Tag: andy blankenbuehler

Hamilfilm's Almost Here. These Are the Dance Moments We've Been Thinking About Non-Stop

Broadway may be shut down until 2021, but there’s one especially bright light amidst the coronavirus cancellations: the Hamilfilm. Instead of its originally planned theatrical release in October 2021, the filmed version of Broadway’s Hamilton got fast-tracked to a July 3 release on Disney+. Fans can now transform their living room into “the room where […]

Behold, the Danciest “Cats” Trailer Yet

Get excited, Jellicle fans: It’s almost time meow! We’re about a month out from the release of the new movie version of Cats. To mark the occasion, the film’s team has dropped another dance-filled trailer. The vid offers further peeks at Andy Blankenbuehler‘s choreography—and at the “digital fur technology”-enhanced versions of the celebrities (dance-world and, […]

The "Hamilton" Team Is Bringing a Fosse Series to FX (!!!)

OH. MY. FOSSE. “Fosse/Verdon,” an eight-episode tv series about iconic choreographer Bob Fosse and his longtime muse (and wife) Gwen Verdon, is coming to FX. But wait, guys. It gets even better: Based on Sam Wasson’s biography, Fosse, the show will star Sam Rockwell as the great man and Michelle Williams (who was epic in […]

The Best Moments from Last Night's NYCDAF "Bright Lights Shining Stars" Gala

The annual New York City Dance Alliance Foundation fundraising gala, “Bright Lights Shining Stars,” is usually a star-studded affair. But last night’s 2017 event proved to be extra epic, thanks to tons of superb performances and appearances by some of Broadway’s best—and most legendary—dancers. The evening, held as a fundraiser for NYCDAF’s college scholarship mission, […]

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 […]

We Went Backstage at "Bandstand" on Broadway

When a Broadway show invites you to take a backstage tour, you go. When that show happens to be the dancey new hit Bandstand, you MOST DEFINITELY go—and you livestream the whole thing so everyone else can get in on the #backstageparty magic too. That’s exactly what happened the other night, when we got to […]