Joel Grey Hosts Tour of New York Theatre District

Tony and Oscar winner Joel Grey, currently back on Broadway in the revival of The Cherry Orchard, is one of many hosts for the new mobile app Detour, according to the New York Post.

The app, the Detour website explains, offers “beautifully produced GPS audio walks that take you beneath the surface of cities around the world. Whether you’re solo or syncing audio with friends, Detour is an entirely new way to experience places.”

Singing actor Grey, whose recent Broadway credits also include Anything Goes, Chicago, and Wicked, narrates a 70-minute tour of the New York theatre district entitled Times Square: Joel Grey's Broadway.

The narrated tour, according to Detour, kicks off “at the Edison Hotel, where [Grey] first arrived in New York City at the age of 12. He shows us the theaters where he made his mark, and takes us into the favorite haunts of Broadway stars. Along the way, we visit such theater district institutions as the legendary restaurant Sardi’s, Hurley’s Saloon, the Theatre Circle Bookshop and of course, the one and only crossroads of the world, Times Square.”

One of the many theatres explored is the Broadhurst, the original home of Cabaret, where Grey created the role of the Emcee, the part that brought him his Tony and subsequently an Oscar. “[That] was, and still is, my favorite New York theater,” Grey told the New York daily. “No matter what’s playing there, no matter what the set is, no matter who the stars are, I can sort of picture myself in that opening number, [‘Willkommen’], in that proscenium arch. It’s cool!”

Click here for more information about Detour.

Check out photos from the opening of The Cherry Orchard below:

PHOTOS: The Cherry Orchard with Diane Lane Opening Night on Broadway

Cherry_Orchard_Opening_Night_Arrivals_01_HR — PHOTOS: The Cherry Orchard with Diane Lane Opening Night on Broadway

Roundabout presents a new adaptation of the Chekhov classic by Tony winner Stephen Karam at the American Airlines Theatre.
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Cherry_Orchard_Opening_Night_Arrivals_03_HR — Christy Altomare

Cherry_Orchard_Opening_Night_Arrivals_04_HR — Christy Altomare

Cherry_Orchard_Opening_Night_Arrivals_10_HR — Christy Altomare

Cherry_Orchard_Opening_Night_Arrivals_27_HR — Cassie Beck

Cherry_Orchard_Opening_Night_Arrivals_13_HR — Laura Benanti and Patrick Brown

Cherry_Orchard_Opening_Night_Arrivals_12_HR — Laura Benanti and Patrick Brown

Cherry_Orchard_Opening_Night_Arrivals_29_HR — Mario Cantone and Jerry Dixon

Cherry_Orchard_Opening_Night_Arrivals_19_HR — David Cromer

Cherry_Orchard_Opening_Night_Arrivals_09_HR — Glenn Davis

Cherry_Orchard_Opening_Night_Arrivals_08_HR — Glenn Davis

Cherry_Orchard_Opening_Night_Arrivals_23_HR — Raul Esparza

Cherry_Orchard_Opening_Night_Arrivals_28_HR — Lindsey Ferrentino

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Cherry_Orchard_Opening_Night_Arrivals_20_HR — Guest and Michael Greif

Cherry_Orchard_Opening_Night_Arrivals_05_HR — Margery Harnick and Sheldon Harnick

Cherry_Orchard_Opening_Night_Arrivals_16_HR — Douglas Hodge

Cherry_Orchard_Opening_Night_Arrivals_11_HR — Douglas Hodge and Amanda Miller

Cherry_Orchard_Opening_Night_Arrivals_33_HR — Nathan Johnson and Laura Osnes

Cherry_Orchard_Opening_Night_Arrivals_25_HR — Cherry Jones

Cherry_Orchard_Opening_Night_Arrivals_26_HR — Cherry Jones

Cherry_Orchard_Opening_Night_Arrivals_17_HR — Andy Karl

Cherry_Orchard_Opening_Night_Arrivals_18_HR — Moises Kaufman

Cherry_Orchard_Opening_Night_Arrivals_14_HR — Guest and Lauren Klein

Cherry_Orchard_Opening_Night_Arrivals_24_HR — Carolyn McCormack and Byron Jennings

Cherry_Orchard_Opening_Night_Arrivals_06_HR — Bebe Neuwirth

Cherry_Orchard_Opening_Night_Arrivals_07_HR — Chris Calkins and Bebe Neuwirth

Cherry_Orchard_Opening_Night_Arrivals_31_HR — Condola Rashad

Cherry_Orchard_Opening_Night_Arrivals_22_HR — Christopher Shinn

Cherry_Orchard_Opening_Night_Arrivals_30_HR — Sarah Steele

Cherry_Orchard_Opening_Night_Arrivals_32_HR — Gay Talese

Cherry_Orchard_Opening_Night_Arrivals_21_HR — Lia Vollack and Derek McLane

Cherry_Orchard_Opening_Night_Arrivals_15_HR — Jenny Rachel Weiner and Guest

Cherry_Orchard_Opening_Night_Arrivals_34_HR — Stephen Karam and Guest

Cherry_Orchard_Opening_Night_Curtain_01_HR — Quinn Mattfeld, Chuck Cooper, Kyle Beltran, Tavi Gevinson, John Glover, Diane Lane, Harold Perrineau, Joel Grey, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Susannah Flood, Tina Benko, Maurice Jones, Peter Bradbury, Lise Bruneau and Ian Lassiter

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