Tag: Beauty and the Beast

Jeanne Lehman French Interview Part:2

Jeanne Lehman French   This is the second part of my interview with Jeanne Lehman French. I absolutely loved interviewing Jeanne! I gain so much from listening to her life experiences and theatre stories and they encourage me as much as my voice lessons with her. Abby: When did you start teaching voice? Jeanne: “Because […]

Jeanne Lehman French Interview Part:1

Jeanne Lehman French   I am very excited to be sharing an interview I had with the wonderful Jeanne Lehman French! Jeanne Lehman has had an exciting career spanning theatre, television, concerts, cabarets, and recordings. A couple of her most well-known Broadway roles include Mrs. Potts in Beauty And The Beast and Mother Abbess in The Sound Of […]

Meeting Your Heroes

by Sami DeSocio As actors we all have those that came before us that serve as inspirations and reminders of why we do what we do. There are even some that we consider our heroes, and we will look up to them and emulate them-and if we’re lucky, we might even meet them one day. […]

Frozen On Broadway — Good or Bad?

How many times have you seen Frozen? Once? Three times? Fifteen? Once you see it, you can’t help but keep going back for more. Naturally, a movie like that makes an incredible amount of money. Because the movie has already made an incredible profit, so many extras have already been announced including  a sing-a-long, a […]

10 Roles Laura Osnes Should Play

With everyone’s favorite Princess Laura Osnes leaving Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella this month, we’re left with one question: what should the two -time Tony nominee do next? She’s already been to the 50’s with Max Crumm in Greade, robbed banks with Stark Sands and Jeremy Jordan in Bonnie and Clyde, and been a Princess– surely she […]

British Invasion – From West End to Broadway

This year at the Tony Awards, the two shows going neck and neck for the Best Musical prize both had roots across the pond. Kinky Boots originated from a British movie, while Matilda the Musical, a product of the Royal Shakespeare Company, was labeled as “The British Invasion.” This phenomenon is not uncommon, as Broadway […]

The Man Behind The Beast: Robby Benson

In 1991, the Beast from Beauty and the Beast roared “GET OUT!” to a scared, yet quizzical Belle as she wandered into the west wing, the only part of the castle that the Beast told her to stay out of. As a result, Robby Benson became a house hold name. However, young girls of the […]

“How to Act Like a Kid” with Henry Hodges

Have you ever seen a Broadway show starring child actors and thought to yourself, “What would it be like to be a kid acting on Broadway?” Or perhaps you’ve wondered, “How CAN I be one of those kids?”  Well, Henry Hodges is the guy with the answers for you.  Henry, now 19 years old, literally […]