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Friday, February 27, 2015

Playwright & Bartender Robert Askins Gets Possessed Puppet Tyrone & the Cast of Hand to God Wasted by Lindsay Champion

What’s more fun than hanging out with the cast of Hand to God? Hanging out with the cast of Hand to God while they get totally wasted! Playwright Robert Askins, who also moonlights as …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:40PM

Ramin Karimloo and Will Swenson Will Never Leave You, Broadway’s Got Balls & More Lessons of the Week by Lindsay Champion

Stop staring at that stupid gold and white blue and black dress—it’s Friday and you have better things to do! Kick off your snowboots and grab a martini, because it’s time …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:35PM

Photos! Kick It with the Cast of London’s New Bend It Like Beckham Musical by Lindsay Champion

Bend It Like Beckham is bringing the world of football (no, American readers, not those sweaty guys in shoulderpads running into each other) to the West End in May—but before kicking o…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:59AM

Broadway.com Culturalist Challenge! Which Role Should Lady Gaga Play on the Great White Way? by Lindsay Champion

Broadway.com is crazy about Culturalist, the fun site that lets you choose and rank your own top 10 lists. Every week, we’re challenging you with a new Broadway-themed topic to rank&md…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:32AM
Thursday, February 26, 2015

Broadway.com Readers Rank the Best Gender-Bending Broadway Roles of All Time by Lindsay Champion

Have you heard the news? Darren Criss is high-kicking his way into the Tony-winning musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch after co-creator John Cameron Mitchell departs in April. Naturally, we h…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:40PM

Kyle Taylor Parker's Road to Broadway, From Selling In the Heights Merch to Headlining Kinky Boots by Lindsay Champion

Age: 25 Hometown: “Wisconsin, by way of the world.” Current Role: A three-month stint in Broadway's Kinky Boots, filling in for Billy Porter as the fierce and fabu…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:22PM
Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Matthew Morrison, Kelsey Grammer & the Finding Neverland Team Fly to Broadway.com Headquarters by Lindsay Champion

How do you get to Broadway.com’s NYC offices? Follow the second star to the right and straight on ‘til morning! Finding Neverland stars Matthew Morrison and Kelsey Grammer, and d…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:14PM

Big Love's Rebecca Naomi Jones & Bobby Steggert on Getting Messy, Being Naked & Why They Hate Karaoke by Lindsay Champion

Big Love is making a big bang at off-Broadway’s Pershing Square Signature Center, where fists, fake blood and cake frosting fly in a supersized wedding gone wrong. Loosely inspired by …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:00AM
Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Bells Are Ringing! Meet Michael Arden, Ciara Renee & the Cast of Paper Mill’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Lindsay Champion

Rehearsals are officially underway for the Paper Mill Playhouse production of The Hunchback of Notre Dame! Michael Arden, Ciara Renee, Patrick Page and more stars are reprising their roles f…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:51PM

It’s Only a Play Star Martin Short on Maroon 5 Shower Concerts & Going Freaky Friday with Obama by Lindsay Champion

Martin Short has a standing invite to the ultimate theater party: It’s Only a Play, Terrence McNally’s comedy about the hijinks that unfold on the opening night of a Broadway sho…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:28AM
Monday, February 23, 2015

Hello! Squigs Goes on a Mission with Gavin Creel, Christopher John O’Neill & the Cast of The Book of Mormon by Lindsay Champion

It’s been three years since Broadway.com Resident Artist Justin “Squigs” Robinson took a trip to Uganda, so we sent him on a mission with new The Book of Mormon stars Gavin…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:35PM

Oh My! George Takei Gets Lei’d By Tony Danza & the Cast of Honeymoon in Vegas by Lindsay Champion

Before he makes his Broadway debut in Allegiance, George Takei got “friki-friki” at Honeymoon in Vegas on February 22! The Star Trek favorite stopped by to catch the new musical …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:09AM

Elisabeth Moss Says Her New Role in The Heidi Chronicles Is Mad Men's Peggy For the Next Generation by Lindsay Champion

Going through Mad Men withdrawal? Yep, us too. While you patiently wait for the last seven episodes, see Elisabeth Moss in The Heidi Chronicles on Broadway, beginning performances Febru…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:00AM
Friday, February 20, 2015

Christian Borle’s Hips Don’t Lie, Elphaba and Glinda Make Terrible Frogs & More Lessons of the Week by Lindsay Champion

Whoever said April is the cruelest month (was it Christian Borle?) obviously never met February. It's freezing, it's damp, and no new Broadway shows are opening. But never fear&mdash…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:17PM
Thursday, February 19, 2015

John & Jen Star Conor Ryan on Rocking Out to The Wild Party, Texting Kate Baldwin & Crashing on Couches by Lindsay Champion

Age: 23 Hometown: Los Angeles, CA (“By way of Northern California, Rhode Island and Colorado.”) Current Role: The dual roles of Jen’s younger brother John, who joins …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:47PM

Skylar Astin Cheers on His Girlfriend & Pitch Perfect Co-Star Anna Camp on Verite's Opening Night by Lindsay Champion

Anna Camp had an aca-awesome guy cheering from the audience on opening night of her new off-Broadway show Verite on February 18: Skylar Astin! Her boyfriend and Pitch Perfect co-star st…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:30PM

Get a Glimpse of Steven Pasquale & Laura Osnes as Billy Bigelow & Julie Jordan in Lyric Opera of Chicago's Carousel by Lindsay Champion

Time to crack open that piggy bank and book a trip to Chicago! Broadway favorites Laura Osnes and Steven Pasquale are heading to the Windy City to play Billy Bigelow and Julie Jordan in the …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:36AM
Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Exclusive! Meet Five Stellar Standbys & Understudies Who Wait in the Wings to Save the Day on Broadway by Lindsay Champion

Relax—that little white slip in your program is nothing to be afraid of. You're in great hands with Wicked standby Lilli Cooper, Cabaret understudy Leeds Hill, A Gentleman&rsq…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:34PM
Friday, February 13, 2015

Jeremy Jordan Wants His Pants Back, Patti LuPone’s in the Pink & More Lessons of the Week by Lindsay Champion

It’s Friday, and you know what that means—time to binge on all that chocolate and champagne you were saving for Valentine’s Day! Just pretend it all got stolen. Hey, New Yo…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:47PM

Jamie Who? 50 Shades! The Musical Parody Stud Alec Varcas Is Broadway.com’s Valentine’s Day Centerfold by Lindsay Champion

Feeling kinky this Valentine’s Day? Sure, you could schlep through the snow to the movie theater, wait in line with a bunch of middle-aged moms and go see the Fifty Shades of Grey movi…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:44PM

Broadway.com Culturalist Challenge! Rank the Best Patti LuPone Roles of All Time by Lindsay Champion

Broadway.com is crazy about Culturalist, the awesome site that lets you choose and rank your own top 10 lists. Every week, we’re challenging you with a new Broadway-themed topic to ran…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:56AM

Broadway.com Playlist! The Best Songs to Swoon, Smooch, Curse & Cry To on Valentine's Day by Lindsay Champion

Brace yourselves, Broadway fans, because the most romantic day of the year is almost here! No, not the day the Broadway Bares calendar comes out (although we admit we swoon pretty hard then,…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:04AM
Thursday, February 12, 2015

Calling All Maggots! Matilda Star Christopher Sieber is Taking Your Questions by Lindsay Champion

A very special guest is dropping his hammer and taking a seat on the gray Broadway.com couch: Matilda star Christopher Sieber! Before taking the stage as Agatha Trunchbull, the Tony nominee …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:18PM

Nicolette Robinson on Her TV Affair, Hamilton Husband & Saving the Day in Brooklynite by Lindsay Champion

Age: 26 Hometown: Los Angeles, CA Current Role: Astrolass, Brooklyn’s most celebrated superhero who secretly longs to be normal, in the new off-Broadway musical Brookly…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:45PM

Broadway.com Readers Rank the Top 10 Best Songs in The Last Five Years by Lindsay Champion

There’s only a few days left until Jamie and Cathy meet, get hitched and then break up again on the big screen, and we’ve got our tissue boxes ready. We’re so psyched to se…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:41AM

Sienna Miller Gets a Kit Kat Klub Makeover! See Her All Dolled Up in Broadway’s Cabaret by Lindsay Champion

Who is the latest headliner at the Kit Kat Klub? American Sniper and Foxcatcher star Sienna Miller! The screen star is succeeding Emma Stone in Broadway's Cabaret as the “perf…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:19AM

Hot Shot! Kerry Ellis Makes a Glamorous New Grizabella in London’s Cats by Lindsay Champion

Kerry Ellis has traded her witch hat and green glow for a coat of fur! The Wicked alum and Broadway.com Audience Choice Award winner has joined the cast of Cats in the West End, playing Griz…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:08AM
Wednesday, February 11, 2015

12 Questions For Jeremy Jordan! The Last Five Years Star Talks On-Set Crime & Stumbling Makeout Sessions by Lindsay Champion

After playing “Moving Too Fast” on a loop and eating our weight in prosciutto, The Last Five Years movie is finally, officially hitting the big screen on January 13, starring Jer…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:03PM

You’ve Got a Friend...with a Grammy! See Jessie Mueller & the Cast of Beautiful's Shiny New Trophy by Lindsay Champion

Did you hear the news? Beautiful: The Carole King Musical picked up the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theatre Album at the 2015 ceremony—and on February 11, they celebrated their big w…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:55AM
Monday, February 9, 2015

Betty Gilpin & Reed Birney on Reviews with Teeth & the 'Weird But Wonderful' I’m Gonna Pray For You So Hard by Lindsay Champion

From King Lear to Wicked, theater has always explored dysfunctional father-daughter relationships—but few are as psychologically disturbing as the co-dependent bond between an explosiv…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:48PM

Meet Hamish Linklater, John Noble & the Cast of Doug Wright’s World Premiere Drama Posterity by Lindsay Champion

A playwright and a sculptor wage war in Posterity, a new play by Pulitzer and Tony winner Doug Wright premiering February 25, 2015 at the Atlantic Theatre Company. Directed by Wright, the pr…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:53PM

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