“This has been a tough week, but we’re in a safe space,” said one of the organizers of BroadwayCon 2017, the second annual convention of theater fans, this time held in the Jacob Javits Convention Center.

Click on the photographs to see them enlarged. Some have captions.
Also below, four videos:
The Great Comet cast sings — for 30 seconds
Josh Groban talks (for longer)
Doug Wright on how he adapted the story of cosmetics rivals into the musical “War Paint.” (More videos as I process them.)
BroadwayCon fans wallop a half dozen fight directors (on their instruction.)

The cast of Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 answers questions on the Main Stage.

Danny Burstein: Tevye made me a better actor, and a better father. He was on the “Legacy” panel

Celia Keenan-Bolger

Danny Burstein, Kelli O’Hara, Judy Kuhn, Celia Keenan-Bolger on the “Legacy” panel, performers who’ve undertaken iconic roles (originated by performers still associated with the role.)

Spotco, the theater advertising firm, came up with several images for Fun Home, a musical about a lesbian cartoonist whose gay father committed suicide. The images emphasized home and family.

What the Fun Home brand logo/poster finally looked like

Some of the ideas for what the advertising campaign for Hamilton should look like

Some of the ideas for what the advertising campaign for Hamilton should look like

Some of the ideas for what the advertising campaign for Hamilton should look like

As a performer, I’m more comfortable when a cast is diverse. But I have no power to make it happen – Bebe Neuwirth, Broadwaycon panel on diversity

Afro-Asian actress Syndee Winters (The Lion King, Hamilton) didn’t do show in high school,protesting lack of diversity

Fight director L David Brimmer teaches BroadwayCon fan how to (look like she) hurt him.

The Lion King creator Julie Taymor talks to Disney Theater head Thomas Schumacher (Whoopi Goldberg was sick) about the creation of The Lion King, now 20 years old. Originally, she wanted to have Scar the villainous lion create a Las Vegas-like city in the African Savannah, but she was overruled.

She got a ribbon for every booth she visited.

Cast member Gelsey Bell explains what this is about: “It’s a little pre-show ritual for Brittain and I that started with Pippa when we were doing Comet at Ars Nova. Now we still do it before all Comet and GQ shows. We make up new harmonies every time we sing it and it just kind of gets us smiling and singing and ready to perform. Has never been intended for an audience!”