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Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Zachary Quinto, Jesse Tyler Ferguson & Jonathan Groff Get Sweaty at the Public’s A Chorus Line Gala by Lindsay Champion

What do you get when you cram the stars of Star Trek, Modern Family and Looking in a dressing room together on a hot summer evening? One thrilling (and sweaty) combination! Broadway vets Zac…

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Monday, June 23, 2014

Too Darn Hot? Cool Down with Broadway.com’s Ultimate Summer Playlist! by Lindsay Champion

The temperature’s rising, and you know what that means—it’s finally time to put away your White Christmas, Elf and Annie cast recordings and break out the summer collection…

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A Heart Full of Love! Les Miz Star Andy Mientus & Michael Arden Are Officially Engaged by Lindsay Champion

Pop the champagne, it’s time to celebrate! Andy Mientus, who plays love-struck revolutionary Marius in Les Miserables, has announced his engagement to his boyfriend, Broadway vet Micha…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:38PM

Greta Gerwig on Sondheim Geekdom, Her $7-a-Day Chocolate Habit & Baring It All in The Village Bike by Lindsay Champion

With her delightful ability to be equal parts awkward and charming on screen, Greta Gerwig has taken the indie film world by storm with her stellar performances in Frances Ha, Greenberg…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:07PM
Friday, June 20, 2014

Idina Menzel Is the Jewish Santa, True Blood Might Suck On Stage & More Lessons of the Week by Lindsay Champion

It’s finally Friday, and we think you deserve a reward. No, not peanut butter cups—the Lessons of the Week, of course! Every Friday, Broadway.com recaps the craziest things we&rs…

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Hot Shot! The Cast of Matilda Celebrates the Hit Musical's 500th Performance on Broadway by Lindsay Champion

Broadway’s Matilda is all grown up! The hit musical celebrated 500 performances at the Shubert Theatre on June 19, and in honor of the milestone, the cast assembled after the show to t…

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Thursday, June 19, 2014

Whoopi Goldberg Cheers on the Cast of the Broadway & Hip-Hop Mash-Up Holler If Ya Hear Me by Lindsay Champion

The View co-host and comedian Whoopi Goldberg had a date with Tonya Pinkins and the cast of Holler If Ya Hear Me on June 18! The new musical, directed by Kenny Leon and featuring songs …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:36AM

Aww! Jeremy Jordan & Ashley Spencer Take a Silly Selfie Backstage with Phantom Star Sierra Boggess by Lindsay Champion

It seems like just yesterday Finding Neverland star Jeremy Jordan and The Phantom of the Opera headliner Sierra Boggess were downing drinks and handing out trophies at the 2013 Broadway.com …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:02AM
Wednesday, June 18, 2014

An Open Letter To Meryl Streep: Here Are Five More Broadway Roles You Must Play On Screen by Lindsay Champion

Dear Meryl Streep, Hey Mer (we heard that's what your friends call you). Hey. Like everyone else on the planet, we’re huge fans. We haven’t been able to take our eyes off …

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Lin-Manuel Miranda, Karen Olivo & Leslie Odom Jr. Count Down the Days to tick, tick...BOOM! at Encores! by Lindsay Champion

Great news, In the Heights fans: Lin-Manuel Miranda and Karen Olivo are reuniting on the New York stage in the Encores! production of tick, tick...BOOM! But wait, there’s more—th…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:41PM

Some Kind of Wonderful! The Ensemble of Broadway’s Beautiful Wins Actors’ Equity Award by Lindsay Champion

Tony winner Jessie Mueller might be the headliner of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, but she can’t do it alone! The talented ensemble of the hit musical was honored with the Actors…

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Tyne Daly Reunites with Her Cagney & Lacey Partner Sharon Gless Backstage at Mothers and Sons by Lindsay Champion

Tony winner Tyne Daly had a very special visitor from her past stop by to see her in Mothers and Sons on June 17—her former Cagney & Lacey partner Sharon Gless! The dynamic duo kic…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:20AM
Monday, June 16, 2014

Couldn’t Get Tix to Idina Menzel at Radio City? Click Here to Have Your Own Living Room Concert! by Lindsay Champion

News flash, in case you've been living under a rock: Tony winner, If/Then star and Frozen sensation Idina Menzel is performing a one-night-only concert at Radio City Music Hall on June 1…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:06PM

Clint Eastwood, John Lloyd Young and the Jersey Boys Gents Take a Smokin’ Shot For Vanity Fair by Lindsay Champion

The Boys are back in town! Tony winner John Lloyd Young, Vincent Piazza, Erich Bergen and Michael Lomenda are bringing the story of the Four Seasons to life in the film adaptation of Jersey …

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Bound For Broadway? See the Secret Singing & Dancing Stage Past of The Fault In Our Stars Stud Ansel Elgort by Lindsay Champion

20-year-old Ansel Elgort is delivering one hell of a breakout performance in the new movie The Fault In Our Stars—his heartbreaking turn as Augustus Waters in the adaptation of John Gr…

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Tony Winner Patina Miller Ties the Knot with David Mars in Starry Ceremony by Lindsay Champion

Tony winner Patina Miller is having one fabulous year—after concluding her run in the hit Tony-winning revival of Pippin, she’s currently filming The Hunger Games: Mockingjay and…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:40AM
Saturday, June 14, 2014

Jean Valjean? Mufasa? Mr. Wormwood? We Rank the Dads of Broadway From Best to Worst by Lindsay Champion

It’s almost Father’s Day, and you know what that means—it’s time to pull out all the stops to show your dad you’re his biggest fan. But Father’s Day isn&r…

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Friday, June 13, 2014

Sutton Foster Won’t Grow Up, Jake Gyllenhaal Is a Broadway Bro & More Lessons of the Week by Lindsay Champion

The Tony Awards are officially behind us—but while winners Neil Patrick Harris, Jessie Mueller, Audra McDonald and co. are kicking back on the sofa with their shiny new awards, we&rsqu…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:17PM

Weekend Poll: Which Jukebox Musical Should Get a Big-Screen Reboot? by Lindsay Champion

Eight years after winning the Tony Award for Best Musical, the hit jukebox tuner Jersey Boys is bringing the sweet four-part harmony of the Four Seasons to the big screen. Directed by Clint …

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Thursday, June 12, 2014

Sin City Star Jessica Alba Visits Zach Braff & the High-Stepping Cast of Bullets Over Broadway by Lindsay Champion

Jessica Alba became an honorary gangster on June 11, when she caught a performance of the toe-tapping ‘20s extravaganza Bullets Over Broadway. After the show, the Sin City and The…

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Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Graduation? Wedding? Released From Jail? Celebrate with Wicked, Phantom & More Broadway-Themed Cakes by Lindsay Champion

June is a time for celebration, and with Broadway fans all over the country getting married, graduating, celebrating Father’s Day, having impromptu barbecues and of course, making paro…

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Monday, June 9, 2014

Audra McDonald Needs Six Tissues, Bryan Cranston Has a Mystic Crystal Revelation & More Lessons of the Tony Awards by Lindsay Champion

You savored each moment. You tweeted. You did shots. You cursed at the TV. And if you’re like us, you had an absolute blast watching the 2014 Tony Awards. Every Friday, we bring you Br…

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Hot Shot! Emmy Rossum Has a Wild Night Out with Zach Braff and the Stars of Bullets Over Broadway by Lindsay Champion

Where did Shameless star Emmy Rossum kick off her weekend? Bullets Over Broadway at the St. James Theatre! The Phantom of the Opera film favorite took a trip back to the Roaring Twenties wit…

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Sunday, June 8, 2014

Tony Awards Poll! Which 2014 Acceptance Speech Was Your Favorite? by Lindsay Champion

The 2014 Tony Awards have officially come to a close, and it couldn’t have been a more exciting evening. We laughed, we cried, and we watched a bunch of our favorites go home with shin…

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Tony Awards Poll! Which Performance Was the Showstopper of the Night? by Lindsay Champion

What a night! What a night! The ceremony has sadly come to a close, but we can’t stop thinking about all of the phenomenal performances we saw this evening. From Neil Patrick Harris&rs…

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Photos! Broadway.com's Top 10 Instagram Snapshots From the Tony Awards Red Carpet by Lindsay Champion

The 2014 Tony Awards have officially begun—but first, stars gathered on the red carpet at Radio City Music Hall to strut their stuff! Broadway.com was on the scene to capture all the e…

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Saturday, June 7, 2014

See the Baubles, Beads & Barbies That Inspired Tony Nominee Rita Ryack's Casa Valentina Costumes by Lindsay Champion

In Harvey Fierstein’s Tony-nominated play Casa Valentina, a group of male friends relish the opportunity to get away from it all in the Catskills and dress as women. That’s where…

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Friday, June 6, 2014

The Fans Have Spoken! The Cast of If/Then Shows Off Their New Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards by Lindsay Champion

If the fans love you, Then you’ll nab six Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards! That’s right, Idina Menzel and the cast of the new musical If/Then swept the 2014 BACAs, taking hom…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:49PM

Sierra Boggess Has Dental Drama, Aaron Tveit Can Wear Anything & More Lessons of the Week by Lindsay Champion

Guys, it’s officially Tony Awards weekend! But before you get to work baking that life-sized brownie replica of Idina Menzel for your Tony party, it’s time to look back at a few …

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Wanna Be a Winner on Tony Night? Play Along at Home with Broadway.com's Photo Scavenger Hunt! by Lindsay Champion

Grab your smartphone and your remote, because it’s time to play the Broadway.com Tony Awards Scavenger Hunt! When you see any of these 12 items pop up during the Tony telecast on June …

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Thursday, June 5, 2014

Exclusive Photos! See Act One Nominee Tony Shalhoub’s Search For the Perfect Tony Night Tux by Lindsay Champion

Tony-nominated Act One star Tony Shalhoub is an awards show pro—he’s racked up three Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe for the hit TV series Monk, and two additional Tony nods for G…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:11PM