by Mike Haber | Nov 4, 2021 | Blog, Broadway, Casting, News, Shows
THRILLIFYING NEWS: The wait is almost over for the highly anticipated film adaptation of the Award winning smash hit
WICKED. Under the direction of
Jon M. Chu and produced by
Universal Pictures, it has just been revealed that Broadway veterans….
… have both been tapped to play opposite each other as the best friends that grow up to be the famous WITCHES OF OZ themselves.
Erivo will play the smart, fiery, misunderstood, and not so-WICKED WITCH OF THE WEST herself “Elphaba”
Grande (who is a lifelong super # 1 WICKED fan since DAY 1 & has sung the music all throughout her career) will take on the role of the beautiful, blonde, and POPULAR Good Witch herself “Glinda”.
Both performers announced taking part in the film via their Instagram accounts sharing their excitement.
Filming is expecting to begin Summer 2022.
by Mike Haber | Nov 2, 2021 | Blog, Broadway, News, Shows
IT’S ICONIC!! Broadway powerhouses
Eden Espinosa and
Kamilah Marshall are teasing a possible exciting new project coming tomorrow on Broadstream. Fans of the dynamic duo are already predicting its the return of their popular GAME NIGHT web series. Tune in tomorrow to find out what it is.
For those who may now know, real life BFF’s Espinosa and Marshall (alumnis of the Broadway production of
Rent & many of the hottest tickets on the Great Bright Way) teamed up with
Musical Theatre West during lockdown as they competed against each other in a series of various Musical Theater Themed Trivia Games on Instagram Live every Thursday night. Each week featured various games including….
THE WHISPER GAME (which notably Espinosa and Marshall ended up creating the official nickname for Game Night…. BAIDA),
FIRST LETTER, LAST LETTER,
Along with the viewers getting involved and interacting during the Lives, GAME NIGHT also features a hilarious drinking game. Before they actually start playing, Espinosa & Marshall would also choose a random “word of the day” (several words in previous episodes include HURRY, DRAW, PERSON, JOY, or EASY). Everytime one of them says that chosen word while playing their games, you better DRINK FOR YOUR LIFE. Also in the comment section, you would share an emoji to let them know you’re drinking.
GAME NIGHT ended on Instagram September 2020 due to news of rules, regulations, and restrictions getting changed to Instagram with copyrights laws for the use of popular music on daily lives. The final 3 episodes were done as a full interactive edition on ZOOM.
Who is excited for Eden and Kamilah’s announcement?!!!
by Mike Haber | Nov 2, 2021 | Blog, Broadway, Casting, News, Shows
BREAKING NEWS:
Lindsay Pearce announced that she is aiming to return to the Broadway company of
WICKED around mid-December. The performer (best known for playing “Harmony” on
Glee) has been out of the Award winning
Stephen Schwartz musical just a week after it had just reopened on the Great Bright Way post pandemic this past September due to a leg injury. Pearce is taking extra precaution to take care of herself, heal, and recover.
She did reveal that she will start re-rehearsing the show at the end of of this month of November 30th, 2021.
Currently,
Jennifer DiNoia is back on the broom DEFYING GRAVITY 8 times a week as “Elphaba” fulltime as Pearce continues to recover. For those who may not know, DiNoia has been playing the role of the misunderstood green girl on the past 14 YEARS. She has done it on 4 continents. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, DiNoia returned to the Broadway production in 2019 (after having previously did a year long fulltime Principal contract from 2016-2017) once again serving as the standby for “Elphaba” (being the 1st to go on in Pearce is out).
With DiNoia taking over once again as the main principal “Elphaba”, her usual track as the standby currently is now temporary being performed by another returning alumni cast member
Alyssa Fox (most recently seen for the last 3 years as the standby for “Elsa” in Disney’s
Frozen).
Continue to get better Lindsay.
We will see you back in OZ soon.
by Mike Haber | Nov 1, 2021 | Blog, Broadway, News, Shows
THRILLIFYING NEWS: For the first time in 14 YEARS, Tony and Emmy Award winner
Kristin Chenoweth will return to
The Metropolitan Opera just in time for the holiday season. The 4’11 favorite is set to take the stage at the legendary venue on December 13th, 2021 with a brand new ONE NIGHT ONLY solo show
CHRISTMAS AT THE MET. It comes in support of her brand new holiday album HAPPINESS IS….. CHRISTMAS which came out last month from
Concord Records.
This new program will reunite Chenoweth with her beloved longtime concert team consisting of THE BROADWAY MAN himself
Richard Jay-Alexander directing and Mary-Mitchell Campbell serving as Musical Director. The duo have done various of Chenoweth’s ongoing concerts together around the world including her 2 limited Broadway concert residencies 2016’s MY LOVE LETTER TO BROADWAY and 2019’s FOR THE GIRLS.
In this new holiday concert, fans can expect the 4’11 favorite to perform mainly a selection of notable holiday favorites on both the new HAPPINESS IS…. CHRISTMAS album along with 2008’s A LOVELY WAY TO SPEND CHRISTMAS. You can also expect some of her notable tunes including hits from WICKED, her previous solo albums, Opera surprises, and more.
Chenoweth returns to The Met following her previous triumphant solo concert there back in 2007. That concert was previously directed and choreographed by Tony winner Kathleen Marshall along with Musical Direction by
Andrew Lippa accompanying a 13 piece orchestra. She also shared the stage with the
Julliard Choral Union (under the direction Judith Clurman). That setlist featured a lineup of Broadway favorites, Opera, and even a little Country. Chenoweth is only the 2nd Musical Theatre star EVER to have given a concert at the iconic
Lincoln Center Opera house following the late
Barbara Cook.
Along with doing the concert, Chenoweth also originally received a scholarship after having taken part in the Metropolitan Opera National Council auditions back in the 90’s. However, she turned it down due to landing more Musical Theater stuff. At the same time, Chenoweth also was scheduled to make her Opera debut there starring as “Samira” in The Met’s 2010 revival production of John Corigliano’s THE GHOSTS OF VERSAILLES. However, that production got effected by the 2008 Great Economic Recession and was cancelled.
WE COULDN’T BE HAPPIER to welcome Kristin Chenoweth back to the Met!!!
by Mike Haber | Oct 31, 2021 | Blog, Broadway, News, Shows
Today was a very bittersweet and emotional Halloween for the Broadway company of the smash hit blockbuster
WICKED. After 13 years and over 5,200+ performances, the cast bid farewell to one of it’s beloved long running cast members Lindsay Northern-Bradshaw as took her final bow this afternoon in THE MERRY OLD LAND OF OZ.
Lindsay Northern-Bradshaw made her Broadway debut with
Stephen Schwartz‘s Award winning blockbuster hit in 2008 where she stayed with the production ever since then. On stage, she appeared on stage every night as part of the Ensemble. She also understudied the role of “Glinda” going on various times throughout her run.
In celebration of this
Wicked leaving, a video slideshow was made of Lindsay’s THRILLIFYING 13 YEAR run at the Gershwin Theatre. It was posted through Northern-Bradshaw’s family YouTube channel FRAMILY TRAVEL which she and her hubby Broadway favorite Jared Bradshaw created during the pandemic.
Happy Trails Lindsay!!
Wishing you many exciting more years of happiness & adventures.
BECAUSE HAPPY IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN ALL YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE!!
Can’t wait what comes up next for you.
Who is sad?
Who has seen Lindsay in WICKED?!!
