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Thursday, March 5, 2015

Harry Connick Jr. on Coming Back to Broadway, Goofing Off on American Idol & Leaving Sia Covers Out of His NYC Concert by Beth Stevens

Get ready because Harry Connick Jr.’s coming back to town! The chart-topping musician is gearing up for his March 7 concert at Avery Fisher Hall. Although Connick is most familiar as a…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:25PM
Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Posterity Playwright Doug Wright on Procrastination, Martinis & an Inspiring Trip to Oslo by Beth Stevens

Doug Wright is a highly decorated playwright and librettist: He won a Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize for I Am My Own Wife and an Obie Award for Quills (for which he also wrote the Golden…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:13PM
Monday, March 2, 2015

Parks & Rec Star Nick Offerman to Headline World Premiere of A Confederacy of Dunces by Beth Stevens

Nick Offerman is set to lead the world premiere A Confederacy of Dunces. The Parks & Recreation star will begin performances in Jeffrey Hatcher’s adaptation on November 11 at the H…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:06PM
Friday, February 27, 2015

All in the Family! Tiler Peck Fills in for Sis-In-Law Megan Fairchild at On the Town by Beth Stevens

Love-struck sailor Gabey will have his eye on new Miss Turnstiles this March. New York City Ballet principal Tiler Peck is stepping into the role of Ivy Smith in On the Town for six per…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:27AM
Thursday, February 26, 2015

Bombshell News! Megan Hilty Signs on to Play a Broadway Diva in Judah Miller TV Pilot by Beth Stevens

Let her be your star indeed! Smash standout Megan Hilty will once again play a Broadway actress on the small screen. The new mom has signed on as the lead in the pilot of Judah Miller’…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:28PM
Sunday, February 15, 2015

Celia Keenan-Bolger on Naming Her Baby, Getting Outed on Instagram and Eating Like a 'Normal Person' by Beth Stevens

Celia Keenan-Bolger has a secret she can no longer hide: “I’m seven and a half months pregnant,” the Tony nominee told Broadway.com in a quickie phone chat. What?! Pregnant…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:00AM
Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Between Riverside and Crazy Playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis on How Cigarettes, Prayer & Sweatpants Help Him Write by Beth Stevens

Though Stephen Adly Guirgis is the ultimate multi-hyphenate—he’s a writer, director, actor, educator and former co-artistic director of LAByrinth Theater Company—he is best…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:20PM
Saturday, February 7, 2015

Kimberly Mark on the Perks, Quirks and Eye Rolls of Being Cabaret Star Alan Cumming's Dresser for 17 Years by Beth Stevens

The relationship between a dresser and an actor is an intimate one. When it clicks, many stars choose to work with their dressers repeatedly. Such is the case with Kimberly Mark and Alan Cum…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:00AM
Wednesday, January 28, 2015

No Fight Scenes or Dance Numbers! Rasheeda Speaking’s Cynthia Nixon on Making Her Directing Debut by Beth Stevens

Cynthia Nixon has never directed anything…until now. Best known for Sex and the City, Nixon's been working as an actor nonstop since she was a teenager. Now the Tony winner is fin…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:55PM
Sunday, January 18, 2015

Team Sunshine’s 24-year performance experiment — THE SINCERITY PROJECT by Elizabeth Stevens and Alex Torra

Elizabeth Stevens interviews Alex Torra about THE SINCERITY PROJECT.

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 01:30PM
Thursday, January 15, 2015

Catherine Ricafort on Her Olsen Twins History, Special Skills & Getting 'Friki-Friki' in Honeymoon in Vegas by Beth Stevens

Age: “In my 20s” Hometown: Thousand Oaks, CA Current Role: Mahi, a Hawaiian seductress with a trick up her sleeve and a hilarious song, memorably entitled "Friki-Friki…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:32PM
Thursday, January 8, 2015

Beautiful's Anika Larsen on Her Pregnancy, 'Turbo-Speed' Relationship & Baby Guru Kelli O'Hara by Beth Stevens

Beautiful Tony nominee Anika Larsen is expecting her first child with partner Freddie Maxwell in late June. Of course, balancing eight shows a week with pregnancy can be tricky, so Larsen tu…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:56PM
Wednesday, December 17, 2014

They're the Top! Broadway.com Names the Best Five Shows of 2014 by Beth Stevens

Broadway offered up 39 shows in 2014, but the Broadway.com staff only chooses five as the best of the year. After much consideration (not to mention hours at the theater taking it all in!), …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:01PM
Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Who Will Be the 2014 Broadway.com Star of the Year? Vote Now! by Beth Stevens

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Yep, it’s your turn to choose Broadway.com’s 2014 Star of the Year! We’ve expanded the list this year to a dirty dozen of ta…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:12PM
Friday, December 5, 2014

Watch Tony Winner Bernadette Peters and More in Amazon’s Jungle by Beth Stevens

Check out this trailer for the new Amazon series Mozart in the Jungle, which features Tony winner Bernadette Peters along with Gael Garcia Bernal, Malcolm McDowell, Lola Kirke, Saffron Burro…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:27PM
Thursday, December 4, 2014

The Last Ship's Collin Kelly-Sordelet on Fake Blood, Making Peace with Glee and Getting Close to Sting by Beth Stevens

Age: “I’m 19, but I’ll be 20 on New Year’s Eve.” Hometown: Montclair, NJ Current Role: Both a young version Gideon Fletcher, a man who leaves his sea…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:45PM
Wednesday, December 3, 2014

Nina Ariana & Sam Rockwell to Headline Fool for Love on Broadway; David Lindsay-Abaire Premieres New Comedy Off-B’way by Beth Stevens

Manhattan Theatre Club has two new productions on the horizon: the Broadway debut of Sam Shepard’s 1982 play Fool for Love, starring Tony winner Nina Arianda and Sam Rockwell (reprisin…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:00PM

Nina Arianda & Sam Rockwell to Headline Fool for Love on Broadway; David Lindsay-Abaire Premieres New Comedy Off-B’way by Beth Stevens

Manhattan Theatre Club has two new productions on the horizon: the Broadway debut of Sam Shepard’s 1982 play Fool for Love, starring Tony winner Nina Arianda and Sam Rockwell (reprisin…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:00PM
Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Broadway Vets Kelli O'Hara & Christian Borle Know You Want Something to Go Wrong During Peter Pan Live! by Beth Stevens

Are the Broadway vets in NBC's live broadcast of Peter Pan Live! nervous something will go wrong during the performance? There is a lot at stake: last year the network’s telec…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:00PM
Saturday, November 29, 2014

Peter Pan Live!'s Allison Williams on 'Creepily' Studying Christopher Walken, Idolizing Kelli O'Hara & More by Beth Stevens

Allison Williams is known for her role as uptight Brooklynite Marnie on HBO’s Girls, her famous father (NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams) and her killer Kate Middleton impersonat…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:00AM
Wednesday, November 19, 2014

How to Get Away With Murder on Broadway? Skylar Astin, LaChanze & Kyle Beltran Top Our Killer Musical Fantasy Cast by Beth Stevens

We were over the moon when Tony winner Viola Davis got a big, juicy TV role in ABC’s How to Get Away with Murder. As intimidating law professor/defense attorney Annalise Keating, Davis…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:15PM
Friday, October 31, 2014

Christopher Walken Thanks Broadway Behanding for Prepping Him for Captain Hook in Peter Pan by Beth Stevens

When Christopher Walken takes on the iconic role of Captain Hook in NBC’s production of Peter Pan Live!, he can thank his most recent Broadway role as preparation for playing the one-h…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:39PM
Monday, October 20, 2014

Guess Which Acting Giant Sent Love Letters Star Carol Burnett a Note She Had to Frame (Plus, Video That Will Make You Cry!) by Beth Stevens

Comedy legend Carol Burnett, who recently stepped into Broadway’s Love Letters opposite Brian Dennehy, says she’s a good letter writer. “I used to write a lot, especia…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:52PM
Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Why Cameron Diaz ‘Cried Uncontrollably’ Over the Annie Movie and Carol Burnett’s Encouraging Words by Beth Stevens

Cameron Diaz is a hard-ass Miss Hannigan in the upcoming movie remake of the beloved Broadway musical, but the actress had to face her fears to play the role. In the November issue of Marie …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:43PM
Thursday, October 9, 2014

Into the Woods Couple Billy Magnussen & MacKenzie Mauzy Show Some Skin in Very Hot Shot by Beth Stevens

Tony-nommed hunk Billy Magnussen has his hands full with a burgeoning film career, which includes a royal role in the highly anticipated film adaptation of Into the Woods. In the most recent…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:11AM
Monday, October 6, 2014

Gary Wilmes Joins Young Jean Lee's Straight White Men at the Public by Beth Stevens

The cast for the New York premiere of Young Jean Lee’s Straight White Men is complete. As previously announced, Austin Pendelton, Pete Simpson and James Stanley will star in the piece.…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:30PM
Friday, September 19, 2014

Sutton Foster on Getting Glam, Being 26 Again & Not Singing in Her New Sitcom Younger by Beth Stevens

Tony winner Sutton Foster and the cast of her newest project, TV Land’s Younger, shared a sneak peek at the pilot episode of the fresh and funny sitcom on September 19 at New York City…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:30PM
Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Aca-mazing! See Pitch Perfect Group Nail Their Top 10 Favorite Broadway Songs by Beth Stevens

Every once in a while something terrfic comes across the @Broadwaycom Twitter feed, and today is one of those days. Thus, we are more than happy to introduce you to VoicePlay, an a cappella …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:09PM
Thursday, August 14, 2014

Odds & Ends: Take a Blood Bath with Carrie, Chicago Takes Silver & More by Beth Stevens

Here's a quick roundup of stories you may have missed today. This Performance Contains Pig’s Blood Immersive theater is all the rage—and now infamous musical thriller Car…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:11PM

Robin Hood TV Musical and More in the Works at NBC by Beth Stevens

Is the Sherwood Forest alive with the sound of music? The answer is yes, according to NBC. The network is working with Boardwalk Entertainment Group to develop a musicalized Robin Hood &…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:25PM
Monday, August 11, 2014

Emma Stone in Talks (Again!) to Make Broadway Debut in Cabaret by Beth Stevens

Will Emma Stone star in Cabaret after all? A production spokesperson confirmed to Broadway.com that the actress is “in negotiations to make her Broadway debut as Sally Bowles in Cabare…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:37PM

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