No me diga! The film adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda's Tony-winning musical In the Heights is set to hit the big screen this June. With anticipation building for the movie, the film's trio of salon ladies Stephanie Beatriz, Daphne Ruben-Vega, and Dascha Polanco, are bringing Washington Heights to TikTok with a new take on the show's title song alongside content creator JuanFe Castro. Check it out!
Today's top stories: watch the first official trailer for the In The Heights film, read the reviews for Harry Connick, Jr. - A Celebrations of Cole Porter, and more!
We asked, and you answered! With the decade coming to a close, we asked BroadwayWorld readers to name the standout Broadway performances that they think were the best of the 2010s. Now we've compiled some of the most popular answers for you to enjoy, including ones from fan favorite shows like Dear Evan Hansen, Hamilton, Newsies, and more. Take a trip down memory lane by checking it all out!
Lights up in Washington Heights! The trailer for the upcoming film adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda's Tony-winning musical In the Heights was just released, and the Broadway community is buzzing with excitement for Washington Heights coming to the big screen! Stage favorites including Lea Salonga, Karen Olivo, Josh Gad, Telly Leung, and more have taken to Twitter to express their emotions about the new trailer. Check out what they all had to say!
The 5th Avenue Theatre has announced complete casting for the world premiere of Bliss, an empowering original musical fantasy that flips the traditional princess narrative upside down.
BroadwayCon 2020 welcomes Moulin Rouge! The Musical to the programming lineup! As part of MainStage programming, the Moulin Rouge! The Musical Spotlight session on Friday, January 24 will feature members of the cast and creative team. Tickets are on sale now at BroadwayCon.com/register.
Earlier tonight, BroadwayWorld reported that a documentary film about Luis Miranda will premiere at Sundance. Another documentary in the Miranda family will also premiere at the festival - this one about Freestyle Love Supreme, the Lin-Manuel-led improv hip hop group who are currently performing on Broadway through January 12.
Works selected across the Indie Episodic, Shorts and Special Events sections of the 2020 Sundance Film Festival were announced today, underlining Sundance Institute's commitment to showcasing bold independent storytelling regardless of form, format or length.
A documentary about Luis A. Miranda Jr., father of Broadway triple-threat and Hollywood crossover star Lin-Manuel Miranda, is coming to Sundance Film Festival.
MasterVoices, led by Artistic Director Ted Sperling, continues its 2019-20 season on January 10 and 11 at the Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College of Criminal Justice with the New York premiere of Iron & Coal, Jeremy Schonfeld's multimedia rock-opera about his family's experience in the Holocaust and its aftermath. Along with MasterVoices, joining Schonfeld onstage will be distinguished theater artist Rinde Eckert, tenor Daniel Rowan, the Brooklyn Youth Chorus, and the New York-based contemporary music ensemble, Contemporaneous.
The Seth Rudetsky Broadway Concert Series presented by Mark Cortale returns to Parker Playhouse in January. The series, co-presented by the Broward Center for the Performing Arts, delivers three intimate evenings of incredible music and hilarious conversations hosted and music directed by Sirius XM Radio star Seth Rudetsky, whom the New York Times dubbed 'The Mayor of Broadway.'
Created by Gerard Alessandrini, the comic mastermind behind the long-running hit Forbidden Broadway and performed by a versatile cast of seven, Spamilton: An American Parody is a side-splitting new musical parody. After tearing it up in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and London, Spamilton: An American Parody will stage a singing, dancing, comedy revolution in Orlando.
FREESTYLE LOVE SUPREME, the critically acclaimed improv troupe founded by Thomas Kail, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Anthony Veneziale, is now accepting applications for the winter Freestyle Love Supreme Academy classes and intensives. The FLS Academy is the first ever freestyle school created and run directly by FLS members, including teachers and guest facilitators, in partnership with long-time FLS producers Kail, Miranda, Ars Nova founders Jenny and Jon Steingart, and Hamilton co-producer Jill Furman.
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