ABOUT
BROADWAY BRICKS IS A ONE-OF-A-KIND IDEA INVENTED BY JACK ABRAMS, A 16-YEAR-OLD MUSICAL THEATRE LOVER AND ARTIST. HE CREATES ART OUT OF ONE OF THE MOST UNLIKELY THINGS, BUILDING BRICKS (OR LEGOS). HIS "A+" WORK (QUOTED FROM LIN MANUEL MIRANDA, CREATOR OF HAMILTON) HAS TAKEN BROADWAY SOCIAL MEDIA, AND BROADWAY ITSELF, BY STORM. HE TAKES ORDINARY LEGO PIECES AND TURNS IT INTO SOMETHING CREATIVE, "SPECTACULAR" (QUOTED FROM BEN PLATT, STAR OF DEAR EVAN HANSEN), AND "AWESOME!" (QUOTED FROM STEPHANIE J. BLOCK, STAR OF FALSETTOS).
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
- HOW DO YOU MAKE THE LEGOS? I TAKE RANDOM PIECES (BY LEGO) AND PUT THEM TOGETHER THAT FITS THE CHARACTER BEST. THEN I DRAW ON THEM WITH SHARPIE. SINCE THE MINI FIGURES ARE SO SMALL, SO ARE THE SHARPIES I USE.
- HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO MAKE THE MINI FIGURES? PATIENCE IS KEY. BECAUSE THEY ARE SO SMALL, IT TAKES TIME TO PUT IN EVERY LITTLE DETAIL NECESSARY. THE AVERAGE TIME IT TAKES FOR A SHOW WITH ABOUT 9 FIGURES TAKES ABOUT AN HOUR IN TOTAL. IT ALSO, ALL DEPENDS ON THE COSTUMES. IF THE COSTUMES ARE SIMPLISTIC (LIKE DEAR EVAN HANSEN) IT WILL TAKE CLOSER TO 40 MINUTES. BUT IT THE COSTUMES ARE DETAILS AND THERE IS A LARGE CAST (LIKE SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS), IT WILL TAKE AROUND AN HOUR AND THIRTY MINUTES.
- ARE THEY FOR PURCHASE? UNFORTUNATELY NOT. LEGOS ARE VERY EXPENSIVE AND THERE ARE SOME ISSUES SELLING WITH THE LEGO COMPANY. HOWEVER, THERE is a store open with merchandise (shirts, stickers, mugs) with the figures on them.