So, we knew that pretty much the whole world was obsessed with Newsies. We didn’t know that “the whole world” included “members of other Broadway casts.” Apparently it does. And who’s best at being obsessed? Musical theater pros! When the touring cast of The Addams Family decided to express their undying devotion to (and envy […]
What hasn’t Alex Wong done? He conquered the ballet world, performing as a principal soloist with Miami City Ballet. He blew up Broadway in the cast of Newsies. He almost made it to the end of “So You Think You Can Dance” Season 7 (with his #1 fan being none other than Ellen DeGeneres) before […]
Alex Wong has just about done it all: He was a principal soloist with Miami City Ballet, he rocked “So You Think You Can Dance” Season 7, he appeared on the TV show “Smash” and, most recently, he made his Broadway debut in the cast of Newsies. Now, after 154 performances on the Great White […]
DS managing editor Rachel Zar and I love musicals—a lot. (Rachel even participated in a family musical every year growing up!) So whenever we have the opportunity to see a Broadway show, we make a mad dash for the Great White Way and eagerly scramble to our seats. From old favorites to the danciest new […]
Few things excite us more in the Dance Spirit office than Newsies on Broadway. Seriously, we’re obsessed. Which was why our day in Brooklyn shooting four of the Newsies dancers for DS‘s July/August cover story was one of the best days ever! Sure, it was freezing, but the boys found some pretty creative ways to […]
Photo by Deen van Meer Extra! Extra! Read all about it: Newsies is the hottest new musical on Broadway! That’s right: The cult ’90s Disney film, a fictionalized retelling of the 1899 newsboy strike, has landed on the Great White Way. And the pedigreed dancers playing its scruffy, paper-peddling, lovable newsboys are the new kings […]
Who caught the Tony Awards yesterday? It was an interesting night at the Beacon Theater, with lots of surprises when it came to the winners, for sure. But I’d like to begin this recap by establishing that Neil Patrick Harris is a national treasure. If he could host everything, ever—maybe with an occasional cameo by […]
On Sunday evening, you will find me curled up on my couch, eyes glued to the TV screen, demanding that anyone in my vicinity, “Please be quiet!” Oh yes: It’s Tony Awards time. The Tony’s are my favorite. I don’t care about the red carpet, I don’t care about who’s wearing diamonds from which fancy […]