28 Days of Dance: Day 26 – “In The Heights” (2008)

When In The Heights premiered on Broadway on Valentine’s Day 2008 it brought a fresh, young vibe to Broadway. It also brought some hot choreography from Andy Blankenbuehler, who won a Tony Award for his efforts. Here’s a clip from “The Club” number that shows off his skills. You’ll note a similarity in theme here [...]

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28 Days of Dance: Day 25 – “Cats” at the Tonys (1983)

This clip could get me in hot water because so many people things Cats is a joke. It was among the first musicals I saw in live and it stuck. I’ve always liked the “Jellical Songs for Jellical Cats” number and it’s got some pretty groovy cat dancing too. Here is the Original Broadway Cast [...]

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28 Days of Dance: Day 24 – “West Side Story” at the Tonys (2009)

The revival of West Side Story knew better than to mess around with a classic. They recreated Jerome Robbins’ original choreography for the new production. Here’s the Broadway revival cast dancing up a storm from the 2009 Tony Awards.

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28 Days of Dance: Day 23 – “Swing!” at the Tony Awards (2000)

Swing! opened on Broadway in November 1999 and ran for just over two years. It was a wonderful music and dance revue and Will and I loved it (and still miss this show becuase it was a go-to show for a good time). The production was nominated for six Tonys, including Best Musical as well [...]

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28 Days of Dance: Day 22 – “Chicago” at the Tony Awards (1997)

Back when 28 Days of Dance started , I spent a few days looking at Bob Fosse. Today we get a variation on the Fosse theme.
The original production of Chicago opened in May 1975 and was choreographed, co-written and directed by Fosse. It was nominated for 11 Tonys (won none) and ran for a [...]

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28 Days of Dance: Day 15 – “Simply Irresistible” from “Contact” (2000)

Truly one of the most spectacular dances I’ve ever seen live is the “Simply Irresistible” sequence from the 2000 Susan Stroman dance musical Contact. The three stories that make up Contact are all excellent, but this particular piece sizzles with excitement. I’ve shown it before, but it’s worth seeing again as part of this dancing [...]

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Two Plays & A Musical: Coming Soon

We don’t often buy advanced tickets, but we hit some great deals on three gay-themed shows that we’re eager to see. Here’s what is on our itinerary.

On February 21 we see The Temperamentals. This show ran off Broadway to much critical acclaim in 2009 and is returning in another off Broadway engagement this month. “Temperamental” [...]

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Ragtime

This revival of Ragtime is a first for Will and I. It’s the first time we’ve seen a Broadway revival of a show that we also saw the original Broadway cast. Ragtime originally played the Ford Center for the Performing Arts (now known as the Hilton Theatre) from December 26, 1997 to January 16, 2000. [...]

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A Little Night Music

What a sublime afternoon at the theatre. The revival of Stephen Sondheim/Hugh Wheeler musical A Little Night Music is about as perfect as a musical can get. This show, in its first revival since its 1973 premiere, has super star power casting with Catherine Zeta-Jones showing that her singing and dancing isn’t only for the [...]

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“A Little Night Music” & “Ragtime”

One of our holiday traditions is seeing a show or two.
One of the hot tickets in town right now is the revival of Stephen Sondheim’s A Little Night Music. Catherine Zeta-Jones is making her Broadway debut and Angela Landsbury is back on stage after last season’s Tony winning turn in Blithe Spirit. We’ll see this [...]

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