Tag: theater

Inside a New Broadway Swing’s Tech Week

Libby Lloyd has always dreamed of being in a Broadway show, and this month, after years of dedication, that dream has become a reality. She has joined the cast of Diana: The Musical on Broadway as both the Diana understudy and a female ensemble swing. Lloyd grew up training at Luv 2 Dance Studio in […]

11 Broadway Legends and What They're Known For

It’s important to know about the artists who paved the way for us—especially in the musical theater world, which has been driven from the beginning by charismatic dancers and choreographers whose work continues to inspire Broadway babies. If you’re a Great White Way fan, you should get to know these legendary artists, some of whom […]

Mark Your Calendars, Broadway Babies: The Great White Way Is Coming to Your TV

PBS has released the 2017–2018 schedule for their Great Performances series of special, one-off TV events, and we think you’ll want to sit up and take note—Hamilton and Cabaret and Holiday Inn, oh my! To make your appointment-viewing choices a little easier, we rounded up all of the danciest picks from the coming season. PBS […]

Exactly How Hard is the "CATS" Choreography?

Well, if you’re Broadway vlogger and dance newbie Tyler Mount, super-easy! In a special video for Playbill.com, Broadway CATS Christine Cornish Smith, Tyler Hanes and Ahmad Simmons lead Mount through a phrase from the feline-tastic musical’s opening number, “Jellicle Songs for Jellicle Cats.” How did Mount do? Doesn’t really matter. There are plenty of other […]

#BringMeToBroadway NYC Sweepstakes

Are you itching to come to NYC? If you’ve never been, or you live too far to visit on a whim, you may be in luck. NYC’s tourism site, NewYork.com, is holding a Broadway sweepstakes that could bring you and a guest to The Great White Way for an exciting weekend. If you win the […]

But What Do I Wear?!

T-shirt from the show that you’re seeing = fool-proof choice? Not so much. This is a question I’m not used to asking myself—at least, not when it comes to a live dance or theater performance. Years of constant drilling from my mother had trained me to reject denim, shorts and anything resembling athletic wear, which […]