Thayne Jasperson News

The ensemble member assumes the role of town crier to introduce his giddy new backstage video.

Welcome to Laramie, Wyoming, home of the University of Wyoming, the only four year university in the state, and also home to The Laramie Project. I promise that we aren't homophobic bigots. (Side note: two of my professors at the university were in that movie).

Musicals Tonight! continues its ongoing salute to Broadway and Off-Broadway Standbys, Understudies and Alternates with its next edition of  AT THIS PERFORMANCE… to be held on Sunday, April 10th at The Lion Theatre, 410 West 42nd Street at 7 PM.

On Sunday, March 20th, Broadway Workshop presented a special one-day musical theatre master class with Broadway, TV and film star Jonathan Groff. BroadwayWorld has photos from the event below!

Tonight, November 5th, BROADWAY SESSIONS welcomes Thayne Jasperson, Kevin Smith Kirkwood, the cast of HELL'S BELLES and more.

This Thursday, November 5th, BROADWAY SESSIONS welcomes Thayne Jasperson, Kevin Smith Kirkwood, the cast of HELL'S BELLES and more.

On October 12, Music for Autism's Junior Board hosted a crowd of over 100 young professionals, friends and loved ones at District CoWork for a vibrant and musical evening full of food, drinks, and phenomenal performances. Thanks to their fabulous and talented musician friends, guests were treated to Broadway caliber musical theater while they sipped on beverages courtesy of Given Liquor and Paralelo Vineyards. They also dined on deliciously healthy fare from their friends at OxVerte. 

Now that the HAMILTON cast album has been out in the world for a bit, and the company of the hit musical is planning to celebrate. On October 16, Lin-Manuel Miranda took audience questions then be joined by cast members to sign the original Broadway cast recording at the Upper East Side Barnes & Noble (150 East 86th Street). Check out photos from the event below!

On October 25th the popular Broadway Understudies twitter account (@understudies) has once again invited some of Broadway's most talented understudies to the stage of the Laurie Beechman Theatre to share their rare talent-the ability to perform at a second's notice. They'll be thrown into the fire in the 6th edition of 'Half Hour: A Last Minute Concert,' a show where even they don't know what they'll be singing before they step up to the microphone. The audience will get to vote on what song each performer will sing.

On Monday, October 12, 2015, Music for Autism will hold a fundraiser at District CoWork NoMad. Featured performers include Broadway veteran, Cody Williams (On the Town, Cinderella, Memphis), Alysha Umphress (On the Town), Thayne Jasperson (Hamilton), and Joe Iconis and family. The event will feature cocktails and hors d'oeuvres and will run from 6:00-9:00pm, with the performance beginning at 7:15pm. Tickets begin at $75 and can be purchased in advance at http://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-musical-evening-benefiting-music-for-autism-tickets-2563832492 or at the door.

On August 24, 2014, NEWISES closed on Broadway. Exactly one year later, cast members from the hit Broadway musical came together on the stage of 54 Below to reminisce. In the lineup were songs of various music styles, stories and memories of their time with the show. Below, watch as Andrew Keenan-Bolger, the original Crutchie, performs 'Letter from the Refuge'- a song that wasn't added to the show until the launch of the national tour.

The 'NEWSBOYS OF NEW YORK' reunited earlier this week on August 24 at 54 Below. Click below to watch them rock the heck out of 'Once and For All'!

The 'NEWSBOYS OF NEW YORK' reunite tonight, August 24, at 54 Below, with concerts at 7 and 9:30 PM.

Broadway's 40 theatres aren't the only places to catch performances from your favorite stars! Well after Broadway orchestras begin their overtures, ensemble members take their dance breaks, and performers belt out their eleven o'clock numbers, the party continues at various cabaret venues throughout New York City. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you some cabaret highlights for this week as picked by our theatre editors, including: Newsboys of New York Reunite at 54 Below!; Mike Schwitter; Ben Thompson; Willemijn Verkaik; and Spring & Summer: Spring Awakening Cast Reunion.

The new musical Hamilton has book, music and lyrics by Tony and Grammy Award-winning composer Lin-Manuel Miranda, who also plays the title role. The musical is directed by Thomas Kail, with choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler and music direction and orchestrations by Alex Lacamoire. Hamilton is inspired by Ron Chernow's biography 'Alexander Hamilton.' Meryl Streep just joined the long list of celebrities who have now seen the show, and BroadwayWorld was on hand to catch photos of the Hollywood living legend backstage with the cast!

HAMILTON, Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical about America's 'the ten-dollar Founding Father without a father,' opened just last night at the Richard Rodgers Theatre. BroadwayWorld was there for the whole, historic night, and you can check out photos from the curtain call below!

The Ham4Ham mini-concerts continue for the dedicated fans who show up for the Hamilton lottery! Today, Lin-Manuel Miranda read the crowd the first five paragraphs from Ron Chernow's acclaimed Alexander Hamilton biography. Check it out below!

Alexander Hamilton, 'the ten-dollar Founding Father without a father,' storms Broadway tonight, August 6, when Lin-Manuel Miranda's new musical Hamilton opens at the Richard Rodgers Theatre (226 W. 46 St.). 

HAMILTON, the story of 'the ten-dollar Founding Father without a father,' opens tonight at the Richard Rodgers Theatre. Learn more about the full company and watch clips from the musical!

This August and September, 54 BELOW presents an exciting lineup of the brightest talent from Broadway and beyond. Located just below the legendary Studio 54 at 254 West 54th Street. For a detailed schedule of upcoming performances at 54 Below and to purchase tickets, visitwww.54Below.com.