SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL NEWS: As previously announced beginning June 27th, 2019, Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter Vanessa Carlton will make her Broadway Debut taking on the lead role of "Carole King" in the Tony and Grammy winning smash hit Beautiful – The Carole King Musical for a 10 week engagement at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre.
The production's longest running leading lady Chilina Kennedy played her final performance after over 2,000 performances this past Sunday, June 9th, 2019 (same day of the Tony Awards) before kicking off the National Tour of last year's Tony winning smash hit The Band's Visit later this month.
Currently during the interim before Carlton's first performance, the role of the iconic Grammy winning singer-songwriter will be rotated by the show's 2 incredible understudies who truly are NATURAL WOMEN themselves….
Elena Ricardo (Fresh from the National Tour of BEAUTIFUL and known as Broadway's closing "Sophie" in MAMMA MIA!)
and
Sara Sheperd (The show's Dance Captain and Swing who has been with BEAUTIFUL since DAY 1 and previously appeared on Broadway in Cry-Baby)
Break a leg Elena, Sara, and Vanessa!!! Happy Trails Chilina!!!
Who is excited for some incredible talents FEELING THE EARTH MOVE?
The hottest ticket on Broadway is taking fans on a journey WAY DOWN UNDER THE GROUND. As we previously mentioned, many of this year's smash hit shows that took home glory at this year's Tony Awards came back to work with an overwhelming response from the audience. Another amazing reception from the audience came at last night at the performance of this year's 8 time Tony winning BEST MUSICAL….Hadestown.
As the cast all took their first entrance, the sold out crowd at Broadway's Walter Kerr Theatre immediately erupted into a thunderous standing ovation before the start of the opening song. Later on at the curtain call, the cast welcomed its creative team (including its now Tony winning director Rachel Chavkin and its Tony winning composer Anais Mitchell) to join them on stage in the show's curtain call drinking encore song I RAISE MY CUP.
Congrats Hadestown. One of the most well deserved shows of the season. We at New York Broadway Tours RAISE OUR CUP to all you.
After the performance of Hadestown last night, June 11, the show's cast and creative team hosted a special curtain call where they raised a glass and celebrated their eight Tony wins!
Want to experience the most SPECTACULAR, SPECTACULAR show heading to the Great White Way this season? It has just been announced for the Broadway engagement of Moulin Rouge The Musical, fans will get the opportunity to see the show in a very unique way of sitting front row… THE CAN-CAN TABLE SEATING.
For those who saw the show in its pre-Broadway run in Boston last summer or may not know, THE CAN-CAN TABLE SEATING is table seats located right in the front row surrounded by an extended, semicircular runway that is technically the area where the orchestra pit is. It will give audience members the chance to be very close to the stage and seeing the action take place all around you.
In addition, it has been announced that the show will also have a digital lottery for every single performance for $29 tickets. More information about the lottery entry will be revealed closer to the start of performances.
Moulin Rouge (based on the Oscar winning film of the same name) is set to CAN-CAN into Broadway's Al Hirschfeld Theatre beginning this month. Previews begin June 28th, 2019 and Opening Night is set for July 25th, 2019.
Moulin Rouge! has announced a special seating section called Can Can! Table Seating, that will be available starting tomorrow, Thursday, June 13 at 10:00am EDT.
DID YOU KNOW?: Before wowing audiences with her now Award winning portrayal of the iconic "Star Cher" in the smash hit The Cher Show, Tony winner Stephanie J. Block began her professional career performing in the Entertainment as Disneyland. She's played everyone from "Fifer The Pig" to a Glockenspiel player in all the parades, and most importantly a Disney Princess.
During her time working at Disneyland at just 19 years old, Stephanie portrayed the role of "Belle" in the park's stage production of Beauty and the Beast at the Fantasyland Theater that ran from 1992-1995. This production also served as a development platform for when the Broadway show version was created. In addition, Block mentioned during her PBS concert special that she was in that final callback for originating the role of "Belle" on Broadway. However, the casting director said she was TOO GREEN. The role would then be given to Susan Egan who received a 1994 Tony nomination for her performance.
Check out the 2 part video below of her playing the beloved, smart, and intelligent bookworm princess back in 1992?
ON THE MARQUEE: The Tony and Grammy nominated smash hit Waitress the Musical recently welcomed back stage and screen veteran Erich Bergen back to the delicious smash hit as the hottest doctor in town "Dr. Pomatter".
Get a look at Bergen's new production photo put up on the billboard outside the Brooks Atkinson Theatre. He shares the stage opposite Broadway powerhouse Shoshana Bean who continues on the role of "Jenna" through July 7th, 2019.
