of Prince of Broadway – A New Musical (paying tribute to the legendary Harold Prince) has been announced…
Reprising their performances from the Tokyo engagement will be…
Tony nominee Emily Skinner (Broadway’s Sideshow),
Tony nominee Tony Yazbeck (Broadway’s On The Town – The Musical Comedy Classic, Finding Neverland – The New Musical),
Tony nominee Nancy Opel (Broadway’s Urinetown, Cinderella the Musical),
Newcomer Bryonha Marie Parham,
and
Kaley Ann Voorhees (Broadway’s youngest actress ever to play the lead role of “Christine Daae” in The Phantom of the Opera).
Also joining the lineup for the Broadway engagement will be..,
Tony winner Chuck Cooper (Broadway’s The Life – the Musical),
Tony nominee Brandon Uranowitz (An American In Paris on Broadway, recently in the revival of Falsettos on Broadway,
and
Janet Dacal (Broadway’s In The Heights, Wonderland the Musical).
1 additional cast member will be announced soon.
PRINCE OF BROADWAY is will be the first new musical of the 2017-2018 Broadway season. Previews begin on August 3rd, 2017 and opening night set for August 24th, 2017 at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre.
Who is excited?
Manhattan Theatre Club
Announcing the cast of #PrinceOfBroadway!
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by NYBroadwayTours | Feb 21, 2017 | Blog, Broadway
Earlier this past Sunday night, Manhattan Concert Productions (MCP) put together a one night only concert staging production of the classic Tony winning Gershwin musical Crazy For You in honor of the show’s 25th Anniversary since it’s Broadway Debut. The concert was held at David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center.
For this concert production, it featured Susan Stroman recreating her Tony winning choreography from Broadway plus directing the concert presentation. It featured an all star cast including…
2 time Tony nominee Laura Osnes (Cinderella the Musical, upcoming Bandstand Broadway),
Tony nominee Tony Yazbeck (On The Town – The Musical Comedy Classic, Finding Neverland – The New Musical),
Stage and screen legend Mark Linn Baker,
Saturday Night Live favorite Rachel Dratch,
Tony nominee Nancy Opel (Urinetown, Cinderella the Musical),
and much more.
CRAZY FOR YOU (which is an updated version of GIRL CRAZY) opened at Broadway’s Shubert Theatre in 1992 and ran for 1,622 performances. It was nominated 9 Tony Awards that same year winning for 3 including Best Musical.
Isn’t Gershwin music so S’WONDERFUL?!!!
Who could ask for anything more? Laura Osnes, Tony Yazbeck, Rachel Bloom, Jerry O’Connell, Rachel Dratch, and Jack McBrayer dance a joyous curtain call in Manhattan Concert Productions (MCP)’s CRAZY FOR YOU.
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