Broadway Rewind: Sutton Foster & More Get Ready to Bring LITTLE WOMEN to Broadway in 2005
by Nicole Rosky - March 28, 2020 BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge continues the Broadway Rewind with a new edition that features Whoopi Goldberg, the late great composer Cy Coleman and starts things off with a sneak peek of the Broadway musical Little Women, which starred Sutton Foster, Maureen McGovern and Danny Gurwin....
Broadway Rewind: BONNIE & CLYDE Steals the Spotlight in 2011!
by Nicole Rosky - May 31, 2020 Today we rewind to 2011 for opening night of Bonnie & Clyde, starring Laura Osnes and Jeremy Jordan as the title duo. Bonnie & Clyde, featuring music by Frank Wildhorn, opened on December 1 at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, where it ran for 36 performances. In the show, two small-town kids from the ...
Broadway Rewind: HANDS ON A HARDBODY Arrives on Broadway in 2013
by Nicole Rosky - May 21, 2020 Today we rewind to 2013, when Hands on a Hardbody opened at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre. The cast included Keith Carradine, Hunter Foster, Jay Armstrong Johnson, Keala Settle, Allison Case, and Dale Soules. For ten hard-luck Texans, a new lease on life is so close they can touch it. Under a scorchin...
Broadway Rewind: Watch Full Scenes from LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES with Laura Linney!
by Nicole Rosky - April 08, 2020 Today we rewind to 2008 for the two-month Broadway run of Les Liaisons Dangereuses, starring Laura Linney, Ben Daniels, Kristine Nielsen, Mamie Gummer and Benjamin Walker. Adapted from the 1782 novel of the same title by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, the play focuses on the Marquise de Merteuil and th...
Broadway Rewind: ONCE Falls Slowly to Broadway in 2012!
by Nicole Rosky - May 25, 2020 Today we rewind to 2012 for the opening night of Once! The musical, which ran for 1168 performances at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, starred Steve Kazee and Cristin Milioti in the leading roles. ONCE tells the story of an Irish musician and a Czech immigrant drawn together by their shared love of m...
Broadway Rewind: Watch Full Scenes from LOVEMUSIK on Broadway!
by Nicole Rosky - April 11, 2020 Today we rewind with LoveMusik, a musical which ran on Broadway for just over a month in 2007. LoveMusik is a musical written by Alfred Uhry, using a selection of music by Kurt Weill. The story explores the romance and lives of Kurt Weill and Lotte Lenya, based on Speak Low (When You Speak Love): Th...
Broadway Rewind: Watch Chazz Palminteri in Scenes from A BRONX TALE on Broadway!
by Nicole Rosky - April 18, 2020 Today we rewind to 2007, when Chazz Palminteri's autobiographical one-man show A Bronx Tale came to Broadway. It tells the coming-of-age story of Calogero Anello, a young New Yorker torn between the temptations of organized crime and the values of his hardworking father. It originally premiered in L...
Broadway Rewind: FINIAN'S RAINBOW Makes Broadway Look to the Sky in 2009!
by Nicole Rosky - May 07, 2020 Today we rewind to 2009, when Finian's Rainbow had its fourth Broadway revival at the St. James Theatre. Starring Cheyenne Jackson, Kate Baldwin, Christopher Fitzgerald, Jim Norton and Chuck Cooper, the musical transferred to Broadway following an Encores! production earlier that year. In Finian's R...
Broadway Rewind: A Very WICKED Backstage Special with Idina Menzel, Kristin Chenoweth & More!
by Nicole Rosky - March 29, 2020 'This is a very special edition of Broadway Rewind,' says BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge, 'because it is a look at the musical Wicked, which has gone on to become a worldwide phenomenon. It's with the show's original stars, just six months after the show opened. I was invited by the shows original pu...
Broadway Rewind: STICK FLY Arrives on Broadway in 2011!
by Nicole Rosky - June 14, 2020 Today we rewind to 2011, when Lydia R. Diamond's Stick Fly opened on Broadway. The play, which featured music by Alicia Keys, played for 93 performances at the Cort Theatre....
Broadway Rewind: Pulitzer Prize-Winning CLYBOURNE PARK Opens on Broadway in 2012
by Nicole Rosky - June 20, 2020 Today we rewind to 2012 when Bruce Norris' Pulitzer Prize-winning Clybourne Park opened on Broadway....
Broadway Rewind: Watch Chita Dance Back to Broadway in THE DANCER'S LIFE
by Nicole Rosky - May 04, 2020 Today we rewind to 2005, when Chita Rivera mamboed back to Broadway in the revue based on her life, The Dancer's Life. The musical, which earned Chita her ninth Tony nomination, featured a book by Terrence McNally, original songs by Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens, and additional songs from various...
Broadway Rewind: XANADU Cast Hits the Recording Studio in 2007!
by Nicole Rosky - April 25, 2020 This episode of Broadway Rewind takes Richard Ridge to the opening night of the off- Broadway musical Frankenstein, which starred Hunter Foster, Steve Blanchard and Christiane Noll. We also drop by the CD recording of the hit musical Xanadu, where Cheyenne Jackson told Ridge, 'Xanadu lifts you up. I...
Broadway Rewind: Watch Lea Salonga Take Over Fantine in 2007
by Nicole Rosky - April 13, 2020 Today we rewind to 2007, when Lea Salonga joined the company of the first revival of Les Miserables. Salonga, who famously portrayed Eponine in the original production, took on Fantine- previously played by Daphne Rubin-Vega. She would go on to play the role in the 2010 in the 25th Anniversary Conce...
DCDA Rewind: Can You Find Cloud Nine with Choreography from AIN'T TOO PROUD?
by Nicole Rosky - June 24, 2020 Today we rewind to challenge you with choreography from a past episode, filmed in 2019. Watch as Ben is doin' fine on Cloud Nine with the Tony-winning choreography of Ain't Too Proud and the help of Esther Antoine. Can you keep up?...
Broadway Rewind: The Bechdels Arrive on Broadway in FUN HOME in 2015
by Nicole Rosky - June 18, 2020 Today we rewind to 2015 for the arrival of Tony winning musical Fun Home. Fun Home, which featured a book and lyrics by Lisa Kron and music by Jeanine Tesori, played at the Circle in the Square Theatre for 583 performances....
New Track From WINGTIP Out Tomorrow
by A.A. Cristi - May 21, 2020 Today, singer-songwriter and producer Wingtip shares “Strangers,” his first new single of the year and his debut release for Los Angeles-based label Independently Popular....
Broadway Rewind: Watch Scenes from PRIVATE LIVES with Kim Cattrall!
by Nicole Rosky - May 12, 2020 Today, we rewind to 2011, when the seventh revival of Noel Coward's Private Lives arrived on Broadway starring Kim Cattrall and Paul Gross. The play opened at the Music Box Theatre on November 17, where it played for 53 performances....
Broadway Rewind: FALSETTOS Sings Out on Broadway in 2016!
by Nicole Rosky - June 23, 2020 Today we rewind to 2016 for the first revival of Falsettos, which starred Stephanie J. Block, Christian Borle, Andrew Rannells, Anthony Rosenthal, Tracie Thoms, Brandon Uranowitz and Betsy Wolfe. The musical, written by William Finn and James Lapine, played for 84 performances at the Walter Kerr The...
Broadway Rewind: Watch Scenes from THE PAJAMA GAME, with Kelli O'Hara and Harry Connick Jr.
by Nicole Rosky - May 19, 2020 Today we rewind to the 2006 Roundabout revival of The Pajama Game, starring Kelli O'Hara, Harry Connick Jr., and Michael McKean. The production ran for 129 performances at the American Airlines Theatre. The story deals with labor troubles in a pajama factory, where workers' demands for a seven-and-a...
DCDA Rewind: Ben Goes Back to School with Choreography from MEAN GIRLS!
by Nicole Rosky - May 06, 2020 Today we rewind to challenge you with choreography from a past episode. Watch as Ben goes back to high school with Mean Girls' Brendon Stimson. Can you keep up?...
DCDA Rewind: Can You Get the Job Done with Choreography from HAMILTON?
by Nicole Rosky - May 13, 2020 Today we rewind to challenge you with choreography from a past episode. Watch as Ben is non-stop with Hamilton's David Guzman. Can you keep up?...
Broadway Rewind: LA CAGE AUX FOLLES Returns to Broadway in 2010!
by Nicole Rosky - June 13, 2020 Today we rewind back to 2010, when the second revival of La Cage Aux Folles celebrated its eleven Tony nominations. La Cage Aux Folles played for 433 performances at the Longacre Theatre....
Broadway Rewind: Patrick Page Brings THE GRINCH from Page to Stage in 2006!
by Nicole Rosky - May 02, 2020 This episode was during the holidays and BroadwayWorld's own Richard Ridge takes a look at two family musicals Dr. Seuss's How The Grinch Stole Christmas, which starred Patrick Page and then to Madison Square Garden to give you a sneak peek at Cirque du Soleil's special window show ' Wintuk'....
Broadway Rewind: Lights Up on IN THE HEIGHTS Opening Night!
by Nicole Rosky - May 03, 2020 This episode is for all the Lin-Manuel Miranda fans. Broadway World's own Richard Ridge takes us to the opening night of the Broadway run of his landmark musical In the Heights, where Lin told Ridge, why the musical touches such a diverse audience of every age. 'Tonight, I feel a real sense of acc... |