I have to confess - when I started Broadway Up Close five years ago I never imagined that one day I'd have a cartoon version of myself gracing the pages of our website! A few months ago I came across an illustrator named James Claridades who draws under the pen-name of Squeegol. He lives in the Philippines and had illustrated a friend of mine who is currently dancing and singing in the ensemble of the international tour of Beauty And The Beast. In looking at his other work I

When I started Broadway Up Close five years ago I made a promise that I would only hire a staff of guides who first and foremost were working members of the current professional theatre business in NYC and around the world. It's certainly an easy thing to say we have "working Broadway actors" like other companies claim but it's another thing to back it up! Not only am I excited for all of our tour-goers to learn about the history and magic of Broadway but I'm also excited for