All stories by Ann Marie Baldonado on BroadwayStars

Monday, May 19, 2025

Mary Todd Lincoln as a cabaret star? How Cole Escola's 'stupid' dream came true by Ann Marie Baldonado

Escola gives the former first lady a wild second act in the Tony-nominated play Oh, Mary! "This play is about a woman with a dream that no one around her understands," Escola says.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 01:54PM
Monday, May 5, 2025

1 show, 26 characters: Sarah Snook shares the stage with herself in 'Dorian Gray' by Ann Marie Baldonado

Snook, who played Shiv Roy on Succession, was just nominated for a Tony for playing all the characters in The Picture of Dorian Gray on Broadway. "I don't know what comes after this," she sa…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 02:48PM
Friday, January 12, 2024

Josh Groban never gave up his dream of playing 'Sweeney Todd' by Ann Marie Baldonado

The Tony-nominated baritone gives his final performance in the Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim's acclaimed musical on Jan 14, after 46 weeks and rave reviews. Originally broadcast April…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 06:48PM
Saturday, May 20, 2023

Sara Bareilles thought 'Into the Woods' would last 2 weeks — she ended up on Broadway by Ann Marie Baldonado

What started as a stripped-down production with a limited run became a Grammy award-winning Broadway musical with six Tony nominations. Bareilles plays the Baker's Wife: "I'm so glad that I …

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 05:03AM
Monday, April 10, 2023

Josh Groban never gave up his dream of playing 'Sweeney Todd' by Ann Marie Baldonado

The Grammy-Award winning baritone first auditioned to play the Demon Barber of Fleet Street back in high school. He didn't get the part then; now he's starring in the Broadway production.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 09:48PM
Tuesday, June 22, 2021

'Hamilton' Star Renée Elise Goldsberry Becomes A 1-Hit Wonder In 'Girls5Eva' by Ann Marie Baldonado

The comedy Girls5Eva, which was just renewed for a second season, follows a 1990s band that reunites after a long stretch of obscurity. Goldsberry was once in a girl group herself.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 01:36PM