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The Role That Got Away

Anyone who’s seen A Chorus Line is familiar with the high-pressure, “I hope I get it!” process of a musical theater audition. Out of hundreds of hopefuls, you have to be the one whose skills are strong enough to catch the casting director’s eye. Then comes the callback, the workshop—and, most of the time, the […]

Here's the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Broadway Lineup

Thanksgiving is a bad day to be a turkey, but a GREAT day to be a Broadway baby: The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade will feature numbers from no fewer than eight musicals this year. And that’s something for which we’re truly thankful. We’ll see the cast of On Your Feet! kick off the whole shebang, […]

Presenting Dance Spirit's First-Ever Jazz Hand Awards

The big screen gets the Oscars; the small screen has the Emmys; the world’s top singers duke it out every year at the Grammys. And while Broadway already has the Tony Awards, we wanted to take it one step further. Welcome to The Jazz Hand Awards (aka the Jazzies), honoring the best, brightest and—above all—danciest […]