Next Broadway Star Quarterfinals are be held today between 6-8pm at the McDonald's store on 220 West 42nd Street, New York. Broadway.tv has joined forces with McDonald's 42nd Street store, in hosting the biggest talent competition Broadway has ever seen.
The competition will be hosted by Television/Stage star Jonathan D. Lovitz, the popular Host of the hit television series Set up Squad. Judges for the Next Broadway Star included:
Arne Gundersen, President of Actor's Equity Foundation;
Duncan Stewart, top Broadway Casting Director of Chicago The Musical, La Cage Aux Folles, Radio City Christmas Spectacular, and the new musical
YANK!;
Gunnar Larson, President & CEO of NetworkGlobal Companies.
Next Broadway Star kick-off was held on Monday, August 29 and was attended by stars of four hit Broadway shows Book of Mormon, Hair, Jersey Boys, and
La Cage Aux Folles and over a dozen celebrities including Mike Woods, Meteorologist/Reporter of Good Day New York; Russell Fischer, Star of The
Broadway Production of Jersey Boys; Marshal Kennedy Carolan, The Broadway Production of Hair; Kevin Duda, The Broadway Production of The Book of
Mormon and Dangerous Liaisons; Jason Snow, The Broadway Production of The Book of Mormon; Matt Anctil, Star of The Broadway Production of La Cage
Aux Folles; Lauren LoGiudice, Star of the film When Harry Tries to Marry; Aryn Cole, All My Children, Ugly Betty and star of the upcoming film Lorenzo & Monica;
Guto Bittencourt, Stage & Television star of The Love Affair & two international hit series Esmeralda & Malhacao; Max Rhyser, star of the series In Between Men
and the upcoming film The Lair.
The launch of Next Broadway Star has received a huge response from the press thus far. Broadway.tv, Broadwayworld.com, New York Observer,
New York Daily News, Life.com, Society Choice, NaplesNews.com, Queer New York were just some of the media outlets that covered the event.
The top photo worldwide agencies sent photographers to cover this event including WireImage, Getty Images, and New York Daily News.
