VIDEO: Broadway’s Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer Covers HADESTOWN and WAITRESS In Spanish!
Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer is best known to Broadway fans as one of the Fates in the Tony-winning musical Hadestown
VIDEO: Gwen Hollander Releases Trump-Themed Parody of ‘Defying Gravity’ From WICKED
Gwen Hollander has released a new song parody video, creating a Trump-themed rendition of Defying Gravity from Wicked, called Deny Reality
8 Videos That Make Us Excited for Shoshana Bean’s Upcoming Concert!
There’s no doubt Shoshana Bean can put on an excellent performance Check out some of her past gigs before this week’s virtual concert, Broadway My Way, on October 23 at 8pm ET.
As the Curtain Rises, a Broadway-Themed Digital Soap Opera, Debuts October 22 on Broadway Podcast Network
As the Curtain Rises, a Broadway-themed digital soap opera, debuts October 22. Additional episodes of the series, written by producer Dori Berinstein (The Prom, Legally Blonde) and Mark Peikert (former Playbill editor-in-chief) and produced by Broadway Podcast Network, will be released subsequent Thursdays.
Tony nominee Alex Brightman (Beetlejuice) is the Narrator with Tony nominee Ariana DeBose (The Prom film, Summer) as Zoey Taylor, Andrew Barth Feldman (Dear Evan Hansen) as himself, Tony winner James Monroe Iglehart (Aladdin), Ilana Levine (You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown) as the CAAA agent, Lesli Margherita (Matilda) as the Broadway Texter, Mauricio Martinez (On Your Feet!) as Thomas, Tony nominee Ashley Park (Netflix’s Emily in Paris, Mean Girls) as Kay, George Salazar (Be More Chill) as Maxwell Fernsby, Tony nominee Sarah Stiles (Tootsie) as Emma-Olivia, Michael Urie (Grand Horizons) as Bobby, and Tony winner Lillias White (The Life) as Cheryl, plus Danny Marin, Peikert, and Jacob Smith.
The soap opera also features special appearances by Broadway Briefing CEO Matt Britten, set designer David Korins, lighting designer Natasha Katz, music director-arranger Alex Lacamoire, playwright Lynn Nottage, and Jujamcyn Theatres President Jordan Roth.
The series begins as the “Broadway Disher” leaks news of a top secret, in-the-works, new mega musical, and the Broadway community goes off-the-charts batty. Top-of-their-game Broadway producers Cheryl Philips and Steve Jones, arch enemies, pounce. Who will get the rights?
As the Curtain Rises, which was created and recorded during the quarantine, is produced by Berinstein, Alan Seales, and the Broadway Podcast Network and executive-produced by Liz Armstrong. It is edited and sound designed by Bart Fasbender with Avvatar music by Matthew Sklar, sound engineering by Seales, banshee wrangling by Bill Berloni, and directed by Berinstein.
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Women of Color on Broadway Concert, Honoring LaChanze and Melba Moore, Streams October 21
House Seats: Women of Color on Broadway, a concert honoring Tony winners LaChanze and Melba Moore, streams October 21 at 8 PM ET on ALL ARTS. The special presentation features performances by 2020 Tony nominee Celia Rose Gooding (LaChanze’s daughter), Lucille Lortel winner Kuhoo Verma, and more.
The special was filmed earlier this year at Cooper Union, with Kimberly Marable, Kayla Davion, Aléna Watters, Darlesia Cearcy, Linah Sta. Ana, Genesis Collado, Barbara Douglas, and Vanisha Gould also in the lineup.
The set list includes songs from Hamilton, The Wiz, The Band’s Visit, and Once On This Island, with Moore also performing her signature “I Got Love” from the musical Purlie.
Directed by Ann Benjamin, the broadcast is an WLIW LLC production for WNET. Anna Campbell is producer with Jake King and Elizabeth Svokos as field producers and Darren Peister as editor.
Women of Color on Broadway is a non-profit dedicated to supporting women of African, Latin, and Asian descent pursuing careers in musical theatre.
VIDEO: HAMILTON Schuyler Sisters Unite to Help Get Out the Vote
Schuyler Sisters from the many companies of Hamilton came together for a virtual performance of ‘The Schuyler Sisters’ as part of the production’s efforts to help get out the vote