The Year When Kids Ran Broadway– Our 67th Annual Tony Awards Rundown

Sunday was the 67th Annual Tony Awards and what a show it was. There were Broadway stars, amazing performances, and all the Neil Patrick Harris you could ask for! There was plenty to talk about this year, so let’s hope I can cover it all in one blog post! I’m going to move through the [...]

This Week On Broadway: NHSMTA Hosts Laura Osnes and Santino Fontana Announced and more!

Happy Friday everyone! It has been an exciting week for all Broadway fans and we are just about one week away from the big night. (The Tony Awards, that is!) They have released their promotional commercials featuring Lilla Crawford of Annie the Muscial, Laura Osnes of Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella, and each one of the young ladies playing Matilda [...]

This Week On Broadway

This week on Broadway was quite an exciting one filled with show openings, box-office breaking records, and cast replacements! Here is what you may have missed going on in the Broadway world: Everyone was thrilled to finally hear news about this years Tony Awards! It was announced that the 2013 Tony Awards will be held [...]

If Les Mis Characters Lived Today

Editor’s Note: Our newest blogger, Molly, is a graphic design student and lifelong theater lover. As her first assignment, she wondered “what would Les Mis characters look like if they lived today?” Take a look at her hilarious and adorable rendition of Cosette’s potential Facebook page! Click the image to enlarge!

New Year, New Season

As we move well into the new year,  the holiday Broadway season will come to a close… which means we are beginning a new season on Broadway! We are already starting to see shows leave and have heard many rumors of what is to come this year in the wonderful world of Broadway. Peter And [...]

Interview with Holly Butler of Flashdance

Full given name: Holly Ann Butler Hometown: Jacksonville, FL Zodiac Sign: Pisces Current audition song/monologue: My book is pretty extensive, but I think the 3 songs I use most are, “Glitter and Be Gay,” “Gimme Gimme,” and “Livin’ on a Prayer.” Special skills: Ballroom dancing, roller skating, dialects, Britney Spears impression Something you’re REALLY bad [...]

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 [...]

A Day in the Life of a College Theater Major

Many kids in the arts dream of the day when they get cast in a Broadway show and run up on stage on Tony night. However, there is one major hurdle you have to overcome…college. Being a college theater major, I have decided to take all of you along with me for a day to show [...]

Will Phantom ever close?

You’ve most likely heard that Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Phantom of the Opera will be reaching its 25th anniversary on Broadway this month.  Crazy.  And, if you’re a theater-lover in any way, shape or form, you’ve probably seen the show at least once or twice.  Plus, you know you had to get the movie.  Oh, and perhaps [...]

The Awards We Wish Les Mis Would Win

In the wake of Academy Award nominations, Tom Hooper’s cinematic retelling of Les Misérables is a serious contender for Oscar glory in eight categories. While I respect the opinions of the Academy, I’ve decided to dish out my own awards in some less notable (or, some might say, “nonexistent”) categories. Best Re-Staging of a Song | “Do [...]