Ten years ago, Hamilton lit a fire on Broadway! And it has never been the same. In 2006, the Broadway musical dominated the Tonys with a record-breaking 16 nominations and 11 wins.
In honor of the show’s 10th anniversary, the original cast is reuniting for a special, and I am sure memorable, performance at the Tonys.
The reuniting cast is: Carleigh Bettiol, Andrew Chappelle, Ariana DeBose, Alysha Deslorieux, Daveed Diggs, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Jonathan Groff, Sydney James Harcourt, Neil Haskell, Sasha Hutchings, Christopher Jackson, Thayne Jasperson, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Stephanie Klemons, Morgan Marcell, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Javier Muñoz, Leslie Odom, Jr., Okieriete Onaodowan, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Jon Rua, Austin Smith, Phillipa Soo, Seth Stewart, Betsy Struxness, Ephraim Sykes, and Voltaire Wade-Greene.
Lea Michele is returning to Broadway this Fall, and she is doing it with Aaron Tveit and Nicholas Christopher. The three actors will star in an updated version of the 1984 musical Chess, written by Buffy the Vampire Slayer’s Danny Strong.
It’s America versus Russia at the World Chess Championship, where the espionage and romance are as complicated and exhilarating as the game itself. For the two players and the woman torn between them, everything—personal, professional, and political—is at risk… and nobody’s rules are the same.
The score was created by ABBA’s Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, and lyrics were written by EGOT winner Tim Rice.
I thought Michele’s next role was taking Funny Girl to the big screen. I guess there was no interest, which is why she is returning to the Great White Way!
Fresh off of being nominated for ten Tonys, the cast of Death Becomes Her sang two songs on Today this morning.
Michelle Williams sang If You Want Perfection, and her performance was just that. Then, Megan Hilty, Christopher Sieber, and Jennifer Simard performed Tell Me, Ernest, and it was not perfect.
That is because of the end of the number, Simard sang it as she would on stage. However, that is on stage, and on live TV, you can’t sing, “So fucking glad.” But she did. And when she realized that she didn’t censor herself, she adorably reacted with, “Oops!”
Because of that, she had better bring home the Tony!
DBH extended its run at Lunt-Fontanne Theatre until next April.
When The Greatest Showman came out in 2017, it seemed like a given that it was going to be adapted to a stage musical. But there was never any mention of it.
That is, until today. Disney announced that The Greatest Showman will be lighting up Bristol Hippodrome, 90 minutes from London, in the Spring of 2026.
The stage version will feature new songs written by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, who wrote the addicting songs for the film.
Since the curtain doesn’t go up for another year, casting has not been announced, and it probably has not even happened. If they don’t get Hugh Jackman to reprise his role as P.T. Barnum, they would be dumber than the people who protested his circuses. However, I hope they do not get his movie wife, Michelle Williams, to reprise her role. And I certainly hope they don’t ask his future wife, Sutton Foster, to take over the part.
Forgetting about the casting. I cannot wait to hear the new songs. Let’s be honest; the soundtrack is one of the best in modern history. The showtunes made the movie better than it already was.
Who else is saving up to see it? I know I will be taking a trip over the pond next year to see it because I can’t wait for it to open on Broadway in 2027.
