215 stories by "Broadway By Ghostlight"
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…
It's another Prop Table Tuesday! Today I share a relic from the heyday of the Broadway Revue. Florenz Ziegfeld is one of the greatest impresarios of the day and one of the reasons was unique…
Another Prop Table Tuesday is upon us and today I'm sharing one of my favorite pieces that comes from not only one of my favorite movie musicals but one from the Golden Age. Come check out w…
With the film adaptation of the Broadway musical 13 hitting the small screens this week courtesy of #Netflix, I thought it was the perfect time to take a look into this modern middle school …
Welcome back to Broadway By Ghostlight and another Prop Table Tuesday! This week I'm sharing a prop from an iconic number in Legally Blonde the musical. Featured in one of the most athletic …
It's another Prop Table Tuesday! This week I share a prop that in the focused of my favorite showtune! This special invitation to a Weekend In The Country from A Little Night Music also feat…
It's Prop Table Tuesday! Today, I share a prop from the smash-hit musical #Wicked. It's the prop I always wanted from the show and one I think encapsulates the whole feel of Oz in a single p…
Welcome back to another Prop Table Tuesday! Today I share a fun prop from #ThoroughlyModernMillie that I just adore. Sutton Foster's performance blew me away when I saw the OBC and I'm so lu…
Season 2 of the hit AppleTV+ show Schmigadoon! is officially a go! I'm here, along with Drunk Broadway, to breakdown everything we currently know about the new season, now to be called "Schm…
In the first video of the new Prop Table Tuesday series, I share an iconic and rare costume piece from the 2014 revival of Cabaret starring Alan Cumming and Michelle Williams. While the cost…
Today is the 75th Annual Tony Awards, so I thought it'd be a great opportunity to share some fun and fascinating Tony Award history and trivia so you can blow everyone away with your knowled…
This week I go through not one, not two but FIVE potential casts for a film version of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Into The Woods. Spearheaded in the early 90s, this proposed film ve…
In this edition of the Broadway Breakdown series, we look at the hilarious mega-flop Drat! The Cat! from 1965. It starred Elliot Gould and Leslie Ann Warren and was written by Ira Levin. Not…
This week, besides plugging my own work (which of course I do) I wanted to highlight some amazing theatre-related content and content creators that I think you'll really love. From web-serie…
Britney Spears as Charity?!?
The classic 1960's musical Sweet Charity is beloved by Broadway buffs everywhere. Helmed by Bob Fosse for his wife and Broadway star Gwen Verdon, its history if…
In this video, we explore a tiny little alley that not only sits at the heart of Broadway, but in many ways IS the heart of Broadway: Shubert Alley. We explore the history of the alley and i…
In today's installment, we look at some fun props and memorabilia from some short-lived Broadway flops like Diana the Musical, Dance of the Vampires, King Kong, Chaplin and more.
In this next Broadway Breakdown. we explore Innerspace with Starmites! A bopping 80's Broadway flop that has since become a cult favorite. Full of camp and killer songs, Starmites is a show …
