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Tuesday, June 7, 2016

Phillip Rolfe on 19 Years of Laughs as Fiddler on the Roof Star Danny Burstein's Friend and Dresser by Beth Stevens

Phillip Rolfe, who hails from Montana, trained as a classical pianist and dancer. He went to college at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas where he was a dance major/music minor. Because of…

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Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Incognito Scribe Nick Payne on Being ‘Mr. Science Playwright' & Why It’s Healthy Not to Be Interested in Theater by Beth Stevens

British playwright Nick Payne made a splash on Broadway in 2015 with Constellations, an entertaining piece about quantum physics that starred Jake Gyllenhaal and Ruth Wilson. The scribe, who…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:08PM
Thursday, May 19, 2016

Quiara Alegria Hudes on Why She Wrote Daphne's Dive & How Lin-Manuel Miranda Is Like Seinfeld's Kramer by Beth Stevens

Quiara Alegría Hudes is an award-winning writer whose works include the Tony-winning musical In the Heights (for which she wrote the book), the children's musical Barrio Grrrl! an…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:25PM
Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Five Wicked Cool 2016 Tony Nominations Facts by Beth Stevens

It's the most wonderful time of the year! Yes, it's awards season. You can call it HamilTony time if you must, and though mega-hit Hamilton nabbed a record-breaking number of nods, t…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:46PM
Friday, April 29, 2016

Tony History Has Its Eyes on Hamilton; Can the Musical Beat the Nominations Record? by Beth Stevens

Will Broadway juggernaut Hamilton break a Tony Awards record? Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Pulitzer Prize-winning musical about the ten-dollar-founding father looks poised to make Tony history…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:45PM
Wednesday, April 13, 2016

Tony Winner Kelli O’Hara on Why Leaving The King and I Feels ‘Strange and Heartbreaking’ by Beth Stevens

In the corporate world, employees leaving a job are often asked to sit through an exit interview with HR about their time at the company. That concept doesn’t exist for Broadway perfor…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:48PM
Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Beautiful Star Chilina Kennedy's Dresser Samantha Newby on What Happens When Carole King Goes Rogue & More by Beth Stevens

Samantha Newby hails from a small town in Colorado. She moved to New York for college where she graduated cum laude from Hofstra University with a degree in costume design. Newby started dre…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:14PM
Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Hold On to Me Darling Playwright Kenneth Lonergan on Being Inspired by Matthew Broderick's Mom & Why Writing Manuals Are Nonsense by Beth Stevens

Kenneth Lonergan’s Hold On to Me Darling, starring Timothy Olyphant as a spiraling country superstar, is enjoying an extended engagement at the Atlantic Theatre Company. Lonergan had b…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:54PM
Thursday, March 24, 2016

An American in Paris' Garen Scribner on Dancing with Chelsea Clinton & Touching J.Lo's Butt by Beth Stevens

Age: 30 Hometown: Arlington, Virginia Current Role:  Taking over the dance-heavy leading role of Jerry Mulligan, an ex-GI now struggling to make it as a painter in post-WW II Par…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:31PM
Thursday, March 17, 2016

Eclipsed's Zainab Jah Reveals Her AK-47 Muscles, Guilty Pleasures & Adorable Nicknames by Beth Stevens

Age: "That’s for me to know and you to find out." Hometown: "I have two: Freetown in Sierra Leone and London, England." Current Role:  Making a stunning…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:20PM
Thursday, March 10, 2016

Exclusive: Look Now at the Luminous Barbara Cook! by Beth Stevens

As Barbara Cook prepares to return to the New York stage in Barbara Cook: Then and Now at off-Broadway's New World Stages this spring, we have a first look at the incandescent Tony winne…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:16PM

41 Elphabas and Counting! Longtime Wicked Dresser Kathe Mull on the Secrets of Dressing Star Rachel Tucker and More by Beth Stevens

Kathe Mull has been a proud member of Wardrobe Local 764 since 1987. Her first dressing job was the original Broadway production of Dreamgirls, and since then she has worked on such shows as…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:58AM
Friday, March 4, 2016

Star Wars Hunk Oscar Isaac to Headline Hamlet in Brooklyn by Beth Stevens

Oscar Isaac, famous for playing fighter pilot Poe Dameron in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, is going back to his roots. The actor is eyeing a return to the New York stage in Hamlet, directed …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:36PM
Wednesday, March 2, 2016

Wicked's Zachary Noah Piser Shows Off His Amazing Bird-Calling and Karaoke Skills by Beth Stevens

Age: 22 Hometown: Piedmont, California Current Role: Piser is making his Broadway debut in the role of Boq, who is Nessarose's love interest though he pines for G(a)lind…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:21PM
Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Tony Nominee Jarrod Spector on Never Losing That Lovin' Feeling for His Time in Beautiful by Beth Stevens

In the corporate world, employees leaving a job are often asked to sit through an exit interview with HR about their time at the company. That concept doesn’t exist for Broadway perfor…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:31PM
Thursday, February 11, 2016

The Humans' Cassie Beck on Bathroom Reading Material, Dream Celeb Co-Stars & What Not to Talk About at the Family Table by Beth Stevens

Age: "Born in the '70s" Hometown: "I was a military baby; I grew up everywhere, but primarily the West Coast." Current Role: Playing Aimee, a lawyer deali…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:07PM
Monday, February 8, 2016

The Fans Have Spoken! Top 10 Picks for a Broadway Carpool Karaoke with Tony Host James Corden by Beth Stevens

With the recent announcement that The Late, Late Show host James Corden will be hosting the Tony Awards this year, we are already fantasizing about how the Tony winner and all-arou…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:43PM
Saturday, February 6, 2016

Smart People Playwright Lydia R. Diamond on Why She Needs a Dictionary App & How Obama Made Her Up Her Game by Beth Stevens

Lydia R. Diamond is probably best known to New York audiences for her play Stick Fly, which was produced on Broadway during the 2011-2012 season. Her other award-winning plays—includin…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:13AM
Monday, February 1, 2016

The Fans Have Spoken! Your Top 10 Aaron Tveit Roles Revealed by Beth Stevens

You watched Grease: Live, you squealed at "Greased Lightning," you told your friends at your Grease viewing party (you did have a Grease viewing party, didn't you?!) that …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:44PM
Thursday, January 21, 2016

Broadway Favorite Matthew Morrison on Gratitude, Magic and the Impending 'Cry-Fest' of Leaving Finding Neverland by Beth Stevens

In the corporate world, employees leaving a job are often asked to sit through an exit interview with HR about their time at the company. That concept doesn’t exist for Broadway perfor…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:50PM
Thursday, January 14, 2016

School of Rock's Brandon Niederauer Describes His Hair and Offers Sage Advice by Beth Stevens

Age: 12 Hometown: Dix Hills, NY Current Role: A standout Broadway debut as Zack, who has the look and musical prowess of a pint-sized Jimi Hendrix in School of Rock.  …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:44PM
Wednesday, January 13, 2016

That's What He's Here For! NFL Great Eddie George Bows in Broadway's Chicago by Beth Stevens

Ladies and gentleman, Chicago now has a new star in the courtroom! Eddie George, the Heisman Trophy winner, NFL legend and all-around great guy, took his first bow in the Tony-winn…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:31PM

Bonjour, Leslie! An American in Paris Film Star Leslie Caron Takes a Bow with the Broadway Cast by Beth Stevens

Leslie Caron, who originated the role of Lise Bouvier opposite Gene Kelly's Jerry Mulligan in the 1951 Oscar-winning film An American in Paris, took in the Tony-nominated Broadway musica…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:31PM
Monday, January 11, 2016

The Fans Have Spoken! The Hills Are Alive with Your Favorite Golden Globe-Winning Musicals by Beth Stevens

The 2016 Golden Globes are behind us. While JLaw and Leo may still be basking in the post-awards show glow, the rest of us have moved on to a Bernadette Peters YouTube spiral and little else…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:04PM
Tuesday, January 5, 2016

NFL Legend Eddie George Finds a New Kind of Huddle in Chicago by Beth Stevens

All he cares about is football love! History-making running back Eddie George has a Heisman Trophy, a slew of devoted fans and a bunch of successful businesses. Is that enough? You know the …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:19PM
Monday, January 4, 2016

The Fans Have Spoken! Singin', Servin' and Swingin' Top Your Picks for 2016 on Broadway by Beth Stevens

New Year's Eve feels like ages ago (even if it was just days ago), so while you're sweeping away the pine needles and loading up on carb-free bread (whatever that is), we asked you t…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:22PM
Thursday, December 31, 2015

Avenue Q Star Ben Durocher Reveals His Netflix Obsessions and What Makes Him Geek Out by Beth Stevens

Age: 26 Hometown: Ottawa, Ontario Current Role: A smashing New York debut in the dual roles of Princeton and Rod in the hilarious Tony-winning musical Avenue Q, now playing …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:03PM

Avenue Q Star Ben Durocheron Reveals His Netflix Obsessions and What Makes Him Geek Out by Beth Stevens

Age: 26 Hometown: Ottawa, Ontario Current Role: A smashing New York debut in the dual roles of Princeton and Rod in the hilarious Tony-winning musical Avenue Q, now playing …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:27AM
Thursday, December 24, 2015

On Your Feet!'s Alexandria Suarez on Her Fresh Prince Collection, Love of Swiffer Sweepers & Super Power Wish by Beth Stevens

Age: 15 Hometown: Union City, NJ Current Role: Making her Broadway debut as Little Gloria, a young version of the show's subject, Gloria Estefan, in the new smash musica…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:23AM
Friday, December 18, 2015

Fiddler on the Roof's Samantha Massell on Shower Songs, Late-Night Snacks & Her Wish for a Miss Congeniality Musical by Beth Stevens

Age: 25 Hometown: New York, NY Current Role: A standout performance as Hodel, Tevye's second oldest daughter, who falls for a radical, young man in Broadway's n…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:14AM
Thursday, December 17, 2015

Fiddler on the Roof's Samantha Massell on Shower Songs, Late-Night Snacks & the Her Wish for a Miss Congeniality Musical by Beth Stevens

Age: 25 Hometown: New York, NY Current Role: A standout performance as Hodel, Tevye's second oldest daughter, who falls for a radical, young man in Broadway's n…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:24PM

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May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
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