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A Little Night Music’s Elaine Stritch is a Sondheim Broadway Legend.  Take a look at this great behind-the-scenes footage of the recording of Ladies Who Lunch from Company, 30 years ago.

A Look at Broadway’s Ups and Downs during the week

Broadway press covered the story that Diana DeGarmo (of American Idol fame) tweeted about starring in the 9 to 5 tour, prior to any press release of that announcement. In other confirmed news, Diana is enjoying Lipton Soup, Ben & Jerry’s and Listening to Parrish-Hundley’s new song on Myspace. Alert the press!

A new HBO series called The Miraculous Year, according to press notes is about a “manipulative, self-indulgent and wildly self-destructive Broadway composer.” Stephen Sondheim, whom the character is thought to resemble, has not commented publicly. Maybe that’s because the show’s name was changed from its original title, Everyday a Little Death.

Abraham Lincoln’s Big Gay Dance Party began its limited run on Theater Row this week. If this show transfers, we hope The Booth Theatre is not an option.

Nintendo Wii’s Dance on Broadway game teaches adults and kids alike how to Dance to popular Broadway songs like All That Jazz, You Can’t Stop the Beat, and Fame, just like they do on stage. For an extra $2.95 Hunter Foster will come to your home and teach you himself.

They may not be on Broadway….yet… But these amateur YouTube stars are sure to be on their way. Here are just a few that we think you’ll like

Emily Kay Shrader sings “Defying Gravity” from Wicked

Sam Tsui sings Bryan Adams’s “Heaven”

Manny Garcia sings “Home” from The Wiz

Are you the next Broadway star? Send us your video link at contact@iBroadway.net and we may feature it here on the iBroadway blog!

A Look at Broadway’s Ups and Downs during the week

Hunter Foster started a Facebook campaign to “Give The Tonys Back to Broadway!” inspiring both praise and insult to many of this year’s winners.  Debaters on both sides had one thing to say, who is Hunter Foster?

Both the shows Nunsense and Broadway Bares celebrated anniversaries this year, 25 and 20 years respectively.  Together, these summer shows have been able to celebrate 45 years of Dancers with Naughty Habits.

Leap of Faith casting was announced with Raul Esparza and Legendary Film and TV Star Brooke Shields, to which Hunter Foster announced, that’s ok with me.

Cyndi Lauper and Harvey Fierstein have teamed up to write a musical based on the British Film, Kinky Boots, about a drag queen that helps save his father’s shoe factory.  What? Did you expect those two to write a musical about a poor Midwestern family struggling in a bad economy?

After many entrances and exits, the remake of the film Footloose is a-go with a new up and coming star, Kenny Wormald, to which we wonder, how Six Degrees of Kenny Wormald sounds to the next generation?

Are you Tony’d out? We didn’t think so! Well in one last sweep of Tony celebration, we are featuring a few Tony moments from the past in celebration of the present. Here are a few Thank You Moments to bring you back to some glorious acceptance speeches. And don’t forget to Watch our exclusive mobile footage of the Thank You Cam series now available for free on the iBroadway app.

iBroadway partnered with the Tony Awards last night to bring to you the Thank You Cam video series. Watch exclusive coverage of the Tony winners on their way to the press room. Download our free app to watch www.iBroadway.net