Only 28 years old, Holiday Inn had been out for nearly 50 years by the time Corbin Bleu was born. But that didn’t stop the former High School Musical star and Dancing With the Stars contestant from stepping into the role made famous by Fred Astaire in Broadway’s musical adaptation of the film.
In fact, Bleu brought a modern flair to the character of Ted Hanover, a professional dancer who loses his partner to an oil tycoon and later sets his sights on friend Jim Hardy’s holidays-only hotel performer and love interest, Linda Mason. In one particular number from the Broadway show, “Let's Say It With Firecrackers,” Bleu performs a solo tap dance with the accompaniment of firecrackers with so much pizazz and style that even Astaire would have been impressed.
“We were really giving a new birth to the new number,” Bleu tells Et about working with choreographer Denis Jones to morph it for his body...
In fact, Bleu brought a modern flair to the character of Ted Hanover, a professional dancer who loses his partner to an oil tycoon and later sets his sights on friend Jim Hardy’s holidays-only hotel performer and love interest, Linda Mason. In one particular number from the Broadway show, “Let's Say It With Firecrackers,” Bleu performs a solo tap dance with the accompaniment of firecrackers with so much pizazz and style that even Astaire would have been impressed.
“We were really giving a new birth to the new number,” Bleu tells Et about working with choreographer Denis Jones to morph it for his body...
- 11/21/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Signature Theatre presents The Gershwins' amp Ken Ludwig's musical comedy Crazy For You. This new production is directed by Signature Theatre's Associate Artistic Director Matthew Gardiner Signature's West Side Story, La Cage Aux Folles with choreography by Tony Award nominee Denis Jones Broadway's Holiday Inn, Honeymoon in Vegas. Crazy for You runs now through January 14, 2018 in Signature Theatre's Max Theatre. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below...
- 11/15/2017
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Signature Theatre presents the Gershwins' amp Ken Ludwig's musical comedy Crazy For You. This new production is directed by Signature Theatre's Associate Artistic Director Matthew Gardiner Signature's West Side Story, La Cage Aux Folles with choreography by Tony Award nominee Denis Jones Broadway's Holiday Inn, Honeymoon in Vegas. Crazy for You runs now through January 14, 2018 in Signature Theatre's Max Theatre. Check out a brand-new trailer for the show below...
- 11/13/2017
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Signature Theatre presents The Gershwins' amp Ken Ludwig's musical comedy Crazy For You. This new production is directed by Signature Theatre's Associate Artistic Director Matthew Gardiner Signature's West Side Story, La Cage Aux Folles with choreography by Tony Award nominee Denis Jones Broadway's Holiday Inn, Honeymoon in Vegas. Crazy for You will run from tonight, November 7, 2017, through January 14, 2018 in Signature Theatre's Max Theatre.
- 11/7/2017
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Signature Theatre will present the Gershwins' amp Ken Ludwig's musical comedy Crazy For You. This new production will be directed by Signature Theatre's Associate Artistic Director Matthew Gardiner Signature's West Side Story, La Cage Aux Folles with choreography by Tony Award nominee Denis Jones Broadway's Holiday Inn, Honeymoon in Vegas. Crazy for You will run from November 7, 2017 - January 14, 2018 in Signature Theatre's Max Theatre. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the company in rehearsal in the video below...
- 10/25/2017
- by BroadwayWorld TV
- BroadwayWorld.com
Signature Theatre has announced the full cast and creative team for Signature Theatre's production of The Gershwins' amp Ken Ludwig's musical comedy Crazy For You. This new production will be directed by Signature Theatre's Associate Artistic Director Matthew Gardiner Signature's West Side Story, La Cage Aux Folles with choreography by Tony Award nominee Denis Jones Broadway's Holiday Inn, Honeymoon in Vegas. Crazy for You will run from November 7, 2017 - January 14, 2018 in Signature Theatre's Max Theatre.
- 10/12/2017
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
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