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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
Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Tony Winner Kenny Leon on Why the Holler Actors Are Looking Right into Your Eyes at the Palace Theatre by Beth Stevens

When you enter the opulent Palace Theatre to see the Tupac Shakur-inspired musical Holler If Ya Hear Me, you will immediately see how much the place has changed since its last show, Annie, w…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:11PM

Singing Vampires Again? Musical Version of True Blood in the Works by Beth Stevens

The vampire musical genre, which encompasses such gems as Dance of the Vampires, Lestat and Dracula, may be getting another entry. A musical version of True Blood, HBO’s popular Alan B…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:11AM
Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Sutton Foster on Her New TV Series Younger: ‘It’s Like Tootsie But with Age’ by Beth Stevens

Though two-time Tony winner Sutton Foster is spending her summer finding inner beauty in Broadway’s Violet, she’ll spend the fall getting Younger. As previously reported, Foster&…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:52PM
Monday, June 9, 2014

Squigs Salutes Host Hugh Jackman and the 2014 Tony Winners with a Special Portrait by Beth Stevens

Bouncing 2014 Tony Awards host Hugh Jackman brought his A-game to the annual Broadway lovefest on June 8 at Radio City Music Hall. Broadway.com Resident Artist Justin “Squigs” Ro…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:15PM
Thursday, June 5, 2014

Tony Awards FAQ! Everything You Need to Know About the 2014 Ceremony by Beth Stevens

The 68th annual Tony Awards ceremony is almost here! We’ve pulled together some frequently asked questions about this celebration of Broadway’s best so that you can find all of t…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:13PM
Thursday, May 15, 2014

Cabaret Standout Gayle Rankin on Her Girly-Girl Past, Badass Inspiration & Accordion Crisis by Beth Stevens

Age: 24 Hometown: Glasgow, Scotland Current Role: A stunning Broadway debut as the Nazi-sympathizing, accordian-playing prostitute Fraulein Kost, who rents a room in the same boarding …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:54PM
Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Bring Beef Jerky! Check Your Lip Gloss! Last Year's Nominees Offer Advice to the New Crop of Tony Hopefuls by Beth Stevens

Congrats to all of the 2014 Tony nominees! Has it sunk in yet? Has your phone stopped ringing for even one second? Are you still in your jammies? That’s OK. It’s never too early …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:14AM
Thursday, April 24, 2014

Will Lady Day Star Audra McDonald Make Tony Awards History? Oh, and Is She in a Play or a Musical? by Beth Stevens

If Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill is deemed a play by the Tony Administration Committee (and that’s a big IF), five-time Tony winner Audra McDonald will have a shot at the…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:04PM
Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Cabaret Star Alan Cumming Puckers Up with Matt Lauer by Beth Stevens

Alan Cumming got up bright and early on April 23 to chat with Today's Matt Lauer about reprising his Tony-winning performance in Cabaret. The star revealed that being asked to dance…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:31AM
Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Elaine Stritch Almost Played WHAT in John Turturro’s Hustler Movie Fading Gigolo?! by Beth Stevens

Writer/director John Turturro’s movie Fading Gigolo, which will receive a limited release on April 18, is about a New York florist (played by Turturro), who makes extra cash servicing …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:43PM

Exclusive Video! See Michael Shannon as a Heroin Junkie in Eric Bogosian’s 'Godhead' by Beth Stevens

To celebrate the publication of Eric Bogosian’s 100 Monologues, a slew of actors are performing excerpts on camera. The ever-growing roster includes Sam Rockwell, Jennifer Tilly, Tate …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:09PM
Sunday, April 13, 2014

525,600 More Reasons to Love Idina Menzel & If/Then! Watch the Cast Sing Rent's 'Seasons of Love' by Beth Stevens

If/Then stars Idina Menzel and Anthony Rapp dug into their past as original cast members of Rent to raise money for the charity Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS on April 12. After the curta…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:08AM
Tuesday, April 8, 2014

See Willemijn Verkaik & Two Dozen Others Belt Out Frozen's 'Let It Go' in the Studio by Beth Stevens

OK, listen. We know you can't escape the unstoppable, chart-topping Frozen hit "Let It Go," and you're still contemplating whether or not to accept Idina Menzel's …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:05AM
Friday, April 4, 2014

Of Mice and Men Star James Franco Comes Clean About Teen Flirtation Disaster: ‘I’m Embarrassed’ by Beth Stevens

OK, OK, you probably heard about how Of Mice and Men star James Franco’s stage door meeting with a teen fan turned into a thwarted social media hookup that she made public. But you hav…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:52AM

Watch the Brand New Trailer for The Normal Heart Movie, Starring Mark Ruffalo, Julia Roberts & Matt Bomer by Beth Stevens

There's a new trailer for the HBO adaptation of Larry Kramer’s The Normal Heart premiering on EW's website, and it's even more heartbreaking and dramatic than the…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:40AM
Thursday, April 3, 2014

Nathan Lane Says Goodbye to Guys and Dolls with Carnegie Hall Concert: 'I’m Going to Croak It Out One More Time' by Beth Stevens

How does Tony winner Nathan Lane feel about brushing off his fedora and heading back to the oldest established permanent floating craps game with the April 3 concert of Guys and Dolls? &ldqu…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:05PM
Sunday, March 30, 2014

NPH, At Last! See How I Met Your Mother Stars Neil Patrick Harris and Jason Segel Sing Les Miz by Beth Stevens

As How I Met Your Mother ends its amazing nine-season run, stars Neil Patrick Harris, Jason Segel, Alyson Hannigan, Josh Radnor and Cobie Smulders joined host James Lipton for an epic episod…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 08:07AM
Thursday, March 27, 2014

Bullets Babe Heléne Yorke on Woody Allen, Professional Idiots and Eating Flamin' Hot Cheetos in Her Underwear by Beth Stevens

Age: “Eleven-ish.” Hometown: Los Angeles, California Current Role: Aspiring actress Olive Neal, a ditzy, talent-free mob moll hellbent on being a star, in Bullets Over Broa…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:06PM
Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Perchance to Dream! 11 Totally Necessary Mashups of Benedict Cumberbatch and Hamlet by Beth Stevens

Excuse us while we hyperventilate because something Cumberbatch is coming to the state of Denmark. We (and you and everyone in the Cumberverse) started to tingle (and haven’t stopped) …

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Monday, March 17, 2014

Odds & Ends: Get Ready for a Dirty Idiot and a New Odd Couple by Beth Stevens

Here's a quick roundup of stories you may have missed today. The Big Screen Is Getting a Dirty, Nasty Idiot Playwright Rolin Jones, who collaborated with Green Day frontman Billie Jo…

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Mitch Leigh, Tony-Winning Composer of Man of La Mancha, Dies by Beth Stevens

Mitch Leigh, the Tony-winning composer of Man of La Mancha died in Manhatan on March 16, according to The New York Times. The former commercial jingle writer, who penned the iconic song, &qu…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:47AM
Friday, March 14, 2014

Broadway's Santino Fontana Gushes About Being a Frozen Sperm Donor by Beth Stevens

Santino Fontana, who recently jumped from playing Prince Topher in Cinderella to portraying Moss Hart in the upcoming Act One on Broadway, is thrilled with Broadway-bound Frozen's&n…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:24PM
Thursday, March 13, 2014

She Really Is the Queen! Idina Menzel's Frozen Hit 'Let It Go' Breaks into Billboard's Top 10 by Beth Stevens

Idina Menzel's rendition of Frozen’s Oscar-winning song “Let It Go” is rising like the break of dawn. The song just broke into the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:35PM

Odds & Ends: More Balls for Carly Rae Jepsen, Sebastian Arcelus on the Big Screen & Patina Miller Sings Out by Beth Stevens

Here's a quick roundup of stories you may have missed today. Carly Rae Jepsen and Fran Drescher Are Having a Ball The two newest stars of Cinderella are extending their stay on Broad…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:58PM

Piece of My Heart, a Musical about Hitmaker Bert Berns, Set for Off-Broadway by Beth Stevens

The New York stage can’t get enough stories about songwriters (think Beautiful, Motown, and Jersey Boys), and now there’s a new one on its way. Piece of My Heart, which explores …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:59PM

OMG! Watch Sylvester Stallone Down Raw Eggs & Talk Up 'Shredded' Rocky Star Andy Karl by Beth Stevens

See Sylvester Stallone at his most adorable (yes, adorable!) as he talks to David Letterman about the Rocky musical. From poking fun at himself ("Das Musical? I thought I spelled it tha…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:23PM

What Percentage of Water Is Celery? Audra McDonald Knows and Will Sing You the Answer! by Beth Stevens

Remember that time Jimmy Fallon had Tony winner Audra McDonald sing Yahoo Answers, and it was awesome? Well, here's another installment! Fallon brought the sold gold bit to his new gig a…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:18AM

See the Stars of Les Miz Light Up Times Square with 'One Day More' by Beth Stevens

Wake up, sleepyhead! No, you don't need a triple venti anything, you just need to see the stars of the new Broadway revival of Les Miserables do their thing. So sit back and watch the ca…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:40AM
Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Odds & Ends: Matthew James Thomas Might Be a Jedi! Judy Kaye Will Find Salvation! More Backwards Stars! by Beth Stevens

Here's a quick roundup of stories you may have missed today. The Force Might Be with Matthew James Thomas It looks like J.J. Abrams is eyeing Pippin star Matthew James Thomas for a J…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:48PM

Blythe Danner’s Broadway Return & Three World Premieres on Tap at MTC Next Season by Beth Stevens

Tony winner Blythe Danner and world premiere works from Pulitzer Prize-winning playwrights Donald Margulies and David Auburn are set for Manhattan Theatre Club’s 2014-2015 season. D…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:16PM