9:00 AM
9:00 AM
- Vocal Pilates Workshop Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Special Events Hall
- 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM | 50 minutes
- Attending a workshop at BroadwayCon requires submitting an application in advance. Workshops are included in the cost of a ticket, but since these ...
- Workshop
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
- Tyler Mount's Broadway Besties Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - MainStage
- 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM | 50 minutes
- Broadway fan turned YouTube star, Tyler Mount, is at it again, but this time in front of a live studio audience! Join Tyler, as we broadcast LIVE t...
- Special Event
- Voice Workshop Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Special Events Hall
- 10:00 AM - 11:20 AM | 1 hour 20 minutes
- Attending a workshop at BroadwayCon requires submitting an application in advance. Workshops are included in the cost of a ticket, but since these ...
- Workshop
- Activism and Theatre Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Programming Room A
- 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Greening the Great White Way Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Programming Room B
- 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM | 50 minutes
- The Broadway Green Alliance is an industry-wide initiative that educates, motivates, and inspires the entire theatre community and its patrons to i...
- Panel
- Born to Boogie: Broadway's Choreographers Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Programming Room C
- 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM | 50 minutes
- Step, kick, kick, leap, kick, touch...Again!Some of Broadway's top choreographers will be on hand to discuss their stories, steps, and styl...
- Panel
- Changed For Good: The Wicked Meetup Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Programming Room D
- 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM | 50 minutes
- Wicked, both the book and musical, has a fascinating fandom of its own. Many of us keep going back to see the story again and again and foll...
- Meetup
- The Untold Stories of Broadway Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Programming Room E
- 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM | 50 minutes
- Jennifer Ashley Tepper is the author of "The Untold Stories of Broadway" book series. For these books, she has interviewed over 250 theatre profess...
- Panel
- Jeremy Jordan Autograph Session Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Audience Rewards Autograph and Photograph Area
- 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM | 50 minutes
- Autograph Session
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
- Waving Through A Window: Dear Evan Hansen Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - MainStage
- 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | 50 minutes
- No more waving through a window, #YouWillBeFound with the team from Dear Evan Hansen! Hear about how they brought this timely new musical to Broadw...
- Spotlight
- Theater People LIVE! 100th Episode Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Programming Room A
- 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | 50 minutes
- Podcast
- Raising Broadway Babies: Working Moms on Broadway Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Programming Room B
- 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | 50 minutes
- Broadway moms discuss this industry's unique work-life balance, from what happens when bedtime and call time are the same time, to how to manage a ...
- Panel
- The World Inside a Frame: Broadway Photographers Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Programming Room B
- 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | 50 minutes
- A picture is worth a thousand words. Among them: "Don't Cry for Me, Argentina", "A Little Priest", and "If I Were A Rich Man". Did anything come to...
- Panel
- Real Fansie Hour Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Programming Room B
- 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | 50 minutes
- Two years after Disney's Newsies on Broadway played its final performance, the fandom is still alive and well. This session will address qu...
- Meetup
- Stage a Scene Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Programming Room D
- 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | 50 minutes
- You've studied your script and gotten a good night's sleep, but what can you really expect on your first day of rehearsal? Join director David Alpe...
- Demonstration
- Michael R. Jackson Performance Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Marketplace Stage
- 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | 50 minutes
- Performance
- Gadgets and Gizmos Aplenty: Prop Design Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Programming Room E
- 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | 50 minutes
- Without props designers, what would become of the twenty-seven dinner plates, the thirty-seven butter knives, the forty-seven paperweights, and the...
- Panel
- Jeremy Jordan Photobooth Session Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Audience Rewards Autograph and Photograph Area
- 11:00 AM - 12:50 PM | 1 hour 50 minutes
- Photograph Session
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
- Advanced Ballet Workshop Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Special Events Hall
- 11:30 AM - 12:50 PM | 1 hour 20 minutes
- Attending a workshop at BroadwayCon requires submitting an application in advance. Workshops are included in the cost of a ticket, but since these ...
- Workshop
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
- This is A Bronx Tale (Panel) Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - MainStage
- 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Join the cast and creative team of the new musical A Bronx Tale for an inside look at how the latest version of Chazz Palminteri’s story has...
- Spotlight
- #SOBLESSED with Annoying Actor Friend Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Programming Room A
- 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Best-selling satirical how-to book "#SOBLESSED: The Annoying Actor Friend's Guide to Werking in Show Business" comes to BroadwayCon! Andrew Briedis...
- Panel
- The Blacklist and Broadway Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Programming Room B
- 12:00 PM - 1:20 PM | 1 hour 20 minutes
- In the 1950s, artists across the country had difficulty getting work as they found themselves investigated by the House Un-American Activities Comm...
- Panel
- Nothing About Us Without Us: Disability On Stage Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Programming Room C
- 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Love is Company (Managers)! Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Programming Room D
- 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM | 50 minutes
- From contracts to creative planning, Company Managers are another driving force of creating a successful working environment for a show's performer...
- Panel
- Deirdre LoveJoy Q&A Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Marketplace Stage
- 12:00 PM - 12:25 PM | 25 minutes
- Q&A Session
- Putting It Together: Broadway Directors Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Programming Room E
- 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM | 50 minutes
- To craft a show, directors must "twist a little, stir a little, him a little, her a little, shape a little, mold a little" and yes, put their hand ...
- Panel
- Kristy Cates and Nick Adams Autograph Session Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Audience Rewards Autograph and Photograph Area
- 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Autograph Session
- Anthony Rapp Photobooth Session Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Audience Rewards Autograph and Photograph Area
- 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Photograph Session
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
- Dancers Who Sing Workshop Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Special Events Hall
- 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Attending a workshop at BroadwayCon requires submitting an application in advance. Workshops are included in the cost of a ticket, but since these ...
- Workshop
- How to Create a Successful Fundraising Program Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Programming Room C
- 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Join representatives from some of the biggest theatre brands in New York as we explore and create new strategies to build fundraising opportunities...
- Panel
- Julia Murney: Career Seminar Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Programming Room D
- 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM | 50 minutes
- From Lennon to Wicked Julia Murney has seen ups and downs and everything in between. Here's your chance to ask her anything you want ...
- Seminar
- Child Performers in New York: The Basics Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Programming Room E
- 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM | 50 minutes
- It’s hard to enter the entertainment industry. It’s even harder when you’re ten years old (or the parent of a ten-year-old!) Join some of New York’...
- Panel
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- Song Interpretation Workshop: Belting - Brad Bass Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Special Events Hall
- 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Attending a workshop at BroadwayCon requires submitting an application in advance. Workshops are included in the cost of a ticket, but since these ...
- Workshop
- New Musical Theatre Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Programming Room A
- 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM | 50 minutes
- What IS New Musical Theatre and how is it different from musical theatre that is new? Find out about the emerging shape musicals are taking and how...
- Panel
- On the Spot: Musical Improv 101 Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Programming Room B
- 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM | 50 minutes
- In this session, we will cover the basic building blocks of musical improv. We will arm participants with the tools to make up a musical theatre in...
- Seminar
- Find Your Light: Lighting Design Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Programming Room C
- 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Broadway shows literally cannot be seen without the work of brilliant lighting designers who illuminate both the scenes and the ideas conceived by ...
- Panel
- Stepping Into the Spotlight: Replacing on Broadway Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Programming Room D
- 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM | 50 minutes
- How do you step into the shoes of a beloved star in a long-running show? These Broadway stars tell you how they honored the role while making the c...
- Panel
- "Mom, Dad...I'm A Thespian": Inclusion In The Broadway Community Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Programming Room E
- 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM | 50 minutes
- This meetup will be a safe space to discuss what it means to be part of the LGBTQ+ and theatre communities. Come ask questions and share concerns o...
- Meetup
- Casting Directors Q&A Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Marketplace Stage
- 2:00 PM - 2:25 PM | 25 minutes
- Q&A Session
- Andrew Briedis, Keala Settle, Eric Anderson Autograph Session Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Audience Rewards Autograph and Photograph Area
- 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Autograph Session
- Anthony Rapp Photobooth Session Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Audience Rewards Autograph and Photograph Area
- 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Photograph Session
2:10 PM
2:10 PM
- First Look Tech/Soundcheck Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - MainStage
- 2:10 PM - 2:50 PM | 40 minutes
- Rehearsal
2:30 PM
2:30 PM
- John Simpkins Q&A Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Marketplace Stage
- 2:30 PM - 2:55 PM | 25 minutes
- Q&A Session
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
- Song Interpretation Workshop - Anthony Rapp Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Special Events Hall
- 3:00 PM - 4:20 PM | 1 hour 20 minutes
- Attending a workshop at BroadwayCon requires submitting an application in advance. Workshops are included in the cost of a ticket, but since these ...
- Workshop
- Queer Women in Theatre Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Programming Room A
- 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Much of the focus on theater’s accepting community for LGBTQ+ individuals tends to be on gay males. This program will be a space for queer women wh...
- Meetup
- Up in the Cheap Seats: A Historical Memoir of Broadway Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Programming Room C
- 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Ron Fassler’s new book “Up in the Cheap Seats: A Historical Memoir of Broadway,” tells of the early years of his theatregoing when, beginning at ag...
- Lecture
- "They Stole The Show" Character Actors Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Programming Room D
- 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM | 50 minutes
- They're here to steal the show with a zinger and make you dance in the aisles; they're the character actors. Come hear how their stories differ fro...
- Panel
- Joe Iconis Performance Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Marketplace Stage
- 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Performance
- Hashtag Relatable: Secrets of Branding Social Media on Broadway Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Programming Room E
- 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM | 50 minutes
- This session discusses how our industry can embrace social media through marketing, production, and community initiatives. The 16-year-olds of Twit...
- Panel
- Andrew Keenan-Bolger and Celia Keenan-Bolger Photobooth Session Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Audience Rewards Autograph and Photograph Area
- 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Photograph Session
- Lesli Margherita Photobooth Session Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Audience Rewards Autograph and Photograph Area
- 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Photograph Session
3:30 PM
3:30 PM
- BroadwayCon First Look Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - MainStage
- 3:30 PM - 5:20 PM | 1 hour 50 minutes
- Amelie, Anastasia, Bandstand, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Come From Away, “Hello Again,” Indecent, Miss Saigon, The Play That Goes Wrong, Si...
- Special Event
4:00 PM
4:00 PM
- Broadway Stories LIVE Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Programming Room A
- 4:00 PM - 4:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Broadway's best stories are often told backstage! Todd Buonopane (Spelling Bee, Cinderella, Grease, Chicago) brings his live podcast to BroadwayCo...
- Special Event
- If I Hear "Tomorrow" One More Time...: Directing Community Theatre Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Programming Room B
- 4:00 PM - 4:50 PM | 50 minutes
- This will be an open discussion about directing in community theatre. How do you pick a show? How do you create a budget for your show? How do yo...
- Meetup
- Archiving Theatre Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Programming Room C
- 4:00 PM - 4:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Unlike literature or fine art, which exists on paper and so can be comparatively easily preserved, theatre is an event, and like all historical eve...
- Panel
- Professional Fans Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Programming Room C
- 4:00 PM - 4:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Do you ever look at some of your favorite big-name Broadway fans and wonder how they got to make a career out of loving theatre? We'll ask them the...
- Panel
- Revisiting a Show Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Programming Room D
- 4:00 PM - 4:50 PM | 50 minutes
- It's the circle of life. See actors who've played more than one role in the same show at different points in their lives! Some just can't help but ...
- Panel
- Andrew Keenan-Bolger and Celia Keenan-Bolger Autograph Session Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Audience Rewards Autograph and Photograph Area
- 4:00 PM - 4:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Autograph Session
- Julia Murney Autograph Session Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Audience Rewards Autograph and Photograph Area
- 4:00 PM - 4:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Autograph Session
- Ben Cameron Photobooth Session Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Audience Rewards Autograph and Photograph Area
- 4:00 PM - 4:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Photograph Session
4:30 PM
4:30 PM
- Dramatic Monologues Workshop Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Special Events Hall
- 4:30 PM - 5:50 PM | 1 hour 20 minutes
- Attending a workshop at BroadwayCon requires submitting an application in advance. Workshops are included in the cost of a ticket, but since these ...
- Workshop
- Frankie Grande Performance Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Marketplace Stage
- 4:30 PM - 4:55 PM | 25 minutes
- Performance
5:00 PM
5:00 PM
- Seth Speaks Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Programming Room A
- 5:00 PM - 5:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Special Event
- The Art of Technology - Tech Meetup Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Programming Room B
- 5:00 PM - 5:50 PM | 50 minutes
- As a society, we are becoming more reliant on technology and we can see that influence in theatre as well. From turn tables to flying carpets, it s...
- Meetup
- God, I Hope I Get It Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Programming Room C
- 5:00 PM - 5:50 PM | 50 minutes
- This session will explore the evolution of dance styles utilized in Broadway musicals and what has led to different genres (ballet, tap, jazz, hip ...
- Lecture
- Geek Out - Freak Out: Our Favorite Songs Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Programming Room D
- 5:00 PM - 5:50 PM | 50 minutes
- At every Broadway performance, the biggest theatre geeks aren't just in the audience, they're also onstage and behind the scenes. Join TDF's Mark B...
- Panel
- Judy Kuhn Q&A Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Marketplace Stage
- 5:00 PM - 5:25 PM | 25 minutes
- Q&A Session
- To Be Continued: Act One Finales Singalong Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Programming Room E
- 5:00 PM - 5:50 PM | 50 minutes
- How do you make sure your captive audience will come back after intermission? Make sure to have a killer act one finale! Come feel "So Much Better"...
- Singalong
5:30 PM
5:30 PM
- Judine Somerville Q&A Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - Marketplace Stage
- 5:30 PM - 5:55 PM | 25 minutes
- Q&A Session
6:00 PM
6:00 PM
- The BroadwayCon 2017 Closing Ceremony Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - MainStage
- 6:00 PM - 6:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Special Event