[Editor's Note: Once a month we have a producer take you behind the curtain, into the rehearsal process, backstage, or on the road to illuminate more the of Broadway's Next Hit Musical process. This month it's co-producer Deb Rabbai]
January is just around the corner and once the busyness of the holidays has subsided, it’s time to think about the New Year and how you want to start it off right. Conveniently, BNHM has two shows in January and they’re right in our New York City home base, The Triad on West 72nd street.
Ah, the Upper West Side of Manhattan.... Achanging landscape to be sure, but still filled with great restaurants, shopping and entertainment (I’m talking about us here).
Where To Eat Steps Away From the Triad
I’m a native New Yorker myself, born and raised on the Upper West Side of Manhattan and the 72nd street area is one that I adore! Here are some great things that you can partake of when you come to see us on January 12th and 13th. Yes, both nights!
Directly beneath the Triad is the lovely and convenient, Turkish restaurant called Seven’s Turkish Grill. I’d like to meet Seven. I used to know his two older brothers but I heard there was a tragic end to one of them. Yes, Seven ate, nine. (That joke is not representative of the kind of humor you’ll find in our show, I promise)
Suppose you find yourself on 72nd street and you had Turkish food for lunch and want something a little lighter you can pop into the cafe Aroma which has yummy sandwiches, salads and smoothies and is located nearly directly across the street from the Triad. Sometimes you might even spy a cast member or two from BNHM sitting in the cafe a few hours before showtime drinking a little tea and having a nosh.
If you’re looking for a lovely and hip bar there’s always The Dakota Bar up on the corner of 72nd and Columbus Avenue.
Shows? NO! Shoes!!!! Go to Tip Top Shoes right across the street from the Triad. You need boots? Sandals? High heels? Check! Check! Check!
I’ve saved the best for last because it's the hardest to attain and will offer the greatest joy for your mouth… Levain Bakery at 74th street. Oh. My. Cookie. The cookies there will make you believe in magic. You will wait in a long line but you will be glad you did. Trust me on this one!
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Come and check out the sweet neighborhood where we make your song titles come to life and create a musical in front of your eyes. See you at the shows!! (Extra points if you bring chocolate peanut butter cookies from Levain Bakery for the cast).
Artistic Director Deb Rabbai on her five favorite Phony winners - including ones where she had to sing entirely on someone else’s back!
Producer Greg Triggs on why to seek out nerds and where to find them.
Producer Greg Triggs on saying goodbye to this year’s touring season.
When we perform for young audiences the show changes quite a bit - or do is? Rob Schiffmann discusses how we think we need to perform for children, versus what they can actually grasp.
Producer Rob Schiffmann addresses if improvisers should use the most obvious choice, and how one reaction can save an entire story.
Producer Ralph Buckley interviews an audience member who has seen the show dozens of times to find out when he was hooked, why he keeps coming back, and his favorite moments.
Producer Greg Triggs remembers a sign an auto mechanic gave him that his career was headed in the right direction.
Producer, performer, co-artistic director Rob Schiffmann shares how rustic accommodations can make for better shows.
Producer, performer, co-artistic director Rob Schiffmann talks about taking the reins on the wild beast that is producing Broadway's Next Hit Musical.
Producer and performer Greg Triggs shares his insights for staying focused after 25+ years improvising.
Producer Deb Rabbai - a native Upper West Sider - shares some of her favorite places to duck into before a show at the Triad.
Producer Rob Schiffmann kvetches about the official Broadway's Next Hit Musical merchandise. Even the new stuff!
Producer Ralph Buckley breaks down how the four BNHM producers/improvisers use the rules of improv to guide their process.
Producer and performer Greg Triggs shares his small life hack for making all of the travel for Broadway's Next bearable.
Producer, director, and performer Deb Rabbai shares how she got through a summer with less acting work than usual.
Producer, director, and performer Rob Schiffmann looks back on decades of improvising. "The amazing thing about this 'life in improv' is how it has changed me as a person and how it affects my life on a daily basis."
Rob Schiffmann tells us how our 85 minute show was condensed to 15.
Ah, the holiday season has arrived. Jack Frost is nipping at our nose. Sleigh bells are ringing. In the meadow, there is a snowman.
And there is one reason above all to celebrate this time of year. It is, of course...
AWARDS SEASON!
The People's Choice, the Golden Globes, the Critic's Choice, Screen Actors Guild Awards, BAFTA, Grammys, Independent Spirit, the Academy Awards, and of course, the most prestigious award show of them all:
The Broadway's Next Hit Musical PHONY awards!
Artistic Director Deb Rabbai explains the vision behind all of the different workshops cast members have gone through the past few weeks.
Broadway's Next Hit Musical is doing a five show run at the Jerry Orbach Theater in Midtown Manhattan and we’re bringing our show Broadway’s Next to the next level. Producer and Artistic Director Rob Schiffmann shares how the next run will be our best yet!