Tag: Once

20 Broadway Love Songs For Your Valentine

Having a valentine means chocolates, romance or wishing that Aaron Tveit was your special sweetheart. Here are 20 of the best musical love songs to jam out to – whether that be while getting ready for a date, or on the way to serenade the cute latte boy at Starbucks. 1. It Takes Two / Hairspray 2. Seventeen / Heathers 3. Our […]

For Rainy Weekends and Halloween: An Autumn Broadway Playlist

Creating seasonal playlists is one of my favorite things, and I’m always really excited when I get to come up with a new one. But as it turns out, there really aren’t that many showtunes about fall! I don’t understand why people don’t like writing songs about rain, and fog, and being back to school… […]

Child Actors on Broadway

By Eric Gelb Matilda The Musical, Annie, Lion King and Once… all Broadway blockbusters that heavily rely on the talents of 7, 8, 9 and 10 year old child actors to carry the entire show. And, of course, from an audience’s perspective, the kids are cute and talented. But the two hours or so that you watch […]

RENT, Once, and more Musicals About Making Art

There is something really appealing, and really meta, about watching a musical about someone creating some sort of art. At least, I find it really interesting because you get to see multiple layers of art-making, and that’s really inspiring, even though it might get somewhat confusing when you start to get all Inception-like about art-making-within-art-making-within-art… […]

Camp Broadway’s Secret Talents

Everyone has a secret talent, some kind of skill or hobby that helps to make us unique. The secret part is that it’s usually something you wouldn’t be able to recognize on the surface. Those at Camp Broadway possess talent in the performing arts and those of us on the blog possess talent through words […]

Seven Things I’m Looking Forward to in New York City!

In less than a week, I will be in the most fabulous place on earth, New York City! In my eager anticipation, I have written a list of things I’m psyched to check out on my upcoming visit. I’m counting down the days… Camp Broadway Dance – Though I won’t make it to the program, a […]

Book Suggestions for Theater Lovers

As a fellow theater nerd myself, the more I can learn about shows or the art of acting or creating shows, the more interested I become. This post is full of some recommendations for some really good reads that theater lovers everywhere will enjoy! On The Line: The Creation of A Chorus Line– Recently I had the pleasure of […]