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 [...]

Interview with Ian Liberto of CHAPLIN

Victoria Slader is back this week with her question and answer series that reveal our favorite Broadway performers’ fun habits and personality eccentricities. This week, learn about Ian Liberto who just finished a stint on Broadway with Chaplin (one of our favorite shows of 2012!). Ian has also been seen in the US tour of A Chorus Line and on Broadway [...]

Backstage with Rob McClure

For those of you who have seen the new musical Chaplin on Broadway, you are well aware of who Rob McClure is.  He is the man currently playing the legend Charlie Chaplin- a role that has earned him unanimous critical praise, and a performance that is moving grown men to tears nightly. One of my [...]

Why I Love SCANDALOUS on Broadway!

I have always loved to read. Non-fiction and memoirs are my favorites. Beginning in middle school, I read everything about the Kennedy family that I could get my hands on and my obsession with the stories of historical figures only grew from there. James Dean, Rock Hudson, Marilyn Monroe (I would LOVE to see Bombshell live!) Natalie [...]

CHAPLIN as a Period Piece

A “period piece” can be found in books, movies, television or on stage. Generally the term refers to a work that is so steeped in its setting in time that it cannot be removed from when it is occurring. However, the term “period piece” often conjures dread and may remind us of hard-to-follow books from high [...]

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 [...]

Why We Need More Original Shows Like CHAPLIN

by Nicole M. Wright When I went to see Chaplin last month with Camp Broadway, I was excited for numerous reasons. First off, it was a Broadway show, which always excites me. Secondly, I knew the cast was immensely talented. Thirdly, it was a new and original production. What do I mean by new and [...]

My Broadway Pet Peeve

by Chase Gosselin Have you ever sat down for a Broadway musical and, as the lights come down and the overture begins, wondered to yourself, “Where did the orchestra go?” Or, even better, how about when there are thirty people onstage, but all you can make out is the title of the song. The rest of [...]

Superstar Siblings – Broadway’s Secret Society

by Tess Harkin This year’s hottest accessory when walking the great white way? An equally talented sibling. Recently, brother-sister pairings have been popping up all over the New York stages. The Keenan-Bolgers and the Fosters are some of the more well-known names, and now a new duo, the Mendezs,  have joined the ranks. Every theatre-loving kid longs [...]

Starcatcher Style

by Rory Finnegan Hey Camp Broadway readers! I’m excited to introduce to you a monthly installment of Broadway-themed style posts. I’m Rory from the style blog Wear Abouts, and theater has always been a passion of mine. When I was younger, I danced, acted, and…attempted…to sing. While my calling is no longer being in the [...]