Yank! A WWII Love Story, a musical that just opened at The York Theatre Company, was the excellent second installment of our Gay-playapooloza series. The musical has been in the works for a while, premiering in 2005 at the New York Musical Theatre Festival followed by a production in Brooklyn in 2007 and a San [...]
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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 [...]
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 [...]
28 Days of Dance: Day 24 – “West Side Story” at the Tonys (2009)
Feb 24, 2010 @ 4:30 am in Geek Out, TheatreThe 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.
28 Days of Dance: Day 23 – “Swing!” at the Tony Awards (2000)
Feb 23, 2010 @ 4:30 am in Geek Out, TheatreSwing! 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 [...]
28 Days of Dance: Day 22 – “Chicago” at the Tony Awards (1997)
Feb 22, 2010 @ 4:30 am in Geek Out, TheatreBack 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 [...]
28 Days of Dance: Day 15 – “Simply Irresistible” from “Contact” (2000)
Feb 15, 2010 @ 4:30 am in Geek Out, TheatreTruly 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 [...]
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. [...]
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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