by Mike Haber | Aug 25, 2021 | Antoinette (Tony) Awards, Blog, Broadway, News, Shows
LIVIN’ IT UP ON TOP! The company of the Tony and Grammy winning smash hit
Hadestown have officially returned to THE ELECTRIC CITY!!! Check out this emotional video of the cast back at their ongoing home at Broadway’s Walter Kerr Theatre for the first time in 18 months since being abruptly shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Currently, the cast, crew, musicians, and creative team are having re-technical rehearsals running through everything and getting the show back into their system, brighter, and healthy as it was since March 12th, 2020. This is to prepare for next week’s big history making event…. the show’s re-opening night a week from tomorrow.
HADESTOWN will once again take us on the ROAD TO HELL starting September 2nd, 2021 at the Walter Kerr Theatre. Meanwhile, the show’s National Tour will have 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.
Are you ready to head WAY BACK UNDER THE GROUND?!!!!
by Mike Haber | Jul 29, 2021 | Antoinette (Tony) Awards, Blog, Broadway, News, Shows
RUN AND TELL THAT! The Tony Award winning smash hit
Hairspray is set to make its way Dancing all across America after a previous rough year. Produced by NetWORKS, this will be a brand new Non-Equity touring company remounting the original Jack O’Brien and
Jerry Mitchell production.
It will feature updated direction by Matt Lenz along with choreography by Michelle Lynch. In addition, casting has been officially announced for the production expecting to feature some familiar faces.
RuPaul’s Drag Race‘s favorite Andrew Levitt (aka
Nina West) will take on the role of the beloved mother with the ultimate heart “Edna Turnblad”,
The Voice favorite Toneisha Harris will star as everyone’s favorite cool, sassy, and soulful DJ “Motormouth Mabel”,
introducing newcomer Niki Metcalf in the starring role of determined 16 year old “Tracy Turnblad”.
Hairspray will embark on its new National Tour this Fall. A preview engagement is set to begin November 12th, 2021 in Yakima, Washington. From there, it will officially open on November 17th, 2021 in San Diego, CA before traveling to over 60 cities across North America.
Get ready to once again show the world that YOU CAN’T STOP THE BEAT!!!
by Mike Haber | Jul 26, 2021 | Antoinette (Tony) Awards, Blog, Broadway, Casting, News, Shows
ON THE MAEQUEE: The groundbreaking Award winning phenomenon
Dear Evan Hansen is set to once again go TAP, TAP, TAPPIN on the Great Bright Way this holiday season. Our hearts are filled with happiness as we once again are about to SEE IS SKY FOR FOREVER!!
We want to give a shoutout to one of our awesome new friends and super FANSEN Rob Lawlor for letting us share these incredible photos. With the
Pasek and Paul musical’s return, there have been some updates made to its 5 year home at Broadway’s Music Box Theatre. Under the direction of Tony nominee Michael Grief, the show will relaunch its Broadway run starting DECEMBER 11TH, 2021.
The cast is still expecting to be the same as it was (as you can see in the billboards of the current cast) prior to the show getting abruptly shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The current Broadway cast of DEAR EVAN HANSEN is led by…..
Stage, Screen, & Recording Superstar
Jordan Fisher as the title role,
Newcomer Gabrielle Carrubba as “Zoey Murphy”,
Newcomer David Jeffery as “Connor Murphy”,
Stage and Screen favorite Ivan Hernandez as “Larry Murphy”,
Newcomer Jared Goldsmith as “Jared Kleinman”,
and
In addition, Broadway favorite
Zachary Noah Piser will serve as the alternate “Evan Hansen” playing the role at certain performances.
Tickets for DEAR EVAN HANSEN’s return is now available on
Telecharge. Currently, the Music Box Theatre is still closed. Announcements on re-opening the Box Office will be revealed at a later time.
Along with the Broadway company’s return, DEAR EVAN HANSEN will also re-launch its various productions worldwide. The London company reopens at the Noel Coward Theatre starting October 26th, 2021. From there, the North American National Tour will re-kick off December 7th, 2021 in Greensboro, NC before traveling to more than 30 cities across both the USA and and Canada.
Most importantly,
Stephen Chbosky‘s highly anticipated film adaptation of the musical is scheduled to be released in Theaters nationwide starting September 24th, 2021 from
Universal Pictures.
WORDS FAIL to describe how excited, emotional, and overwhelmed in seeing such a powerful story return.
Welcome Home DEAR EVAN HANSEN!!!
Who is excited ready to discover that YOU WILL BE FOUND?!!
by Mike Haber | Jul 20, 2021 | Antoinette (Tony) Awards, Blog, Broadway, In The Heights Walking Tour, Shows, Washington Heights
NO ME DIGA: Tony Award winners
Lin-Manuel Miranda and
Karen Olivo have joined in on a latest trend to the film adaptation of their breakout smash hit musical
In The Heights. The real life BFF’s (who originated the roles of “Usnavi” and “Vanessa” in the original Broadway production) filmed themselves lip-syncing to the argument section from the song BLACKOUT with a twist….. They switched roles!!
Miranda sang the “Vanessa” part along with Olivo singing the “Usnavi” part.
All of this is part of a BLACKOUT trend on social media including
TikTok.
FUN FACT: The version they are lip-synching is from the film’s soundtrack featuring
Anthony Ramos and
Melissa Barrera. During the song in the film, “Usnavi” and “Vanessa” get into a heated argument after not dancing with each other at THE CLUB and loosing each other when the power goes out. The couple breaks up.
However in the stage production of IN THE HEIGHTS (which this scene ends the first act), this argument scene is actually sung by “Nina” and “Benny”. Following a disaster bombshell that goes off at the Rosario’s dinner, “Nina” tries to go follow “Benny” to THE CLUB to apologize for her father’s decision and behavior. However, “Benny” is already drunk brushes her off. Throughout dancing there, “Nina” and “Benny” cope with their own jealousy till the power goes out. They find each other, argue some more, and then kiss under the fireworks.
VIDEO: Lin-Manuel Miranda and Karen Olivo Join IN THE HEIGHTS ‘Blackout’ Trend! (broadwayworld.com)
by Mike Haber | Jul 10, 2021 | Antoinette (Tony) Awards, Blog, Broadway, Casting, off broadway, Shows
BREAKING NEWS: Singing sensation and Broadway veteran
Nick Jonas is currently in Cleveland, Ohio to shoot an upcoming filmed for television adaptation of the Tony and Grammy winning smash hit
Jersey Boys. The pop star will star in the musical’s central lead role of “
Frankie Valli” showing off that falsetto and belty voice on hit songs like SHERRY and CAN’T TAKE MY EYES OFF OF YOU.
Check out Nick behind the scenes in tech rehearsals and in costume for the upcoming filmed presentation. From what we can see, this new TV production will be a filmed version of the actual stage production.
The role was originated on Broadway by
John Lloyd Young who won a 2006
Tony Award for his performance.
This new TV production of
Jersey Boys is also the 2nd time this musical has been captured on film. The original film adaptation was directed by Clint Eastwood in 2014 featuring Young reprising role.
Additional casting and a release date for this new presentation will be revealed at a later time.
Meanwhile for the stage version of
Jersey Boys, the New York production will re-open Off Broadway at
New World Stages on November 15th, 2021. It will also launch a West End revival at London’s new Trafalgar Theatre starting July 28th, 2021. Other productions will include an ongoing US and UK Tour.
