Broadway Rewind: NEXT TO NORMAL Brings Family Drama to Bryant Park in 2010
by Nicole Rosky - August 13, 2020
Today we flashback to 2010, when Next to Normal performed on the Bryant Park stage. Next to Normal opened on April 15, 2009 at the Booth Theatre, where it played for 733 performances. Directed by Michael Greif, the musical starred Alice Ripley, J. Robert Spencer, Adam Chanler-Berat, Jennifer Damiano...
Broadway Rewind: HEATHERS Gets Ready for a Beautiful Freakin' Run Off-Broadway
by Nicole Rosky - August 11, 2020
Today we rewind to 2014, when Heathers was getting ready to premiere off-Broadway. Heathers features music, lyrics and book by Laurence O'Keefe and Kevin Murphy, and is based on the 1988 film of the same name written by Daniel Waters. ...
Broadway Rewind: DOGFIGHT Has Some Kinda Time Off-Broadway
by Nicole Rosky - August 10, 2020
Today we rewind to 2012, when Dogfight opened off-Broadway. Dogfight is a musical with music and lyrics by Pasek & Paul and a book by Peter Duchan. It is an adaptation of Nancy Savoca's 1991 film Dogfight. The Second Stage Theatre production was directed by Joe Mantello, choreographed by Chri...
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!...
Playhouse On Park Partners With West Hartford Community Interactive For Virtual Play Reading
by Stephi Wild - August 09, 2020
Playhouse on Park will produce a new play reading in partnership with West Hartford Community Interactive (WHCi). This reading is part of the Playwrights on Park series, and it will feature Mackenzie McBride's play THE TELLING AND RE-TELLING OF LUCY AND OWEN. You can join live via a Zoom webinar on ...
Broadway Rewind: TITANIC Sails On Again in Concert!
by Nicole Rosky - August 09, 2020
Today we rewind to 2014, when Manhattan Concert Productions brought back Titanic. Titanic made its Broadway debut in 1997 to critical acclaim, winning five Tony Awards including the award for Best Musical, Best Score and Best Book, with music and lyrics by Maury Yeston and book by Peter Stone....
Broadway Rewind: PIPPIN Has Magic to Do on Broadway in 2013!
by Nicole Rosky - August 08, 2020
Today we rewind to 2013, for the first Broadway revival of Pippin, which played at the the Music Box Theatre for 709 performances. The beloved coming-of-age musical features a book by Roger O. Hirson, and music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz....
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...
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: The Sun Comes Out on Broadway for ANNIE in 2012
by Nicole Rosky - August 02, 2020
Today we rewind to 2012, when the second Broadway revival of Annie opened at the Palace Theatre, where it ran for 487 performances. Annie features a book by Thomas Meehan, music by Charles Strouse and lyrics by Martin Charnin, with all three authors receiving 1977 Tony Awards for their work....
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: NEWSIES Carries the Banner Into Bryant Park in 2012!
by Nicole Rosky - July 30, 2020
Today we flashback to 2012, when Newsies performed on the Bryant Park stage. Newsies is a musical based on the 1992 film Newsies, which in turn was inspired by the real-life Newsboys Strike of 1899 in New York City....
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: Carolee Carmello Makes a Joyful Noise in SCANDALOUS in 2012
by Nicole Rosky - July 26, 2020
Today we rewind to 2012, when Scandalous opened at the Neil Simon Theatre, where it played for 29 performances. Led by Carolee Carmello, the musical featured a book and lyrics by Kathie Lee Gifford and music by David Pomeranz and David Friedman. It also starred Edward Watts, Andrew Samonsky, R...
Broadway Rewind: THE HEIRESS Arrives on Broadway with Jessica Chastain and Dan Stevens in 2012
by Nicole Rosky - July 25, 2020
Today we rewind to 2012 for the fourth Broadway revival of The Heiress. Written by Ruth Goetz and Augustus Goetz, it played for 117 performances at the Walter Kerr Theatre, led by Jessica Chastain and Dan Stevens in their Broadway debuts....
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: 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: FIRST DATE Gets a Shot at Love on Broadway in 2013
by Nicole Rosky - July 21, 2020
Today we rewind to 2013, when First Date arrived on Broadway at the Longacre Theatre, where it played for 174 performances. Led by Zachary Levi and Krysta Rodriguez, the musical featured a book by Austin Winsberg and music and lyrics by Alan Zachary and Michael Weiner....
Wingtip Releases Debut Album Next Month!
by A.A. Cristi - July 20, 2020
Los Angeles-based, Bay Area-raised singer, songwriter and producer Wingtip (aka Nick Perloff-Giles) shared his latest single “Demons” today, the latest song from his full length debut album, All Your Friends Are Here (out August 14 via Independently Popular)....
Broadway Rewind: Patina Miller Raises Her Voice in SISTER ACT in 2011
by Nicole Rosky - July 20, 2020
Today we rewind to 2011, when Sister Act was preparing for Broadway. The musical, which first premiered in California in 2006 and then London in 2009, featured music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Glenn Slater....
Broadway Rewind: Time Stops on Broadway for BIG FISH in 2013
by Nicole Rosky - July 19, 2020
Today we rewind to 2013, when Big Fish arrived on Broadway at the Neil Simon Theatre, where it played for 98 performances. With music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa and book by John August, the musical is based on Daniel Wallace's 1998 novel, Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions, and the 2003 fi...
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: Nobody Can Stop BANDSTAND at Broadway in Bryant Park!
by Nicole Rosky - July 16, 2020
Today we flashback to 2017, when Bandstand performed on the Bryant Park stage. Bandstand played for 166 performances at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, starring Laura Osnes, Corey Cott, Beth Leavel, Alex Bender, Joe Carroll, Brandon J. Ellis, James Nathan Hopkins and Geoff Packard....
Broadway Rewind: Fall Into Scenes from THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY in 2014
by Nicole Rosky - July 14, 2020
Today we rewind to 2014, when The Bridges of Madison County was preparing for Broadway. The musical, written by Jason Robert Brown and Marsha Norman, played for 100 performances at the Gerald Schoennfeld Theatre. ...
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....
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