Earlier this week, Darren Criss and friends took to the stage at the Ford Amphitheater on Coney Island for the second annual Elsie Fest, a one-day outdoor music festival celebrating stars and songs from the stage and screen.
The second annual Elsie Fest, a one-day outdoor music festival celebrating stars and songs from the stage and screen, took place yesterday, Monday, September 5th, at the Ford Amphitheater at the Coney Island Boardwalk. Below, watch host Darren Criss perform 'Journey to the Past' from ANASTASIA with Liz Callaway, who sang the original version for the animated film!
Tonight at Elsie Fest Cynthia Erivo and Jason Robert Brown gave festival goers a sneak peek at the upcoming THE LAST FIVE YEARS concert in New York City where Erivo will play Cathy and Joshua Henry will play Jamie.
After four previously sold out shows, Broadway's Cinderella, Tony nominee Laura Osnes and music director Benjamin Rauhala returned to host The Broadway Princess Party at Feinstein's/54 Below. The all-star cast sang the most beloved 'Princess' songs of stage and screen in a magical evening. Where else might a little mermaid duet with a beautiful bookworm? Or might an ice queen drink tea with a princess who keeps only dwarves for company? Might the princess with a lost glass slipper confide in a princess who lives in a tower, with the longest of hair? Watch below to find out!
Paper Mill Playhouse opens its 2015-2016 season with the world premiere musical THE BANDSTAND. As previously announced, Tony Award nominee Laura Osnes (Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella, Bonnie and Clyde), Corey Cott(Newsies, Gigi) and Tony Award winner Beth Leavel (The Drowsy Chaperone, 42nd Street) will star in THE BANDSTAND. The show began performances last night, October 8, 2015, and runs through Sunday, November 8, 2015. The official press opening night is Sunday, October 18, at 7:00pm. BroadwayWorld brings you highlights from the production below!
Paper Mill Playhouse will open its 2015-2016 season with the world premiere musical The Bandstand. As previously announced, Tony Award nominee Laura Osnes (Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella, Bonnie and Clyde), Corey Cott (Newsies, Gigi) and Tony Award winner Beth Leavel (The Drowsy Chaperone, 42nd Street) will star in The Bandstand. Check out interviews with the cast and a performance sneak peek below!
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.
Last month, twenty of the brightest talents on Broadway were featured in Broadway Sings Bruno Mars, the latest concert in the Broadway Sings series. The tribute series takes the music of well-known music icons and creates new, unique arrangements and orchestrations by twisting the style to fit the strength of the performer. Previous concerts have included Adele, Stevie Wonder, and Justin Timberlake; this November, producer Corey Mach (Godspell, Wicked) and music director Joshua Stephen Kartes will present Broadway Sings Sara Bareilles.?
STARS IN THE ALLEY, presented by United Airlines, was held earlier today, May 27th in Shubert Alley, between Broadway and 8th Avenue and 44th and 45th Streets. Hosted by HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH's Darren Criss, Broadway's best turned out for the annual performance - including GIGI's Corey Cott, who performed the show's title number- check it out below!
GIGI star Vanessa Hudgens stopped by last night's WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE on Bravo and joined host Andy Cohen and fellow guest Kellan Lutz in Clubhouse Playhouse's re-enactment of 'High School Musical 2.'
Everyone's favorite pint-sized theatre critic Iain Armitage stopped by after a performance of Broadway's GIGI to interview leading lady Vanessa Hudgens. Click below to see what she had to say!
Vanessa Hudgens stopped by this week's THE VIEW on ABC to talk about making her Broadway debut in the starring role in GIGI. Watch the appearance in full below!
Vanessa Hudgens stopped by the TONIGHT SHOW WITH JIMMY FALLON to talk about starring on Broadway and the stage roles that led up to her turn on the Great White Way, from Quasimodo to GIGI.
BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge was there for opening night, where he chatted with all of the evening's celebrity guests on the red carpet. Below, check out interviews with Andrew Rannells, Lea DeLaria, Danny Burstein, Rebecca Luker and more!
The new Broadway production of Gigi, Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's beloved Oscar and Tony Award-winning musical comedy, opens on Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at the Neil Simon Theatre (250 West 52nd Street). The production began previews on Thursday, March 19. BroadwayWorld brings you a first look at the cast in action below!