Everybody Say “Yeah!” 2013 Tony Nominations are IN!

The Tony Award nominations were announced early Tuesday morning, and what an exciting morning it was! One of Broadway’s newest shows, Kinky Boots lead the boards with a total of thirteen nominations! Matilda The Musical followed with twelve nominations including Best Musical, Pippin followed with ten including Best Revival of a Musical and Best Costume Design, and Rodgers + [...]

See this Season’s Best Broadway Shows with Camp Broadway in NYC

For those of you familiar with Camp Broadway in NYC, you know that one of the highlights of the week is attending a performance of a hit Broadway show during the week. For “classic campers,” or the 10 to 17-year-olds that attend our signature Camp Broadway program, it’s a Wednesday matinee, bookmarked by an inside [...]

New York, New York!

In college, most students want to spend Spring Break in a place where they can sleep til noon, lay out on the beach all day, and then return home with a tan darker than the lobster they got served at the crab shack! Well for me, I decided that heading up north to a much colder [...]

Camp Broadway Dance: A Review!

There’s something about spending a weekend dancing in New York City, the center of the universe, that is just indescribable. However, I’m going to try my hardest to capture a little bit of my experience at Camp Broadway Dance, which I was invited to attend back in February. (Thanks, Camp Broadway!) The three-day program, which [...]

How I Created a Theatre Company at the Age of 14

I’ve been blogging on behalf of Camp Broadway for quite some time now, and I’ve discussed an entire gamut of subjects dealing with the state of theatre in New York City.  For many readers who live outside of New York, however, the world of Broadway may feel like a distant mythical entity–something that manages to [...]

Finding Fashion Inspiration in NYC

by Rory of www.WearAboutsBlog.com New York City is brimming with people of all backgrounds, nationalities, sexualities, and fashion senses. When I’m in the city, do you know what’s my favorite type to look for? Hipsters! These super cool, totally fashionable people are always dressed in the best outfits! Round glasses, a floppy bow, chunky jewelry and my trusty [...]

Seeking Camp Broadway Teaching Artists for Summer 2013 National Tour

Camp Broadway, Broadway’s Original Summer Camp for theater-loving kids, is seeking teaching artists for its national summer tour and annual summer programs. Camp Broadway creates and delivers authentic Broadway experiences under the artistic direction of Tony Parise. Camp Broadway’s summer tour occurs throughout June, July and August. Staff members must be available for assigned camp [...]

Violence on Broadway: Can it Sell Tickets?

A while back, I was sitting in a cinema on 42nd Street. Amidst chowing down on an ungodly large bucket of popcorn, I watched what seemed to be a decade of movie previews while waiting for the main feature, The Dark Knight Rises, to begin. Now, if you’re like me, or practically anybody else in [...]

Closed Too Soon… Shows that Deserve a Second Chance

by Chase Gosselin I hate flops. You know, those shows that finally make it to the Great White Way just in time for the producer to say “we’re closing.”  Unfortunately, they always have happened, and they always will happen. Season… after season… after season. That’s the risk factor of the business, I suppose. You could [...]

Entertainment vs. Art: Where does Broadway fall?

by Michael Chase Gosselin Let’s imagine that we conducted a poll in which a range of theatregoers chose whether they believed the Broadway theatre was an avenue for the creation of entertainment or art. The results would most likely represent a fairly even divide. Their answers would probably reflect their respective reasons for going to the [...]