232 stories by "Broadway By Ghostlight"
For this week's prop table, I thought I'd revisit a prop that I now have some new info on. A very cool relic from Disney and Broadway history from the original run of Beauty and the Beast. P…
Willkommen, Bienvenue, Welcome! This week I share an iconic prop from the groundbreaking 1998 revival of a classic masterpiece of Musical Theatre. While I have several pieces from the 2014 r…
This week I'm sharing another cane from my cane and walking stick collection, this time one used by the great Jerry Lewis in Damn Yankees. It's a very special piece to me personally and I sh…
It's the first Prop Table Tuesday of 2023!! Over the holidays, I watched the new Netflix film adaptation of Matilda and LOVED it! So to keep with that theme, I'm sharing some of the fun thin…
This week I share a fun prop from the set of the mega-flop musical Leap of Faith from 2012. Starring Raul Esparza and Leslie Odom Jr., this short-run show told the story of a religious charl…
This week I show off two versions of the same prop from one of the most bafflingly beloved jukebox musicals of all time. Mamma Mia! is a worldwide phenomenon that I...have a complicated rela…
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Hey All! It's another Prop Table Tuesday! This week I share another one of the walking sticks in my collection, this time used in the 1994 Broadway revival of Show Boat. It was used by Mark …
Hey All! It's another beautiful fall Prop Table Tuesday. First up, I correct a glaring mistake from last week's video. D'oh! Then I share a super fun, very sparkly prop from a mega Broadway …
It's another Prop Table Tuesday! This week, to mark the 19th anniversary of the revival, I'm sharing not one, but two props from the 2003 production of Wonderful Town. Both used in the show …
For this week's Prop Table Tuesday, I'm sharing one of my bigger props from a big Broadway blockbuster. Based on the classic movie musical of the same name, Mary Poppins is a carpet-bag full…
Look up in the sky! It's a Bird. It's a Plane. It's...the latest Broadway Breakdown! Here we'll deep dive into the groovy, 60s Broadway musical flop, It's A Bird...It's A Plane...It's Superm…
Pop a tab, and come chill out with me as I share a fun, large piece of the set dressing for the short-lived Broadway musical, Flying Over Sunset. With ties to Hollywood lore, one of my favor…
Put on your Sunday clothes and let's take the train to Yonkers, NY (really Garrison, NY) circa 1969 with the film version of the hit Broadway musical Hello, Dolly! When I had the opportunity…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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 …
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…
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 (…
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…