Did you catch the Kinky Boots Awards last night? Uh, I mean the Tony Awards? Yes, it seemed like Cyndi Lauper’s high-spirited, be-spangled musical took home just about every prize there was, including Best Musical. But at the risk of sounding totally cheesy, I’d say we, the audience, were the real winners last night—because hey, […]
Creepy! Apparently there’s a chance Justin Timberlake will be starring as Daddy Warbucks in the new Sony Pictures film adaptation of Annie. On the “this could be real!” side of the argument: JT is good friends with producer Jay-Z. JT has been in some films recently. JT can sing. On the “absolutely not” side: Timberlake […]
Oh my gosh—oh my gosh, you guys! NYC’s fifth-ever Broadway Week starts today—and that means tickets to some of our favorite dance-y shows are two for the price of one! This. Is. Huge. Just take a look at the list of shows involved: Annie Chicago Cinderella The Heiress Jersey Boys The Lion King Mamma Mia! […]
Madi Rae as July, one of Annie’s orphans (Joan Marcus) It’s no secret the new Broadway revival of Annie is loaded with super-talented kids. But among Annie’s pack of friends, there’s one tiny orphan stealing the spotlight in almost every scene: Madi Rae DiPietro. At just 13 years old, she’s making her Broadway debut, handling […]
Joy to your worlds, friends! If you’re celebrating Christmas today, we hope you’re snuggled up in holiday PJs with your families, opening presents, drinking hot chocolate and eating pancakes (no one ever said Christmas was a day for being healthy). In the spirit of the holiday, we thought we’d share what’s on each of our […]
As I was watching the new production of Annie on Broadway last night (yay!), I kept getting this weird, persistent sense of déjà vu. Scrappy, adorable young ragamuffins trying to survive in the big city? Struggling against an unjust system run by tyrannical adults? Wearing period costumes? Speaking in heavy New Yawk accents? Around the […]
On November 8, Annie opened on Broadway. This was one of my favorite musicals as a kid—I think I had all the songs memorized by the time I was 9—so I’ve been dying to see the show since it was announced. Plus, after chatting with the show’s star, Lilla Crawford, for our November issue, I […]
Six years ago, I moved to New York City to take a job at Dance Spirit. I always knew I wanted to live in NYC. I grew up in a teeny tiny New Hampshire town, and the thrill of the city appealed to me. I wanted to, as Frank Sinatra sings, “be a part of […]