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Zachary Levi - Inside Rehearsal for Broadway’s First Date
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Zachary Levi of Broadway’s FIRST DATE to Light Empire State Building
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On Monday, June 17, 2013,Zachary Levi and Krysta Rodriguez, stars of Broadway’s new romantic musical comedy FIRST DATE, will team up to light the world-famous Empire State Building tower lights in honor of Actors’ Equity’s 100th anniversary.
Mr. Levi (star of NBC’s “Chuck,” Disney’s “Tangled” and the upcoming feature film “Thor: The Dark World”), is a new member of AEA making his Broadway and professional stage debut opposite Ms. Rodriguez(NBC’s “Smash” and Broadway’s THE ADDAMS FAMILY), who has been a member of AEA since 2005. FIRST DATE begins previews at the Longacre Theatre on July 9.
Together they will “flip the switch” to light the world-famous Empire State Building tower lights in AEA’s official blue-and-brown insignia colors to mark the union’s centennial.
The Empire State Building is located at 350 5th Ave. New York, NY. The Observatory is open every day, including weekends and holidays from 8AM to 2AM. To learn more, visithttp://www.esbnyc.com.
Mr. Levi (star of NBC’s “Chuck,” Disney’s “Tangled” and the upcoming feature film “Thor: The Dark World”), is a new member of AEA making his Broadway and professional stage debut opposite Ms. Rodriguez(NBC’s “Smash” and Broadway’s THE ADDAMS FAMILY), who has been a member of AEA since 2005. FIRST DATE begins previews at the Longacre Theatre on July 9.
Together they will “flip the switch” to light the world-famous Empire State Building tower lights in AEA’s official blue-and-brown insignia colors to mark the union’s centennial.
The Empire State Building is located at 350 5th Ave. New York, NY. The Observatory is open every day, including weekends and holidays from 8AM to 2AM. To learn more, visithttp://www.esbnyc.com.
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Zachary Levi at ‘Man of Steel’ NYC Premiere
Zachary Levi attends the "Man of Steel" world premiere at Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center on June 10, 2013 in New York City.
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Zachary Levi Dish on Broadway’s First Date
Sparks will fly between Chuck star Zachary Levi and Smash alum Krysta Rodriguez when the duo open the brand new musical comedy First Date on Broadway this summer. The pair dropped by the Broadway.com office, where they brought us up to speed on what we can expect from the completely original musical.
“The script is laugh out loud hilarious,” said Rodriguez, a Broadway vet of The Addams Family, In the Heights and Spring Awakening. “Within the first few lines, I knew it was different from a lot of things that I’d read. It’s very cinematic; it’s very funny in that it’s quick and it’s not your typical musical. Right out of the gate, you know what you’re getting yourself into.”
The show marks the exciting Broadway debut for Levi, who rose to fame on the NBC comedy Chuck and showed off his vocal chops in the Disney film Tangled. “I’ve always dreamt of doing Broadway one day, and this just felt like absolutely the right thing,” he explained. “I’m so excited, being a part of it and being on a first date with this one [Rodriguez], who is so talented it makes me sick.”
Rodriguez and Levi play two strangers, the tightly wound Aaron and serial dater Casey, who are set up on a hilarious blind date at a restaurant where the patrons double as friends, exes, therapists and more as the night goes on. With music and lyrics by Alan Zachary and Michael Weiner and a book by Austin Winsberg, the show premiered in Seattle in March 2012 and slayed audiences during its acclaimed run.
“If our table read was any indication, we were all hysterically laughing,” recalled Levi. “I think part of the reason why it’s so funny—and why I wanted to do it—is because it’s relatable. You’re not talking about some fantastical world. Everyone’s been on a date and everyone understands the dynamics of one. It’s told very honestly in that regard.”
Rodriguez terms the duo’s own dynamic as “indescribable,” adding, “I think you have to have that chemistry because you have to believe that these characters could end up together. We definitely hit it off right away, and we’re having a good time.”
Audiences can have a good time, too, when First Date opens at the Longacre Theatre on August 8! (Previews begin July 9.)
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new Broadway musical ‘First Date’, starring Zachary Levi -- EXCLUSIVE
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Who says there are no new Broadway shows in the summertime? Bucking that trend is the team behind the anticipated new musical First Date, which begins previews next month on Broadway and marks the long hoped-for Broadway debut of Zachary Levi (TV’s Chuck, the upcoming film Thor: The Dark World…oh, and this duet).
Also starring Krysta Rodriguez (late of The Addams Family and who recently finished a stint on Smash as the put-upon Hit List-er Ana), the tuner explores the shiver-inducing world of the blind date through song involving newbie Aaron (Levi) and serial-dater Casey (Rodriguez) which unfolds in real time over a course of appetizers, dinner and drinks. And who can’t relate to that? Something tells us this will be way more fun though.
First Date will begin previews at Broadway’s Longacre Theatre on July 9th, with an opening scheduled for August 8th. Tickets are available on the show’s official website.
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