Broadway Rewind: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom Jr. & Karen Olivo Sing TICK, TICK... BOOM!
by Nicole Rosky - August 01, 2020 Today we rewind to 2014, for the Encores! Off-Center production of tick, tick... boom! tick, tick... BOOM!, with book, music and lyrics by Jonathan Larson, is an autobiographical musical by the Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning composer of Rent....
Broadway Rewind: Journey to the Past with ANASTASIA at Broadway in Bryant Park!
by Nicole Rosky - July 09, 2020 Today we flashback to 2017, when Anastasia took the stage at Bryant Park for the first time. Anastasia ran for 808 performances at the Broadhurst Theatre before closing in 2019. The cast included Christy Altomare in the title role, Derek Klena, John Bolton, Caroline O'Connor, Mary Beth Peil, and Ram...
Broadway Rewind: AFTER MIDNIGHT Brings Jazz to Broadway in 2014
by Nicole Rosky - July 08, 2020 Today we rewind to 2014 to take a closer look at After Midnight, which at the time featured special guest star Vanessa Williams. After Midnight, directed and choreographed by Warren Carlyle, played for 273 performances at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre. ...
Broadway Rewind: LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST Makes Music in Central Park
by Nicole Rosky - August 28, 2020 Today we rewind to 2013, when Love's Labour's Lost arrived at Central Park's Delacorte Theatre. The Public Theater production opened on August 12....
Wake Up With BWW 8/10: Madonna is Working on a Screenplay With Diablo Cody, and More!
by Stephi Wild - August 10, 2020 Today's top stories: Madonna is working on a screenplay with Diablo Cody, and more!...
Broadway Rewind: Watch Emilia Clarke in Scenes from 2013's BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S
by Nicole Rosky - July 18, 2020 Today we rewind to 2013, when Breakfast at Tiffany's arrived on Broadway at the Cort Theatre, where it played for 38 performances starring the Game of Thrones star!...
Broadway Rewind: LES MISERABLES Rebuilds the Barricade on Broadway
by Nicole Rosky - September 09, 2020 Today we rewind to 2014 for the second Broadway revival of Les Miserables. Les Miserables opened on March 23 at the Imperial Theatre, where it ran for 1024 performances. ...
Broadway Rewind: Michael Arden and Company Bring THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME to the Stage!
by Nicole Rosky - August 29, 2020 Today we rewind to 2015, when the La Jolla Playhouse production of The Hunchback of Notre Dame transferred to Paper Mill Playhouse. Featuring a score by Alan Menken and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, the production was directed by Scott Schwartz and starred Michael Arden, Patrick Page, Ciara Renée, And...
Broadway Rewind: HAMILTON Blows Us All Away on Opening Night at The Public
by Nicole Rosky - June 29, 2020 Today, the countdown continues as we rewind to February 17, 2015- when Hamilton opened off-Broadway at The Public Theater. Watch as the cast celebrates the big night as the rest of the world was only just beginning to jump on the #Hamilbandwagon....
Broadway Rewind: Head Back to the Highlands with Kelli O'Hara & Patrick Wilson in BRIGADOON
by Nicole Rosky - August 04, 2020 Today we rewind to 2017, for the New York City Center gala presentation of Brigadoon. Featuring a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, and music by Frederick Loewe, the musical is about two American tourists who stumble upon Brigadoon, a mysterious Scottish village that appears for only one day every...
Broadway Rewind: Sting Sails THE LAST SHIP to Broadway
by Nicole Rosky - August 19, 2020 Today we rewind to 2013, when Sting was preparing to bring The Last Ship to Broadway. The Last Ship played for 105 performances at the Neil Simon Theatre, where it opened on October 26. ...
Atlanta Lyric Theatre Presents THE REWIND SERIES PART II
by Stephi Wild - September 02, 2020 Atlanta Lyric Theatre will present a virtual production, The Rewind Seriesa??a?"a??Part II on September 3, 2020....
Broadway Rewind: Steven Pasquale, Victoria Clark & More Bring Back ASSASSINS
by Nicole Rosky - September 10, 2020 Today we rewind to 2017 for the Encores! Off-Center production of Assassins- Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman's carnival ride through the history of political violence. ...
Broadway Rewind: FELA! Arrives on Broadway in 2010!
by Nicole Rosky - June 25, 2020 Today we rewind to 2010, when Fela! was celebrating its eleven Tony nominations. Fela! ran for 463 performances at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre, and returned to Broadway in 2012 for another 28 performances....
Broadway Rewind: Tracie Bennett Channels Judy Garland in 2012's END OF THE RAINBOW
by Nicole Rosky - July 13, 2020 Today we rewind to 2012, when End of the Rainbow arrived on Broadway at the Belasco Theatre, where it played for 160 performances. Starring Tracie Bennett, the musical play focuses on Judy Garland in the months leading up to her death in 1969....
Broadway Rewind: Daniel Radcliffe Returns to Broadway in THE CRIPPLE OF INISHMAAN
by Nicole Rosky - August 21, 2020 Today we rewind to 2014, for opening night of Martin McDonagh's The Cripple of Inishmaan. The play opened on April 20 at the Cort Theatre, where it played for 105 performances....
Wake Up With BWW 9/8: Broadway Stars Tribute Nick Cordero With 'One of the Great Ones', and More!
by Stephi Wild - September 08, 2020 Today's top stories: Watch Broadway stars tribute Nick Cordero with a performance of 'One of the Great Ones'!...
Broadway Rewind: RAGTIME Brings Rhythm & Rhyme to Ellis Island in 2016
by Nicole Rosky - July 22, 2020 Today we rewind to 2016, for a special concert presentation of Ragtime on Ellis Island. The musical originally opened on Broadway in 1998 at the Ford Center for the Performing Arts, where it played for 834 performances....
Broadway Rewind: AMERICAN IDIOT Takes a Holiday on Broadway in 2010
by Nicole Rosky - August 03, 2020 Today we rewind to 2010, when American Idiot opened on Broadway at the St. James Theatre, where it played for 422 performances. Directed by Michael Mayer, it starred John Gallagher, Jr., Stark Sands, Michael Esper, Tony Vincent, Rebecca Naomi Jones and Christina Sajous. ...
Broadway Rewind: NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 Blazes Through Bryant Park in 2013!
by Nicole Rosky - July 23, 2020 Today we flashback to 2013, when Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 first performed on the Bryant Park stage. Dave Malloy's musical played off Broadway before opening in 2016 at the Imperial Theatre, where it played for 336 performances....
Broadway Rewind: Sutton Foster is On Her Way to Broadway in VIOLET!
by Nicole Rosky - July 27, 2020 Today we rewind to 2013, for the Encores! Off-Center production of Violet. Violet, based on the short story 'The Ugliest Pilgrim' by Doris Betts, has music by Jeanine Tesori and book and lyrics by Brian Crawley....
Broadway Rewind: What's the Big Deal About HAMILTON? Randy Investigates!
by Nicole Rosky - July 01, 2020 Today, the countdown continues as we rewind to 2016, about six months into the mega-hit's run. Randy Rainbow took to the streets of the theatre district to find out what had people so excited about Hamilton....
Bandsintown Celebrates Success On The Pollstar Charts With Launch Of New Americana/Country Channel, OUTSKIRTS
by A.A. Cristi - June 26, 2020 Last week programming on Bandsintown LIVE, the livestreaming channel of streaming and live music discovery hub Bandsintown, scored an unprecedented 4 slots in the Top 10 of Pollstar's Live Stream Chart and three other days ranked in the Top 40....
Broadway Rewind: Lin-Manuel Miranda Tells the Story of How History Became Musical with HAMILTON
by Nicole Rosky - July 02, 2020 Today, the countdown continues as we rewind to October 2016, when PBS Great Performances premiered Hamilton's America- a documentary about how Miranda adapted history into musical phenomenon....
Broadway Rewind: CARRIE Raises Her Blood-Curdling Voice Off-Broadway
by Nicole Rosky - August 15, 2020 Today we rewind to 2011, when Carrie returned to the off-Broadway stage with MCC. The reworked production opened March 1, 2011, with a book by Lawrence D. Cohen, music by Academy Award winning composer Michael Gore, and lyrics by Academy Award winning lyricist Dean Pitchford.... |