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Monday, May 9, 2016

Interview: Nico Tortorella on Starring in the Dark Comedy ‘Crude’, and Playing the Perfect Boyfriend in ‘Younger’ by Jose Solis

Nico Tortorella is a very funny guy, and while he hasn’t had a chance to show off his comedic chops in television shows like The Following (it’s about serial killers!) or Younger (a come…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 03:56PM
Friday, May 6, 2016

Interview: Songwriters Lance Horne and Drew Brody on Their New EP ‘A Little Single’, Sondheim, and Their Show at Feinstein’s/54 Below by Jose Solis

To celebrate the release of their new EP A Little Single, songwriters Lance Horne and Drew Brody are doing a special show at Feinstein’s/54 Below on May 11. The EP is a collection of witty…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 01:24AM
Wednesday, May 4, 2016

Interview: Singer/Songwriter Grace McLean on Her Mystical New Opera, and Coming to Broadway with ‘Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812′ by Jose Solis

Singer/songwriter Grace McLean has a deliciously eclectic style that sees her combining elements from jazz, folk, musical theatre and pop. In songs like “Natural Disaster”, which she per…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 11:24AM
Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Review: The New York Pops: Do You Hear the People Sing by Jose Solis

In their 33rd birthday gala, called Do You Hear the People Sing, The New York Pops celebrated the works of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg best known for Les Miserables and Miss S…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 06:19PM

Interview: James Ortiz on Creating Stage Magic in ‘The Woodsman’ by Jose Solis

In The Woodsman, we discover how the Tin Man from Frank L. Baum’s The Wizard of Oz, encountered his fate. Imagined by the wizards of Strangemen & Co. as a folk tale, we learn the title…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 04:41PM
Thursday, April 21, 2016

Interview: Laura Osnes on Her Love of ‘Les Mis’ and ‘Miss Saigon’, Princesses, and Musical Theatre on TV by Jose Solis

In a little under a decade, Laura Osnes has become one of Broadway’s most beloved leading ladies. After making her Broadway debut in the 2007 revival of Grease, she has gone to star in Sou…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 03:54PM

Interview: Lea Salonga on the Work of Boublil and Schönberg, Video Games She Loves, and ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ by Jose Solis

Lea Salonga will be one of the many performers paying tribute to Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg on May 2 at The New York Pops Annual Gala. The world famous Filipino artist first …

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 03:15PM

Interview: Jose Llana on His Debut Album ‘Altitude’, and Going Back to Siam in ‘The King and I’ by Jose Solis

Jose Llana will be returning to Siam as the leading man in the Lincoln Center Theater production of The King and I from April 19 to May 1. But that’s not all that’s keeping him busy this…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 01:38PM

Interview: Eva Noblezada on Starring in ‘Les Miserables’ and ‘Miss Saigon’, and Why It’s Important to Share a Message of Love and Acceptance by Jose Solis

Eva Noblezada’s overnight stardom seems to be the kind of story that inspires musicals. After being spotted at the National High School Musical Theater Awards, she was handpicked by the pr…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 01:42AM
Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Interview: Tovah Feldshuh on Working with Stephen Schwartz, ‘The Walking Dead’, and Hillary Clinton by Jose Solis

Tony nominee Tovah Feldshuh is a true New York institution. After making her Broadway debut at age 20 in Cyrano, she has never left the stage and has charmed audiences with riveting performa…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 06:15PM
Wednesday, April 6, 2016

Interview: Norm Lewis on Singing with the NJSO, ‘Scandal’, and His Penchant for Starring in Unusual Romances by Jose Solis

Norm Lewis has done it all, from big Disney musicals, to Shakespeare in the Park and of course Phantom where he made audiences swoon like never before. His impressive voice, charm and versat…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 11:00AM
Tuesday, April 5, 2016

Interview: Migguel Anggelo on Loving Joe’s Pub, Being an Immigrant, and His Knack for Theatricality by Jose Solis

Migguel Anggelo will charm your pants off. Whether you listen to his albums, watch his music videos, or attend one of his shows, he is the kind of artist who makes sure each and every person…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 04:33PM
Monday, April 4, 2016

Interview: Andrew Schneider on YOUARENOWHERE, Storytelling, and Technology at the Service of Humanity by Jose Solis

They say great art should make you reevaluate or challenge the way you perceive the world. Leaving 3LD Art & Technology Center in lower Manhattan after Andrew Schneider’s YOUARENOWHER…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 10:00AM

Interview: Lea DeLaria on Jazz, Sondheim and Being Herself by Jose Solis

Lea DeLaria has done it all: from music, to Broadway, to film, to comedy, to television, to even being a bestselling author (Lea’s Book of Rules for the World is a gem!) there is nothing s…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 10:00AM
Sunday, April 3, 2016

Interview: Jennifer Simard on Her Breakthrough Role in ‘Disaster!’ on Broadway by Jose Solis

At first glance, Sister Mary Downy seems to be a combination of Helen Reddy’s character from Airport 1975 (the nun who infamously serenaded the character played by Linda Blair) and the out…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 11:20AM
Thursday, March 31, 2016

Interview: Vivian Reed on How to Make the Standards All Her Own by Jose Solis

Known for her poise, grace and dramatic interpretations, Vivian Reed has conquered every medium in the entertainment industry. She’s a two-time Tony nominee, a successful recording artist,…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 03:26PM
Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Interview: Author Greg McGoon on ‘The Tanglelows’ by Jose Solis

The title creatures in author Greg McGoon’s children’s book The Tanglelows feed off negativity and distress, they get absolute pleasure out of provoking self-doubt and questionin…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 04:43PM
Monday, March 28, 2016

Interview: Imani Uzuri on ‘The Gypsy Diaries’, Quilt Making, and Diversifying What the American Songbook Means by Jose Solis

Imani Uzuri is redefining the concept of world music by following the great tradition of female African American musicians like Bessie Smith, and adding a cosmopolitan flavor that doesn’t …

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 06:15PM
Thursday, March 17, 2016

Interview: A Conversation with Legendary Lyricist Sheldon Harnick by Jose Solis

Lyricist Sheldon Harnick is a bona fide Broadway legend, having created over a dozen musicals, many of which (particularly his collaborations with composer Jerry Bock) became part of the the…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 06:27PM

Interview: Playwright Olivier Letellier on ‘Oh Boy!’ and Stimulating the Imaginations of Audiences of All Ages by Jose Solis

The central character in Olivier Letellier’s Oh Boy!, a young man by the name of Barthélémy, finds himself suddenly becoming father figure to three recently orphaned children, who w…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 02:10PM
Monday, March 14, 2016

Interview: Playwright Anna Ziegler on Memory, What She Learns from the Audience, and Revisiting the Same Territory Without Meaning To by Jose Solis

There is usually a moment in all of Anna Ziegler’s plays where you, as an audience member, get the sense that the feelings onstage (or on the page if you’re reading them) had never been …

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 04:13PM
Wednesday, March 9, 2016

Interview: Sky Pony’s Kyle Jarrow on Dark Fairy Tales, Musical Theatre Rituals and SpongeBob by Jose Solis

Entering Ars Nova for a performance of The Wildness: Sky-Pony’s Rock Fairy Tale, has all the makings of an underground rock show, rather than a traditional piece of musical theatre. Au…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 09:13AM
Saturday, February 27, 2016

Interview: Christian Camargo on Playing the Lead in ‘Pericles’, Being a Shakespeare Completist, and How the Roles Find Him When He Needs Them Most by Jose Solis

Trevor Nunn’s production of Pericles (playing at the Polonsky Shakespeare Center through March 27) has it all: shipwrecks, tragic priestesses, greedy brothel owners, fake deaths galore and…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 12:29PM
Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Review: Broadway by the Year – The 1930s by Jose Solis

Scott Siegel’s Broadway by the Year returned on February 22 for its landmark 16th season at The Town Hall, and with it came a new format, and one of the most memorable nights in 2016 music…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 04:06PM

Interview: Greg Keller on Working with Linda Lavin in ‘Our Mother’s Brief Affair’, Writing His Own Plays, and Learning from Richard Greenberg by Jose Solis

In Our Mother’s Brief Affair, Greg Keller plays Seth, an obituary writer who discovers his mother Anna (Linda Lavin) had a torrid affair when he was a teenager. The discovery sends him dow…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 02:38PM
Monday, February 22, 2016

Interview: Charles Busch on His American Songbook Show, Political Correctness and Grand Dames by Jose Solis

The one and only Charles Busch will be having his very first show at the American Songbook series presented by Lincoln Center. His show, titled The Lady at the Mic, will see him celebrate th…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 06:10PM

Interview: Kate Baldwin on Her Concert Series at the Sheen Center and Championing the Work of Composers She Loves by Jose Solis

After a landmark 2015 – which saw her give two of her finest stage performances to date – Kate Baldwin is starting 2016 with a residency at the renovated Sheen Center, which will…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 05:59PM
Thursday, February 18, 2016

Interview: The Wonderful Scott Siegel on What to Expect During the 16th Season of Broadway by the Year by Jose Solis

Broadway by the Year has become one of the most beloved musical traditions in the New York theatre scene, for 16 years now, lovers of musical theatre gather to listen to selections from Broa…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 08:33PM

Interview: Emily Skinner on Her Dream Roles, Favorite Musical Eras and Broadway by the Year by Jose Solis

Known for her dazzling performances in James Joyce’s The Dead, Billy Elliot, The Full Monty and her Tony-nominated work in Side Show, Emily Skinner has had one of the most impressive stage…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 08:09PM

A Master of Sondheim and Shakespeare: An Interview with Len Cariou by Jose Solis

Tony-winner Len Cariou is the rare actor who has mastered both Shakespeare and Sondheim, his love for musical theatre and the Bard coming together in a delightful show titled Broadway and th…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 09:01AM
Tuesday, February 16, 2016

Interview: Matt Doyle on His Debut Album ‘Uncontrolled’, and Making the Music He Loves by Jose Solis

Matt Doyle will release his first album Uncontrolled on February 26, featuring music and lyrics by Doyle, and composer Will Van Dyke, the album is a compilation of new material, and covers o…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 04:46PM

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic