Broadway Update Report
Welcome! Playhouse Square’s Broadway Update will be published twice monthly with curated content about the latest news on Broadway and around the country. We’ll keep you updated on what Broadway’s finest are up to—cast album releases, new productions, and backstage looks.
The Broadway Update will be divided into 3 parts: Taking Center Stage (news about actors and their performances), In the Wings (news from the creative side: from directors and composers to set design and costuming), and From the Orchestra Pit (the song of the week).
Now, the curtain is coming up! Enjoy this week’s edition of Playhouse Square’s Broadway Update!
Taking Center Stage:
Glenn Close is a show stopper… literally.
Last Wednesday, Glenn Close brought SUNSET BOULEVARD to a standstill as she scolded an audience member for taking photos in the middle of the show. And it wasn’t her first time. More than 20 years ago while performing the same role, Close told the audience “We can either have a press conference or continue with the show,” after camera flashes disrupted her …show more content…
Get a head start with the first ever Tony Award Season Compilation Album. The full track list features the biggest hits of the 2016-2017 Broadway season—including the 2017 Tony Award nominees. Check out the track list and see if your favorite song made the cut. LINK
Panic! At the Shoe Factory
Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco is suiting up (or should we say ‘shoeing up’) to take over the role of Charlie Price in KINKY BOOTS. He’ll be in the role until August 6th. If you can’t see the show in person, check out this clip of his performance of ‘Soul of a Man!’ LINK
See you next time, Dolly.
It seems Bette Midler won’t be taking the Tony’s stage to perform this year. The HELLO, DOLLY! star will present an award and her co-star, David Hyde Pierce is likely to perform a solo though nothing is set in stone. HELLO, DOLLY! is nominated for best musical revival in addition to nine other nominations.
The Broadway Update will be divided into 3 parts: Taking Center Stage (news about actors and their performances), In the Wings (news from the creative side: from directors and composers to set design and costuming), and From the Orchestra Pit (the song of the week).
Now, the curtain is coming up! Enjoy this week’s edition of Playhouse Square’s Broadway Update!
Taking Center Stage:
Glenn Close is a show stopper… literally.
Last Wednesday, Glenn Close brought SUNSET BOULEVARD to a standstill as she scolded an audience member for taking photos in the middle of the show. And it wasn’t her first time. More than 20 years ago while performing the same role, Close told the audience “We can either have a press conference or continue with the show,” after camera flashes disrupted her …show more content…
Get a head start with the first ever Tony Award Season Compilation Album. The full track list features the biggest hits of the 2016-2017 Broadway season—including the 2017 Tony Award nominees. Check out the track list and see if your favorite song made the cut. LINK
Panic! At the Shoe Factory
Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco is suiting up (or should we say ‘shoeing up’) to take over the role of Charlie Price in KINKY BOOTS. He’ll be in the role until August 6th. If you can’t see the show in person, check out this clip of his performance of ‘Soul of a Man!’ LINK
See you next time, Dolly.
It seems Bette Midler won’t be taking the Tony’s stage to perform this year. The HELLO, DOLLY! star will present an award and her co-star, David Hyde Pierce is likely to perform a solo though nothing is set in stone. HELLO, DOLLY! is nominated for best musical revival in addition to nine other nominations.