CB’s Awards Season Picks!

It’s Awards Season– that time of year when theater-lovers tune in to learn which shows will win big when it comes to Broadway titles and talent. Camp Broadway now presents its own ‘Best of’ list, including unique categories specific to their specialty. “Kids, families and theater-lovers of all ages always ask us what we think [...]

Interview with Adam Kaplan

In the past year, Adam Kaplan has graduated college and joined one of the hottest Broadway musicals.  We recently learned more about this up-and-coming young performer. What experience did you have growing up that made you realize performing is what you wanted to do? Growing up, I would always sing around the house and I had an [...]

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 [...]

2013′s Biggest Tony’s Snub? Norbert Leo Butz

Ahhhh… Tony time. A time when the Broadway-loving community is ablaze with an equal mix of excitement for their most-loved nominees and utter disdain for the nominators who snubbed some of their favorite performers.  I know, I know.  Bette Midler not nominated? What a shame.  No love for Alan Cumming? How dare they.  Some of [...]

This Week on Broadway

We are getting closer and closer to the Tony Awards with each passing day, and the Broadway world has not stopped buzzing since the announcement of nominees on April 30! Due to their many Tony nominations including Best Play, along with strong ticket sales,  Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike has extended their run until [...]

Wicked vs. Oz: Which is “true”?

Even though The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a story dating back to 1900, made even more familiar by the 1939 film adaptation The Wizard of Oz, it seems that in recent years, people have become more interested in what happened before Dorothy landed in Oz. From Wicked, the internationally renowned musical, to the new film Oz The [...]

Get Ready for Season Two of SMASH

Season two of Smash is quickly approaching, bringing along with it a whole new line-up of Broadway star cast members! If you have not seen Smash before but were hoping to tune into the new season to watch some of Broadways hottest talents soar into TV super stardom, then here are some things you need to know about the [...]

The Perfect Ticket

If you’re at all like me, you have often wondered to yourself why it is that some Broadway shows seem to sell tickets come-what-may, while others can hardly get bodies into seats- even with incredible discounting.  I’ve been pondering this a lot lately, and decided to break down and compare recent commercial Broadway successes. And [...]

Interview with F. Michael Haynie

F. Michael Haynie, an up-and-coming Broadway star, recently landed his first gig on the Great White Way after an incredibly successful run in some of Off-Broadway’s most popular recent shows. Currently playing Boq in Wicked, F. also appeared in Carrie, We the People: America Rocks and Dogfight, and is swiftly gaining popularity with young theater-lovers. As huge fans ourselves, we reached out and [...]

Ken Davenport and the Off-Broadway Musical

Not long ago, I had a meeting with producer Ken Davenport.  Perhaps best known for the recent revival of Godspell, Ken has also produced 13, You’re Welcome America, Speed-the-Plow, Blithe Spirit and Chinglish, just to name a few. However, I want to discuss what is arguably Ken’s most successful work: Off-Broadway productions. Ken has seemingly conquered the [...]