This December, the family-friendly classic musical (and Hillary’s all-time favorite) The Sound of Music will be broadcast live on NBC. Our Camp Broadway staff members and blog writers are extremely excited, so here are 5 reasons why you should watch The Sound of Music this holiday season! 1. It’s LIVE! No pre-recording, this show will be […]
For as long as we can remember, Broadway has been dominated by movie adaptations, jukebox musicals, and movie stars in lead roles. But this season, we’re refreshed by the return of the Great White Way to the type of Broadway musical our grandparents have told us so much about–original content that stands on its own without […]
Houston, we have a problem. For the second year in a row, the attendance on Broadway- meaning the total number of patrons that purchased tickets in any given season- has fallen. Badly. First, the 2011-2012 Season fell a, mind you, minimal 2% from the previous year. However, when the Broadway League posted the data from […]
One of the most anticipated films of this month is Disney’s Frozen. This animated feature follows fearless optimist Anna who sets off on an epic journey to find her sister Elsa, whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom of Arendelle in eternal winter. Along the way, Anna teams up with mountain man Kristoff, his loyal reindeer […]
From Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Regional theater in a variety of roles, Wallace Smith has done it all. Joining the cast of The Lion King and shortly working up to the lead role to the recent Off-Broadway summer hit Choir Boy, he continues to impress audiences with his amazing flexibility and acting talent. I got the chance […]
Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe’s beloved musical GIGI will play a pre-Broadway engagement in the Eisenhower Theater at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (David M. Rubenstein, chairman, Michael M. Kaiser, president) in Washington, D.C. in January 2015. Directed by Eric Schaeffer (Follies, Million Dollar Quartet), in a re-envisioned adaptation by acclaimed British playwright and Emmy-nominated screenwriter Heidi Thomas (“Cranford,” “Upstairs […]
It’s widely agreed upon that seeing a musical on Broadway is a truly magical experience- no other word can describe it. There are so many little moments that I feel make any show so incredible- here are, in my opinion, the greatest things about seeing Broadway theater. Standing in line outside the theater as the […]
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 […]
Now that the new Broadway season is underway, everybody’s wondering: What’s going to be this year’s big hit? Last fall, nobody expected Kinky Boots to be strutting it’s glamorous heels to the top of Broadway’s gross and attendance charts like it has, and yet there it is. A smash hit. No one can truly predict […]