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Wanna have some fun with Broadway stars outside the theatre? What about a more intimate show with new music? Or perhaps you just want to see Aaron Tveit belt his face off up close? Yo…
By Mike Hallinan Hello, dear readers. I do hope this finds you well as we head into the frantic season of fall as well as our 25th DSOB in a couple of short weeks! As you know …
 1. Glinda in Wicked Kristin Chenoweth vs. Megan Hilty 2. The Witch in Into the Woods Bernadette Peters vs. Donna Murphy 3. Cinderella in Cind…
Sometimes you go to a show, you’re sitting there in the audience and you wonder to yourself–who thought this would make a good musical?! We’ve all been there, right? I̵…
Ali Rosas-Salas, a Women’s Gender and Sexuality Studies major at Barnard College is working as the Programming Apprentice at the New Victory Theater this summer. She talked to us about…
Over the last two weeks, four campers joined Broadway and off-Broadway instructors in midtown to learn everything they could in a “thrown into the deep end” kind of intensive. Th…
We’re on to our second discussion already! I feel like this book is flying by. This week we’re discussing anything that happened from the beginning of the book thro…
More than anything, when I see something I think could or should be a show, I love to speculate about who would play what roles. I love the way casting works and I love sticking my favorite,…
The Dark Side of Broadway: Monsters, Madmen, & Musicals :Â Cryptversation With Broadway’s Tall, Dark, (Brooding??) Barbour By Mike Hallinan Hello, Dear Readers. Thi…
Pretty much everyone you can think of has been to see Unbroken Circle off-Broadway. From Audra McDonald and Michael Urie to Lilla Crawford and Andrea Burns! It’s crazy…
Who Played It Better? If your favorites didn’t win last week, make sure to post this around and get your friends to vote this week! If you have any pairing suggestions for next week…
As many of you know, a lot of my fun and quirky ideas come from things that start on Twitter. Or at least, start as conversations on Twitter. Earlier today, another Broadway fa…
By Mike Hallinan Hello, readers! Welcome back to the Backbone of Broadway. As I've previously stated, we are often enthralled by many aspects of what we see when experiencing t…
I don’t know if you remember, but around this time last year we played a game on twitter called #SPOTTEDSHUFFLE. If you don’t remember, I’ll explain it to you here and we c…
Krysta Rodriguez took some time out of her busy schedule over at First Date to give us a glimpse into her “type” when it comes to shows. Check out her “show profile̶…
I’m so excited that we’re back on another Seth Rudetsky book! I had such a blast reading Broadway Nights by him in the book club last summer and having him join in the …
You know I love dream casts, but I want to talk specifically about this one. I love this show. It’s my all time favorite guilty pleasure. I know how insanely cheesy it can be at parts&…
As with the finalists in the Broadway’s Sexiest Man Alive competition, we bring you the five finalists who got the most votes in the next round. For this round, everyone gets on…
By Mike Hallinan Hello, dear readers! I do hope that this freakish Friday does not finds you in the dumps. As you may have heard, we are currently in a sort of countdown to a Cryptver…
Who Played It Better? If your favorites didn’t win last week, make sure to post this around and get your friends to vote this week! 1. ANNIE:Â Andrea McArdle vs. Aileen Quinn vs. Ali…
It sounds crazy, but hear me out! Raymond J. Lee posted this link on twitter, and it sounded interesting. So I clicked, as you do. What I found was hilarious, adorable and wonderful. It was,…
Welcome, Broadway Spotted readers, to The Backbone of Broadway! This is Mike Hallinan, writer of Dark Side of Broadway, bringing you a new look at the expansive world of Broadw…
The nominations are in! You’ve all had time to give your opinion on the matter. Now it’s time to VOTE! There are 20 nominees, narrowed down to those with the most n…
More than anything, when I see something I think could or should be a show, I love to speculate about who would play what roles. I love the way casting works and I love sticking my favorite,…
By Mike Hallinan Hello, dear readers. As previously stated in last week's column, we are in a bit of a countdown to a major event here on the Dark Side of Broadway. In just two short weeks, …
