July is red-hot on Broadway.com as starry female vloggers Laura Osnes, Lindsay Mendez and Lilla Crawford share their adventures around the Great White Way, plus a witty First Date rap and slinky Forever Tango moves. Click below to enjoy the most-watched videos on the site from July 10 through July 16:
1. First Date Rap, Featuring Zachary Levi & Eric Ankrim: First Date took a potentially difficult situation—the loss of star Zachary Levi for a week during previews—and turned it into comic gold with an irresistible rap video introducing understudy Eric Ankrim. The clever clip debuted exclusively on Broadway.com!
2. The Princess Diary: Backstage at Cinderella With Laura Osnes, Episode 13: Cinderella star Laura Osnes shares fourth of July fireworks with her castmates, tries to keep cool backstage, spars with a feisty Santino Fontana and gets fishy by changing Herman’s water and discovering Sherman’s surprising new snack.
3. Fly Girl: Backstage at Wicked With Lindsay Mendez, Episode 2: Fans are loving Wicked star Lindsay Mendez’s behind-the-scenes reporting about why she's on the run during the show, plus glimpses at Elphaba’s hanging bed, a cheeky Q&A with co-star Derek Klena about Fiyero’s tight pants and much more!
4. Simply Red: Backstage at Annie With Lilla Crawford, Episode 5: On-the-go vlogger Lilla Crawford bonds with fellow Broadway kids and chats with the winners at the Jimmy Awards, pet-sits a guinea pigs, chats about ghosts with her adorable little sister Savvy, and shares laughs and iced tea with Annie co-star Clarke Thorell.
5. On the Scene With the Cast of Forever Tango: Broadway.com gets a seductive preview of the new dance-centric show Forever Tango, including chats with Dancing With the Stars pros Karina Smirnoff and Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Grammy-winning vocalist Gilberto Santa Rosa. The secret to tango’s enduring appeal? Passion!