Visit the film’s official site at www.showbusiness-themovie.com Opening soon in theaters! Over the course of one Broadway musical season (2003-2004), “ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway” follows the four high-profile productions that would eventually become Tony nominees for Best Musical: a big-noise musical named “Wicked,” the Rosie O’Donnell/Boy George collaboration, “Taboo,” the much-anticipated Tony Kushner musical, “Caroline, or Change,” and an irreverent puppet show named “Avenue Q.” From casting to staging, from previews to red-carpeted opening nights, from the announcement of Tony nominations to the suspense-filled Tony Awards, “ShowBusiness” provides a never-before-seen look at the inner workings of Broadway musicals. Allowed unprecedented backstage access, director Dori Berinstein casts a camera’s eye on rehearsals, backstage highs and lows, and the mysterious and wondrous creative process. Featuring a star-studded array of Broadway icons as well as ambitious new faces, “ShowBusiness” proves that 2003-2004 was truly a season to remember.
“Don’t you sing anything but cartoon songs?” YES! I’m a karaoke fiend and I enjoy all types of singing, but one of my favorites is show tunes/musicals. This is my Kristin Chenoweth impression: Singing “Popular” from the musical Wicked. (I’m even the same height as the actress: 4′11″!) Please feel free to comment and suggest other songs you’d like to hear. I might try doing a pop song or a ballad next! Note: This video is preceded by a fair amount of rambling. If you want to skip to the singing, go forward to about 3:30.
This is a rarely, if ever, seen clip from the Broadway musical Applause, of Tony Award winning star Lauren Bacall singing “But Alive,” which takes place in a Greenwich Village New York gay bar. It’s very 70s, and truly a classic. Just seeing Bacall play the gay diva and sing and get flipped and flung around by the guys is worth the price alone. The quality of the video is okay, but I got it from someone who copied me a video of the entire show, which had been filmed for TV two years after it opened on Broadway. That special only aired once on network TV and has never been seen again. This is just pure fun, especially if you love stuff like this.
Jersey Boys – Late Show 02-21-06. I got this video off this website: www.genuine-imitation-life-gazette.com. You have to fast forward to the middle of the video to actually see the performance.