The curtain rises, the crowd goes wild, and the bright lights of Broadway shine down as you make your debut on opening night…it’s every Broadway baby’s dream. But you may be surprised to learn that a show’s journey to the Great White Way can be months, or even years, in the making. How does a […]
With musicals like Hairspray, Grease, Peter Pan, and The Wiz earning prime-time spots on big networks, complete with celebrity-studded casts and flashy new choreography, there’s no question that live TV musicals are here to stay. But what’s it actually like to perform in one? We followed dancer Conor Ryan during the rehearsal process for Jesus […]
Every good trip to NYC should include a Broadway show (or three!), and there are a TON of brilliantly dancy musicals to see right now. But Bway tix can be expensive, especially on a dancer’s budget. Which is why we are allll about Broadway in Bryant Park, the annual event that brings some of the […]
How excited are you for the musical version of Moulin Rouge!, choreographed by Sonya Tayeh and set to begin a pre-Broadway run in Boston next month? 💃💃💃 excited? Well, you’ll be 💃💃💃💃 excited once you see the very swoon-y new trailer for the show, starring the very swoon-worthy Aaron Tveit (possibly the only person who […]
The beloved classic My Fair Lady heads to Lincoln Center Theater this month with new choreography by Newsies icon Christopher Gattelli. My Fair Lady follows the story of working-class girl Eliza Doolittle, whom professor Henry Higgins is determined to transform into a real society lady. The show premiered on Broadway in 1956, starring Julie Andrews. […]
Ah, the musical theater dance call. A godsend to those of us who consider ourselves Dancers-with-a-capital-D, the dance portion of any musical-theater audition also has its fair share of ridiculous, frustrating and just plain what-the-heck moments. If you’re a Broadway baby who knows all too well what I mean, you NEED to watch the newest […]
Hold on to your crop tops: It sounds like Broadway might be getting a piece of Britney. EEE! Well, not Ms. Spears herself, or at least not that we know of. But Forbes recently reported that Brit’s managers met with Broadway veteran Jerry Mitchell to discuss making a jukebox musical out of her epic song […]