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Friday, January 31, 2014

Welcome to Oz! Get Close to Broadway’s Fave Witches with 360° Virtual Tour of Wicked’s Home by Beth Stevens

Can you spot the green girl? Nose around the Gershwin Theatre, home to Broadway blockbuster Wicked, with Google’s brand new virtual tour. Click here to check out all four levels of the…

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Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Kiss Her, She's (Playing) Irish! Outside Mullingar's Debra Messing Reveals How Megan, Bernadette & Annie Led Her to B'way by Beth Stevens

She’s got an Emmy, acclaim for her eight years as the unsinkable Grace Adler on Will & Grace, the devotion of theater people everywhere for her role as lyricist Julia Houston on Sm…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:34AM
Thursday, January 2, 2014

The Wait Is Over! Star Ian McKellen Answers the Ultimate Godot Question by Beth Stevens

Does Godot exist? That has been the question (among many questions) for audiences of Samuel Beckett’s masterpiece Waiting for Godot since it premiered in 1953. So… Does he? Ian …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:48PM
Monday, December 30, 2013

Looking Ahead! Broadway.com Picks the Five Most Hotly Anticipated Broadway Debuts of 2014 by Beth Stevens

As we ring in the New Year, let’s look ahead to the exciting new crop of performers making their Broadway debuts. These newbies are not unknowns: they are silver screen stars, obsessed…

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Monday, December 23, 2013

Cuteness Times Two! Annie Remake Star Quvenzhané Wallis Visits Broadway's Orphan Taylor Richardson by Beth Stevens

Taylor Richardson, Broadway's spunkiest redhead, got a thrill when Oscar nominee Quvenzhané Wallis popped by the Palace Theatre to take in a performance of Annie and visit backsta…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:32PM

Andy Kelso and Jeanna de Waal to Get Bootylicious on Broadway in 2014 by Beth Stevens

Andy Kelso and Jeanna de Waal have some big boots to fill. The two performers are set to replace Tony nominees Stark Sands and Annaleigh Ashford, respectively, in the Tony and Broadway.com A…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:54PM
Sunday, December 22, 2013

Best in Show! Broadway.com Names the Top Five Shows of 2013 by Beth Stevens

Broadway had 45 offerings in 2013, but the Broadway.com editors only choose five as best of the year. After much consideration (not to mention hours at the theater taking it all in!), we&rsq…

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Friday, December 13, 2013

Watch Idina Menzel Do Her Best Barbra Impression & Explain Why Her Frozen Character Wore Booty Shorts by Beth Stevens

Tony winner Idina Menzel was a hoot on The Talk on December 13. The If/Then star did not talk about her recent separation from husband Taye Diggs, but she did laugh about how her four-y…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:30PM
Thursday, December 12, 2013

Jake Epstein on Disappointing Degrassi Fans and Breaking Carole King's Heart in Beautiful by Beth Stevens

Age & Hometown: 26; Toronto, Canada Current Role: The alluring but often agitated Gerry Goffin, Carole King’s first husband and songwriting partner for a decade of chart-topping…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:04PM
Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Watch Billy Porter, Stark Sands, Annaleigh Ashford & Jerry Mitchell Make Sardi's Super Kinky by Beth Stevens

Everybody at Sardi's said yeah when Kinky Boots stars Billy Porter, Stark Sands and Annaleigh Ashford and their director/choreographer Jerry Mitchell were honored with caricatu…

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Tuesday, December 10, 2013

August: Osage County Star Julia Roberts on Attacking Meryl Streep: ‘It Had to Be Done’ by Beth Stevens

Julia Roberts has three Oscar nominations and one win under her belt, while her August: Osage County co-star Meryl Streep reigns with a whopping 17 nominations and three wins. It is no doubt…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:04PM
Friday, December 6, 2013

OMG! Spring Awakening Stars Lea Michele, Jonathan Groff and John Gallagher Jr. Reunite and We’ve. Got. Video!!! by Beth Stevens

OK, we all saw our exclusive pics of the original cast of Spring Awakening getting back together. But now we have video of the amazing cast, including leads Lea Michele, Jonathan Groff and J…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:42PM
Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Tony Nominee Annaleigh Ashford Swaps Kinky Boots for More Sex by Beth Stevens

You might want to send Kinky Boots stunner Annaleigh Ashford a bottle of tequila. The Broadway.com Audience Choice Award winner will depart the Tony-winning musical “sometime in March&…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:26AM
Friday, November 29, 2013

‘Tis the Season for Family! 11 Broadway Shows for the Thoroughly Modern People in Your Life by Beth Stevens

Your fridge is full of leftovers and your inbox is overflowing with doorbuster deals. Yes, it’s time to join the Black Friday frenzy and make your favorite theater lovers happy this ho…

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Monday, November 25, 2013

Hats Off to the Knights of Broadway! See Stars Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen Beam at the No Man's Land Curtain Call by Beth Stevens

Take a bow, gents! Stars Shuler Hensley, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen and Billy Crudup look positively gleeful as they take the first opening night bow of the day for the matinee of No Man&…

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Thursday, November 21, 2013
Wednesday, November 20, 2013

The Broadway.com Show: Spider-Man's Final Swing! Musical Roles for Hugh Jackman! Barbra Streisand vs. Lea Michele?! by Beth Stevens

In this week's thrilling episode, we welcome Sutton Foster back to Broadway, take a first look at Aladdin, tip our hats to Jefferson Mays and undoubtedly get you all riled up by pitting …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:47PM
Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Stars Darren Criss, Laura Osnes, Jeremy Jordan and More Spend the Night with an Icon at Six by Sondheim by Beth Stevens

A glittering array of stars were in attendance for the screening of the new documentary Six by Sondheim, which offers a candid look at the creative process and life of you-know-who by explor…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:48PM
Monday, November 18, 2013

Tony Winner Sutton Foster to Make Broadway Return in Violet in Spring 2014 by Beth Stevens

It looks like two-time Tony winner Sutton Foster will return to Broadway as the title character in Violet. Word is the Jeanine Tesori-Brian Crawley musical will play the Roundabout Theatre C…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:02PM
Thursday, November 14, 2013

The Broadway Return of Billy Crystal's 700 Sundays Brings Out a Starry Crowd of Comedy Bigwigs by Beth Stevens

Opening night of the return of Billy Crystal's Tony-winning 2004 show 700 Sundays brought a host of celebrated actors, comics, athletes and musicians to the Imperial Theatre on…

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Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Annie Star Cameron Diaz Shows Off Her Mean and Drunk Side on Twitter by Beth Stevens

OK, OK. Cameron Diaz is not really drunk and mean; she’s just playing the abusive and alcoholic Miss Hannigan in the new Annie movie reboot. The actress, who just joined Twitter last w…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:01PM
Thursday, November 7, 2013

Alakazam! Nothing to Hide, Directed by Neil Patrick Harris, Has a Magical Opening Night by Beth Stevens

Neil Patrick Harris, who is gearing up to star in Hedwig and the Angry Inch this spring, shuffles the deck to reveal his directing card with off-Broadway's dazzling Nothing to Hide. Star…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:42PM

Pack Your Bags and Fly to Faraway Places with Patti LuPone in Episode Six of Her Amazing Reality Series by Beth Stevens

In the sixth episode of Entrances, Exits and Everything In Between, Josh Johnston takes us to faraway places with his mother, the one and only Patti LuPone. Fly, cruise and fall in love with…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:26PM
Monday, November 4, 2013

Gentleman's Guide Star Jefferson Mays on Being Trained Like a Dog, the Best Way to Die and Keeping His Tony Award Out of the House by Beth Stevens

Jefferson Mays, who was the talk of the town and took home a Tony Award for playing multiple roles in I Am My Own Wife almost 10 years ago, is at it again. This time the actor is playing all…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:23AM
Friday, November 1, 2013

Dream a Dream of Cookies with Sesame Street's Side-Splitting Spoof of Les Miz by Beth Stevens

Join Cookie Monster as he asks the age-old question, "Who me am?" in this epic spoof of the "feel good and not so good" movie of the year, Les Mousserables. From an over-…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:01PM

Get a Drop Dead Gorgeous First Look at Broadway's Gentleman's Guide, Starring Jefferson Mays & Bryce Pinkham by Beth Stevens

The Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, starring Tony winner Jefferson Mays and Bryce Pinkham, has landed on Broadway, and we have a first look at the dashing new musical comedy. In th…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:01PM
Thursday, October 31, 2013

Star Spotting! Movie Magnet Ewan McGregor to Make His Broadway Debut in Tom Stoppard's The Real Thing by Beth Stevens

Scottish movie star Ewan McGregor, famous for playing Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars prequel trilogy and his wide range of diverse screen roles, is set to make his Broadway debut next fall.…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:00PM
Tuesday, October 29, 2013

So Not in Kansas Anymore! Groove to This Mega-Mix of Andy Karl's Wicked Oz Blog Songs by Beth Stevens

Before Fly Girl, there was the Oz Blog! Andy Karl, who stars in Jersey Boys and will headline Rocky, offered much more than a backstage peek into his time as Fiyero. Celebrate 10 years of Wi…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:05PM
Monday, October 28, 2013

Because We Knew You! Idina Menzel, Kristin Chenoweth & Wicked Stars on the Musical That Changed Broadway for Good by Beth Stevens

As Wicked celebrates 10 years on the Great White Way, Broadway.com is looking back at our own history with the blockbuster musical. We combed our archives of in-depth interviews and red carp…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:33PM
Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Tony Winner Patti LuPone's Touching Tribute to the Bitch That Made Her Cry by Beth Stevens

When you think of animal-loving stage stars, you undoubtedly think of Broadway Barks co-founder Bernadette Peters, who (in the words of her Follies co-star Jan Maxwell) won a special Tony Aw…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:38PM
Monday, October 21, 2013

Start Spreading the News: Yankees Drama Bronx Bombers Heads to Broadway by Beth Stevens

Bronx Bombers is coming to the major leagues this winter: Broadway. The new play, written and directed by Eric Simonson (the scribe behind the sports dramas Lombardi and Magic/Bird…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:01AM