Full disclosure: popstar is a paid client of YesBroadway
by Joy Codilla
In October 2019, the new original musical popstar had an invitation-only staged reading at Ripley Grier Studios in NYC with performers that include Hamilton’s Sydney James Harcourt, Dear Evan Hansen’s Roman Banks, and The Prom’s Kalyn West. Together in quarantine from their own homes, performers from the industry reading of popstar reunited to record and release a music video of the show’s musical finale to help benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids. Check it out below.
You can also check out Empire’s Alexandra Grey covering a song from the show in this music video:
popstar is a new original musical about fallen Hollywood record label executive “Buzz” Michaelson, who is looking for the next big thing in pop music. During his search, he finds a teenage prodigy in the wilds of Idaho. Through this journey, Buzz risks it all to mentor the boy and support the teen’s grandmother while also realizing that developing the next pop music sensation might cost him more than his heart can handle.
Check out photos from the reading:
Photos: Darin Chumbley, PictureDLC.com
Check out some demos from Popstar on the show’s website by clicking the button below.