Talking animals. Buxom fair maidens. Handsome princes. Oh, those hunky, hung, handsome princes. (Tights reveal every man’s secrets.) Who doesn’t love a good fairy tale? This year, Uptown Players brings its annual Broadway Our Way fundraiser to the Kalita Humphreys Theater stage. Each year, the cast and behind-the-scenes creatives take Broadway classics and put a unique spin on the tunes. […]
Give our regards to Broadway because Uptown Players is about to do things better. That’s right, the annual musical extravaganza, Broadway Our Way, returns with a whole new theme: Gay Renaissance Faire. Written and directed by the extraordinary B.J. Cleveland, the two-act show features music direction by Adam C. Wright and Kelley Poche Rodriguez with way-more-than-jazz-hands choreography by Alli Betsill. Songs this year include show-stopping […]
We’ve been itching to get back to Broadway ever since we heard about Tammy Faye: A New Musical heading to New York this fall. Even though we go to Manhattan to cram in a bunch of shows every February, Uptown Players always manages to scratch our jazz-hands/chorus-line itches. This year’s edition of Broadway Our Way, the theater troupe’s annual fundraiser, […]
One of our favorite events every year is just around the corner. And we might just tap-dance and high-kick the entire way there. (Emphasis on high if we end up going on 4/20.) Uptown Players’ Broadway Our Way returns to the Kalita Humphreys Theater for four performances from Thursday, April 20 to Sunday, April 23. Starring Mikey Abrams, Tim Brawner, […]
Is it December yet? Because we can’t wait for Uptown Player’s 21st season to premiere. There’s a Broadway-blessed lineup of musicals and plays in store and it all kicks off on December 1. The season’s five shows were just announced seconds ago and we’ve got the scoop for you copied and pasted from the press release like the professional copy-pasters […]
Our jazz hands are tingling, which can only mean one thing: Broadway Our Way is just around the corner. The annual Uptown Players fundraising extravaganza returns to the Kalita Humphreys Theater this year for a night of music, dancing and plenty of laughs—and that’s just in the line for the men’s room! On stage, B.J. Cleveland and Coy Covington (pictured) […]
Start stretching those calves because you’re about to be performing a lot of standing ovations. Uptown Players’ annual fundraiser, Broadway Our Way, returns to the Moody Performance Hall for three exclusive performances of classic and of-the-moment Broadway hits. Thirty of them to be exact. Hosted by Paul J. Williams and directed by B.J. Cleveland, the show features twisty takes on […]
Finally. A Super Sweet 16 we actually want to go to. From June 14 to 16, Uptown Players presents the sixteenth edition of its annual fundraiser, Broadway Our Way. Written and directed once again by the too-talented-for-his-own-tap-shoes B.J. Cleveland, it’s one of the highlights of the troupe’s season of ovation-worthy performances. Featuring a Who’s Who of Uptown Players stars, the show is a nonstop extravaganza […]
Exit stage left, Donnie & Marie. Break both legs, Sonny & Cher. Don’t let the door hit you on the way out, Barbara Mandrell. And your sisters, too. There’s only one variety show that we can wholeheartedly endorse and that’s Broadway Our Way, the annual fundraiser for Uptown Players. The always-spectacular cavalcade of singing, tapping, chorus-lining Broadway hits kicks off […]
They stare at each other with steely gazes, hearts racing as they anticipate their opponents’ next moves. A hush falls over the scene as it becomes clear that not everyone here will survive to tell the tale. Somebody’s going to get hurt. Somebody’s going to bleed. But most importantly, somebody’s going to jazz-hand and high-kick for his or her life. […]
