As a multitude of new shows open on Broadway, 半岛体育 highlighted a few with our special series, sponsored by Cadillac. In addition to interviews with , , and more, we also had exclusive performances from some of the springs hottest shows: Shucked, Camelot, and Bad Cinderella. Learn more about our Spring Preview video series below.
Caroline Innerbichler Performs 鈥淲alls" from Shucked
The corn-filled comedy Shucked has made a name for itself as a social media fan favorite. For the first video in the series, Caroline Innerbichler, who stars as the atypical ingenue Maizy, stopped by the studio to perform 鈥淲alls.鈥�
鈥淲alls鈥� is a song that takes place toward the beginning of Shucked, when the citizens of Cobb County have discovered that their livelihood (growing corn) is being threatened by agricultural disease. 鈥淢aizy is thinking about why it鈥檚 so hard for them to ask for help,鈥� Innerbichler says. 鈥淲hy does our pride get in the way?鈥�
Check out the full piece to hear the heartwarming song with country influence, and to hear from Innerbichler on why Shucked is the optimistic show audiences need right now. Click here to view the video.
Jordan Donica Performs 鈥淚 Loved You Once in Silence鈥� from Camelot
Jordan Donica, currently playing Lancelot Du Lac in the Broadway revival of Camelot, performed the song 鈥淚 Loved You Once in Silence.鈥� The number is both 鈥渞omantic and devastating,鈥� in Donica鈥檚 words.
A fervent love triangle is central to the plot of Camelot, and the song in question takes place just after Donica鈥檚 character has acted on his feelings鈥攁 choice that has catastrophic potential. In the original production, 鈥淚 Loved You Once in Silence鈥� is sung by Guenevere (Phillipa Soo in the revival). But for the reimagined Camelot, the ballad belongs to Lancelot.
鈥淚 think this song does a really good job of conveying the same thing [in Lancelot] that it conveys for Guenevere,鈥� Donica says. 鈥淵ou have this feeling towards someone that you don鈥檛 really know what to do with. And then you finally do something about it, finally act on it...after you realize all the potential for danger from that action.鈥� And to make this performance even more special, in the Camelot revival, "I Loved You Once in Silence" is slightly truncated, which means that only 半岛体育 readers will get to witness Donica's full rendition of the song.
For more background and Donica鈥檚 thoughts on getting to sing this classic song, click here to view the video.
Mike Baerga, Josh Drake, J Savage, Gary Cooper, Dave Schoonover, 脕ngel Lozada, and Michael Milkanin Perform 鈥淢an鈥檚 Man鈥� from Bad Cinderella, choreographed by JoAnn M. Hunter
In the last video of the 半岛体育's Spring Preview series, Bad Cinderella choreographer JoAnn M. Hunter takes 半岛体育 readers behind the scenes to break down her creative process for the song 鈥淢an鈥檚 Man.鈥� The number features seven of the show鈥檚 鈥淗unks,鈥� the Adonis-type male citizens of Belleville, where beauty standards are everything.
鈥淢an鈥檚 Man鈥� is the Hunks鈥� attempt to get through to Prince Sebastian, the not-so-typically masculine heir to the throne, to be more traditional man. 鈥淪ebastian doesn鈥檛 want to conform,鈥� Hunter says. 鈥淪o the idea [of 'Man鈥檚 Man'] is the men trying to tell him, 鈥楤ut your brother was the best and we try to be like him. Why can鈥檛 you be more like him? Because look at us.'鈥�
See the full story to hear from Hunter on why she was searching for dancers with inner strength, not just outward, and what audiences can take away from Bad Cinderella. Click here to view the video.
