Michael Crawford

Michael Crawford

An accomplished British actor, Michael Crawford, has appeared in films, television, and stage musicals. He is most notable for blossoming into a full theater legend in the late 1980s due to his impassioned performance originating the role of the Phantom in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s award-winning and best-selling production of The Phantom of the … Read more

Les Misérables

Les Misérables

Informally known as Les Mis or Les Miz, Les Misérables is a Broadway favorite. This French epic is set in 19th century France and follows the story of a peasant seeking atonement after being arrested for stealing a loaf of bread for his sister’s child. The story is heartbreaking, yet very popular, making it … Read more

Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast play on stage

Tale as old as time, Beauty and the Beast is a story that carries on from generation to generation. This is Disney’s first musical brought to the Broadway stage and their second best-selling musical after Lion King. This Disney landmark property has been a delight to watch onstage, keeping fans from coming back for … Read more

The Lion King Musical

The Lion King Musical

The Lion King musical is the third-longest running show in the history of Broadway. It’s also the highest-grossing production from the prestigious theater. Based on the hit 1994 Disney animated film, The Lion King musical has been staged around the world and has consistently pulled in sell-out crowds since its opening in 1997. Its home … Read more

Ethel Merman

Ethel Merman in 1967

No other Broadway performer embodies the spirit of the Great White Way better than Ethel Merman. Touted as “the undisputed First Lady of the musical comedy stage,” she’s famous for her big, bold, brassy Broadway belt. She rose to prominence because her voice can be heard over a full Broadway orchestra, but … Read more

Wicked

The Wizard of Oz

Wicked is an alternative telling of The Wizard of Oz, focusing on The Wicked Witch of the West and Galinda, the good witch. It’s one of the only three Broadway shows to earn more than $1 billion and remains the second most successful Broadway show of all time next to The Lion King. Debuting … Read more

Phantom of the Opera

A scene from the Phantom of the Opera

The Phantom of the Opera is a New York City landmark, but it first premiered at Her Majesty’s Theater in London. With music and book by Andrew Lloyd Webber, direction from Harold Prince, and gorgeous costume and production designs from Maria Björnson, the Phantom of the Opera became one of Broadway’s most … Read more

Lin-Manuel Miranda

Lin-Manuel Miranda

The multi-talented Lin-Manuel Miranda has packed a lot into his 40 years. He does not the only star in important Broadway shows – he writes them too. He’s an actor, composer, lyricist, singer, playwright and producer, all in one. His line of work involves theatre, television, film and even radio. Lin-Manuel Miranda … Read more

Norbert Leo Butz

Apollo Victoria Theatre

Norbert Leo Butz is one of Broadway’s most versatile stars who can fit in any male leading role. He’s a two-time Tony Award winner whose notable credits include Rent, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Catch Me If You Can, Thou Shalt Not, and Wicked, among others. He is one of the only nine actors ever to have won the … Read more

Chicago

Chicago

Chicago is an American musical with lyrics by Fred Ebb and music by John Kander. The original Broadway musical adaptation went head-to-head with A Chorus Line when it originally opened on Broadway in 1975, running for only two years. In 1996, the musical was revived, and it went on to become the second longest-running show … Read more

The Book of Mormon

The Book of Mormon

The Broadway musical The Book of Mormon is a musical comedy with lyrics, music, and book by EGOT winner Robert Lopez and South Park’s Trey Parker and Matt Stone. The play became a runaway hit that climbed the charts as years passed by. This musical won nine Tony Awards, including Best Musical. It has grossed more … Read more