Category Archives: Broadway
Current Obsession #9
My favorite web series of the moment: “Side by Side with Susan Blackwell.” Susan is best known for her work on Broadway in [title of show], but her true calling is as the irreverent host of her own webisodes on Broadway.com. Basically … Continue reading
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Merry Christmas to Me
Thank you, 30 Rock, for giving me an early Christmas present: Cheyenne Jackson, singing in this week’s episode. I nearly passed out when I first saw that Cheyenne was going to be on 30 Rock as the new TGS cast … Continue reading
It won’t be long now
Lin Manuel-Miranda, the coolest person ever and creator/lyricist/composer/Original Cast Member of the incredible musical In the Heights, recently posted a video on his YouTube channel that I am absolutely in love with. It’s a parody of the “Run This Town” (Jay-Z, … Continue reading
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Top Broadway Songs
It’s Broadway weekend! Although, come to think of it, what weekend isn’t Broadway weekend in my house? What I mean is, the 2009 Tony Awards are this Sunday at 8/7c on CBS. And they’re hosted by none other than Barney … Continue reading
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NYLON’s Young Hollywood
Okay, so this is pretty much turning into a page totally devoted to Spring Awakening and Skins. But I got so excited when I heard both Skylar Astin, original Georg in SA, and the cast of the 3rd series of Skins were … Continue reading
Awesome News!
I’m almost a week late on this update but… Idina Menzel and Taye Diggs are having a baby! Idina and Taye met on the set of Rent, where she was the original ‘Maureen’ and he was the original ‘Benny’. They … Continue reading
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Jersey Boys
No big review, but just to let you know what I thought about the musical Jersey Boys, which I saw in Chicago last weekend… I loved it! Basically, it’s the story of Franki Valli and the Four Seasons, tracking their … Continue reading
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Gossip Girl Loves Broadway
Can we discuss how many Broadway actors have made appearances on Gossip Girl? Three Spring Awakening cast members have been featured (two of whom were Eric’s love interests….hmmm…): Jesse Swenson as Asher Hornsby, Remy Zaken as Frightened Girl #2 (seriously, … Continue reading
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West Side Story
This seems to be the week of random celebrity appearances. I just found out about a Vanity Fair piece on West Side Story (just in time for the Broadway revival), featuring photos of the most random (and I mean RANDOM) … Continue reading
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