The iconic 1990s musical Rent is the latest Broadway show to get the live treatment. Airing January 27, the star-studded cast includes Vanessa Hudgens as Maureen Johnson, Jordan Fisher as Mark Cohen, Tinashe as Mimi Marquez, and “RuPaul’s Drag Race” contestant Valentina as Angel. Keala Settle of The Greatest Showman will also make an appearance […]
A bajillion different Comic Cons have sprouted all over the country recently, attracting swarms of comic book fanatics eager to geek out over their favorite superheroes. But why should comic lovers have all the fun? If there’s any community to rival the comic nerds when it comes to obsessiveness, it’s the musical theater crowd. And […]
Happy Tony Awards weekend, everyone! You’ve probably already feasted your ears on the Ultimate Broadway Playlist. But if you’re like us, you can never get enough of the Great White Way. So here are a few more song-and-dance treats: 9 standout moments from the Tony Awards themselves. In reverse chronological order: 1. Last year’s fantastic […]
When Rent opened on Broadway in 1996, it was an immediate hit. The gritty, provocative musical about a tight-knit group of NYC dwellers won the Tony Award for Best Musical and ran for 12 years. In 2005 the show was made into a feature film starring several members of the original Broadway cast, including Idina […]