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Thursday, March 28, 2013

Broadway Vets Diana DeGarmo and Ace Young Share Engagement Photos in People by Kathy Henderson

A year after becoming engaged on the 2012 finale of American Idol, Broadway and Idol vets Diana DeGarmo and Ace Young are showing off their official engagement photos in People. The couple, …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:11AM
Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Tony-Winning Cinderella Star Harriet Harris on Her Favorite Comic Villains & Most Unforgettable Roles by Kathy Henderson

When Harriet Harris declares, “I am a very shy, reserved person,” fans of her work might assume she’s kidding. In the three decades since this Tony-winning Texan graduated …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:29AM
Monday, March 25, 2013

Kristin Chenoweth Chats & Sings as Guest Host of Live With Kelly and Michael by Kathy Henderson

It’s been an exciting 24 hours for Kristin Chenoweth: After wowing PBS TV audiences on March 24 with her Live from Lincoln Center concert, the Tony-winning star joined Michael Strahan …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:41PM
Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Bill and Hillary Clinton, Gabrielle Giffords & Meryl Streep Enjoy a Patriotic Outing at Ann by Kathy Henderson

The audience at Ann certainly got their money’s worth on March 12: In addition to enjoying Holland Taylor’s acclaimed performance as former Texas Governor Ann Richards, they coul…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:58AM

Two-Time Tony Nominee Courtney B. Vance on the Roles of His Life, From Fences to Lucky Guy by Kathy Henderson

It’s great to have Courtney B. Vance back on Broadway in the starry ensemble of Nora Ephron’s Lucky Guy. Vance received Tony nominations for his first two Main Stem performances,…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:22AM
Friday, March 8, 2013

Daryl Roth and Samantha Bee Conclude Special Series By Asking ‘What Would Nora Do?’ by Kathy Henderson

When writer/director Nora Ephron died of leukemia on June 26, 2012, millions of fans of her witty books and movies felt that they had lost a friend. Ephron penned the short-lived 2002 Broadw…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:42PM
Thursday, March 7, 2013

Maria Tucci and Carol Kane on Lucky Guy Scribe Nora Ephron’s Unblinking Honesty and Love of Theater by Kathy Henderson

When writer/director Nora Ephron died of leukemia on June 26, 2012, millions of fans of her witty books and movies felt that they had lost a friend. Ephron penned the short-lived 2002 Broadw…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:05AM
Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Lucy DeVito and Natasha Lyonne on Getting Moral Support and Love-Life Advice from Nora Ephron by Kathy Henderson

When writer/director Nora Ephron died of leukemia on June 26, 2012, millions of fans of her witty books and movies felt that they had lost a friend. Ephron penned the short-lived 2002 Broadw…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:41AM
Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Welcome to Grover's Corners! Celia Keenan-Bolger, Leslie Odom Jr. & More Break Hearts at Our Town Actors Fund Benefit by Kathy Henderson

On her night off from playing Laura Wingfield in The Glass Menagerie at A.R.T. in Cambridge, MA, Celia Keenan-Bolger headed back to New York to take on another iconic role: Emily Webb in a s…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:17PM

Kristin Chenoweth Talks Reuniting with the Original Wicked Cast: 'Hurry Up Before I Get Too Old!' by Kathy Henderson

As the megahit musical Wicked heads toward its 10th Broadway birthday at the Gershwin Theatre in October, original Glinda Kristin Chenoweth tells Broadway.com that she would be open to singi…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:48AM

Tyne Daly on Nora Ephron’s Comedy Rule and Being ‘Private in the Best Way’ by Kathy Henderson

When writer/director Nora Ephron died of leukemia on June 26, 2012, millions of fans of her witty books and movies felt that they had lost a friend. Ephron penned the short-lived 2002 Broadw…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:19AM
Monday, March 4, 2013

Annie Star Katie Finneran on Nora Ephron’s Dinner Party Secrets & Private Cookbook by Kathy Henderson

When writer/director Nora Ephron died of leukemia on June 26, 2012, millions of fans of her witty books and movies felt that they had lost a friend. Ephron penned the short-lived 2002 Broadw…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:27AM
Friday, March 1, 2013

Rosie O’Donnell Kicks Off Exclusive Series With Memories of Lucky Guy Scribe Nora Ephron by Kathy Henderson

When writer/director Nora Ephron died of leukemia on June 26, 2012, millions of fans of her witty books and movies felt they had lost a friend. An avid theatergoer, Ephron penned the short-l…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:12PM
Wednesday, February 27, 2013

The Madrid’s Edie Falco on Carmela, Jackie and the High School Musical That Launched Her Career by Kathy Henderson

Before Edie Falco donned mob wife couture as Carmela in The Sopranos, she won a Theatre World Award for her harrowing performance as the embittered wife of a jazz musician in Warren Leight&r…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 08:53AM
Thursday, February 21, 2013

Orphans Exit Drama! Shia LaBeouf Tweets Personal E-Mails from Alec Baldwin & More by Kathy Henderson

You know how your mom told you never to put anything in an e-mail that you didn’t want the whole world to read? Shia LaBeouf has proved her right by publishing emails to and from his f…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:01AM
Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Kelli O’Hara, Jessie Mueller & More Prep to Star in New York Philharmonic’s Carousel by Kathy Henderson

One of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s most beloved musicals, Carousel, is headed to Lincoln Center for five performances with the New York Philharmonic. The cast is a dream come true for …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:22PM

Date Set for 2013 Obie Awards, Honoring Off-Broadway Productions by Kathy Henderson

The 58th annual Village Voice Obie Awards will be presented on May 20 at a ceremony to be held at Webster Hall. The event, which honors outstanding achievement in off-Broadway and off-off Br…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:45AM
Thursday, February 14, 2013

God Save the Queen Again! First Look at Helen Mirren as Elizabeth II in the London Premiere of The Audience by Kathy Henderson

They’re at it again: Oscar winner Helen Mirren and The Queen screenwriter Peter Morgan have reunited for the West End world premiere of The Audience, a play in which Mirren reprises an…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:46PM
Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Cat Matriarch Debra Monk on the Shows That Shaped Her Career, from Pump Boys to Curtains by Kathy Henderson

Since bursting onto the Broadway scene more than 30 years ago as co-writer and star of the deliciously down-home musical Pump Boys and Dinettes, Debra Monk has happily jumped between drama a…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:09PM

Daniel Radcliffe Poses for Sultry Photos in Out Magazine by Kathy Henderson

Movie star and Broadway vet Daniel Radcliffe looks very handsome in a newly published portfolio of photos by Kai Z Feng in the March issue of Out magazine. The cover story promotes Radcliffe…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:49PM

The New Normal Scene-Stealer Bebe Wood Feels the Magic at Cinderella by Kathy Henderson

As Shania, the sassy daughter of a surrogate mom, Bebe Wood is one of the best reasons to watch NBC’s The New Normal. Before she launched her TV career, Wood appeared in a production o…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:35AM
Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Macbeth Star Alan Cumming Flies High to Unveil His Broadway Marquee by Kathy Henderson

After an acclaimed run at the Lincoln Center Festival, Tony winner and Emmy nominee Alan Cumming is bringing his one-man Macbeth to Broadway beginning April 7. From the Scottish king himself…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:06PM
Saturday, February 9, 2013

What’s Up, Tom Wopat? The Broadway Vet on Django, Taking a Break from Musicals & His Swinging New CD by Kathy Henderson

For the past decade, Tom Wopat has been getting in touch with his jazzy side in a series of four studio recordings. The latest, I’ve Got Your Number (due for release on February 12), f…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:25PM
Thursday, January 31, 2013

Thumbs Up! Martin Moran Is Riveting In the New Solo Show All the Rage by Kathy Henderson

Martin Moran looks like the least angry man on the planet. Slender and soft-spoken, he exudes a mild-mannered friendliness that would make him a welcome dinner party guest. But don’t b…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:23PM

Broadway Great Joel Grey on Cabaret Movie Memories and Being Asked to Play the Emcee Nude On Stage by Kathy Henderson

In 1972, Joel Grey got a precious gift plenty of Broadway stars never receive: His Tony-winning performance as the Emcee in Cabaret was preserved on film in Bob Fosse’s glossy big-scre…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:16AM
Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Jersey Boys Star Matt Bogart on Playing Romantics, Tough Guys and ‘Rock Star Patrick Swayze’ by Kathy Henderson

Matt Bogart can play lovers, fighters and everything in between. From Chris in Miss Saigon to his long run as Nick Massi, the most enigmatic of the four Jersey Boys, Bogart’s strong vo…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:59PM
Monday, January 28, 2013

Casting Set for U.K. Premiere of Purple Heart, by Tony Winner Bruce Norris by Kathy Henderson

Casting is set for the U.K. premiere of Purple Heart by Bruce Norris, the Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Clybourne Park. The play will run from February 28 to April 6 at London&r…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:41AM

Anne Hathway Wins SAG Award for Les Misérables by Kathy Henderson

Oscar frontrunner Anne Hathaway added another prize to her collection for her performance as Fantine in Les Misérables: A SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:13AM

Swedish Star Peter Joback to Play Title Role in Broadway’s The Phantom of the Opera by Kathy Henderson

Swedish recording star Peter Jöback has been tapped for a limited engagement in the Broadway production of The Phantom of the Opera. Jöback, who was introduced from the Majestic Th…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:59AM
Thursday, January 24, 2013

London Calling! Tony Winner Kristin Chenoweth to Make U.K. Return With Spring Concert Tour by Kathy Henderson

Get ready, U.K. theater fans: Kristin Chenoweth is headed to London, Manchester, Edinburgh and Cardiff forwhirlwind concert tour. The Tony winner has booked four dates in a week of performan…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:57AM
Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Director Hal Prince on Star Casting, Skipping Revivals and Phantom's Amazing 25-Year Run by Kathy Henderson

It would take a dissertation to do justice to Harold Prince’s theatrical career, which has yielded a record 21 Tony Awards spanning more than 50 years. No one has guided more iconic Br…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:20AM