by Mike Haber | Sep 28, 2021 | Antoinette (Tony) Awards, Broadway, Casting, News, Shows
SPECTACULAR, SPECTACULAR NEWS: Last week, casting has officially been announced for the upcoming London company of the now Tony Award winning
Moulin Rouge in the West End. Under the direction of Tony winner Alex Timbers and choreography by Tony winner
Sonya Tayeh, this new cast will be led by….
Newcomer Jamie Bogyo in his West End debut as struggling and aspiring writer “Christian”,
Olivier Award nominee Jason Pennycooke (London’s
Memphis and
Hamilton) as head performer “Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec”,
West End favorite Simon Bailey (
Jersey Boys and
Heathers) as the rich, vain, and abusive psychopathic “Duke of Monroth”
Elia Lo Tauro as the sexiest tango dancer all of Paris himself, “Santiago” aka “The Narcoleptic Argentinean”,
Sophie Carmen Jones (
Chicago and Jersey Boys) as the jealous “Nini Legs-in-the-Air”,
Moulin Rouge will CAN-CAN its way overseas to London’s West End at the Piccadilly Theatre beginning November 12th, 2021.
Along with its London company, this Award winning production continues to play to packed houses every night here in NYC at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre. Other upcoming productions will include its long awaited North American National Tour and sit-down Australian companies.
by Mike Haber | Sep 3, 2021 | Antoinette (Tony) Awards, Blog, Broadway, News, Shows
WAY DOWN Broadway!!! Last night, the magic returned for the Tony and Grammy Award winning smash hit
Hadestown.
Anais Mitchell‘s hottest pop-folk opera reopened at the Walter Kerr Theatre to a thunderous screaming sold out crowd. From the minute the cast walked out onto the stage to the curtain call, it featured non-stop standing ovations.
We are still an emotional from seeing all the footage from last night’s historical re-opening of the musicals.
Here is footage from HADESTOWN’s first Broadway bow back!!! It includes the curtain call, emotional speeches from the show’s Award winning director
Rachel Chavkin and composer Anais Mitchell, and of course the company celebrating a triumphant comeback performing the show’s closing song WE RAISE OUR CUPS.
WELCOME BACK HADESTOWN!
WELCOME BACK BROADWAY!
LET THE SHOW GO ON!!
How beautiful was that?!!!
by Mike Haber | Sep 2, 2021 | Antoinette (Tony) Awards, Blog, Broadway, Casting, News, Shows
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ANSWER ME! After over 18 months of WAITING, the Tony Award winning smash hit
The Band’s Visit is about to relaunch its North American National Tour. We are so excited to announce that casting of residents of BET HATIKVA has been revealed. Under the direction of Tony winner David Cromer, the new residents of BET HATIKVA will be led by…
Israeli actor
Sasson Gabai once again reprising his acclaimed performance from the original 2007 film (of what the musical is based off of and on Broadway as the Egyptian Police Band conductor “Tewfig”,
Janet Decal (Broadway’s
In The Heights,
Wonderland, and Prince of Broadway) returning to the role of the practical and curious Israeli café owner “Dina” (which she had just joined the cast at the time of the start of the COVID-19 pandemic),
Kendal Hartse (Broadway’s
Cinderella and
Summer) returning as the bitter and headstrong Israeli wife “Iris,”
Clay Singer joining as the disillusioned café co-worker “Itzik,”
Coby Getzug (Broadway and National Tours of Brighton Beach Memoirs,
The Book of Mormon, and the original
Spring Awakening) joining as the nervous wrecked Israeli café co-worker “Papi,”
David Studwell (
New York City Center Encores production of Appluse) returning as the widowed and caring Israeli father “Avrum,”
Marc Ginsburg returning as the embarrassed ex-Israeli lover “Sammy,”
Joe Joseph (previously in the Broadway company) returning to the tour as the smooth and flirtatious Egyptian trumpet player “Haled,”
Layan Elwazani (previously in the Broadway company) joining the tour as the shy “Julia,”
Ariel Reich joining as the outgoing and flirtatious Israeli “Anna,”
acclaimed musician
Yoni Avi Battat joining as the nervous Egyptian violinist “Camal,”
James Rana (previously in the Broadway company) returning to the tour as the reserved and quiet Egyptian Clarinetist “Simon,”
Billy Cohen joining as the charismatic Israeli roller skater “Zelger,”
Joshua Grosso (previously seen on the National Tour of
Les Misérables) joining as the passionate, lonely, and patient Israeli “Telephone Guy,”
The National Tour of THE BAND’S VISIT will make the world once again HEAR THE OCEAN and beautiful sounds of Middle Eastern culture once again. The tour resumes October 5th, 2021 in Durham, NC before traveling to the following cities across the United States….
Des Moines, IA,
Nashville, TN,
Pittsburgh, PA,
Buffalo, NY,
Hartford, CT,
Los Angeles, CA,
Portland, OR,
San Francisco, CA,
Seattle, WA,
Salt Lake City, UT,
Tampa, FL,
our nation’s capitol of Washington D.C.,
Cincinnati, OH,
and more.
by Mike Haber | Sep 2, 2021 | Antoinette (Tony) Awards, Blog, Broadway, News, Shows
ALL ABOARD!!! BROADWAY’S BACK!!! The Tony and Grammy winning smash hit
Hadestown is about to take the audience once again on a journey WAY DOWN UNDER THE GROUND.
As predicted, the top of the show began with thunderous standing ovation from the sold out crowd at the Walter Kerr Theatre. We are an emotional mess sharing you footage of that unbelievable morning as the preshow announcement began and before the cast came on.
The WAIT FOR YOU was finally worth it!!!
How unbelievable was that?!!!
by Mike Haber | Aug 30, 2021 | Antoinette (Tony) Awards, Blog, Broadway, News, Shows
ON THE MARQUEE: This week is a very happy time….. After 18 months isolated, we don’t have to WAIT FOR THEM anymore because the Tony and Grammy Award winning phenomenon
Hadestown is back!!! The company of
Anais Mitchell‘s hottest ticket is currently working around the clock getting everything updated and ready welcome back their audience taking them on the ultimate journey and on the ROAD TO HELL once again.
Shout out to one of our amazing friends who was so kind enough this photo of a super cool update outside the show’s home at Broadway’s Walter Kerr Theatre. The 48th Street house is now fully decked out with…. you guessed it…. FLOWERS. Of course, FLOWERS plays a huge part in the story especially the story of the romance between “Orpheus” and “Eurydice”.
HADESTOWN is set to take audiences once again WAY DOWN UNDER THE GROUND on the Great Bright Way this Thursday, September 2nd, 2021 at the Walter Kerr Theatre.
Along with our New York company, HADESTOWN will be launching its National Tour this Fall. It will begin a preview week long run in Greenville, SC starting October 5th, 2021. It will have its official Opening launch on October 13th, 2021 for a 4 week run in our nation’s Capitol in Washington D.C.. From there, it will be coming to the following cities across North America…..
Boston, MA,
Columbus, OH,
Detroit, MI,
Appleton, WI,
New Orleans, LA,
Houston, TX,
Dallas, TX,
Memphis, TN,
Philadelphia, PA,
Minneapolis, MN,
Tucson, AZ,
Los Angeles, CA
San Diego, CA,
San Francisco, CA,
Salt Lake City, UT,
Miami, FL,
Orlando, FL,
Hartford, CT,
and
so much more.
WE RAISE OUR CUPS to this groundbreaking show back better than ever!!!
WELCOME BACK HADESTOWN!!!
