FULL VERSION OF TONY AWARD®-WINNING
BROADWAY MUSICAL ‘BANDSTAND’ TO STREAM ONLINE
Beginning Friday, April 10, 2020
Exclusively at PLAYBILL.COM
Bonus Content to Include Brand New ‘Reunion’ Interview
with Cast & Creative Team
‘VIRTUAL WATCH PARTY’ on April 11th at 8pm with Original Cast Live-Tweeting
A portion of the proceeds will go to The Actors Fund
(NEW YORK, April 7, 2020) Richard Oberacker and Robert Taylor’s electrifying Tony Award-winning Broadway musical BANDSTAND, directed and choreographed by three-time Tony winner Andy Blankenbuehler (Hamilton), will once again have audiences dancing — this time in their homes. In a historic first for the renowned theatrical publication PLAYBILL, the full production of the acclaimed musical will be made available for online streaming, beginning Friday, April 10, 2020 exclusively at Playbill.com. In addition to the feature production, audiences can enjoy bonus content as part of the streaming experience, including a brand-new cast & creative team reunion interview, conducted by Playbill’s Senior Features Editor Ruthie Fierberg. Additionally, a “Virtual Watch Party” will take place on Saturday, April 11 at 8PM EST, with Original Cast members live-tweeting along with the show.
The production video, inclusive of the bonus reunion interview, will be available for $6.99, and a portion of the proceeds will be donated to The Actors Fund, in support of performers and behind-the-scenes workers affected by the current health crisis. The musical will be available for streaming through April 17, and viewers will be able to watch the show for three days once the payment is processed. To stream the musical, visit: https://cms.playbill.com/testing/paywall/bandstand.
America’s soldiers come home from war in 1945 to ticker-tape parades and overjoyed families, while Private First Class Donny Novitski (Corey Cott), singer and songwriter, returns to rebuild his life with only the shirt on his back and a dream in his heart. When NBC announces a national competition to find the nation’s next great musical superstars, inspiration strikes. Donny joins forces with a motley group of fellow veterans, each an astonishing musician, and young war widow Julia Trojan (Tony Award nominee Laura Osnes), an aspiring jazz singer. Together, they form a band unlike any the nation has ever seen. Along the way, they discover the power of music to face the impossible, find their voice and finally feel like they have a place to call home.
“BANDSTAND: The Broadway Musical on Screen” was initially released in movie theaters nationwide in June 2018 by Fathom Events, in special partnership with the military non-profit TAPS, which cares for the families of America’s fallen heroes. Due to the success of the initial film release, an encore presentation took place in November 2018. The Broadway musical was also the first live entertainment production ever to be “6 Certified” by Got Your 6, for its accurate portrayal of the veteran experience.
About Bandstand
Following a critically-acclaimed world premiere engagement at Paper Mill Playhouse in 2015, Bandstand began its Broadway run on March 31, 2017, and played through September 17, 2017 at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre. Directed and choreographed by three-time Tony Award winner Andy Blankenbuehler (Hamilton, In The Heights), music by Richard Oberacker, and book & lyrics are by Robert Taylor and Oberacker, Bandstand won the 2017 Tony Award for Best Choreography, and a nomination for Best Orchestrations (Bill E
A portion of the proceeds will go to The Actors Fund
(NEW YORK, April 7, 2020) Richard Oberacker and Robert Taylor’s electrifying Tony Award-winning Broadway musical BANDSTAND, directed and choreographed by three-time Tony winner Andy Blankenbuehler (Hamilton), will once again have audiences dancing — this time in their homes.
The production video, inclusive of the bonus reunion interview, will be available for
America’s soldiers come home from war in 1945 to ticker-tape parades and overjoyed families, while Private First Class Donny Novitski (Corey Cott), singer and songwriter,
“BANDSTAND: The Broadway Musical on Screen” was initially released in movie theater.
About Bandstand
Following a critically-acclaimed world premiere engagement at Paper Mill Playhouse in 2015, Bandstand began its Broadway run on March 31, 2017, and played through September 17, 2017 at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre. Directed and choreographed by three-time Tony Award winner Andy Blankenbuehler (Hamilton, In The Heights), music by Richard Oberacker, and book & lyrics are by Robert Taylor and Oberacker, Bandstand won the 2017 Tony Award for Best Choreography, and a nomination for Best Orchestrations (Bill Elliott and Greg Anthony Rassen). The musical’s cast of twenty-seven was led by two-time Tony Award nominee Laura Osnes (Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella) and Corey Cott (Newsies, Gigi), and featured Tony Award winner Beth Leavel (The Drowsy Chaperone), Joe Carroll, Brandon James Ellis, James Nathan Hopkins, Geoff Packard and Joey Pero. The Bandstand design team includes Tony Award nominee David Korins (Scenic Design) and Tony Award Winners Paloma Young (Costume Design), Jeff Croiter (Lighting Design), and Nevin Steinberg (Sound Design).
