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Tuesday, October 25, 2022

Prop Table Tuesday: A Spooky Prop from Everyone's Favorite Singing Slasher by Broadway By Ghostlight

With Halloween around the corner, I'd thought I'd open the crypt and pull out a creepy prop used in one of the scariest musicals of all time, Sweeney Todd. While there are plenty of great pr…

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Tuesday, October 18, 2022

Prop Table Tuesday: Paradise Square and the Case of the Missing Lamppost by Broadway By Ghostlight

This week we look at a prop from the set of Paradise Square. A troubled musical with more scandals than an Olivia Wilde movie, today's prop relates to a minor but nonetheless perplexing myst…

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Tuesday, October 11, 2022

Prop Table Tuesday: 2022 Broadway Flea Grab Bag! by Broadway By Ghostlight

This week I get to share a bunch of fun, random treasures I picked up at this years annual Broadway Flea Market! I got lots of great props from shows that I'll show in the coming weeks. This…

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Sunday, October 9, 2022

150 Musicals Based on Movies: The Song! by Broadway By Ghostlight

Inspired by the amazing Yakko Warner, I present 150 musicals based on movies...in song form!! Huge thank you to Will from The Theater Lovers for recording the accompaniment. Make sure to c…

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Tuesday, October 4, 2022

Prop Table Tuesday: A Declaration of Prop-Dependence by Broadway By Ghostlight

Wit the new revival of 1776 opening on Broadway this week, I thought I'd share an amazing prop from the last time 1776 was seen in NYC, the 2014 Encores production. Starring Santino Fontana,…

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Tuesday, September 27, 2022

Prop Table Tuesday: A Great Prop from Great Comet by Broadway By Ghostlight

This week I share an amazing prop letter from Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812. One of my favorite shows and (as I always say) one of my favorite props. It's an instantly recogni…

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Tuesday, September 20, 2022

Prop Table Tuesday: Meet Exotic Ivy Smith! by Broadway By Ghostlight

It's another prop table Tuesday! This week I'm sharing a fun prop from the glorious 2014 revival of On The Town. Starring Tony Yazbeck, Megan Fairchild, Alysha Umphress, Jay Armstrong Johnso…

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Tuesday, September 13, 2022

Prop Table Tuesday: A Showy Show Boat Relic! by Broadway By Ghostlight

It's another Prop Table Tuesday and today I share another one of my favorite pieces, this time all the way from 1927. A fake playbill for the show-within-a-show in the landmark musical Show …

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Wednesday, September 7, 2022

Bat Boy: Bloody Musical Mayhem! by Broadway By Ghostlight

Today I breakdown the history and plot of the Off-Broadway modern cult classic! Written by Laurence O'Keefe of Leally Blonde and Heathers, Bat Boy burst onto the scene in 2001 leaving a trai…

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Tuesday, September 6, 2022

Prop Table Tuesday: Four Very Real (Fake) Playbills! by Broadway By Ghostlight

How is it Tuesday again already?! But that just means it's time to share some props! This week I'm showing off FOUR prop Playbills from various fake musicals. Definitely one of my favorite (…

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Tuesday, August 30, 2022

Prop Table Tuesday: The Cane of His Existence (ft. GAVIN CREEL!) by Broadway By Ghostlight

Today, I share a unique cane used by the one-and-only Gavin Creel in the 2016 revival of She Loves Me. Gavin Creel was nice enough to record his memories of the amazing prop and I can't wait…

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Tuesday, August 23, 2022

Prop Table Tuesday: Ziegfeld and His Awesome Knockers by Broadway By Ghostlight

It's another Prop Table Tuesday! Today I share a relic from the heyday of the Broadway Revue. Florenz Ziegfeld is one of the greatest impresarios of the day and one of the reasons was unique…

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Tuesday, August 16, 2022

Prop Table Tuesday: A Li’l Piece Of Golden Age History by Broadway By Ghostlight

Another Prop Table Tuesday is upon us and today I'm sharing one of my favorite pieces that comes from not only one of my favorite movie musicals but one from the Golden Age. Come check out w…

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Sunday, August 14, 2022

13 Facts About 13 The Musical by Broadway By Ghostlight

With the film adaptation of the Broadway musical 13 hitting the small screens this week courtesy of #Netflix, I thought it was the perfect time to take a look into this modern middle school …

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Tuesday, August 9, 2022

Prop Table Tuesday: A Legally Awesome Prop by Broadway By Ghostlight

Welcome back to Broadway By Ghostlight and another Prop Table Tuesday! This week I'm sharing a prop from an iconic number in Legally Blonde the musical. Featured in one of the most athletic …

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Tuesday, August 2, 2022

Prop Table Tuesday: Bernadette Peters Invited Us Where?? by Broadway By Ghostlight

It's another Prop Table Tuesday! This week I share a prop that in the focused of my favorite showtune! This special invitation to a Weekend In The Country from A Little Night Music also feat…

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Tuesday, July 26, 2022

Prop Table Tuesday: A Wickedly Awesome Prop by Broadway By Ghostlight

It's Prop Table Tuesday! Today, I share a prop from the smash-hit musical #Wicked. It's the prop I always wanted from the show and one I think encapsulates the whole feel of Oz in a single p…

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Tuesday, July 19, 2022

Prop Table Tuesday: A Thoroughly Modern Prop by Broadway By Ghostlight

Welcome back to another Prop Table Tuesday! Today I share a fun prop from #ThoroughlyModernMillie that I just adore. Sutton Foster's performance blew me away when I saw the OBC and I'm so lu…

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Sunday, July 17, 2022

Schmigadoon! Season 02: Everything We Know So Far about Schmicago! by Broadway By Ghostlight

Season 2 of the hit AppleTV+ show Schmigadoon! is officially a go! I'm here, along with Drunk Broadway, to breakdown everything we currently know about the new season, now to be called "Schm…

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Tuesday, July 12, 2022

Prop Table Tuesday: Monkeying with Cabaret by Broadway By Ghostlight

In the first video of the new Prop Table Tuesday series, I share an iconic and rare costume piece from the 2014 revival of Cabaret starring Alan Cumming and Michelle Williams. While the cost…

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Sunday, June 12, 2022

Tony Awards Trivia To Impress Your Friends by Broadway By Ghostlight

Today is the 75th Annual Tony Awards, so I thought it'd be a great opportunity to share some fun and fascinating Tony Award history and trivia so you can blow everyone away with your knowled…

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Sunday, May 22, 2022

Giants and Muppets and Cher, Oh My! The 'Into The Woods" Film We *Almost* Got by Broadway By Ghostlight

This week I go through not one, not two but FIVE potential casts for a film version of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Into The Woods. Spearheaded in the early 90s, this proposed film ve…

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Monday, May 2, 2022

Broadway Breakdown: Drat! The Cat! by Broadway By Ghostlight

In this edition of the Broadway Breakdown series, we look at the hilarious mega-flop Drat! The Cat! from 1965. It starred Elliot Gould and Leslie Ann Warren and was written by Ira Levin. Not…

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Sunday, April 3, 2022

Theatre Content Creators You Should Know by Broadway By Ghostlight

This week, besides plugging my own work (which of course I do) I wanted to highlight some amazing theatre-related content and content creators that I think you'll really love. From web-serie…

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Sunday, March 20, 2022

10 Things You May Not Know About Sweet Charity by Broadway By Ghostlight

Britney Spears as Charity?!? The classic 1960's musical Sweet Charity is beloved by Broadway buffs everywhere. Helmed by Bob Fosse for his wife and Broadway star Gwen Verdon, its history if…

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Sunday, March 6, 2022

Broadway Background: Shubert Alley by Broadway By Ghostlight

In this video, we explore a tiny little alley that not only sits at the heart of Broadway, but in many ways IS the heart of Broadway: Shubert Alley. We explore the history of the alley and i…

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Sunday, February 13, 2022

The Prop Table #3 - Fabulous Flops by Broadway By Ghostlight

In today's installment, we look at some fun props and memorabilia from some short-lived Broadway flops like Diana the Musical, Dance of the Vampires, King Kong, Chaplin and more.

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Monday, January 31, 2022

Broadway Breakdown: Starmites by Broadway By Ghostlight

In this next Broadway Breakdown. we explore Innerspace with Starmites! A bopping 80's Broadway flop that has since become a cult favorite. Full of camp and killer songs, Starmites is a show …

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Tuesday, October 12, 2021

The Prop Table #2: Broadway Flea 2021 Haul! by Broadway By Ghostlight

In this second installment of our Prop Table series, I'll share my most recent acquisitions from the 35th annual BC/EFA Flea Market! I was able to snag amazing props from shows like Hamilton…

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Saturday, October 2, 2021

Broadway Background: The Broadway Flea Market! by Broadway By Ghostlight

Every year, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA) hosts the Broadway Flea Market in the heart of Times Square. You never know what treasures you might find at the dozens of tables or th…

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Tuesday, September 21, 2021

The (Almost) REAL Captain America Musical! by Broadway By Ghostlight

We take a look at a Broadway bound Captain America musical from 1985 that never saw the light of day. I'll share who was cast, what the plot was and even some of the proposed song titles. Wi…

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Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
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Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Nov 17, 2024: Elf - Marquis Theatre
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Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre