There are certain iconic roles every Broadway performer dreams of playing: Anita in West Side Story, Mimi in Rent, Reno Sweeney in Anything Goes. The lucky triple threats who snag these parts end up with the best solos and the most stage time—not to mention fully developed characters to sink their teeth into. Dancers in […]
If you wanna slick your hair, wear your buckle shoes…and all that jazz, get yourself into a pair of fishnets and shoulder roll your way over to Broadway Dance Center in NYC: The iconic studio is hosting Fosse Week January 27–31! Fosse Frenzy! Every dancer—especially all you Broadway hopefuls out there—should be well-versed in the […]
No show is complete without activities! Here I am in the MSG lobby, sticking my head in the hole of this snowsuit. “I can’t put my arms down!” Last Thursday, A Christmas Story opened at Madison Square Garden in NYC for a very limited run (through December 29). I was lucky enough to snag a […]
Fact: Musicals are the best. And sometimes, those of us who are obsessed need a little bit of musical theater to get us through a tough day. For me, that usually means switching to the Newsies channel on Pandora. But now I have another option: Broadway veteran Joshua Sherman’s series of short online musical films. […]
Jakob Karr in Flashdance: The Musical (DRGPhotography) Jakob Karr, with his amazing extensions, and Kamille Upshaw, with her captivating stage presence, made names for themselves by snatching up award after award on the competition circuit. The two were hired for their first professional dance jobs in 2007—performing together during the halftime show of an alpaca […]
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 […]
Ellyn Marie Marsh, ready to take the stage in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert Imagine you’re a swing in a Broadway show. You’re backstage with nine minutes until the curtain rises. You think you don’t have to go on tonight, but suddenly you hear that someone in the cast is sick and needs you to […]