Special FeaturesRemembering the First Ever Broadway on the High SeasThe wintery weather has us longing for the luxurious sunny days aboard the Playbill cruise.
December 09, 2016
Broadway on the High Seas 7 in Italy
Carmen Scialfi
Five years ago, Playbill began its Broadway on the High Seas travel—a series of luxury cruises to stunning destinations across the world featuring solo shows from Broadway’s highest caliber of talent each night of the journey, and we can't help wishing we were back on that trip as winter finally descends on NYC. That very first Playbill cruise sailed from Rome, Italy to Portofino, Monte Carlo, Florence, Sorrento, Positano, Taormina, Corfu, Kotor, and Venice. Tony winners Christine Ebsersole, Andrea Martin, Debra Monk, and Brian Stokes Mitchell joined Broadway personality and SiriusXM host Seth Rudetsky for our maiden voyage. It was aboard Regent Seven Seas’ Mariner that we knew we had created an incredible experience for Broadway fans and Playbill readers, and that it would not be our last.
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Highlights From the "Broadway on the High Seas" Cruise
Highlights From the "Broadway on the High Seas" Cruise
The premiere voyage of a new cruise entitled "Broadway on the High Seas" departed from Rome on Sept. 13 and traveled for a ten-day excursion throughout the Mediterranean. Here are some highlights. Read the Playbill.com story. Visit www.playbillcruise.com
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Christine Ebersole and her husband Bill on an excursion through Rome’s Pantheon
Our tour guide through the Roman Forum was none other than Playbill’s President and Publisher Philip Birsh
Christine and Bill on our tour through the Forum
Tour guide Phil leads the group to the Coliseum
Christine and Playbill’s editor Blake Ross outside the Coliseum
Debra Monk and Andrea Martin out and about in the ancient city of Pompeii
Also traveling with the “Broadway on the High Seas” group on our excursion through Pompeii was Seth Rudetsky (right), his partner James and their daughter Julie.
Blake and Seth take a moment to pose in front of the “Broadway on the High Seas” home-at-sea the Regent Seven Seas Seven Seas Mariner
On a tour of Florence, “Broadway on the High Seas” program coordinator Judy Perl, Philip Birsh, trip coordinator Pam Sharp, Christine Ebersole with husband Bill, Debra Monk and Blake Ross
A Room with a view: On the top deck of “Broadway on the High Seas”
Blake and Debra out and about in Florence
Deb and Seth take to the stage for a special “Broadway on the High Seas” performance
Seth wowed the crowd with his Deconstructing Broadway
Andrea (as Aunt Voula from “My Big Fat Greek Wedding”) taught some passengers a traditional Greek dance
Brian Stokes Mitchell’s cabin turned into a makeshift stage door as fans waited to have their Playbills signed after his 90-minute performance
Someone doesn’t belong. Seth hammed it up with two look-alike passengers!
Stokes greeted passengers at the farewell cocktail party
On our last day of our trip, Stokes toured the famous Venice Canals.
Arrivederci from Venice! See you next year for “Broadway on the High Seas 2” from Buenos Aires to Rio de Janeiro! Visit www.playbillcruise.com for more information.
Since 2011, we have traveled to South America, the Baltic Sea, French Polynesia, southeast Asia, the Caribbean, and more. Our stars have included titans of the theatre including Patti LuPone, Liz Callaway, Marin Mazzie, Jason Daniely, Lewis Black, Sherie Renee Scott, Norm Lewis, Tommy Tune, Lillias White, Roger Bart, Ana Gastayer, Christine Pedi, Laura Benanti, Megan Hilty, Cheyenne Jackson, Donna McKechnie, Paulo Szot, Kerry Butler, Jen Cody, Hunter Foster, Rachel York—the list goes on and on.
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Highlights from Broadway on the High Seas 5, a Star-Studded Tour From Saigon to Singapore!
Highlights from Broadway on the High Seas 5, a Star-Studded Tour From Saigon to Singapore!
Playbill Travel's fifth Broadway on the High Seas cruise, which journeyed through Southeast Asia's seaside destinations and cities, set sail Nov. 4-15. Here's a look at the one-of-a-kind event!
This past fall, on our seventh cruise (eighth trip overall, including Broadway by the Sea), we paid homage to that first trip by revisiting Rome, Sorrento and Taormina, but sailing further down the Italian Riviera to visit Trapani, Valetta, and Bonifacio, France. This time, we boasted a roster of over a dozen stars, including Chita Rivera, Faith Prince, Brenda Braxton, Adam Pascal, Jennifer Simard, Lindsay Mendez, Laura Osnes, Kate Baldwin, Douglas Carter Beane, Andréa Burns, Seth Rudetsky, Lilla Crawford, and Charles Busch.
The week was full of unbelievable sights and delicious Italian cuisine, insightful talkbacks with award-winning playwrights, hilarious interviews with Seth and the stars, and, of course, unrepeatable performances. From duets pairing stars who had never before sung together, like Chita Rivera and her daughter, Tony nominee Lisa Mordente, to reunions like Laura Osnes and Lindsay Mendez singing from Grease (in which they starred in 2007), moments from BOHS7 will forever stay in the hearts and minds—and ears!—of the lucky passengers aboard the Silver Seas Silver Wind.
Don’t miss out on our next adventures! Broadway on the High Seas 8 departs from San Juan, Puerto Rico and explores the picturesque islands of the Caribbean from February 17-24, 2017. We’ve got an overpacked roster including Tony winner Brian Stokes Mitchell, four-time Tony nominee Judy Kuhn, Tony nominee Howard McGillin, Tony nominee Melissa Errico, Emmy nominee Ernie Sabella, Tony nominee Louise Pitre, Tony nominee Tony Yazbeck, Tony winner Alice Ripley, Karen Mason, with MC Bryan Batt, Chatterbox host Seth Rudetsky, and Grammy-winning music director John McDaniel.
For booking information and reservations visit PlaybillTravel.com or call 1-844-561-3625. We can’t wait to see you aboard the high seas!
Bryan Batt, Andrea Martin, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Judy Kuhn, Melissa Errico, and Alice Ripley were among the many stars sailing on the Caribbean adventure.
Over a dozen Broadway stars sailed to the Italian Riviera with Playbill’s Broadway on the High Seas. Take a look at the show-stopping Broadway performances.
The award-winning playwright and iconic performer shares the unforgettable moments with Chita Rivera, Faith Prince, Seth Rudetsky, Adam Pascal and more sailing with Playbill’s cruise to Italy.
