[Photo 1: BEN BOGEN. Photo credit: Ted Ely Photography.] Here at Camp Broadway, we can’t take our eyes off of JERSEY BOYS, the Tony-Award-Winning Best Musical hit celebrating the loves, lives, and music of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. The musical recently finished its 2017-2018 National Tour and will launch a new tour with […]
By Isaac Grivett Three times now, I have had the pleasure of seeing Deaf West’s production of Spring Awakening. Beyond it a simply being a fantastic show, they added the element of having Deaf actors signing ASL alongside hearing actors singing and speaking. This makes for an amazing show for both hearing and Deaf audiences. […]
Photo of Isaac’s King of New York iPhone case. by Isaac Grivett Last weekend, I had the privilege to attend our local theatre festival at Fullerton College. Although I have been heavily involved in theatre for a while, somehow I’ve never found myself at a festival until this year. After going to one this year, I really wish […]
Camp Broadway recently got a hold of one of Broadway’s barricaders, Chris McCarrell, who plays Joly in 2014 revival of Les Miserables. We got to talk to him about backstage fun and how he came to be on the Great White Way. What was your defining moment where you decided you wanted to act? I […]
Happy May! It’s that time of the year where winter coats are put away and we start looking forward to days spent in the sunshine, drinking cold drinks, and seeing flowers sprouting up everywhere. It’s possible that coat will need to be dragged of your wardrobe for one last horrible, rainy week but we’re almost […]
It is no secret that in musical theater, just like in any other art form, writers and creators are constantly inspired and influenced by each other’s work. In the world of musical theater, this often leads to similarities between songs and all kinds of parallels between different musicals. In a way, those connections create a […]
Recently, rumors have been floating around Twitter and Tumblr about some big Spring Awakening-related news to be revealed. One common rumor speculates that this could be the announcement of a Spring Awakening movie, an idea that has garnered mixed reactions. While some people are thrilled at the idea of a film adaptation, others are hesitant […]
We’ve all worshipped the stars of Broadway at some point, Sutton Foster, Aaron Tveit, Idina Menzel, and for good reason. Some of these people paved the way for what Broadway as a community has change into today. For many of us theater nerds, Wicked was our first experience in the world of musical theater and Broadway and it […]
When you think of musical theater or even theater in general what’s the first thing that pops into your head? If you ask a random person on the street most likely they’re answer will include “jazz hands” or “a cheesy plot line with big smiles.” But if that random kid happened to be a theater kid, you would get an answer […]