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Thursday, December 29, 2011

Chinglish’s Stephen Pucci on His Early-Onset Wanderlust and Non-Traditional Path to Acting by Gemma Wilson

Age & Hometown: 29, Milton Keynes, UK Current role: Bridging gaps between American business and Chinese bureaucracy as bilingual business consultant Peter Timms, a.k.a. "Teacher …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:28PM
Monday, December 26, 2011

Steve Guttenberg on Worshipping Warren Beatty, Working With Woody Allen and His Broadway Return in Relatively Speaking by Gemma Wilson

Most actors would be delighted to star in one wildly successful film franchise. Steve Guttenberg has starred in three. The actor garnered acclaim early in his career for films like Dine…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:52AM
Thursday, December 22, 2011

Melissa van der Schyff on How Harrison Ford and Miles Davis Led to her Broadway Breakout in Bonnie & Clyde by Gemma Wilson

Age & Hometown: “Between Miley Cyrus and Dame Judi Dench”; Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Current Role: Keeping the Barrow Gang on the straight and narrow as God-feari…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:22PM
Monday, December 5, 2011

The Fantasticks’ Aaron Carter on Paving the Way for Justin Bieber and Learning from Michael Jackson by Gemma Wilson

Aaron Carter was only 13 when he made his Broadway debut as JoJo in Seussical, but he was already a veteran performer. Carter, who is back on the New York stage as rebellious young lover Mat…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:28PM
Monday, November 28, 2011

Tracie Thoms on Her Collision Course With Stick Fly and Living the Renthead Dream by Gemma Wilson

No matter what your artistic appetite, there is something on Tracie Thoms’ eclectic resume to satisfy, from films like rom-com The Devil Wears Prada and Quentin Tarantino's thrille…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:16PM
Friday, November 25, 2011

Daniel Radcliffe Needs Lingerie Tips, Alan Rickman Can Out-Sexy Hugh Jackman & More Lessons of the Week by Gemma Wilson

We’re taking stock of this week on Broadway a little early, in honor of the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, but even when the weeks are short there are plenty of lessons to learn! Below…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:47PM
Friday, November 18, 2011

Aaron Tveit Is Going Straight, Anna Maria Perez de Tagle Is a Thief & More Lessons of the Week by Gemma Wilson

From a single-minded Jersey Boy to a sticky-fingered Jesus follower, we’ve learned a lot about Broadway and its residents over the past seven days. Read on below to see what we’r…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:09PM
Thursday, November 10, 2011

Chinglish Playwright David Henry Hwang on the ‘Wonderful Extra Blessing’ of Winning Chicago’s Jeff Award by Gemma Wilson

Playwright David Henry Hwang and the cast of Chinglish, which recently celebrated its Broadway opening, had another reason to cheer on November 7, when the cross-cultural comedy picked up a …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:25PM

Million Dollar Quartet’s Eric Stang on Channeling a Cocky Childhood Into Stage Charisma by Gemma Wilson

Age& Hometown: 27; Highland Park, Illinois Current Role: Doing a “Whole Lotta Shakin’” in his off-Broadway debut as Jerry Lee Lewis in Million Dollar Quartet. Ear…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:31PM
Friday, November 4, 2011

Patti's Going Behind Bars, Grant Gustin Wants More Than Glee & Other Lessons of the Week by Gemma Wilson

As another busy week on the Great White Way comes to a close, Broadway.com is ready to revisit the top stories of the last seven days. Between surprise cancellations of a much-anticipated pr…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:43PM

Stephanie J. Block's 'Brain Is Full' as She Readies to Sub for Sutton Foster in Anything Goes by Gemma Wilson

It's a tall order filling Sutton Foster's Tony-winning tap shoes, but Stephanie J. Block is up for the task. The Broadway vet is filling in for the Anything Goes star while Foster fi…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:50AM
Thursday, November 3, 2011

King Lear’s Kristen Connolly Looks Back on Kidnapping Babies and Stalking Twilight Vampires by Gemma Wilson

Age & Hometown: “Can I say? I should ask my agents”; Montclair, New Jersey Current Role: Courageous youngest daughter Cordelia opposite Sam Waterston in King Lear at the P…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:33PM
Thursday, October 27, 2011

Chinglish’s Jennifer Lim on Finding Her Voice and a Broadway Debut that Shows Her Sexy Side by Gemma Wilson

Age & Hometown: 32; Hong Kong Current role: Making her Broadway debut as ball-busting Chinese official Xi Yan in David Henry Hwang's bilingual comedy Chinglish. Mama's Girl…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:46PM
Monday, October 24, 2011

Relatively Speaking’s Marlo Thomas on Her Comedy Roots and What She Learned from Hubby Phil Donahue by Gemma Wilson

Whether it’s from her pioneering role as perky aspiring actress Ann Marie in the '60s TV hit That Girl, her equally groundbreaking book and recording for children Free to Be &helli…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:33PM

Relatively Speaking’s Marlo Thomas on Her Comedy Roots and What She Learned from Hubby Phil Donahue by Gemma Wilson

Whether it’s from her pioneering role as perky aspiring actress Ann Marie in the '60s TV hit That Girl, her equally groundbreaking book and recording for children Free to Be &helli…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:33PM
Friday, October 14, 2011

Sutton Foster Tastes Like Rainbows, Adam Pascal Hooked Up with a Rent Co-Star and Other Lessons of the Week by Gemma Wilson

For Broadway stars it’s “Another Op’nin, Another Show,” and for Broadway.com it’s another week, another 10 lessons! Read on for a rundown of what we learned in …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:46PM
Thursday, October 6, 2011

Wicked’s Chandra Lee Schwartz on Her Pageant Days, Sondheim Compliment and Aversion to Ingenues by Gemma Wilson

Age & Hometown: “Finally old enough to play Glinda on Broadway”; San Marcos California Current Role: Arriving on Broadway by bubble in her first starring role, Glinda in W…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:10PM
Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Frank Wildhorn on Getting Back in the Broadway Saddle with Bonnie & Clyde after 'A Tough Summer' Post-Wonderland by Gemma Wilson

After getting s sneak peek at Laura Osnes, Jeremy Jordan and more in a stageworthy preview of Bonnie & Clyde on October 3, Broadway fans are buzzing about this new musical. It's the …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:15PM
Monday, October 3, 2011

Follies Star Jan Maxwell on Surviving on Peanut Butter and Slimming Down for Sondheim by Gemma Wilson

Don’t try to look for a pattern in Jan Maxwell’s Broadway resume. With credits ranging from Dancing at Lughnasa, A Doll’s House and Coram Boy to The Sound of Music and Chit…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:20PM
Friday, September 30, 2011

What’s Up, Daniel Jenkins? The Billy Elliot Star on Angry British Dads and Why He’ll Always Be a Barn Mucker by Gemma Wilson

Being a good father is its own reward, but for actor Daniel Jenkins it pays off professionally as well. The actor made his last Broadway outing as stuffy patriarch Mr. Banks in Mary Poppins,…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:21AM
Thursday, September 29, 2011

Opera Legend-Turned-Follies Star Rosalind Elias on Her New Romance with Theater and 42-Year Honeymoon by Gemma Wilson

Age; hometown: “Oh, say something funny”; Lowell, Massachusetts Current role: Bringing her powerhouse operatic vocals to her Broadway debut performance as former showgirl Heid…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:10PM

Opera Legend-Turned-Follies Star Rosalind Elias on Her New Romance with Theater and 42-Year Honeymoon by Gemma Wilson

Age & hometown: “Oh, say something funny”; Lowell, Massachusetts Current role: Bringing her powerhouse operatic vocals to her Broadway debut performance as former showgirl…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:10PM
Monday, September 12, 2011

The Submission’s Rutina Wesley on True Blood, True Love and Tearing Jonathan Groff Apart by Gemma Wilson

Soon after actress Rutina Wesley was introduced to the Broadway world, she was snapped up and whisked away to TV land. The Juilliard graduate made her Broadway debut in David Hare’s Th…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:49PM
Friday, September 9, 2011

What’s Up, MiG Ayesa? The Rock of Ages Star on His Geeky Past and Schooling Tom Cruise on Stacee Jaxx by Gemma Wilson

Since MiG Ayesa is a rock musician and recording artist, you’d think playing rock star Stacee Jaxx in Broadway’s Rock of Ages wouldn’t be a stretch. But the self-professed …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:47AM
Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Patina Miller on Settling into Sister Act, Her Mixology Background and BFF Jonathan Groff by Gemma Wilson

As far as Broadway is concerned, Patina Miller has gone from zero to sixty in record time. The Carnegie Mellon grad booked a job as an understudy in Sister Act five years ago and has stayed …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:03AM
Monday, August 29, 2011

Elaine Paige on Being a Theatrical Survivor and Her Broadway Return in Follies by Gemma Wilson

Elaine Paige isn’t known as “the First Lady of British musical theater” for nothing. The Olivier-Award winning actress originated the title role in Evita, delivered the fir…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:10AM
Thursday, August 25, 2011

David Abeles on Marrying His Dream Girl and Making Music in Million Dollar Quartet by Gemma Wilson

Age & Hometown: “The most grown up I’ve ever been,” Danville, CA Current Role: Going great balls of fire as a young Jerry Lee Lewis in the off-Broadway production of…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:58AM
Monday, August 22, 2011

Rent Star Adam Chanler-Berat on Honoring Anthony Rapp and Aspiring to be Anthony Bourdain by Gemma Wilson

For aficionados of young Broadway stars, Adam Chanler-Berat needs little introduction. After creating the role of sweet “stoner, bit of a loner” boyfriend Henry in Next to Normal…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:50PM
Thursday, August 11, 2011

Rent’s Matt Shingledecker on Channeling Roger, Charming Lin-Manuel Miranda and Not Changing His Name by Gemma Wilson

Age & Hometown: 25; Charleston, South Carolina Current Role: Unleashing his inner rock star as Roger in the off-Broadway revival of Rent. Roger That: With his (fake) tattooed bicep…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:31PM
Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Rutina Wesley on Taking Her Stage Roots to True Blood Alongside ‘Number One Crush’ Fiona Shaw by Gemma Wilson

When Rutina Wesley was studying acting at the Juilliard School, she didn't picture battling vampires and werewolves for a living. She made her Broadway debut in David Hare’s The V…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:47PM

The Submission's Rutina Wesley on Her Stage Roots and 'Dream Job' as True Blood's Vampire Magnet by Gemma Wilson

When Rutina Wesley was studying acting at the Juilliard School, she didn't picture battling vampires and werewolves for a living. She made her Broadway debut in David Hare’s The V…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:47PM

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Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
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Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
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