Tag: hugh jackman

Why You Should Know Hip-Hop Headliner Aliyah Rose Maese

Whether she’s tearing it up in class or shining on the small screen in Disney Channel’s “Disney Fam Jam,” Aliyah Rose Maese is a high-octane bundle of spunk who was born to dance. No, really: Only a few years after she started training, Aliyah booked her first professional gig, Nickelodeon’s “Lip Sync Battle Shorties,” after […]

Hugh Jackman Will Star in "The Music Man" on Broadway

Is it October 2020 yet? Playbill just announced that next year, a revival of Meredith Willson’s The Music Man will hit the Great White Way, starring everyone’s favorite Hollywood/Broadway song-and-dance man Hugh Jackman as the show’s titular charming con man Harold Hill. Given Jackman’s star turn as razzle-dazzle impresario P.T. Barnum in last year’s The […]

9 Celebs We're Dying to See on "DWTS"

The 26th season of “Dancing with the Stars” is quickly coming to a close (how is that even possible?!)—but we’re already dream-casting the next round! Which celebrities might top Adam Rippon‘s already-iconic performance? Here are 9 stars we think would #slay the “DWTS” stage. Hillary Duff Hillary Duff has come a long way since her […]

This Tribute to "The Greatest Showman" Is Glorious

Look out, ’cause here they come! To celebrate “This Is Me” from The Greatest Showman winning Best Original Song at the 2018 Golden Globes, Warner Music Japan has put together a stunning dance video that we just couldn’t NOT share with y’all. The clip stars the Tomioka Dance Club, a high school dance team hailing […]

All the Scoop on the Super-Dancey New Movie 'The Greatest Showman'

The latest original musical to grace the big screen, The Greatest Showman follows the life and times of P.T. Barnum, and the events that inspired him to create the famous Barnum & Bailey Circus—often dubbed “The Greatest Show on Earth”—in the mid-1800s. Hugh Jackman stars as the entertainer, joined by celebs like Zendaya (who plays […]

The 2014 Tony Awards Highlights

In case you missed the best night on TV—a.k.a the live broadcast of the Tony Awards—Dance Spirit‘s got your back. Here’s a rundown of the show’s highlights, a couple of its more cringe-worthy moments, and some of our favorite (and least-favorite) red carpet outfits. Hugh Jackman with the cast of After Midnight (photo Sara Krulwich/The […]

A Sneak a Peek at the 68th Annual Tony Awards

16 days until this year’s Tony Awards! We can hardly wait, so we’ve been making some predictions to pass the time. Sure, we’ve spent some time debating which nominee will take home the Tony for our favorite category, Best Choreography. (Will it be Bullets Over Broadway, Rocky, Aladdin, or After Midnight???) But what we really […]

Meet the Choreographer of Tonight's Academy Awards Ceremony

OK, so you’ve actually already “met” him—several times. He’s the Tony-winning choreographer responsible for Hugh Jackman and Beyoncé’s epic musical number at the 81st Academy Awards (which earned him an Emmy, making him a Tony- and Emmy-winning choreographer). He’s also the man behind last year’s dance-tastic Oscars ceremony and NBC’s The Sound of Music Live!… It’s […]