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Tag Archives: Laura Benanti
Reopening: The Broadway Revival
Last night, the PBS-TV series Great Performances presented “Reopening: The Broadway Revival,” the 16th episode of its 49th season, which pulled back the curtain on some of Broadway’s most popular shows, revealing how the New York theater industry undertook the … Continue reading
Posted in Shows, TV
Tagged Aaron Tveit, Adrienne Warren, Ain't Too Proud, Aladdin, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Caroline or Change, Chita Rivera, Come from Away, Diana, Great Performances, Jagged Little Pill, Kristin Chenoweth, Laura Benanti, Lea Salonga, Reopening: The Broadway Revival, The Phantom of the Opera, Tina, Waitress, Wicked
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Broadway’s Back
Last night, The Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon and Lin-Manuel Miranda premiered the original song “Broadway’s Back!,” a tribute to the return of live theater in New York City this fall, accompanied by performers representing more than a dozen current … Continue reading
Posted in Shows, TV
Tagged Christopher Jackson, Hamilton, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Smits, Kristin Chenoweth, Laura Benanti, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Olga Merediz, Phylicia Rashad
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Broadway Birthday: Boyd Gaines
Happy Birthday to four-time Tony-winning performer Boyd Gaines, born May 11, 1953, in Atlanta. During a “gypsy childhood,” due to his salesman father’s frequent job transfers, Gaines attended some dozen grammar schools, eventually graduating high school in California. He began … Continue reading
Posted in People, Performers
Tagged Boyd Gaines, Company, Contact, Gypsy, Laura Benanti, Patti LuPone, She Loves Me
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A Year Without Broadway
It’s been a year since the lights went dark on Broadway, leaving some 97,000 actors, stagehands, designers, ushers, and more out of work. Last night, A Late Show with Stephen Colbert presented Broadway Legend Laura Benanti and Hamilton alum Christopher … Continue reading
Posted in Shows, TV
Tagged Actors Fund, Christopher Jackson, Laura Benanti, Stephen Colbert
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Homeschool Musical Preview
Earlier this year, Laura Benanti created the social media hashtag #SunshineSongs to invite students across the country to share videos of the musical performances they weren’t able to give because of the pandemic. When the campaign went viral, Benanti and … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Shows
Tagged film documentary, Homeschool Musicals, Laura Benanti, Sunshine Songs
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