Tag: Matilda

West End Shows, including Cripple of Inishmaan, Transferring to Broadway!

With the throngs of Broadway still shouting along to “Revolting Children” from Matilda the Musical at the Shubert Theater, it’s no surprise that the 2014 Broadway lineup includes many successful West End transfers. Something about the way the British put on a show seems to work over here in the states, and the upcoming medley […]

Why We Can’t Wait for Broadway’s New Princess, Carly Rae Jepsen!

Broadway cherishes its stars, and the theater community is always very protective of those veterans who have been singing, dancing, and acting on stage for multiple years. Recently it was announced that when Laura Osnes’s contract with Cinderella ends in early January, pop star Carly Rae Jepsen will take over. This is the same Carly […]

Underappreciated Broadway Actors

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 […]

Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Broadway Performance Roundup

Thanksgiving morning, many prepare for the day’s festivities with last minute cooking and cleaning. For me and many others across the nation, the morning also brings telecasts of the Macy’s Thaanksgiving Day Parade. While the parade is en-route to Herald Square, viewers have the opportunity to catch performance numbers from some of the hottest Broadway […]

So You Think You Can Dance…on Broadway

So You Think You Can Dance (SYTYCD) recently completed its tenth hit season on the FOX Network and has been renewed for an eleventh. Since July 2005, hundreds of dancers have graced our television screens. Beginning with a solo audition in front of three judges, dancers who are chosen to move on in the competition […]

The Road to Broadway

by Chase Gosselin To call something a “long and winding road” is so cliche.  Yet, I honestly can’t think of a better description to encapsulate the long and, well, winding journey that any musical or play goes through before making it to NYC’s theatre district.  In a time when we have become supersaturated by entertainment, […]

How I Got My Celebrity Run-In in New York

“Oh! I met someone famous in New York!” The Big Apple is notorious for allowing celebrities the anonymity they don’t get anywhere else in the country. This is even truer for Broadway celebrities, who often aren’t as well-known and are even easier to run into. So it is easy to run into celebrities, and even […]

Theater Across the Pond in London’s West End

Today I thought I would dedicate a whole blog to the West End. We may have just entered our new Broadway season, but they’ve also got a whole new slew of important shows coming down the pipe-work across the pond. Plus, there’s a host of shows from last season that have been carrying Broadway buzz […]

5, 6, 7, 8, Top Ten Showstoppers

Every Broadway show has that one number that completely blows you away and leaves you speechless as you exit the theater. Though there are so many to choose from, I have narrowed my list down to ten. 10. Voulez Vous – Mamma Mia! This dream sequence at the end of Act 1 brings all of […]