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Thursday, December 10, 2015

Hello, Darlings! Randy Harrison & Andrea Goss Will Lead the National Tour of Cabaret by Ryan Gilbert

Come taste the wine, come hear the band, come blow your horn, start celebrating right this way! Queer as Folk star Randy Harrison and Broadway alum Andrea Goss will lead the national tour of…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:07AM
Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Blow Us All Away! Lin-Manuel Miranda's Hamilton Will Launch Tour in September 2016 by Ryan Gilbert

Lin-Manuel Miranda's blockbuster Broadway musical Hamilton will launch its first national tour in Chicago. The production will kick off with an open-ended run at the Windy City's new…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:20PM
Monday, December 7, 2015

Wonderful! Wicked Tour Welcomes New Leading Ladies Emily Koch & Amanda Jane Cooper by Ryan Gilbert

The national tour of Wicked will have two new leading ladies running the Emerald City as Emily Koch and Amanda Jane Cooper take over the roles of Elphaba and Glinda, repectively. The actress…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:36AM

It's a Sign! Jackie Burns, Tamyra Gray & Matthew Hydzik Will Join Anthony Rapp in If/Then Tour by Ryan Gilbert

If you’re ready to see one of Broadway's biggest new musicals in your own backyard, then you're in luck! Jackie Burns, who was Tony Award winner Idina Menzel's standby duri…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:36AM
Tuesday, December 1, 2015

Something Good! Broadway Balances America Goes Behind the Scenes of The Sound of Music Tour by Ryan Gilbert

The hills (and your screens) are alive with The Sound of Music! Broadway Balances America, the special six-part series airing on The Balancing Act on Lifetime Television, returned on Decembe…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:00AM
Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Your Favorite Thing! Broadway Balances America Turns Spotlight on New Tour of The Sound of Music by Ryan Gilbert

How do you solve a problem like getting a sneak peek at The Sound of Music? We've got you covered. Broadway Balances America, the special six-part series airing on The Balancing Act on L…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:38AM
Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Follow the Yellow Brick Road! Broadway Balances America Heads to the Magical Land of The Wizard of Oz by Ryan Gilbert

There's no place like home the theater! Broadway Balances America, the special six-part series airing on The Balancing Act on Lifetime Television, returned on November 17 with a behind-t…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:49AM
Tuesday, November 10, 2015

See the Wizard! Broadway Balances America Pulls Back the Curtain on New Wizard of Oz Tour by Ryan Gilbert

Pay all of your attention to the people behind the curtain! Broadway Balances America, the special six-part series airing on The Balancing Act on Lifetime Television, continues its second se…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:34AM
Tuesday, October 20, 2015

If/Then's James Snyder & More Preview the Momentous Musical's New Tour on Broadway Balances America by Ryan Gilbert

James Snyder says it best: "If/Then is about embracing wherever you're at now and appreciating those choices behind you, but realizing that, in this moment, you have a choice to be …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:24PM
Thursday, October 15, 2015

Hail! Hail! Sarah Lasko, Mark A. Harmon & More Will Lead the National Tour of The Wizard of Oz by Ryan Gilbert

Oh, if we only had a cast... Wait! We do! Newcomer Sarah Lasko and stage favorite Mark A. Harmon will star as Dorothy and Professor Marvel/The Wizard, respectively, in the new North American…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:00AM
Tuesday, October 13, 2015

No Holding Back! Broadway Balances America Takes You Behind the Scenes of the If/Then Tour by Ryan Gilbert

You've got no time for playing nice, you've got a date with the stars of If/Then! Broadway Balances America, the special six-part series airing on The Balancing Act on Lifetime Telev…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:14AM
Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Learn How Kinky Boots' Hopeful Message Can Make the World a Little Better on Broadway Balances America by Ryan Gilbert

You'll get a kick out of this! Broadway Balances America, the special six-part series airing on The Balancing Act on Lifetime Television, returned on September 22 with a behind-the-scene…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:38PM
Thursday, September 17, 2015

Austin McKenzie on His Craiglist Roommates, Why He Pretends to Smoke & Making His Broadway Debut in Spring Awakening by Ryan Gilbert

Age: 22 Hometown: Mesa, AZ Current Role: A powerful Broadway debut as the charming and thoughtful Melchior in Deaf West Theatre's revival of Spring Awakening, in which he is utlizing A…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:16PM
Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Everybody Say Yeah! Tony-Winning Kinky Boots Steps Up on Broadway Balances America by Ryan Gilbert

These boots were made for walking...on your television screens! Broadway Balances America, the special six-part series airing on The Balancing Act on Lifetime Television, continues its secon…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:14AM
Friday, September 4, 2015

Sound of Music Tour Star Kerstin Anderson on Living Her Dream & Not Mimicking Julie Andrews' Maria by Ryan Gilbert

The hills were alive with the sound of merriment when five-time Tony-winning director Jack O'Brien cast Pace University junior Kerstin Anderson as Maria Rainer in the new national tour o…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:53PM
Tuesday, September 1, 2015

Beautiful Tour Star Abby Mueller on Her Sister Jessie's Advice & Performing with Carole King by Ryan Gilbert

It's going to be one fine day when the national tour of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical premieres in Providence on September 15 and begins to make its way across the country. Abby Mue…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:19PM
Tuesday, August 25, 2015

Wish Granted! Learn What It's Like to Be Cinderella's Fairy Tale Princess on Broadway Balances America by Ryan Gilbert

Impossible things are happening every day! Broadway Balances America, the special six-part series airing on The Balancing Act on Lifetime Television, returned for its second season on August…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:21PM
Thursday, August 20, 2015

Book of Mormon Standout Grey Henson on Wanting to Be Cinderella & How Rory O'Malley Was His Agent by Ryan Gilbert

Age: 25 Hometown: Macon, GA Current Role: A side-splitting Broadway debut as closeted Mormon leader Elder McKinley in the Tony-winning hit musical The Book of Mormon. Stage & Screen C…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:21PM
Tuesday, August 18, 2015

Royal Ball Invitation! Broadway Balances America Gets Up Close & Personal with the Star of Cinderella by Ryan Gilbert

Who's ready to walk in Cinderella's famous glass slippers for a while? Broadway Balances America, the special six-part series airing on The Balancing Act on Lifetime Television, retu…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:55PM
Friday, August 14, 2015

The Family's All Here! James Snyder, LaChanze & Anthony Rapp Will Join Idina Menzel in If/Then Tour by Ryan Gilbert

Broadway's fabulous foursome are hitting the road together! Tony winner LaChanze, James Snyder and Anthony Rapp, the original Broadway stars of If/Then, will join Tony winner Idina Menze…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:32AM
Monday, August 10, 2015

Liam Tobin, Becky Gulsvig & Ben Fankhauser Join the National Tour of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical by Ryan Gilbert

Liam Tobin, Becky Gulsvig and Ben Fankhauser will make Beautiful music with Abby Mueller in the national tour of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. Directed by Marc Bruni, the touring produ…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:20PM
Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Set Your DVRs! Season Two of Lifetime Channel's Broadway Balances America Will Premiere in August by Ryan Gilbert

Grab an extra cup of coffee because your mornings are about to get a Great White Way-sized makeover! Lifetime Channel's award-winning morning show The Balancing Act will present the seco…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:20AM
Thursday, July 23, 2015

Time to Fall in Love! Elizabeth Stanley & Andrew Samonsky Will Lead National Tour of The Bridges of Madison County by Ryan Gilbert

As Robert Kincaid would say: "This kind of certainty comes but just once in a lifetime!" Broadway alums Elizabeth Stanley and Andrew Samonsky will star as devoted Iowa housewife Fr…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:04AM
Tuesday, July 21, 2015

Ben Davis, Newcomer Kerstin Anderson & Ashley Brown Will Lead the New National Tour of The Sound of Music by Ryan Gilbert

Climb every mountain, ford every stream, follow every rainbow, till you find your dream cast! Broadway alum Ben Davis and newcomer Kerstin Anderson will headline the previously announced tou…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:02PM
Thursday, July 16, 2015

Hand to God's Michael Oberholtzer on Wanting to Be MacGyver & Goofing Off with Vince Vaughn by Ryan Gilbert

Age: “Older than my character.” Hometown: Fort Wayne, IN Current Role: A gut-busting Broadway debut as Timothy, a sullen high schooler who bullies the shy and puppet-possessed …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:50PM
Tuesday, June 16, 2015

Natural Woman! Abby Mueller Will Star as Carole King in the National Tour of Beautiful by Ryan Gilbert

One fine day, indeed! Abby Mueller, sister of 2014 Tony Award winner Jessie Mueller, will star as Carole King in the forthcoming national tour of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. Jessie w…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:12PM
Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Jackpot! Tony Danza Will Headline National Tour of Honeymoon in Vegas Musical, Launching in 2016 by Ryan Gilbert

What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas is making its way across the U.S.A.! Stage and screen star Tony Danza will hit the road in 2016 in the North American tour of Jason Robert Brown's mu…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:43PM
Monday, June 8, 2015

Revisiting Kristin Chenoweth & Alan Cumming's Weirdest, Wildest & Most WTF Costumes on the 2015 Tony Awards by Ryan Gilbert

We positively loved Alan Cumming and Kristin Chenoweth's gig as hosts of the 69th Annual Tony Awards for many reasons, but we can all agree that their costume changes stole the whole sho…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:08AM
Sunday, June 7, 2015

Thumbs Up! Tony Hosts Kristin Chenoweth & Alan Cumming Are Wonderfully Wacky on Broadway's Biggest Night by Ryan Gilbert

Now that the 2015 Tony Awards are over, can we take a second to talk about how ridiculously entertaining Kristin Chenoweth and Alan Cumming were? Hosting Broadway's biggest nig…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:54PM
Thursday, June 4, 2015

The Flick's Aaron Clifton Moten on Wanting to Play Bob Marley & Why He's Not a Lawyer by Ryan Gilbert

Age: 26 Hometown: Austin, TX Current Role: Glum college kid and cinephile Avery, who takes a job as an usher at a shabby, non-digital New England movie theater in Annie Baker's 2013 Pu…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:08PM
Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Come to the Fun Home! Tony-Nominated Musical Will Launch National Tour in 2016 by Ryan Gilbert

The Tony-nominated Best Musical Fun Home will welcome you to its house on Maple Avenue as the heartrending Jeanine Tesori and Lisa Kron musical launches a North American tour. The show will …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:06PM

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