Peter Pan: The Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up. By Sami DeSocio When you hear the name Peter Pan, images of a young boy with a sword who flies through the night sky and into Neverland flash across one’s imagination. But with so many tellings of the story, it seems that every generation has their own […]
Christmas is fast approaching (6 days!), and we couldn’t be more excited! Lights adorn almost every building, holiday movies are always playing on television, and Christmas music is constantly on the radio! But, for the theatre lover, this presents the question: Should I actually be festive and listen to holiday music instead of showtunes all the […]
It’s award season! Broadway is a-buzz with the the Tony Awards… the Drama Desk Awards… the Lucille Lortel Awards… the Outer Critics Circle Awards… the Theatre World Awards… the Astaire Awards… and the list goes on. But, amidst it all, there is a whole other set of trophies being handed out not just to the […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Let it be known that the American Repertory Theater is an absolute force to behold. In the past year, they’ve delivered the glorious circus world of Diane Paulus’s Pippin revival, and it was just announced that their successful world premier political drama, All the Way, will be transferring this fall, starring Bryan Cranston. Then, there’s The […]