Today on the Camp Broadway Blog, I am elated to share with all of you, an exclusive interview with Niki Badua – who is currently playing Lisa in the Farewell Tour of MAMMA MIA! Niki Badua (Lisa) is excited to be returning to MAMMA MIA! Previous theatre credits include: Kim in MISS SAIGON (Serenbe Playhouse), […]
It seems like just yesterday that Newsies was being put on at the PaperMill Playhouse, a regional production with dreams of being on Broadway. And then the show got a 16 week limited run on Broadway that turned into an open ended run, and now the show is producing tickets by the bulk, enough to […]
If I say, “HONK!”, you probably don’t think of a fantastic, Olivier-Award winning musical by the brilliant team of George Stiles and Anthony Drewe. Nope. You probably think of car horns, clown noses and geese. If you do think of geese, you’re certainly on the right track. You see, HONK! is a distinctly British musical based […]
Turkey Day is upon us, which means it’s time to get very sentimental, stare at giant balloons of Elmo and Snoopy for four hours, and stuff ourselves to the point of pain with mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, and pumpkin pie. I can’t wait. But, Thanksgiving is also a time where we like to think about […]
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 […]
Imagine this. You walk into the theater. You find your seat. You sit down. Finally, you open your Playbill for a little taste of what’s in store, and you are greeted by the song list found above. If you’re like me, you proceed to fall over, out of your seat, and into the aisle. Except, […]
For many of us in theater, we spend as much time on stage in the summer as we do during school the rest of the year. In college, students spend summer break in theaters all across the country doing internships. I want to tell you a little about my internship I have this summer in […]
Broadway is an entity with a rich history full of myths and folklore, backstage gossip and secret “tricks-of-the-trade.” Rarely will a theatrical conversation not be littered with phrases such as, “Did you know…”, and “Did you hear…”, and, “Can you believe so-and-so is bringing in such-and-such?” We just love all the insider knowledge. Well, in […]
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 […]