by Mike Haber | Oct 28, 2021 | Blog, Broadway, News, Shows
HOWDY, BROADWAY FANS!!! New York’s MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET is only 28 DAYS till The 95th Annual
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. We have more toe-tapping performances coming your way on our TOP 30 BROADWAY AT MACY’S COUNTDOWN. Truy an exciting day to ring in the return of the holiday season and celebrate the return of Broadway. Here comes another great Broadway performance?
At # 28 on our countdown, we take a trip to a notable HONKY TONK town in Tennessee in the 1950’s during a time of segregation and the birth of Rock N’ Roll. There, we meet a young Caucasian White DJ who attempts to get an Black nightclub singer on the radio. Slowly, they fall into a forbidden interracial romance that leads them into dangerous situations. Welcome to that town that is…..
Memphis. The show features a score by Bon Jovi keyboard player David Bryan along with additional lyrics and a book by Joe DiPietro.
From the 2011
CBS telecast, here Tony nominated Broadway rock star
Adam Pascal as “Huey Calhoun” and the cast bringing that rock n’ roll vibe to a downtown park in lower Manhattan. Here they are performing the fan favorite RADIO.
MEMPHIS originally was developed during the 2003-2004 season at the
North Shore Music Theatre in Beverly, Massachusetts and
TheaterWorks in Mountain View, California. It had it’s official world premiere production in 2008 at
La Jolla Playhouse in La Jolla, California and then later played The 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle, Washington in 2009.
Following the success of those world premiere productions, MEMPHIS officially arrived on Broadway in 2009 playing the Shubert Theatre where it ran for a total of 30 previews and 1,165 regular performances. Under the direction of Tony winner Christopher Ashley and choreographed by Tony winner Sergio Trujillo, the cast was led by…..
Tony nominee Chad Kimball (later Adam Pascal) as “Huey Calhoun”,
Tony nominee Derrick Baskin as “Gator”,
Cass Morgan (later Nancy Opel) as “Mama Gladys Calhoun”,
Tony winner Michael McGrath (later John Jellison) as “Mr. Simmons”.
The show went on to receive 8
Tony Awards nominations in 2010 winning 4 including BEST MUSICAL and BEST SCORE.
During its run in the Big Apple, the show was also captured on film released in Movie Theaters. The filmed proshot is now available on BOTH DVD and digital download including
BroadwayHD. It stars the entire original cast live from the stage of the Shubert Theatre.
Following the success of Broadway, MEMPHIS went on to become a worldwide hit across America, in London’s West End, Australia, and more. It’s currently also being done in High Schools and Regional Theaters everywhere.
Doesn’t this musical make you want to yell HOCKADOO?!!!!!!
How FANTASTICAL is this show?!!
by Mike Haber | Oct 8, 2021 | Antoinette (Tony) Awards, Blog, Broadway, News, Shows
Wake up and SURRENDER as the Broadway company of
Andrew Lloyd Webber‘s legendary longest running smash hit
The Phantom of the Opera have reunited to prepare for their triumphant return later this month. To get PHANS back into the mood and spirit of Broadway’s triumphant comeback, the cast woke up early this morning taking center stage on the Red stairs of the
TKTS booth in Duffy Square (part of Times Square) on
Good Morning America.
Here is
Ben Crawford as the titular role of the masked man himself,
Meghan Picerno as “Christine Daae”, and the cast performing a medley of 2 of the show’s beloved tunes…. the title song itself THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA and MASQUERADE.
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA is set to re-haunt Broadway’s Majestic Theatre once again starting October 22nd, 2021.
Who is excited?
How beautifully haunting was that?!!
by Mike Haber | Oct 4, 2021 | Antoinette (Tony) Awards, Blog, Broadway, News, Shows
ON THE MARQUEE: All week long has been a very exciting time for the company of the smash hit stage musical adaptation of the Oscar winning
Moulin Rouge as they took home 10 SPECTACULAR, SPECTACULAR
Tony Awards.
Last week, there were a couple of updates added outside the show’s home at Broadway’s Al Hirschfeld Theatre. It includes the full list of all the Awards it won plus special Tony winning stickers in front of its now 2 Tony winning actors.
In case anyone may not know or remember,
Moulin Rouge took home 10 Tony Awards a week ago consisting of….
BEST LEADING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL (for it’s only single nominee Broadway heartthrob Aaron Tviet),
BEST FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL (being the overdue first for
Danny Burstein)
BEST DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL (for Alex Timbers),
BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A MUSICAL (for Derek McLane),
BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A MUSICAL (for Catherine Zuber),
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A MUSICAL (for Justin Townsend),
BEST SOUND DESIGN OF A MUSICAL (for Peter Hylenski)
One of our amazing friends was so kind enough to share his photos of the updated Tony winning billboards outside the Theatre.
Congrats to the full company of MOULIN ROUGE!!!
by Mike Haber | Sep 29, 2021 | Antoinette (Tony) Awards, Blog, Broadway, Casting, News, Shows
SPECTACULAR, SPECTACULAR NEWS! The newly Tony Award winning musical adaptation of the Oscar winning film
Moulin Rouge is making its way to a city near you next year. We are happy to announce that the tour’s 2 leads have been revealed.
Under the Tony winning direction of Alex Timbers, this new National Tour of
Moulin Rouge will be led by…..
Courtney Reed (Broadway’s
Mamma Mia!,
In The Heights, and notably the original “Jasmine” in
Aladdin) taking on the role of the beautiful SPARKLING DIAMOND herself “Satine”.
Additional casting will be revealed later on.
For those who can’t get to NYC to see this hot ticket right now at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre, the National Tour of MOULIN ROUGE is set to CAN-CAN its way to various cities across North America. It will start in Chicago, IL beginning February 26th, 2021 for a 3 month run before traveling to…..
Minneapolis, MN,
Denver, CO,
Los Angeles, CA,
and
San Francisco, CA.
Additional cities and dates will be announced soon.
Congrats Conor and Courtney!!
by Mike Haber | Sep 28, 2021 | Antoinette (Tony) Awards, Blog, Broadway, News, Shows
Have you ever dreamt of wanting to be a BOHEMIAN?! Here is your chance to have some virtual quality time with the company of this year’s Tony winning BEST MUSICAL
Moulin Rouge.
Because currently the cast are not doing any stage door, backstage tours, or requests of autographs, there is an alternative way to have that SPECTACULAR, SPECTACULAR time with the cast and some of its crew members.
Broadway Plus are currently offering virtual ways for fans to stay connected. With MOULIN ROUGE company members, they are offering virtual meet & greets, Q&A’s, and Coachings both for ONE ON ONE and GROUPS.
Current MOULIN ROUGE cast members offering these once in a lifetime opportunities includes….
Ashley Loren – Currently serving as the Alternate for the role of “Satine” at certain performances,
Current crew members offering these virtual hangouts also include….
Nick Sollyom – member of the show’s Tony winning lighting design team
Ashley Rodbro – The Associate director on the production.
That’s not all, there are even several departed alumni original cast members of MOULIN ROUGE offering these virtual hangouts too including….
Amber Ardolino – Original Swing and u/s “Satine”,
Max Clayton – Original Ensemble member
and
Paloma Garcia-Lee – Original Ensemble member.
COME WHAT MAY and live like a BOHEMIAN with the company of MOULIN ROUGE.
Catch them 8 times a week at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre.
