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Wednesday, August 10, 2011

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
Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Jonathan Groff on BFF Lea Michele and How He's ‘Dying to Do Another Musical’ by Gemma Wilson

Since making his Broadway mark as romantic hero Melchior Gabor in 2006’s Spring Awakening, Jonathan Groff has, with the exception of a short run in Hair in Central Park, been sticking …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:04PM
Friday, August 5, 2011

What’s Up, Richard H. Blake? Wicked's Fiyero on Fans, Fatherhood & His Secret Boy Band History by Gemma Wilson

It’s just another night at work for Richard H. Blake when he sings “Dancing Through Life” on the Gershwin Theatre stage, but the song title is apt. Blake, who is currently …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:46AM
Monday, August 1, 2011

The Shoemaker’s Danny Aiello on His Emotional Stage Role, Playing Tough Guys and Kicking Nicolas Cage’s Ass by Gemma Wilson

From The Godfather to The Last Don to his Oscar-nominated turn in Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing, Danny Aiello has played plenty of tough Italians in his impressive film career—b…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:31PM
Thursday, July 28, 2011

Billy Elliot’s Patrick Mulvey Isn’t a Nutcase, He Just Plays Them On Stage by Gemma Wilson

Age & hometown: 26; Joliet, Illinois Current Role: Making his Broadway debut as Billy’s abrasive big brother Tony in Billy Elliot Tony-in-Training: When Mulvey joined the Chi…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:53PM
Monday, July 25, 2011

Annaleigh Ashford on Being a Big C Bad Girl and Stepping Into Idina Menzel’s Shoes in Rent by Gemma Wilson

Though she’s barely cracked her mid-twenties, Annaleigh Ashford already has an enviable Broadway resume. The bubbly blonde has both created roles (Margot in Legally Blonde) and stepped…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:01PM
Friday, July 22, 2011

What’s Up, Krysten Ritter? The All New People Actress on ‘Big Brother’ Zach Braff, Breaking Bad and Breaking Away From the Farm by Gemma Wilson

Since making the move from modeling to acting, Krysten Ritter has enjoyed a steady rise, graduating from quirky TV guest spots (Veronica Mars, Gilmore Girls), to big screen best friends (Con…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:18AM
Thursday, July 7, 2011

Sister Act’s Sarah Bolt on Being a Bossypants, Bubbly Nun and Bride-to-Be by Gemma Wilson

Age & hometown: 29, St. Louis, Missouri Current Role: Feeling the spirit as ever-joyful young nun Sister Mary Patrick—and soon-to-be Broadway.com video blogger!—in Sister …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:28PM
Friday, July 1, 2011

What’s Up, Julian Ovenden? The Death Takes a Holiday Star Talks Terrifying Roles, New Babies and the Power of a Good Moustache by Gemma Wilson

Theatrical jack-of-all trades Julian Ovenden is known to West End fans for Merrily We Roll Along and Annie Get Your Gun, to British music aficionados for his concerts with every major U.K. …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:15PM

What’s Up, Julian Ovenden? The Holiday Star Talks Playing Death, New Babies and the Power of a Good Costume by Gemma Wilson

Theatrical jack-of-all trades Julian Ovenden is known to West End fans for Merrily We Roll Along and Annie Get Your Gun, to British music aficionados for his concerts with every major U.K. …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:15PM
Thursday, June 30, 2011

Rock of Ages' Rebecca Faulkenberry on Co-Starring With Constantine and Her Bermuda-Bred Identity Crisis by Gemma Wilson

Age & Hometown: 26; Bermuda Current role: Melting hearts and faces in her Broadway debut as Sherrie, a Midwestern sweetheart turned ‘80s L.A. rocker chick in Rock of Ages. Sh…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:09PM
Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Catch Them While You Can! Seven Soon-to-Close Broadway Plays You Shouldn’t Miss by Gemma Wilson

Broadway had a bumper crop of fabulous plays on the boards this season, from revivals like The House of Blue Leaves to new offerings like Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo. Several of these pr…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:17PM
Friday, June 17, 2011

What’s Up, Jim Parsons? The Normal Heart Star Talks Big Bang Theory, Kissing Blossom and Loving Barkin by Gemma Wilson

Come fall, ask actor Jim Parsons what he did on his summer vacation and he’ll have a better answer than most: He made his Broadway debut. Parsons has won both Emmy and Golden Globe Awa…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:35PM
Monday, June 6, 2011

People in the Picture Star and Working Broadway Mom Donna Murphy on Playing a Bubbie and Not Doing ‘The White Color Purple’ by Gemma Wilson

If you need any proof that Donna Murphy loves a challenge, look no further than her Broadway resume. The versatile actress took home her first of two Best Actress Tony Awards in 1994 for cre…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:59PM

People in the Picture Star Donna Murphy on Playing a Bubbie and Not Doing ‘The White Color Purple’ by Gemma Wilson

If you need any proof that Donna Murphy loves a challenge, look no further than her Broadway resume. The versatile actress took home her first of two Best Actress Tony Awards in 1994 for cre…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:59PM
Friday, June 3, 2011

The Lady of Earnest: Brian Bedford on Why His Tony-Nominated Drag Role is Like 'Acting Under a Moroccan Rug' by Gemma Wilson

You’d be hard-pressed to find an actor more steeped in the classical tradition than Brian Bedford. The 76-year-old trained at London’s prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:45PM

The Lady of Earnest: Brian Bedford on Why His Tony-Nominated Drag Role is Like 'Acting Under a Moroccan Rug' by Gemma Wilson

You’d be hard-pressed to find an actor more steeped in the classical tradition than Brian Bedford. The 76-year-old trained at London’s Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts with the lik…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:45PM
Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Tony Nominee Ellen Barkin on Getting Tips from Her Ex and How The Normal Heart Drives Her to Drink by Gemma Wilson

Since landing her breakout role in Barry Levinson’s 1982 film Diner, Ellen Barkin has been holding her own against acting titans like Al Pacino (Sea of Love), Robert de Niro (This Boy&…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:04PM
Friday, May 20, 2011

What’s Up, Adam Godley? The Anything Goes Star Uncorks His Inner Gypsy (With Some Help from Sutton Foster) by Gemma Wilson

The roles listed in Adam Godley’s Anything Goes program bio may read a bit like the opening to a joke—“a dog, a comedian, a Jewish neighbor, a Catholic saint, an eldest son…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:15PM

What’s Up, Adam Godley? The Anything Goes Star Uncorks His Inner Gypsy (With Some Help from Sutton Foster) by Gemma Wilson

The roles listed in Adam Godley’s Anything Goes program bio may read a bit like the opening to a joke—“a dog, a comedian, a Jewish neighbor, a Catholic saint, an eldest son…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:15PM
Thursday, May 12, 2011

Anything Goes’ Charmer Colin Donnell on His Wicked Awesome Fans and High School Musical Story by Gemma Wilson

Age, hometown: 28, St. Louis, MO Current role: Eliciting swoons aboard the S.S. American as dashing stowaway Billy Crocker in Anything Goes. Setting Sail in Anything Goes: “[Dire…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:01PM
Monday, May 9, 2011

Vera Stark’s Sanaa Lathan on Learning from James Earl Jones & Juggling Stage and Screen by Gemma Wilson

No matter what your film tastes, there is sure to be something from Sanaa Lathan's catalog to satisfy. A fan of vampire flicks? Check out Blade. In the mood for romance? Maybe The Wood i…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:53PM
Monday, May 2, 2011

The Normal Heart’s John Benjamin Hickey on Juggling The Big C and Acting with Joe Mantello by Gemma Wilson

John Benjamin Hickey has been a warm and humane presence onstage since his Broadway debut performance in 1995’s Love! Valour! Compassion! Since then, Hickey has appeared on Broadway in…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:45PM
Thursday, April 28, 2011

The People in the Picture’s Rachel Resheff on Stage Bubbie Donna Murphy and Future Hubby Daniel Radcliffe by Gemma Wilson

Age and hometown: 10, Westchester County, NY Current Role: Melting hearts as Jenny, precocious granddaughter of two-time Tony winner Donna Murphy as Bubbie in the new musical The People i…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:37PM
Friday, April 22, 2011

Brooke Shields on Stepping into Bebe Neuwirth’s Addams Family Shoes: ‘I Will Never Try to Replace Her!’ by Gemma Wilson

Stage and screen darling Brooke Shields will soon be making a return to Broadway in The Addams Family, stepping into the inky, slinky wardrobe of matriarch Morticia Addams. No easy feat, con…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:25PM
Monday, April 18, 2011

Kathleen Turner on Bringing High to Broadway and Surviving Her Stint as a Sexual Icon by Gemma Wilson

As screen icon Kathleen Turner made her way through three pre-Broadway productions of Matthew Lombardo's High, the buzz was fairly single-minded: Turner—she of Body Heat on screen,…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:03PM
Friday, April 15, 2011

What’s Up Darren Ritchie? Wonderland’s White Knight Talks Wearing Tights and the Wonders of Wildhorn by Gemma Wilson

Going from baseball pitcher to Broadway player may not seem like the most obvious career path, but that’s exactly how Florida-bred Darren Ritchie began his journey to the Great White W…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:20PM
Monday, April 11, 2011

Wonderland’s Janet Dacal on Making the Leap Through the Looking Glass to Leading Lady by Gemma Wilson

With her wide smile and fiery red curls, Janet Dacal is becoming a recognizable Broadway figure. She made her debut in the short-lived Good Vibrations, but she is best known to Rialto regula…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:03PM
Friday, April 8, 2011

What’s Up, Laura Osnes? Anything Goes' Good Girl Talks Reality TV and Sutton Foster-Worship by Gemma Wilson

Ever since Laura Osnes made her Broadway debut as Grease’s adorable Sandy—a role she landed after winning reality TV show Grease: You’re The One That I Want!—she&rsqu…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:43PM
Monday, April 4, 2011

Joel Grey on Doing Double Duty in Anything Goes and The Normal Heart by Gemma Wilson

To musical theater lovers, the name Joel Grey immediately conjures up the slicked-back hair, white face and artificially pink cheeks of the original Emcee in Cabaret, a role for which Grey e…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:28PM
Friday, April 1, 2011

What’s Up, Wallace Shawn? The Writer Weighs in on Marie and Bruce and the Marvelous Marisa Tomei by Gemma Wilson

In addition to being a noted playwright (The Fever, Aunt Dan and Lemon) and writer (2009’s Essays), Wallace Shawn is also one of the most recognizable character actors around, having c…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:05PM

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