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Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Aye Aye, Captain! See Peter Pan Live! Star Christopher Walken with His Arch Nemesis Allison Williams by Lindsay Champion

It’s just not Peter Pan without a dastardly Captain Hook, and if this photo posted on producer Neil Meron's Twitter account is any indication, Christopher Walken will do quite nice…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:08PM

Cinderella Film Star Lesley Ann Warren Pays a Visit to Keke Palmer’s Broadway Kingdom by Lindsay Champion

Watch out, Keke Palmer, there’s another princess in town! In honor of the 50th anniversary of the 1965 televised version of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella, Lesley Ann Warre…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:54AM
Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Lindsay Mendez, Andy Karl, Jarrod Spector, Harvey Fierstein & More Celebrate Behind-the-Scenes Stars at Broadway Salutes by Lindsay Champion

The Tony Awards are great, but what about the fabulous stagehands, press agents, ushers, make-up artists, dressers, ticket sellers and musicians that keep Broadway shining bright all year lo…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:17PM

Tevye on TV! See Family Guy, Full House & More Send Up Fiddler on the Roof by Lindsay Champion

Mazel tov, Fiddler on the Roof is celebrating its 50th anniversary! In honor of the momentous occasion, it gives us naches to celebrate the Tony-winning musical all week long on Broadway.com…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:54PM
Monday, September 22, 2014

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time’s Alex Sharp Hits the Streets with His New Co-Star Sandy by Lindsay Champion

What’s more fun than running into The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time’s Alex Sharp in the Theater District? Running into the star with adorable show pup Sandy, who …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:03PM
Friday, September 19, 2014

Liza Minnelli Is Actually Batman, Aladdin Stars Love Free Stuff & More Lessons of the Week by Lindsay Champion

After a week full of Broadway openings, sneak previews, casting news and star-studded reunions, we’re not gonna lie—the Broadway.com crew is pretty exhausted. But before our 48-h…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:56PM

The On the Town Sailors Celebrate the Official Reopening of Broadway’s Lyric Theatre by Lindsay Champion

Tony Yazbeck, Jay Armstrong Johnson, Clyde Alves and the cast of On the Town had a helluva time in Times Square on September 19! The stars celebrated the official reopening of the Lyric Thea…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:20PM

Weekend Poll: Which Broadway Pair Would You Like to See Reunite in Love Letters? by Lindsay Champion

A.R. Gurney’s Love Letters is bringing a romance through old-fashioned pen and paper back to Broadway (what, no Twitter?!), featuring a rotating cast of celebrity pen pals. First up is…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:02AM
Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Hello Kitty Gets Kinky! The Frisky Feline (Um, Kinda) Reveals Her True Identity at Kinky Boots by Lindsay Champion

OK, bear with us. Tokyo-based toy company Sanrio recently announced that their character Hello Kitty is not really a cat, but a “personification of a cat” named Kitty White. Yep.…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:00PM

Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Story of A.R. Gurney’s Love Letters, From the Library to the Great White Way by Lindsay Champion

New York City is falling head over heels for A.R. Gurney’s Love Letters, the story of a 50-year correspondence between Melissa Gardner and her childhood-friend-turned-love-interest, An…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:28PM
Tuesday, September 16, 2014

You Can’t Take It With You’s Bubbly Babe Annaleigh Ashford Is Taking Your Questions! by Lindsay Champion

She’s a Tony nominee, she’s a Broadway.com Audience Choice Award winner, she’s the star of You Can’t Take It With You, she plays a prostitute in Showtime's M…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:39PM

Go Into the Woods with Meryl Streep! First Look at the Eerie New Movie Poster by Lindsay Champion

If you’re like us, you’ve been counting down the days until Into the Woods finally hits the big screen this Christmas. There’s still quite a few weeks left, but this awesom…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:30PM
Monday, September 15, 2014

The Heat Is On! West End Miss Saigon Hunk Alistair Brammer Strips Down to Promote Safe Sex by Lindsay Champion

Is it hot in here, or is it just us? Oh wait, it’s Alistair Brammer, who plays Chris in the West End revival of Miss Saigon! The star is taking it all off to promote safe sex in the ne…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:54PM
Friday, September 12, 2014

Jeremy Jordan Is a Make-Out Mulitasker, Kelli O’Hara Needs More GIFs & More Lessons of the Week by Lindsay Champion

It’s time to rip off your work clothes (preferably like this) and change into sweatpants...because it’s finally Friday! Yay! To celebrate, Broadway.com is bringing you a recap of…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:39PM

Weekend Poll: Which Broadway Star Cracks You Up the Most on Twitter? by Lindsay Champion

Do you know what always makes our day a little brighter? A hilarious tweet from one of our favorite Broadway stars, of course! But we have so many favorites on Twitter, we just couldn’…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:32AM
Thursday, September 11, 2014

It’s Only a Play's Micah Stock on His White Christmas Beginnings & Stint as a Real-Life Coat Check Boy by Lindsay Champion

Age: 25 Hometown: Dayton, OH Current Role: A scene-stealing Broadway debut as Gus, an “actor-slash-singer-slash-dancer-slash-comedian-slash-performance-artist-slash-mime” w…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:07PM
Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Seeing Double! Side Show Stars Erin Davie & Emily Padgett Feel the Sisterly Love at a Starry Cocktail Party by Lindsay Champion

Can you see the resemblance? Side Show stars Erin Davie and Emily Padgett will play conjoined twins in the new revival of Henry Krieger and Bill Russell’s beloved musical Side Sho…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:39PM

The Spring Awakening Gang, Amy Spanger & Kacie Sheik Team Up For Lauren Pritchard’s 54 Below Debut by Lindsay Champion

Back in 2006, 18-year-old Lauren Pritchard made her Broadway debut as the free-spirited Ilse in Spring Awakening—now she’s all grown up, making her 54 Below debut! Pritchard welc…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:04PM
Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Annie’s Here! Check Out the Poster For the New Movie Starring Jamie Foxx & Quvenzhane Wallis by Lindsay Champion

All we want for Christmas is a star-studded new Annie movie—and December 19, our wish will come true. The film reboot will give our favorite Broadway orphan (sorry, Gavroche) a 21st-ce…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:35PM

Back-to-School Special! Five Astonishing Student Performances of West Side Story, Les Miz & More by Lindsay Champion

School is back in session, and you know what that means—it’s time to start practicing your audition songs for the school musical! But before you break out your sheet music for &l…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:22PM
Monday, September 8, 2014

Jujamcyn President Jordan Roth to Dim Lights at Four Broadway Theaters in Honor of Joan Rivers by Lindsay Champion

Angry fans took to Twitter and Facebook on September 8 when the Broadway League announced that Main Stem theaters would not dim their marquee lights for the late Joan Rivers—a comedy i…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:18PM

Jujamcyn President Jordan Roth to Dim Lights at Five Broadway Theaters in Honor of Joan Rivers by Lindsay Champion

Angry fans took to Twitter and Facebook on September 8 when the Broadway League announced that Main Stem theaters would not dim their marquee lights for the late Joan Rivers—a comedy i…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:18PM

Exclusive! Andrew Lloyd Webber Cheers on Sierra Boggess After Her Final Phantom Performance by Lindsay Champion

Oh, Christine! The Phantom of the Opera favorite Sierra Boggess said farewell to the Opera Populaire on September 6, when she played her final performance as Christine Daae on Broadway. Comp…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:16PM

Debbie Allen & Phylicia Rashad Visit the Cast of the Kooky Comedy You Can’t Take It With You by Lindsay Champion

Two very special guests stopped by for dinner at Broadway’s Longacre Theatre: Two-time Tony nominee Debbie Allen and Tony winner Phylicia Rashad! The duo took a field trip on September…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:55AM
Friday, September 5, 2014

Weekend Poll: Which Screen Star’s Broadway Debut Are You Most Excited to See This Fall? by Lindsay Champion

Summer is over, and you know what that means—it’s time for a whole new crop of Broadway shows to open! Screen stars galore are trying the Great White Way on for size: Ewan McGreg…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:00AM
Wednesday, September 3, 2014

Meet the New Royal Subjects! Keke Palmer, Sherri Shepherd & Judy Kaye Join the Cinderella Kingdom by Lindsay Champion

Three enchanting new stars are moving to Cinderella’s kingdom! Screen stars Keke Palmer and Sherri Shepherd will make their Broadway debuts in the hit musical this fall alongside Tony …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:26AM

It's Time to Start Livin'! The Pippin Circus Welcomes Tony Winner Andrea Martin Back to the Big Top by Lindsay Champion

Andrea Martin garnered acclaim, mid-show standing ovations and a Tony Award for her gravity defying performance in Pippin—and now she’s swinging back into the Tony-winning reviva…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:37AM
Friday, August 29, 2014

Patti LuPone Is Queen of the Ice, the Neon Lights Are Bright on Aaron Tveit Way & More Lessons of the Week by Lindsay Champion

Sit back, relax and get ready for the absolute best part of the week. No, not a new episode of Dance Moms. It's time for the Lessons of the Week! We’re bringing you all of the sill…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:07AM

Weekend Poll, Back-to-School Edition: Which Broadway Student Do You Want to Pass Notes With in Class? by Lindsay Champion

It seems like just yesterday we were stuffing our winter coats into storage and stocking up on booty shorts, but sadly, the end of summer is already here. But don’t worry—hitting…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:45AM
Thursday, August 28, 2014

Jump Into Bed with Frederick Weller, Elizabeth Reaser & the Super Sexy Cast of The Money Shot by Lindsay Champion

Something tells us there’s going to be no shortage of scantily clad stars in Neil LaBute’s The Money Shot. Directed by Terry Kinney, the new play tells the story of Karen (Elizab…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:07PM

Broadway.com Summer Camp, Day 28! Bea Arthur & Rock Hudson Teach Us How to Get High (Yes, Really) by Lindsay Champion

We’re gonna be honest: Things around the Broadway.com offices have gotten really boring the last few weeks. It’s sweltering, it’s humid, and worst of all, no new Broadway s…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:28PM

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