BGAC Monthly Newsletter (#3, Sep. 2026)
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Credits
Newsletter Design & Copy: Charlie Arthur
Newsletter Proofing: Evan Feist, Monty Hill
Photos: Jay Schading, Gavi Loewenstein, and Evan Feist
TRIVIA ANSWERS (SPOILER ALERT!)
1. RockapellA Chorus Line 2. RockapellAll Shook Up 3. RockapellAssasins 4. RockapellAmerican Idiot 5. RockapellAladdin
Regarding This November
ANNOUNCEMENT: “BGAC Homecoming 2026” Will Not Take Place This November
This year, we reached a very important milestone in producing our tenth Broadway Goes A Cappella show, which brought us to reflect on the shows going back to the first on January 23rd, 2017. Throughout the first decade of BGAC, the process, goals, and team have developed tremendously, though the spirit of the show has remained the same: to provide opportunities for the Broadway and A Cappella communities to connect onstage in NYC. Those very opportunities have only continued to grow in size and frequency, and for that, we feel immensely grateful to our shared communities and to one another. That said, we have to make a necessary adjustment to our season by not producing this year’s Homecoming show.
Since coming back in full force in 2024 producing 2-3 shows a year, we quickly realized we’d found a pattern of moving between producing a show (our “on season”) and developing the organization behind the scenes that effectively produces shows (our “off season”). Through iterating on this process, we’ve learned that doing both well requires dedicated time for each. Our shows have become more ambitious and polished, while the community around them has grown in kind. What began as a series of individual productions has increasingly become an organization through which people regularly collaborate, mentor one another, and express themselves creatively.
As we prepare for the next decade of Broadway Goes A Cappella, a few areas of focus stand out to best serve the shows as well as the organization behind them: sustainability, accountability, and being community-driven. These can be met by providing an adequate amount of time and care to each show we build, holding them at a level reflective of what our communities have to share with each other and the world around us. Our standards have risen, and our visibility has risen, so our process needs to rise with them as well.
With this in mind, the best step forward is to begin an extended off-season rather than maintain the production pace of the last three years. Rather than rush another show onto the calendar because November is when we have traditionally produced one, we’re choosing to give ourselves the time to build intentionally. That means no Homecoming this Fall and more room to strengthen BGAC’s systems, creative process, community involvement, and plans for 2027. We’ll be reviewing our organizational structure, strengthening our production processes, expanding community participation and leadership, developing our fundraising and financial sustainability, and strengthening our venue relationships and long-term season planning.
We hope you’ll join us as we take the coming months to build a Broadway Goes A Cappella ready to step proudly into its second decade and beyond. For those who have been with us since the beginning, none of what has happened (or what is to come) would have been possible without you. For those new to our community, we can’t wait to see you again very soon. For everyone, keep an eye on our blog and monthly newsletter for tangible updates on what we’re building and how the community can participate.
TTFN,
Charlie Arthur, Evan Feist, and Sam Strum
BGAC Monthly Newsletter (#2, Aug. 2026)
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Newsletter Design & Copy: Charlie Arthur
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Photos: Jay Schading, Gavi Loewenstein, and David Fowler
TRIVIA ANSWERS (SPOILER ALERT!)
1. Sweet Honey and the Rock of Ages 2. Home Freestyle Love Supreme 3. VoicePlay That Goes Wrong 4. Hyannis Sound of Music 5. Naturally 1776
Two Dow Shay
Photo by Gavi Loewenstein
This year, Broadway Goes A Cappella reached a new milestone: our first-ever two-show day.
It was something we had planned for carefully. We knew that two performances would require a different kind of pacing, thoughtful breaks, vocal conservation, food, room resets, and a clear plan for sustaining the company’s energy from the first call time through the final bow.
What we could not fully know until we experienced it was how the day would actually feel.
A two-show day has its own rhythm. The first performance carries the excitement and electricity of opening. The second has an energy all its own: the company has already traveled through the show together, and everyone returns to the stage ready to experience it again with a completely new audience.
The performances were not identical and that was part of the joy. Jokes landed differently. New musical details came into focus. Performers found fresh moments of connection with one another and with the people in the room. Each show became its own event rather than a repetition of the one before it.
After spending months developing arrangements, rehearsing, producing, coordinating, and building the world of the performance, there was also something especially satisfying about not having to pack it all away after a single show. We had another chance to live inside the music we had worked so hard to create.
Of course, the time between performances is its own peculiar universe: part reset, part recovery, part reunion, and part ongoing search for snacks, chargers, water bottles, and a quiet corner.
That in-between time reinforced something we already believe deeply: caring for the people making the show is part of making the show well. What happens backstage, in the dressing rooms, and during the hours between performances shapes what the audience ultimately experiences. Artists, technicians, producers, volunteers, and crew members do their best work when they feel supported, prepared, and valued.
Most importantly, each audience deserves a performance that feels entirely its own. The second show cannot feel like a rerun of the first, because for the people in those seats, the experience is beginning for the very first time. They deserve the same energy, spontaneity, precision, and slightly unpredictable BGAC magic.
Our first two-show day showed us how much more becomes possible when a production has the chance to breathe beyond a single performance. More people can experience the work. The company can deepen its connection to the material. And a show built through months of collaboration gets more than one brief moment in the spotlight. We learned what BGAC is capable of and what this format asks of a company. We are proud that we took it on, grateful to everyone who helped make both performances successful, and excited by the possibilities it revealed.
It also gave us a clearer understanding of the support, staffing, scheduling, and care required to make a two-show day feel fully sustainable for everyone involved. That does not mean it will become our standard format right away. It means that, when and if we return to it, we will do so thoughtfully and with the intention of making the experience even stronger for our artists, crew, and audiences.
The day was ambitious, joyful, exhausting, and deeply rewarding. We came away proud of what we had built, grateful to everyone who carried the day with us, and excited about what this milestone might make possible for BGAC in the future. More than anything, it reminded us that growth is not simply about doing more. It is about building the capacity to do more well.
And when another two-show day eventually arrives, we will know to bring more snacks.
by Evan Feist
BGAC Monthly Newsletter (#1, Jul. 2026)
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Credits
Newsletter Design & Copy: Charlie Arthur
Newsletter Proofing: Evan Feist, Monty Hill, Julia Machover
Photos: Jay Schading and Gavi Loewenstein