Taylor Swift Reveals: Speak Now Tour Inspired by Broadway

In a new article out in Billboard today, country sweetheart Taylor Swift reveals that the insiration for her groundbreaking, genre-defying concerts is good old fashion live theater. She tells Billboard: "The first time that I fell in love with performing is when I went to go see theater in my hometown in Pennsylvania...I would see it done incredibly well -- going to see Broadway plays of 'Wicked' -- things like that just really inspired me from an early age to love putting on a theatrical performance where there are storylines and characters, and you're always seeing a scene change into another scene. I love telling a story in any way possible."

Swift's current concert extravaganzas currently feature "Lighted trees, pyrotechnics, dancers popping up from the stage, aerialists twirling above the eight-piece band, nine costume changes, multiple set changes, a floor-sweeping mime, confetti, a satellite stage and a small, [and a] gazebo-ish lift that took her over the crowd" - a spectacle of a certain sort that does indeed rival Broadway shows.

To read more on Swift's latest Speak Now Tour that launched last weekend in Omaha, click here.

Swift's nearly sold out tour continues in Ft. Lauderdale on June 2, followed by performances in Orlando, Columbus Ohio and Milwaukee. To catch Swift on tour and to see the full schedule, click here!