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TV: HANDS ON A HARDBODY Cast Celebrates Album Release at Barnes & Noble!
by Randy Rainbow - Sep 22, 2013

Ghostlight Records recently celebrated their Original Broadway Cast Recording of the new musical HANDS ON A HARDBODY with an in-store performance and CD signing at Barnes & Noble on the Upper East Side (150 East 86th Street). The event featured original Broadway cast members Keith Carradine, Keala Settle, Janet Krupin, Corey March, Kathleen Elizabeth Monteleone, Jim Newman, Connie Ray, Jon Rua and Dale Soules. BroadwayWorld brings you highlights from the special event below!

MEGA STAGE TUBE: Behind the Scenes and Sneak Peek - WEST SIDE STORY at The Muny!
by Stage Tube - Aug 6, 2013

The Muny presents the final show of its fantastic 95th Season, West Side Story, directed by Gordon Greenberg and choreographed by Chris Bailey. West Side Story will be performed now through August 11. Click below for a behind-the-scenes look at the cast in rehearsal, a conversation with choreographer Chris Bailey, and highlights from the show!

STAGE TUBE: Behind the Scenes with Ali Ewoldt of the Muny's WEST SIDE STORY
by Christina Mancuso - Aug 5, 2013

The Muny announced principal casting for the final show of its fantastic 95th Season, West Side Story, directed by Gordon Greenberg and choreographed by Chris Bailey. West Side Story will be performed August 5 - 11, and is sponsored by BMO Harris.

HANDS ON A HARDBODY Cast Album Gets 7/9 Digital Release
by Nicole Rosky - Jun 13, 2013

Ghostlights Records has just announced that the Original Broadway Cast Recording of HANDS ON A HARDBODY will be released for digital download on July 9, 2013 and the CD will arrive in stores on August 13. The show was nominated for three 2013 Tony Awards, including "Best Original Score." The album features a cut song from the show called "The Tryers" as a special bonus track. In the video below, Amanda Green and Trey Anastasio talk about the music and what to expect from the album!

TV: HANDS ON A HARDBODY Cast Talks Trucks, Texas and the American Dream on Opening Night!
by Nicole Rosky - Mar 24, 2013

The new American musical Hands on a Hardbody just celebrated opening night ON March 21, at Broadway's Brooks AtkinsonTheatre (256 West 47th Street). BroadwayWorld's own Richard Ridge was there for the festivities to chat with the cast and creative team about the new musical, and you can check out what they had to say below!

TV: Sneak Peek of Hunter Foster, Allison Case & More in HANDS ON A HARDBODY- Performance Montage!
by Nicole Rosky - Mar 20, 2013

The new American musical Hands on a Hardbody began preview performances on February 23, 2013 at 8pm at Broadway's Brooks Atkinson Theatre (256 West 47th Street), with an official opening night of Thursday, March 21, 2013. BroadwayWorld brings you just-released highlights below!

STAGE TUBE: Keith Carradine Talks HANDS ON A HARDBODY!
by Nicole Rosky - Mar 18, 2013

The new American musical Hands on a Hardbody began preview performances on February 23, 2013 at 8pm at Broadway's Brooks Atkinson Theatre (256 West 47th Street), with an official opening night of Thursday, March 21, 2013. In the video below, Keith Carradine talks about the show, its characters and what they're all standing for.

STAGE TUBE: Watch the New Ad for Broadway's HANDS ON A HARDBODY!
by Kelsey Denette - Feb 11, 2013

The La Jolla Playhouse production of the new American musical Hands on a Hardbody will open Thursday, March 21, 2013 at Broadway's Brooks Atkinson Theatre (256 West 47th Street), following a preview period that begins Saturday, February 23, 2013. View the all-new ad for the production below!

STAGE TUBE: Check Out the TV Commercial for HANDS ON A HARDBODY!
by Kelsey Denette - Dec 10, 2012

The La Jolla Playhouse production of the new American musical Hands on a Hardbody will open Thursday, March 21, 2013 at Broadway's Brooks Atkinson Theatre (256 West 47th Street), following a preview period that begins Saturday, February 23, 2013. Check out the new TV spot below!

STAGE TUBE: HANDS ON A HARDBODY Promo Released!
by Nicole Rosky - Dec 3, 2012

The La Jolla Playhouse production of the new American musical HANDS ON A HARDBODY will open Thursday, March 21, 2013 at Broadway's Brooks Atkinson Theatre (256 West 47th Street), following a preview period that begins Saturday, February 23, 2013. Check out a just-released television spot below!

First Look at Broadway-Bound HANDS ON A HARDBODY!
by Nicole Rosky - May 30, 2012

Just yesterday, producers Broadway Across America (John Gore, Thomas B. McGrath, Beth Williams), Rich Entertainment Group (Bob and Mindy Rich), Barbara Whitman, Latitude Link, Dede Harris, Sharon Karmazin, and Howard and Janet Kagan just announced that the La Jolla Playhouse production of the new American musical HANDS ON A HARDBODY will bow on Broadway in the 2012-2013 season. In preparation for the new musical's move to the Great White Way, BroadwayWorld brings you a first look at photos and video from the production below!

STAGE TUBE: Preview Songs from La Jolla's HANDS ON A HARDBODY
by Sally Henry Fuller - May 18, 2012

Recently, La Jolla Playhouse's world premiere of HANDS ON A HARDBODY, starring Tony Award-nominees Keith Carradine, Hunter Foster and Mary GorDon Murray, previewed their songs in a rehearsal hall, and the production team talked about the show.

STAGE TUBE: Chatting with the Creative Team of HANDS ON A HARDBODY
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 18, 2012

La Jolla Playhouse's Hands on a Hardbody will run April 27 - June 17, 2012 in the Mandell Weiss Theatre. The world-premiere, commissioned musical has a book by Pulitzer Prize winner Doug Wright (I Am My Own Wife, Creditors), lyrics by Amanda Green (High Fidelity), music by Trey Anastasio (lead singer of the popular band Phish) and Amanda Green, with direction by Neil Pepe (Speed-the-Plow) and musical staging by Benjamin Millepied (BLACK SWAN). Hear from the creative team in the video below!

STAGE TUBE: Highlights from Lin-Manuel Miranda's HAMILTON MIXTAPE!
by Nicole Rosky - Jan 13, 2012

Lincoln Center's acclaimed series American Songbook has returned to the Allen Room for its fourteenth season celebrating the diversity of American popular song. For 16 nights the series is exploring the best of the golden age of musical standards through to today's most dynamic songwriting.

TV: Lin-Manuel Miranda & Mandy Gonzalez Perform 'Empire State Of Mind' at AMERICAN SONGBOOK!
by Jessica Lewis - Jan 12, 2012

TV: Lin-Manuel Miranda & Mandy Gonzalez Perform 'Empire State Of Mind' at AMERICAN SONGBOOK! Lincoln Center's acclaimed series American Songbook has returned to the Allen Room for its fourteenth season celebrating the diversity of American popular song. For 16 nights the series is exploring the best of the golden age of musical standards through to today's most dynamic songwriting. The series kicked off last night, January 11, with a concert by Lin-Manuel Miranda. The evening opened with a surprise appearance by his In The Heights co-star, Mandy Gonzalez, for a remix of Jay-Z and Alicia Keys' Gotham anthem, 'Empire State of Mind'.

STAGE TUBE: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Susan Blackwell & Jon Rua Take on 'I Got Bass'
by Robert Diamond - Mar 27, 2011

With choreography by Jon Rua, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Susan Blackwell & Rua took on 'I Got Bass' by Busta Ryhmes. (Warning - Excplicit Language)

TV Special: Jordin Sparks in IN THE HEIGHTS!
by Robert Diamond - Sep 14, 2010

The 2008 Tony and Grammy Award-winning Best Musical In The Heights welcomed platinum recording artist and 2007 'American Idol' winner Jordin Sparks on August 19th, making her Broadway debut as Nina Rosario at Broadway's Richard Rodgers Theatre (226 West 46th Street). Sparks will play a limited 12 week engagement through Sunday, November 14, 2010. To celebrate Jordin's official opening in the show, we've got the show's new official production footage featuring her, Kyle Beltran and the rest of the IN THE HEIGHTS cast!

STAGE TUBE: Jordin Sparks Performs HEIGHTS on 'Regis & Kelly'
by Jessica Lewis - Aug 19, 2010

The 2008 Tony and Grammy Award-winning Best Musical In The Heights welcomed platinum recording artist and 2007 'American Idol' winner Jordin Sparks on Thursday, August 19th, making her Broadway debut as Nina Rosario at Broadway's Richard Rodgers Theatre (226 West 46th Street). Sparks will play a limited 12 week engagement through Sunday, November 14, 2010. Jordin Sparks will perform 'Breathe' from In The Heights on Thursday, August 19th on 'Live! With Regis & Kelly.'

STAGE TUBE: Sparks is 'Home' in HEIGHTS!
by Nicolas Coburn - Jul 23, 2010

A promotional teaser for American Idol Jordan Sparks' run in Broadway's IN THE HEIGHTS has been released! In it, Sparks is heard singing 'When You're Home' on the streets of New York. BroadwayWorld brings you a special look at the video below!

TV: Broadway in Bryant Park - NUNSENSE
by Robert Diamond - Jul 9, 2010

Here from NUNSENSE is: NUNSENSE IS HABIT FORMING -- sung by The Little Sisters of Hoboken - performers: Bonnie Lee, Bambi Jones, Maria Montana, Jeanne M. Tinker, Stephanie Wahl THE DRIVE-IN -- sung by Sisters Amnesia, Robert Anne and Leo - performers: Jeanne M. Tinker, Maria Montana, Stephanie Wahl HOLIER THAN THOU -- Sister Hubert and The Little Sisters of Hoboken - performers: Bambi Jones, Bonnie Lee, Maria Montana, Jeanne M. Tinker, Stephanie Wahl

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