First Have a look at BroadwayCon 2024 – New York Theater

Beneath are movies of the 4 reveals that have been offered on the “First Look” live performance on the ninth annual BroadwayCon:   “Suffs,” “The Outsiders,”  “A Great World: The Louis Armstrong Musical” and “Weapons & Powder.” BroadCon aficionados will observe that this “First Look” is completely different than previous ones, the musical numbers often from reveals scheduled within the new season, typically being proven for the primary time in public  — such “Hadestown” in 2019; Six the Musical in 2020, one in all six new musicals then. This yr, half the reveals have already opened – and received Tonys. One other is just not but scheduled for Broadway – and one is just not scheduled for Broadway as of now.  Solely “A Great World” is ready to open this season.

A Great World: The Louis Armstrong Musical is scheduled to open at Studio 54 in November, starring James Monroe Iglehart, who right here sings the title track

Daryl Tofa as Two-Bit, Jason Schmidt as Sodapop Curtis and the remainder of the forged portraying the Greasers carry out the track “Hoods Turned Heroes” from the 2024 Tony-winning greatest musical “The Outsiders”

The forged of “Suffs” sing “Nice American Bitch” at BroadwayCon’s ‘First Look” July 26, 2024, Hilton Midtown, NYC. The performers are: Kim Blanck as Ruza, Ally Bonino as Lucy, Hannah Cruz as Inez, Nadia Dandashi as Doris, and Shaina Taub (the present’s librettist, lyricist and composer) as Alice Paul.

Liisi LaFontaine performs “Freedom” from a “Broadway-bound” musical entitled “Gun & Powder” at BroadwayCon’s First Look live performance, July 26, 2024. The present is impressed by the true story of Mary and Martha Clarke, African American twin sisters in 1893 Texas who went on a Wild West journey, remodeling from farm women to outlaws to legends.