by Mike Haber | Jun 22, 2021 | Antoinette (Tony) Awards, Blog, Broadway, In The Heights Walking Tour, Shows, Washington Heights
What a great way to have a CARNIVAL DEL BARRIO today by blasting this awesome soundtrack featuring songs created by a mastermind genius!!!
Congrats to the entire team behind the IN THE HEIGHTS film!!!
We love this soundtrack!!!
Who has seen in the new IN THE HEIGHTS film?
Who is blasting the # 1 hit soundtrack?!!!!
by Mike Haber | Jun 16, 2021 | Antoinette (Tony) Awards, Blog, Broadway, Shows
For every Broadway fan out, we all grow up belting out our favorite showtunes thanks to the legacy of cast albums. However, most people do NOT know how much hard work and dedication it takes for all those involved with your favorite musicals in bringing the magic of 8 times a week onto a CD. Right now, we’re about to take you on the ultimate throwback journey.
Back in 2001,
PBS‘ Award winning series
Great Performances teamed up with the cast, crew, musicians, and creative team of
Mel Brooks‘ Award winning musical comedy
The Producers following their journey as they head into the recording studio to make their Original Broadway Cast Recording. The 90 minute documentary entitled RECORDING THE PRODUCERS was captured at New York City’s
Edison Recording Studio. You will be front row center watch showstopping performances from its Award winning stars Nathan Lane,
Matthew Broderick, Cady Huffman, Brad Oscar,
Roger Bart, the late Gary Beach, and more laying down tracks of your favorite songs from the musical adaptation of Brooks’ 1967 film of the same name including….
KING OF BROADWAY,
WE CAN DO IT,
I WANNA BE A PRODUCER,
WHEN YOU GOT IT, FLAUNT IT,
ALONG CAME BAILEY,
and
of course…… SPRINGTIME FOR HITLER.
It will also feature interviews with both the cast and creative team (including Brooks and director/choreographer Susan Stroman).
The Original Broadway Cast Recording of THE PRODUCERS was recorded on March 11th, 2001…. just a week and a half before they actually began preview performances on Broadway. The company had a full day off from tech rehearsals. and went straight into the studio.
The cast album was released a month after it was recorded and just 2 days before THE PRODUCERS actually had its official Opening Night. It went on to become a successful BOTH show and cast album.
Along with winning its recording breaking 12
Tony Awards, the cast album won a 2002
Grammy Award for BEST MUSICAL SHOW ALBUM.
The original Broadway production of THE PRODUCERS ran for 6 years playing 2,502 performances at the St. James Theatre.
How amazing was this documentary?
Any THE PRODUCERS fans?
Who has that original cast album of THE PRODUCERS?!!!
by Mike Haber | Jun 10, 2021 | Antoinette (Tony) Awards, Broadway, In The Heights Walking Tour, NYBT NEWS, Shows, Washington Heights
LIGHTS UP on a very exciting celebration today!!! Get ready to HANG YOUR FLAG UP ON DISPLAY as the wait is finally over. We are talking about the highly anticipated film adaptation of
Lin-Manuel Miranda‘s breakout Tony and Grammy winning debut smash hit
In The Heights out in Theaters and on
HBO Max today. The film’s soundtrack is also released as well.
This film is the ultimate CARNAVAL DEL BARRIO celebrating life, love, community, and home during the great and the most difficult times. Very relevant to the time we’re living in today and as we slowly continue to make our way back to normal.
This film is sooooooooo powerful. We know that it will be getting more people exciting about Broadway’s return and even more people to go visit THE BARRIO of Washington Heights.
Break legs to the cast, crew, and creators of this amazing film!!
GO SEE IT!! You will feel all the feels!!!
by Mike Haber | Jun 9, 2021 | Antoinette (Tony) Awards, Blog, Broadway, In The Heights Walking Tour, NYBT NEWS, Shows
So much anticipation for tomorrow’s debut of the highly anticipated film adaptation of the Tony and Grammy winning smash hit
In The Heights in Theaters and
HBO Max out tomorrow.
This show has had an unforgettable journey making the big jump from the stage to the big screen. The life in the BARRIO really began in our New York Broadway scene for a 3 1/2 year run at the Richard Rodgers Theatre.
Little throwback to the show’s historical 1,184th and final performance on the Great Bright Way. Check out the cast performing the show’s finale that erupted into a thunderous standing ovation, the final curtain call, and a closing night speech rapped by HEIGHTS creator and original star
Lin-Manuel Miranda.
If the film does well, can you possibly see a revival of IN THE HEIGHTS on Broadway?!!!!
Who remembers this closing night?!!
by Mike Haber | Jun 9, 2021 | Antoinette (Tony) Awards, Blog, In The Heights Walking Tour, NYBT NEWS, Shows, Washington Heights
FIRST LOOK: We have another sneak peak for all getting us excited for the release of the new film adaptation of
Lin-Manuel Miranda‘s breakout Award winning musical
In The Heights out tomorrow in BOTH Theaters and
HBO Max.
Here is Tony nominee Corey Hawkins as “Benny” and Latin Grammy nominee
Leslie Grace as “Nina Rosario” performing the beautiful duet WHEN YOU’RE HOME.
How amazing are Corey and Leslie together?!!
