Broadway baby Eloise Kropp is living the dream. After making her Great White Way debut in the ensemble of On the Town in 2014 and landing a leading role in 2015’s Dames at Sea, she’s now in the revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s beloved CATS. As Jennyanydots, the cat who lounges in sunbeams all day […]
Ah, the musical theater dance call. A godsend to those of us who consider ourselves Dancers-with-a-capital-D, the dance portion of any musical-theater audition also has its fair share of ridiculous, frustrating and just plain what-the-heck moments. If you’re a Broadway baby who knows all too well what I mean, you NEED to watch the newest […]
If, like me, you’ve ever wondered (and wondered) how that stunning opening scene in La La Land came together, do we have a treat for you. In this completely absorbing Vanity Fair video, choreographer Mandy Moore breaks down every last cinematic trick (Hidden speakers! Who woulda thunk it?) and compositional choice (exactly how Moore created […]
Hold on to your crop tops: It sounds like Broadway might be getting a piece of Britney. EEE! Well, not Ms. Spears herself, or at least not that we know of. But Forbes recently reported that Brit’s managers met with Broadway veteran Jerry Mitchell to discuss making a jukebox musical out of her epic song […]
Backstage at BroadwayCon 2017, Hamilton‘s Tony-winning choreographer Andy Blankenbuehler told DS all about his new Broadway show Bandstand, which starts previews March 31. Set in 1945, Bandstand follows a ragtag group of just-returned World War II veterans forming—what else?—a swing band, so they can enter a national talent contest. Whether you’re a longtime Hamilfan or […]
You know how we’ve been teased, over and over again, with the promise of a Mean Girls musical? It happened back in 2013, prompting us to do some very aggressive Photoshopping. It happened earlier this year, when Queen Tina Fey herself talked vaguely about working on the project. But now we have cold, hard evidence. […]
Yes we can-can-can see Moulin Rouge! on Broadway—maybe! The world just found out that a musical adaptation of Baz Luhrmann’s fabulously over-the-top film is in the works. Which is excellent news for anyone who loves jukebox musicals, or 19th-century Paris, or spectacular sets and costumes, or (most importantly) HUUUUGE dance numbers. The production is still […]
Do you still sing along to the Frozen soundtrack every morning? Is Elsa’s ice-princess dress featured prominently on your prom Pinterest board? Would you maybe consider naming your first-born son Kristoff? Do you get excited when the Weather Channel gives a winter storm a scary-sounding name, because that means you’ll probably be able to BUILD […]