The brand new musicalBandstand, directed and choreographed by Tony Award winnerAndy BlankenbuehlerHamilton with music byRichard Oberackerand a book and lyrics byRobert TaylorandRichard Obera…
Laura Osnes and Corey Cott star in a new Broadway musical, set in 1945, about a musician, a singer, trauma and healing.
In order to explain what's good about Bandstand, a serious-minded original musical opening on Broadway tonight, it helps to know what's bad about some of its predecessors on the Boulevard of…
Laura Osnes and Corey Cott star in a swingin' new Broadway musical.
By Sandi Durell This latest edition to Broadway musicals has a strong message along with a remarkably talented cast. With original big band style music by Richard Oberac…
The boys singing and swinging their hearts out in "Bandstand," an exuberant new musical set in the days just after World War II, are chasing an uncertain future and running from their trauma…
Swing music tends to be both exciting and comforting: reliant on the bright, brash edges of brass, but conjuring the more innocently explosive energy of a simpler and carefree era.
The title "Bandstand" is a curveball. So is the subtitle, "The New American Musical." For audiences of a certain age, the name of the season's final musical suggests those dopey and adored t…
Laura Osnes and Corey Cott star in 'Bandstand,' a new Broadway musical about a band composed of World War II veterans trying to win a contest and make it big. read more
Music soothes the savage beast and " apparently " shellshocked servicemen.
There's a different "band of brothers" on stage in "Bandstand," the earnest and often-entertaining musical that, set immediately following WWII, never quite achieves its noble ambitions. …
The final musical of the 2016-2017 Broadway season, Bandstand opened tonight at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre with a swinging look back at 1946. It’s about the post-WWII era and the…
Most works of art dealing with the post-traumatic stress suffered by those who served and saw action overseas have dealt with the war in Vietnam or the wars in Iraq. The so-called Greatest G…
Andy Blankenbuehler directs and choreographs the new musical.
The brand new musicalBandstand, directed and choreographed by Tony Award winnerAndy BlankenbuehlerHamilton with music byRichard Oberackerand a book and lyrics byRobert TaylorandRichard Obera…
The new musical opened officially April 26.
Bandstand is being promoted as "a swing musical," and that's what it joyfully is, as director-choreographer Andy (Hamilton
Laura Osnes looks and sounds like a Disney princess. Her soprano voice feels like the reason people are allowed to describe singing as "effortless." There is just no doubt that when you're i…
The former Newsies co-stars on putting their stamps on roles, being animals onstage and not remembering meeting for the first time.
The original musical Bandstand, directed and choreographed by Hamilton Tony winner Andy Blankenbuehler, opens on April 26 at the Broadway’s Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre. Tony nominee and …
Good morning, BroadwayWorld Today's big news BANDSTAND, starring Laura Osnes and Corey Cott, opens tonight on Broadway
Hamilton's Andy Blankenbuehler directs and choreographs the original musical.