9 to 5′s Neil Haskell (S3) has joined the cast of the New York Musical Theatre Festival production of F#@king Up Everything, which begins performances Oct. 6 at the 45th Street Theater.
Haskell is also known for his performance on the dance competition series “So You Think You Can Dance” and Off-Broadway’s Altar Boyz. He replaces the previously announced Heath Calvert (Good Vibrations), who will join the Broadway revival of Hair.
Source: Playbill.com
Seems like Broadway is a new route for the SYTYCD afterlife with Pasha/Anya on Burn the Floor and Danny Tidwell on Memphis. Now we can add Will Wingfield (S4) to the list, as he joins the Broadway musical In The Heights!
Will Wingfield, a contestant on FOX-TV’s So You Think You Can Dance, will take over the role of Graffiti Pete in the Broadway musical In the Heights, at the Richard Rodgers Theatre, beginning on August 26. He replaces Seth Stewart in the role.
The show is directed by Thomas Kail, with choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler. Featuring music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, and a book by Quiara Alegría Hudes, In the Heights is about a vibrant and tight-knit community at the top of the island of Manhattan, and focuses on the hopes and dreams of three generations as they struggle to forge an identity in a neighborhood on the brink of transition. In The Heights is the winner of four 2008 Tony Awards, including Best Musical.
The principal cast currently also features Andrea Burns, Janet Dacal, Robin De Jesús, Mandy Gonzalez, Marcy Harriell, Christopher Jackson, Priscilla Lopez, Olga Merediz, Javier Muñoz, and Rick Negrón. The ensemble includes Tony Chiroldes, Dwayne Clark, Rosie Lani Fiedelman, Afra Hines, Marcus Paul James, Nina Lafarga, Doreen Montalvo, Eliseo Román, Gabrielle Ruiz, Luis Salgado, Kevin Santos, Michael Balderrama, Blanca Camacho, Stephanie Klemons, José-Luis Lopez, Antuan Raimone, Alejandra Reyes, and Jon Rua.
For more information visit www.intheheightsthemusical.com.
Source: TheaterMania
In case you haven’t heard, a few of your favorite dancers from s3 are taking Broadway by storm!
Anya Garnia & Pasha Kovalev have just joined the cast of SYTYCD Aus’ Jason Gilkison‘s Burn the Floor. They are replacing featured couple Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Karina Smirnoff (DWTS). The award-winning show showcases jive, paso doble, foxtrot, tango, samba, mambo, quickstep, swing, waltz, cha-cha, rumba, salsa and more.
For more information, visit the show’s website: Burn The Floor
Aside from Panya, s3 runner-up Danny Tidwell will also be hitting the stage in a new production of Memphis. Previews begin September 23 & opening night is October 19th. Here are some pictures from rehearsal:
For more information, visit the show’s website: Memphis
