Winter is officially here and the 2016 Times Tower Ball has officially kicked off another great year! Our staff here at BUC is so excited to have new tour-goers join us and to hit the sidewalks on ACT II and III with those who are BUC veterans! Our entire BUC Team had a very busy year of Broadway, Off-Broadway and regional productions continuing to add stories from our personal experiences to each and every one of our tours. 2016 is sure to be an exciting year and we can't wa

I have always been an actor. When people would ask me what I wanted to be when I grew up, it was either going to be a dolphin trainer at Sea World or an actor. In light of recent events with Sea World, I’m incredibly glad I chose the career path I did… I went to a performing arts high school, performed in shows through community college, went to a conservatory in New York for acting, worked professionally in show business for years. It was just what I did. However, when I was

Each summer Broadway directors, choreographers and performers, college students from around the country and local St. Louis actors descend upon The Municipal Theatre Association of St. Louis (The Muny), rehearsing each production for just eleven short days, including one night of Tech rehearsal, and a final “Sweat Tech” in the warm summer sun before opening each show. As is the case with any outdoor theater, the majestic venue isn’t without its challenges; rain delays and can

This past July I had the great pleasure of performing at The Cape Playhouse, the oldest operating summer stock theatre in the country, playing the role of George in their production of The Drowsy Chaperone. It’s their 89th season! This theatre is filled with so much charm and history. There is a picnic area with a gazebo outside of the theatre for patrons to enjoy the afternoon before taking in a show, and the beach is less than a mile away. Inside the theatre is where you

When I started this company almost five years ago I always envisioned having a full staff of tour guides who were members of the theatre business like myself, either onstage or backstage. Each year we slowly acquired a few more guides bringing us to our current number of eleven wonderful theatre professionals. There are other companies who have always claimed to be providing "working actors from Broadway". When you book a tour with Broadway Up Close you are guaranteed to have

In creating Broadway Up Close it has always been important to me to be surrounded by a staff of highly talented theatre professionals that are as excited as I am to share the joy and wonder of a life in the theatre. As we continue to update our website with photos and bios of each of our staff members I thought it would be nice to get an even more in-depth "snapshot" of them individually. Below is our Broadway Up Close Questionnaire filled out by one of our most senior tour g