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Monday, June 29, 2015

Guards at the Taj Playwright Rajiv Joseph on Comic Book Inspiration and Writing During the Dim Hours by Beth Stevens

Rajiv Joseph’s Guards at the Taj, which recently extended at the Atlantic Theater Company, is an unexpected mix of brutality, comedy and suspense. He is perhaps best known for his play…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:16PM
Monday, June 15, 2015

Tony-Winning Curious Incident Playwright Simon Stephens on the Danger of Words and Why Awards Don't Matter by Beth Stevens

Newly minted Tony winner Simon Stephens is a prolific playwright with two shows on the New York stage at the moment: Best Play winner The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and of…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:11PM
Thursday, June 4, 2015

The Visit Scribe Terrence McNally on Avoiding Writer's Block, Choosing Collaborators & Getting Dirty with 'Theater Dust' by Beth Stevens

The Visit marks Terrence McNally’s 22nd Broadway production. He wrote the book for the Tony-nominated musical, which features a score by John Kander and the late Fred Ebb. The writer, …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:44PM
Saturday, May 30, 2015

Victoria Clark's Longtime Dresser Vicky Grecki on Getting Slap Happy, Standing Still & Coveting the Gigi Hats by Beth Stevens

Victoria Clark, who was recently honored with a Tony nomination for her performance as Mamita in Gigi, has enjoyed both a long and illustrious career and a long and treasured friendship with…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:52AM
Monday, May 25, 2015

'Go Rent!' Original Star Jesse L. Martin on the Musical's Return to the New York Stage by Beth Stevens

Rent, the Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical by Jonathan Larson, is officially headed back to the New York stage. The production, which is being helmed by original Rent director Michael…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:58PM
Thursday, May 21, 2015

An American in Paris' Brandon Uranowitz on Telling His Dad to Calm Down & the Perks of Being a Tony Nominee by Beth Stevens

Age: 28 Hometown: West Orange, NJ Current Role: A Tony-nominated turn as an Adam Hochberg, an aspiring expat composer living in the French capital, in the new Gershwin musical An American …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:33PM

An American in Paris Scribe Craig Lucas on Chatty Neighbors, Intimidating Gershwins and What Makes Him Cranky by Beth Stevens

Craig Lucas’ home in upstate New York is filled with sunlight, art, books, dogs and lots of laughter. He is warm, open and unceasingly generous to guests. (Which of the no fewer than f…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:45PM
Monday, May 11, 2015

Fun Home Scribe Lisa Kron on the 'Slightly Questionable' Act of Writing About Real People & Her Quest Not to Be Invisible by Beth Stevens

Lisa Kron is an acclaimed writer and a performer. Her plays include The Ver**zon Play, In The Wake, 2.5 Minute Ride and the autobiographical Well, in which she played (a version) of herself …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:14PM
Saturday, May 9, 2015

Dresser Jack Scott on Playing 'Mother, Father, Doctor & Therapist' to Something Rotten! Star Brian d'Arcy James by Beth Stevens

Jack Scott has been dressing Tony nominee Brian d’Arcy James since the summer of 2006, when they did Dirty Rotten Scoundrels together. Since then they have teamed up on two o…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:17AM
Thursday, May 7, 2015

Airline Highway's Joe Tippett on Scraping Change Out of Ashtrays & Learning to Swim Without Floaties by Beth Stevens

Age: 33 Hometown: Damascus, MD Current Role: Making his Broadway debut as the charismatic Bait Boy, who returns to his former residence at the rundown Hummingbird Motel for a “living…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:21PM
Sunday, April 26, 2015

Who WIll Get a Nod? Broadway.com Predicts the 2015 Tony Nominees for Performances in Plays by Beth Stevens

Do you scream at the TV (in joy and/or anguish) when the Tony nominations are announced? Join the club. Yes, the nominators love to surprise anyone who thinks they have a clear crystal ball;…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:59PM
Saturday, April 25, 2015

What Will Nab a Nod?! Broadway.com Ranks the 2015 Tony Contenders for Best Play & Beyond by Beth Stevens

After the busiest April in recent memory (do we say that every year?), it’s awards season! Now we’re obsessing over our annual Tony forecast, including frontrunners, hopefuls and…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:00AM
Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Airline Highway Playwright Lisa D’Amour on Hustling for a Paycheck & Celebrating New Orleans by Beth Stevens

A fifth generation resident of New Orleans, Lisa D’Amour is now bringing the Crescent City to Broadway with Airline Highway. D’Amour’s plays include Anna Bella Eema, The Ca…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:14PM
Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Welcome to the Periscope Renaissance! Something Rotten!'s Kate Reinders to Broadcast Live on Opening Night by Beth Stevens

Are you ready for a Rotten opening night? So are we! The latest star to take over the Broadway.com Periscope account is Something Rotten!’s Kate Reinders. See the star broadcast live f…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:06PM
Thursday, April 16, 2015

Exclusive! Neil Patrick Harris Confirms He Will Not Host the 2015 Tony Awards by Beth Stevens

With the finish line on the horizon after a crazy April of back-to-back Broadway openings, everyone's buzzing about the Tony Awards. In addition to predicting the nominees, many are wond…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:24PM
Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Hand to God Playwright Robert Askins on Being a Title Fetishist, Losing the Texas Tragedy & What Opens Doors by Beth Stevens

Texas-born Robert Askins is making his Broadway debut with Obie-winning raunchy puppet comedy Hand to God, which previously played off-Broadway’s MCC Theater and had three sold-out run…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:51PM
Saturday, April 11, 2015

Dresser Maureen Leshley Reveals How On the Twentieth Century Star Kristin Chenoweth Is a Water Bottle Diva & More by Beth Stevens

Sometimes actors and dressers work together over and over again, and sometimes they meet and bond immediately. The latter is the case for On the Twentieth Century headliner Kristin Chenoweth…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:46AM
Tuesday, April 7, 2015

Living on Love Playwright Joe DiPietro on How His Dog Turned Him into a Diva & Saying No to L.A. by Beth Stevens

Tony winner Joe DiPietro is known for writing the book and lyrics for the Tony-winning musical Memphis as well as All Shook Up, The Toxic Avenger, The Thing About Men, Falling for …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:48PM
Thursday, April 2, 2015

An American in Paris Star Leanne Cope on Auditioning in the Shower & Her Trashy TV Obsession by Beth Stevens

Age: 31 Hometown: Bath, England Current Role: Making her Broadway debut as Lise Dassin, a young Parisian shop girl who wins the attention of three young men, including handsome G…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:25PM
Monday, March 30, 2015

Finding Neverland Scribe James Graham on Whiskey Rewards, Avoiding Writer's Block & Not Working By Candlelight by Beth Stevens

James Graham is one of the busiest writers in showbiz whose name you (probably) don’t know. At the moment he’s in rehearsal for both the new musical Finding Neverland, for which …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:42PM
Saturday, March 21, 2015

Meet Your New Fave Broadway Couple: Beautiful's Jarrod Spector & Doctor Zhivago's Kelli Barrett by Beth Stevens

A typical night in for Broadway couple Jarrod Spector and Kelli Barrett might include a game of Carcassonne, a marathon of House of Cards or a feast of celery and peanut butter. But nights i…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:00AM
Thursday, March 19, 2015

Hip-Hop Pioneer Russell Simmons Developing New Musical The Scenario by Beth Stevens

Holler if you want more hip hop on Broadway! Tony-winning producer and hip-hop pioneer Russell Simmons is developing a new musical called The Scenario, which will highlight hip-hop’s &…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:41PM
Saturday, March 14, 2015

From Egypt to Oz & Beyond, If/Then Star Idina Menzel’s Dresser Joby Horrigan Is Always By Her Side by Beth Stevens

Few people get to see the day-to-day triumphs and challenges of a Broadway performer as much as a dresser. Joby Horrigan has been Idina Menzel’s friend, confidante and dresser since 20…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:54AM
Thursday, March 5, 2015

Harry Connick Jr. on Coming Back to Broadway, Goofing Off on American Idol & Leaving Sia Covers Out of His NYC Concert by Beth Stevens

Get ready because Harry Connick Jr.’s coming back to town! The chart-topping musician is gearing up for his March 7 concert at Avery Fisher Hall. Although Connick is most familiar as a…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:25PM
Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Posterity Playwright Doug Wright on Procrastination, Martinis & an Inspiring Trip to Oslo by Beth Stevens

Doug Wright is a highly decorated playwright and librettist: He won a Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize for I Am My Own Wife and an Obie Award for Quills (for which he also wrote the Golden…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:13PM
Monday, March 2, 2015

Parks & Rec Star Nick Offerman to Headline World Premiere of A Confederacy of Dunces by Beth Stevens

Nick Offerman is set to lead the world premiere A Confederacy of Dunces. The Parks & Recreation star will begin performances in Jeffrey Hatcher’s adaptation on November 11 at the H…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:06PM
Friday, February 27, 2015

All in the Family! Tiler Peck Fills in for Sis-In-Law Megan Fairchild at On the Town by Beth Stevens

Love-struck sailor Gabey will have his eye on new Miss Turnstiles this March. New York City Ballet principal Tiler Peck is stepping into the role of Ivy Smith in On the Town for six per…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:27AM
Thursday, February 26, 2015

Bombshell News! Megan Hilty Signs on to Play a Broadway Diva in Judah Miller TV Pilot by Beth Stevens

Let her be your star indeed! Smash standout Megan Hilty will once again play a Broadway actress on the small screen. The new mom has signed on as the lead in the pilot of Judah Miller’…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:28PM
Sunday, February 15, 2015

Celia Keenan-Bolger on Naming Her Baby, Getting Outed on Instagram and Eating Like a 'Normal Person' by Beth Stevens

Celia Keenan-Bolger has a secret she can no longer hide: “I’m seven and a half months pregnant,” the Tony nominee told Broadway.com in a quickie phone chat. What?! Pregnant…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:00AM
Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Between Riverside and Crazy Playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis on How Cigarettes, Prayer & Sweatpants Help Him Write by Beth Stevens

Though Stephen Adly Guirgis is the ultimate multi-hyphenate—he’s a writer, director, actor, educator and former co-artistic director of LAByrinth Theater Company—he is best…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:20PM
Saturday, February 7, 2015

Kimberly Mark on the Perks, Quirks and Eye Rolls of Being Cabaret Star Alan Cumming's Dresser for 17 Years by Beth Stevens

The relationship between a dresser and an actor is an intimate one. When it clicks, many stars choose to work with their dressers repeatedly. Such is the case with Kimberly Mark and Alan Cum…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:00AM