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Friday, March 25, 2011

What's Up, Mike Birbiglia? The Comedian Gets Romantic in My Girlfriend's Boyfriend by Kathy Henderson

Mike Birbiglia took a break from standup comedy two years ago to write and star in the hit off-Broadway solo show Sleepwalk With Me. This sweet-faced, self-described geek shared often harrow…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:31AM
Wednesday, March 23, 2011

La Cage Alum Robin de Jesus Cheers 'Wonderful' New Stars Harvey Fierstein and Christopher Sieber by Kathy Henderson

There’s a new pair of headliners at La Cage aux Folles, and the Broadway revival welcomed members of the press to see Harvey Fierstein and Christopher Sieber lead the cast at the March…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:54PM
Monday, March 14, 2011

John Larroquette on Succeeding on Broadway and Looking Down on Daniel Radcliffe by Kathy Henderson

If you’ve watched television in the past three decades, you’re aware of the work of five-time Emmy Award winner John Larroquette. The New Orleans-born actor burst to stardom as w…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:33PM
Thursday, March 10, 2011

Jenni Barber on the Fun of Playing a '60s Free Spirit in Cactus Flower by Kathy Henderson

Age and Hometown: 27; Mansfield, Ohio Current Role: Toni Simmons, a kooky record store clerk involved in a tangled relationship with a much older man (Maxwell Caulfield) in the off-Broadw…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:10PM
Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Tony Winner Douglas Hodge on His Cafe Carlyle Debut and Why He Wasn't Kelsey Grammer's Best Man by Kathy Henderson

Tony Award winner Douglas Hodge is prepping for what he calls “a quintessentially New York experience,” his debut engagement at Cafe Carlyle March 15-26. “It’s the mo…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:57AM
Thursday, March 3, 2011

Steven Pasquale on the 'Good Dilemma' of His-and-Hers TV Pilots with Wife Laura Benanti by Kathy Henderson

Actor couples tend to be happy when one person is working, but Steven Pasquale and his wife, Tony winner Laura Benanti, have a double reason to celebrate: They’ve both landed juicy lea…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:24PM

Rose Hemingway on Entering the Broadway Big Time Opposite Daniel Radcliffe in How to Succeed by Kathy Henderson

Age and Hometown: 27; Philadelphia, PA Current Role: a Broadway debut performance as Rosemary Pilkington, the secretary who sets her sights on J. Pierrepont Finch (Daniel Radcliffe), in H…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:24PM
Thursday, February 24, 2011

Behind the 'Absolute Madness' of War Horse's Amazing Life-Size Puppets by Kathy Henderson

When director Marianne Elliott was pitched the idea creating a theater piece based on a children’s book about cavalry horses in World War I, she responded, “It sounds like absolu…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:39PM

Rose Hemingway on Her 'Strong Chemistry' With How to Succeed Co-Star Daniel Radcliffe by Kathy Henderson

Is Rose Hemingway the woman who’ll make a man out of Daniel Radcliffe on the Broadway stage? “I am that woman!” the leading lady of How to Succeed in Business Without Reall…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:36AM
Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Tate Donovan on Strong Women, TV Stardom & Good People by Kathy Henderson

Depending on how old you are, you may be a fan of Tate Donovan’s work on TV shows such as Damages (as Glenn Close’s doomed law partner Tom Shayes), The O.C. (as Mischa Barton&rsq…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:41AM
Friday, February 18, 2011

What's Up, Remy Zaken? From Spring Awakening to Freckleface Strawberry, Plus, Columbia U! by Kathy Henderson

Remy Zaken was among the youngest original cast members of Spring Awakening, swooning that her hot schoolmate Melchior (played by Jonathan Groff) “is such a radical!” Five years …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:02AM
Thursday, February 17, 2011

Hard-Working Glee Cast 'Inspiring' to Good People Star Tate Donovan by Kathy Henderson

Tate Donovan is currently going head to head with Frances McDormand in the Broadway premiere of David Lindsay-Abaire’s Good People, but the popular actor has spent most of the past yea…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:39PM
Monday, February 14, 2011

Wilson Jermaine Heredia on Rent Memories and Why He's Willing to Don Heels Again in La Cage aux Folles by Kathy Henderson

No musical in the 1990s was more acclaimed than Rent, and the cast member who received the most critical praise—and took home a Tony Award—was a soft-spoken newcomer with a beaut…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:16PM
Friday, February 11, 2011

What's Up, David Lindsay-Abaire? The Good People Scribe on Nicole Kidman, South Boston's Mystique & More by Kathy Henderson

As David Lindsay-Abaire preps for the Broadway debut of his latest play, Good People, he’s also keeping track of this year’s movie awards. Nicole Kidman is an Oscar nominee for R…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:53PM
Monday, January 31, 2011

Maggie Gyllenhaal on Having an Affair With Her Real-Life Husband in Three Sisters by Kathy Henderson

Maggie Gyllenhaal is a grounding presence in movies, whether she’s playing a small-town reporter (an Oscar-nominated turn in Crazy Heart), a struggling addict and ex-con (SherryBaby) o…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:43PM
Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Alan Menken on His 19th Oscar Nomination: 'I Never Take It for Granted' by Kathy Henderson

Broadway-bound composer Alan Menken spent the morning of January 25 celebrating an amazing feat: his 19th Academy Award nomination. Along with lyricist Glenn Slater (his collaborator on the …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:21PM
Monday, January 24, 2011

Other Desert Cities Star Stockard Channing on Why She's the 'Worst Celebrity Ever' by Kathy Henderson

Stockard Channing is one of five theatrical all-stars assembled by director Joe Mantello for Lincoln Center Theater’s off-Broadway world premiere of Other Desert Cities. Certainly the …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:30AM
Friday, January 14, 2011

What's Up, Stacy Keach? The Other Desert Cities Star on Highlights of His 50-Year Career by Kathy Henderson

Forty-five years after he directed a Chekhov workshop production in the newly constructed Mitzi Newhouse Theatre (then called the Forum), Stacy Keach is back in Lincoln Center’s underg…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:38AM
Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Other Desert Cities Star Stacy Keach Previews New FX Series Lights Out by Kathy Henderson

The new boxing drama Lights Out, which premieres on January 11 on the FX network, features a slew of stage actors, including two who are currently appearing in off-Broadway plays: Stacy Keac…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:41PM
Friday, January 7, 2011

What's Up, Hayley Podschun? The Freckleface Strawberry Star on the Joys of Playing a Seven-Year-Old by Kathy Henderson

Blessed with an irresistible grin and a bucketload of singing and dancing talent, Hayley Podschun is currently giving a winning star turn in Freckleface Strawberry, the off-Broadway musical …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:05PM
Monday, January 3, 2011

A Small Fire's Celia Keenan-Bolger on Saying 'I Do' in Real Life and Onstage by Kathy Henderson

It’s been a year of weddings for Celia Keenan-Bolger, including two on stage and her own in real life. In a union of Tony nominees (hers for The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee;…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:13PM
Thursday, December 30, 2010

Sean MacLaughlin on Going from 'Geek' to Broadway Heartthrob in Phantom by Kathy Henderson

Age and Hometown: 32. Petersburg, VACurrently: Romancing Christine as Raoul, the title character’s handsome rival, in Broadway’s longest-running show, The Phantom of the Opera.I …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:25AM

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