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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
Wednesday, January 28, 2015

No Fight Scenes or Dance Numbers! Rasheeda Speaking’s Cynthia Nixon on Making Her Directing Debut by Beth Stevens

Cynthia Nixon has never directed anything…until now. Best known for Sex and the City, Nixon's been working as an actor nonstop since she was a teenager. Now the Tony winner is fin…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:55PM
Sunday, January 18, 2015

Team Sunshine’s 24-year performance experiment — THE SINCERITY PROJECT by Elizabeth Stevens and Alex Torra

Elizabeth Stevens interviews Alex Torra about THE SINCERITY PROJECT.

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 01:30PM
Thursday, January 15, 2015

Catherine Ricafort on Her Olsen Twins History, Special Skills & Getting 'Friki-Friki' in Honeymoon in Vegas by Beth Stevens

Age: “In my 20s” Hometown: Thousand Oaks, CA Current Role: Mahi, a Hawaiian seductress with a trick up her sleeve and a hilarious song, memorably entitled "Friki-Friki…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:32PM
Thursday, January 8, 2015

Beautiful's Anika Larsen on Her Pregnancy, 'Turbo-Speed' Relationship & Baby Guru Kelli O'Hara by Beth Stevens

Beautiful Tony nominee Anika Larsen is expecting her first child with partner Freddie Maxwell in late June. Of course, balancing eight shows a week with pregnancy can be tricky, so Larsen tu…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:56PM
Wednesday, December 17, 2014

They're the Top! Broadway.com Names the Best Five Shows of 2014 by Beth Stevens

Broadway offered up 39 shows in 2014, but the Broadway.com staff only chooses five as the best of the year. After much consideration (not to mention hours at the theater taking it all in!), …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:01PM
Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Who Will Be the 2014 Broadway.com Star of the Year? Vote Now! by Beth Stevens

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Yep, it’s your turn to choose Broadway.com’s 2014 Star of the Year! We’ve expanded the list this year to a dirty dozen of ta…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:12PM
Friday, December 5, 2014

Watch Tony Winner Bernadette Peters and More in Amazon’s Jungle by Beth Stevens

Check out this trailer for the new Amazon series Mozart in the Jungle, which features Tony winner Bernadette Peters along with Gael Garcia Bernal, Malcolm McDowell, Lola Kirke, Saffron Burro…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:27PM
Thursday, December 4, 2014

The Last Ship's Collin Kelly-Sordelet on Fake Blood, Making Peace with Glee and Getting Close to Sting by Beth Stevens

Age: “I’m 19, but I’ll be 20 on New Year’s Eve.” Hometown: Montclair, NJ Current Role: Both a young version Gideon Fletcher, a man who leaves his sea…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:45PM
Wednesday, December 3, 2014

Nina Ariana & Sam Rockwell to Headline Fool for Love on Broadway; David Lindsay-Abaire Premieres New Comedy Off-B’way by Beth Stevens

Manhattan Theatre Club has two new productions on the horizon: the Broadway debut of Sam Shepard’s 1982 play Fool for Love, starring Tony winner Nina Arianda and Sam Rockwell (reprisin…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:00PM

Nina Arianda & Sam Rockwell to Headline Fool for Love on Broadway; David Lindsay-Abaire Premieres New Comedy Off-B’way by Beth Stevens

Manhattan Theatre Club has two new productions on the horizon: the Broadway debut of Sam Shepard’s 1982 play Fool for Love, starring Tony winner Nina Arianda and Sam Rockwell (reprisin…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:00PM
Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Broadway Vets Kelli O'Hara & Christian Borle Know You Want Something to Go Wrong During Peter Pan Live! by Beth Stevens

Are the Broadway vets in NBC's live broadcast of Peter Pan Live! nervous something will go wrong during the performance? There is a lot at stake: last year the network’s telec…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:00PM
Saturday, November 29, 2014

Peter Pan Live!'s Allison Williams on 'Creepily' Studying Christopher Walken, Idolizing Kelli O'Hara & More by Beth Stevens

Allison Williams is known for her role as uptight Brooklynite Marnie on HBO’s Girls, her famous father (NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams) and her killer Kate Middleton impersonat…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:00AM
Wednesday, November 19, 2014

How to Get Away With Murder on Broadway? Skylar Astin, LaChanze & Kyle Beltran Top Our Killer Musical Fantasy Cast by Beth Stevens

We were over the moon when Tony winner Viola Davis got a big, juicy TV role in ABC’s How to Get Away with Murder. As intimidating law professor/defense attorney Annalise Keating, Davis…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:15PM
Friday, October 31, 2014

Christopher Walken Thanks Broadway Behanding for Prepping Him for Captain Hook in Peter Pan by Beth Stevens

When Christopher Walken takes on the iconic role of Captain Hook in NBC’s production of Peter Pan Live!, he can thank his most recent Broadway role as preparation for playing the one-h…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:39PM
Monday, October 20, 2014

Guess Which Acting Giant Sent Love Letters Star Carol Burnett a Note She Had to Frame (Plus, Video That Will Make You Cry!) by Beth Stevens

Comedy legend Carol Burnett, who recently stepped into Broadway’s Love Letters opposite Brian Dennehy, says she’s a good letter writer. “I used to write a lot, especia…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:52PM
Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Why Cameron Diaz ‘Cried Uncontrollably’ Over the Annie Movie and Carol Burnett’s Encouraging Words by Beth Stevens

Cameron Diaz is a hard-ass Miss Hannigan in the upcoming movie remake of the beloved Broadway musical, but the actress had to face her fears to play the role. In the November issue of Marie …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:43PM
Thursday, October 9, 2014

Into the Woods Couple Billy Magnussen & MacKenzie Mauzy Show Some Skin in Very Hot Shot by Beth Stevens

Tony-nommed hunk Billy Magnussen has his hands full with a burgeoning film career, which includes a royal role in the highly anticipated film adaptation of Into the Woods. In the most recent…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:11AM
Monday, October 6, 2014

Gary Wilmes Joins Young Jean Lee's Straight White Men at the Public by Beth Stevens

The cast for the New York premiere of Young Jean Lee’s Straight White Men is complete. As previously announced, Austin Pendelton, Pete Simpson and James Stanley will star in the piece.…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:30PM
Friday, September 19, 2014

Sutton Foster on Getting Glam, Being 26 Again & Not Singing in Her New Sitcom Younger by Beth Stevens

Tony winner Sutton Foster and the cast of her newest project, TV Land’s Younger, shared a sneak peek at the pilot episode of the fresh and funny sitcom on September 19 at New York City…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:30PM
Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Aca-mazing! See Pitch Perfect Group Nail Their Top 10 Favorite Broadway Songs by Beth Stevens

Every once in a while something terrfic comes across the @Broadwaycom Twitter feed, and today is one of those days. Thus, we are more than happy to introduce you to VoicePlay, an a cappella …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:09PM
Thursday, August 14, 2014

Odds & Ends: Take a Blood Bath with Carrie, Chicago Takes Silver & More by Beth Stevens

Here's a quick roundup of stories you may have missed today. This Performance Contains Pig’s Blood Immersive theater is all the rage—and now infamous musical thriller Car…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:11PM

Robin Hood TV Musical and More in the Works at NBC by Beth Stevens

Is the Sherwood Forest alive with the sound of music? The answer is yes, according to NBC. The network is working with Boardwalk Entertainment Group to develop a musicalized Robin Hood &…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:25PM
Monday, August 11, 2014

Emma Stone in Talks (Again!) to Make Broadway Debut in Cabaret by Beth Stevens

Will Emma Stone star in Cabaret after all? A production spokesperson confirmed to Broadway.com that the actress is “in negotiations to make her Broadway debut as Sally Bowles in Cabare…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:37PM

See Glen Hansard Make a Surprise Appearance at Once in Los Angeles by Beth Stevens

Glen Hansard made a surprise appearance at the Los Angeles production of Once on August 8 at the Pantages Theatre. The Oscar and Tony-winning songwriter, who co-wrote the romantic Tony-winni…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:46AM
Friday, August 8, 2014

Will Melanie Griffith Swing into Pippin on Broadway? by Beth Stevens

Will screen star Melanie Griffith fly into the Tony-winning revival of Pippin? The answer is yes, if you ask the blonde bombshell herself. Griffith, who made her Broadway debut in 2003 as…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:20AM
Thursday, August 7, 2014

See the Broadway Cast of The Lion King Give ‘Life’ to the Subway by Beth Stevens

Remember that time the Australian cast of The Lion King rocked an airplane and lifted everyone’s travel-weary spirits? Well, the Broadway cast just upped the ante—they gave &lsqu…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:52PM

See the Broadway Stars of The Lion King Give ‘Life’ to the Subway by Beth Stevens

Remember that time the Australian cast of The Lion King rocked an airplane and lifted everyone’s travel-weary spirits? Well, the Broadway cast just upped the ante—they gave &lsqu…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:52PM
Wednesday, August 6, 2014

Fantasy Casting Tonight! Seven Side-Splitting Stars to Lead Broadway’s Forum by Beth Stevens

Although he was never formally announced, we were banking on seeing James Corden as scheming slave Pseudolus in the planned Broadway revival of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:00PM
Friday, July 25, 2014

What's Your Damage, Cindy?! Christian Slater & More Check Out the Magic of Cinderella by Beth Stevens

Christian Slater is known as a cinematic bad boy, but he has a soft spot for fairy tales, apparently. The actor headed to the Broadway Theatre on July 24 to take in Cinderella. After the per…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:43PM
Thursday, June 19, 2014

Holler Star Saul Williams on Inspiration, Exploitation & Why Hip Hop Is Perfect for Broadway by Beth Stevens

Age: “I was born on February 29, 1972, which makes me 10 years old.” Hometown: Newburgh, NY Current Role: John, an ex-con facing an uncertain future in his old neighborhood…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:07PM