BWW Interviews: Christian Hoff – From Child Actor to Midtown Man
by Heidi Scheuermann
- March 26, 2015
Coming to New Orleans tomorrow night is an act that no JERSEY BOYS loving theatergoers, including myself, are going to want to miss! THE MIDTOWN MEN, four original cast members from the Broadway hit JERSEY BOYS (Christian Hoff, Michael Longoria, Daniel Reichard, J. Robert Spencer) have come together...
BWW Interviews: Tony Award Winning Actor Scott Waara from the National Tour of ONCE
by Heidi Scheuermann
- March 17, 2015
So here's the thing… The first time I heard of/saw ONCE was back in college. A group of friends were squishing into a tiny living room in an on-campus apartment (I think there were probably 10-15 of us), and one of the crew decided we were going to watch this totally awesome movie called 'Once.' S...
BWW Previews: Mozart to Rock Houston!
by Katricia Lang
- January 27, 2015
On January 30, Houston's two major opera houses will begin performances of Mozart's final two completed operas - LA CLEMENZA DI TITO and THE MAGIC FLUTE. Opera in the Heights will open LA CLEMENZA DI TITO for the first time in Houston since 1991, and Houston Grand Opera will open THE MAGIC FLUTE....
BWW Interviews: MAMMA MIA!'s Mark A. Harmon
by Heidi Scheuermann
- January 13, 2015
I have very fond memories from weekends during high school driving by the lake in my hometown in my best friend's car rocking out whatever pop music was on the radio at the time (probably the Backstreet Boys or the Spice Girls or something like that). On occasion we would blast the RENT movie sound...
BWW Interviews: Jerome Harmann-Hardeman of DIRTY DANCING
by Heidi Scheuermann
- December 24, 2014
Hold on to your britches, ladies! DIRTY DANCING, written by Eleanor Bergstein, has been adapted for the stage in a hot new production that audiences across America have been going crazy for! That's right… Johnny, Baby, and the rest of the Kellerman's gang in the flesh are headed from city to city ...
BWW Interviews: THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA's Brad Oscar
by Heidi Scheuermann
- November 06, 2014
One of Broadway's most beloved musicals, THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, opened last night at the Saenger Theater. The musical written by Andrew Lloyd Webber originally opened on the Great White Way in the late 1980s, and starred the likes of Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman. The story begins when t...
BWW Interviews: CHICAGO National Tour's Roz Ryan
by Heidi Scheuermann
- October 07, 2014
'It's about murder, greed, corruption, and mayhem,' says Roz Ryan, '...everything that's near and dear to our hearts.' Who wouldn't love a show about that?! The National Tour production of Broadway favorite CHICAGO hits New Orleans' Saenger Theatre this week, and it's sure to be a hit! I recently ca...
BWW Interviews: WAR HORSE National Tour's Megan Loomis
by Heidi Scheuermann
- May 12, 2014
Set in early 1900s Europe at the onset of World War I in a town called Devon, England, WAR HORSE takes us on a journey with a boy named Albert and his friendship with his horse Joey. A play about a boy and a horse sounds simple enough, right? But how do you control a horse on stage?...
BWW Interviews: SISTER ACT's Chester Gregory
by Heidi Scheuermann
- December 17, 2013
With it's catchy tunes (including the ever popular rendition of "My Guy"), fun-loving nuns, and a bit of crime on the side, this movie became a household favorite. Much to our pleasure, the movie was turned into SISTER ACT THE MUSICAL, and made its debut on Broadway in 2011. The show is currently ...
BWW Interviews: GHOST THE MUSICAL's Fernando Contreras
by Heidi Scheuermann
- November 18, 2013
There have been so many movies being made into Broadway musicals recently, and the Patrick Swayze - Demi Moore starring, pottery making, hauntingly romantic movie is no exception. GHOST THE MUSICAL is currently touring the United States, and is wowing audiences with its beautiful score and amazing ...
BWW Interviews: STOMP's Andres Fernandez; Show Comes to New Orleans, 9/14
by Heidi Scheuermann
- September 10, 2012
STOMP is a show unlike any other in the theatrical world. It features a cast of multi-talented performers from a variety of backgrounds, who use everyday objects such as brooms, paint cans, drumsticks, bins, and even tractor tire inner tubes to create music. I recently had the opportunity to speak w...