All stories by Ruthie Fierberg on BroadwayStars

Thursday, July 3, 2025

Little-known theater jobs: head carpenter by Ruthie Fierberg

Ruth Richardson, currently of “Death Becomes Her,” explains her backstage duties as well as the structure of a Broadway carpentry department.

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Tuesday, July 1, 2025

Exclusive: DKC/O&M to take on publicity for Lincoln Center Theater by Ruthie Fierberg

The nonprofit has switched from an in-house press team to an agency model.

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Monday, June 30, 2025

Writer Linda Woolverton and director-choreographer Matt West on revitalizing ‘Beauty and the Beast’ for the road by Ruthie Fierberg

Woolverton and West describe the evolution of the story from the screen to the stage — plus what’s new for this 2025 touring production.

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Friday, June 27, 2025

NYC initiative Materials for the Arts aims to integrate sustainable art into the lives of all New Yorkers by Ruthie Fierberg

The nonprofit diverts costumes, props, sets and more from landfills for reuse as supplies for visual and performance art.

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Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Producers Mike Lavoie and Carlee Briglia never aimed for Broadway — then they produced ‘Oh, Mary!’ by Ruthie Fierberg

Along with Alchemation, the two producers surprised themselves with a Broadway transfer that’s made waves and won Tony Awards.

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Monday, June 9, 2025

Unforgettable moments from the Tony Awards media room by Ruthie Fierberg

The hilarious and tear-jerking moments you didn’t get to see on the broadcast.

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Sunday, June 8, 2025

5 minutes with a Tony honoree: New York Library for the Performing Arts by Ruthie Fierberg

The library’s executive director reveals items in the collection, upcoming programming and more.

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Saturday, June 7, 2025

5 minutes with a Tony honoree: ‘Stranger Things’’s Edward Pierce by Ruthie Fierberg

Pierce is part of the illusions and technical effects team that earned a 2025 Special Tony Award.

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Friday, June 6, 2025

5 minutes with a Tony honoree: The Muny’s Mike Isaacson by Ruthie Fierberg

What you need to know about the 2025 regional theater Tony Award winner

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Thursday, June 5, 2025

‘Kowalski’ announces Broadway aims by Ruthie Fierberg

The play bowed Off-Broadway at the Duke on 42nd Street.

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‘Buena Vista Social Club’ ensemble wins Actors’ Equity’s 2025 Outstanding Broadway Chorus by Ruthie Fierberg

The ACCA Award has been bestowed upon eight performers in the Broadway musical.

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The plays of the 2024-2025 Broadway season offered audiences a timely variety of stories by Ruthie Fierberg

2025 Tony Award nominees playwright Kimberly Belflower, producer Lynne Meadow, actor Conrad Ricamora and more explain why the topics covered in this season’s plays are so widespread.

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‘Sunset Boulevard’’s Nicole Scherzinger, Tom Francis and more take us inside their performances by Ruthie Fierberg

In this podcast episode, listen to the revival’s principal cast dissect their characters and the production.

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5 minutes with a Tony nominee: ‘Oh, Mary!’’s Holly Pierson by Ruthie Fierberg

The “At Home with Amy Sedaris” costume designer earned her first Tony Award nomination for “Oh, Mary!”

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5 minutes with a Tony nominee: ‘English’’s Knud Adams by Ruthie Fierberg

Adams offers his best advice for other directors tackling Sanaz Toossi’s Pulitzer Prize winner.

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Wednesday, June 4, 2025

‘Operation Mincemeat’ was never intended to be a hit — then audiences saw it by Ruthie Fierberg

Creators Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson and Zoë Roberts reveal their process of writing the Tony Award-nominated musical.

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5 minutes with a Tony nominee: ‘Purpose’’s Kara Young by Ruthie Fierberg

Kara Young has made history with her 2025 Tony Award nomination.

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5 minutes with a Tony nominee: ‘Boop!’’s Gregg Barnes by Ruthie Fierberg

The Tony Award-nominated costume designer shares never-before-heard details about Betty Boop’s look for Broadway.

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Tuesday, June 3, 2025

5 minutes with a Tony nominee: ‘Death Becomes Her’’s Marco Pennette by Ruthie Fierberg

The “Ugly Betty” writer discusses his first Tony Award nomination for penning the book of Broadway’s “Death Becomes Her.”

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5 minutes with a Tony nominee: ‘The Hills of California’’s Laura Donnelly by Ruthie Fierberg

How one actor conquered the dual role of a mother and her daughter in Jez Butterworth’s latest drama.

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Monday, June 2, 2025

5 minutes with a Tony nominee: ‘English’’s Marsha Ginsberg by Ruthie Fierberg

The scenic designer breaks down the elements of the play’s meticulous set.

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5 minutes with a Tony nominee: ‘Maybe Happy Ending’’s Will Aronson and Hue Park by Ruthie Fierberg

Breaking down the songwriting and character development in the original Broadway musical

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Sunday, June 1, 2025

5 minutes with a Tony nominee: ‘Death Becomes Her’’s Lowe Cunningham by Ruthie Fierberg

Why the producer and Universal Theatrical Group executive chose to adapt “Death Becomes Her” as a Broadway musical.

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Saturday, May 31, 2025

5 minutes with a Tony nominee: ‘Purpose’’s Glenn Davis by Ruthie Fierberg

Davis not only stars in the Branden Jacobs-Jenkins play but also supervised the development of it.

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5 minutes with a Tony nominee: ‘English’’s Marjan Neshat by Ruthie Fierberg

Neshat made history with her Tony Award nomination.

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Friday, May 30, 2025

78th Annual Tony Awards names official beauty partner by Ruthie Fierberg

Korean brand Tirtir will provide touchups and more for the stars backstage.

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Designing an onstage ‘Stranger Things’ that could match the genre-defying Netflix series by Ruthie Fierberg

A roundtable with the full design team of Broadway’s “Stranger Things: The First Shadow”

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5 minutes with a Tony nominee: ‘Operation Mincemeat’’s Jak Malone by Ruthie Fierberg

The actor discusses playing multiple roles, singing “Dear Bill” and operating on “Mincemeat Time.”

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5 minutes with a Tony nominee: ‘Gypsy’’s Joy Woods by Ruthie Fierberg

The first-time Tony Award nominee shares the moment she feels most powerful as Louise in “Gypsy.”

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