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Thursday, May 15, 2014

Hot Shot! Laura Osnes Returns to Her Cinderella Kingdom For the Hit Musical’s 500th Performance by Lindsay Champion

It’s possible! The cast of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella celebrated a huge milestone on May 15—the hit musical has officially reached the 500-performance mark! To ki…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:49PM

Hot Shot! Tony Winner Marissa Jaret Winokur Joins the Fight with Rocky Star Andy Karl by Lindsay Champion

Who’s the newest brave contender to step into the Broadway ring with the Italian Stallion? It’s Tony-winning Hairspray fave Marissa Jaret Winokur! After seeing Andy Karl and…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:25PM

The Normal Heart Star Jim Parsons Pays a Visit to Tyne Daly & Her Mothers and Sons Family by Lindsay Champion

Ding-dong. Who’s there? Why, it’s Jim Parsons! The star of HBO’s The Normal Heart stopped by the Golden Theatre to pay a visit to Mothers and Sons stars Tyne Daly, Bob…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:11PM

Oprah Winfrey Boards the Daybreak Express! See Her Visit to Broadway’s After Midnight by Lindsay Champion

Talk show queen Oprah Winfrey stayed up late to check out the hottest jazz show in town—After Midnight, Broadway’s toe-tapping, Tony-nominated Duke Ellington revue. Click for pho…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:54AM

Liza Minnelli Has a Beautiful Afternoon on B'way with Jessie Mueller & the Cast of the Carole King Musical by Lindsay Champion

Broadway legend Liza Minnelli spent the day with Carole King on May 14! Well, not the real Carole King, but Tony nominee Jessie Mueller, who embodies the singer-songwriter in the acclaimed n…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:47AM

Hot Shot! Get a Sneak Peek of If/Then & Frozen Star Idina Menzel on TV’s The Talk by Lindsay Champion

If/Then star Idina Menzel will be entering your living room on May 16! No, she’s not performing a solo concert on your couch (but hey we can dream)—she’s appearing on CBS&r…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:51AM
Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Rebecca Romijn, Noah Wyle & Christian Kane Cheer on Jerry O’Connell & the Cast of American Hero by Lindsay Champion

The sandwich artists have arrived! Bess Wohl’s new play American Hero is serving up lettuce, cheese, mustard and a big helping of comedy at off-Broadway’s McGinn/Cazale Theatre, …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:58AM
Tuesday, May 13, 2014

2014 Tony Playlist! Stream Songs From Beautiful, Aladdin, Hedwig & More Best Musical Nominees by Lindsay Champion

Broadway.com is counting down the days until the 2014 Tony Awards (26!) and while we absolutely can’t wait for the red carpet fashion and the heartfelt speeches, we’re most excit…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:47PM
Monday, May 12, 2014

Dear NBC, Here Are Five Actors We'd Love to See Play Harold Hill in Your Live Music Man Telecast by Lindsay Champion

May we have your attention please: NBC is airing a live telecast of The Music Man in 2015! We’re so excited we could break out our 76 trombones and 110 cornets right here, but first, t…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:43PM
Friday, May 9, 2014

Exclusive! See the Sizzling New Poster For the Venus in Fur Film, Directed by Roman Polanski by Lindsay Champion

Have you been going through Venus in Fur withdrawal since the Tony-nominated Broadway production closed in 2011? Yeah, us too. Don't worry, on June 20 you’ll finally be able to get…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:25PM

Toni Collette Is Sutton Foster's Spirit Animal, Bryan Cranston Wants You Drunk & More Lessons of the Week by Lindsay Champion

It's Friday, Friday, gotta get down on Friday (bet you haven't heard that song in a while), and you know what that means: It's time for Broadway.com's Lessons of th…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:49PM

Fantine? Madame Giry? Mrs. Wormwood? We Rank the Moms of Broadway From Best to Worst by Lindsay Champion

Mother’s Day is just around the corner—what, you didn’t buy a card for your mom yet? There’s still time, go out and get one right now! We’ll wait. Anyway, where…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:18PM

Flashback Friday! Crazy Blast-From-the-Past Photos of Audra McDonald, Bryan Cranston & More Tony Nominees by Lindsay Champion

Remember when All the Way headliner Bryan Cranston did Preparation H commercials?! Or when Hedwig star Neil Patrick Harris was a child doctor? Check out these crazy photos of Andy …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:39AM

Weekend Poll: Which Couple Should Be Crowned the Prom King and Queen of Broadway? by Lindsay Champion

Grab your carnation corsage and a giant taffeta dress, because it’s prom season! Whether you’re currently in high school or just a big kid at heart, the prom is an excuse to get …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:54AM

Tony Winner Hugh Jackman Undergoes Second Surgery to Remove Basal Cell Carcinoma by Lindsay Champion

Oh no! It should be a time of celebration for Tony winner Hugh Jackman, who is currently prepping to host the Tonys and was just announced to star in the new Broadway production of The River…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:44AM
Thursday, May 8, 2014

Tony-Nominated Rocky Headliner Andy Karl Is Taking Your Questions! by Lindsay Champion

Yo, Broadway.com readers! Do you have a question for the Italian Stallion? Tony-nominated Rocky headliner Andy Karl is stepping out of the ring and onto the big gray Broadway.com couch to an…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:16PM

Hot Shot! Meet Matilda’s Hideous New Headmaster, Christopher Sieber by Lindsay Champion

After briefly falling victim to the Trunchbull curse, Matilda star Christopher Sieber has officially arrived on Broadway, and he's scaring the daylights out of children everywhere. We&rs…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:19PM

Hot Shot! Meet Matilda’s Hideous New Headmistress, Christopher Sieber by Lindsay Champion

After briefly falling victim to the Trunchbull curse, Matilda star Christopher Sieber has officially arrived on Broadway, and he's scaring the daylights out of children everywhere. We&rs…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:19PM

Broadway.com’s Paul Wontorek Jumps into the Ring to Talk Rocky with Andy Karl & Margo Seibert by Lindsay Champion

A group of special guests spent the evening with the cast of Rocky on May 7: Supporters of the Actors Fund, a nonprofit organization that helps performing arts and entertainment professional…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:35PM

Tony-Nominated Bullets Star Nick Cordero on Quitting School, Getting in Trouble & Woody Allen's Comedy Tips by Lindsay Champion

Age: 35 Hometown: Hamilton, Ontario Current Role: A Tony-nominated breakthrough performance as tap-dancing, ghostwriting gangster Cheech in the musical adaptation of Woody Allen’…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:19PM
Wednesday, May 7, 2014

The Normal Heart's Mark Ruffalo, Julia Roberts, Matt Bomer & Jim Parsons Team Up on the Cover of EW by Lindsay Champion

Larry Kramer’s heartbreaking and passionate drama The Normal Heart will lead a small screen revolution on May 25, when a new adaptation directed by Ryan Murphy premieres on HBO. The TV…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 08:46PM

Billy Porter, Andy Kelso & the Cast of Kinky Boots Welcome James Earl Jones to the Land of Lola by Lindsay Champion

Everyone loves drag queens—even Tony winner James Earl Jones! The legendary stage and screen star took a trip to Price and Son shoe factory on May 7 to catch a matinee of the Tony-winn…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:10PM

Hedwig Star Neil Patrick Harris Gets Totally Nude (Um, Except a Top Hat) on the Cover of Rolling Stone by Lindsay Champion

Tony nominee Neil Patrick Harris is baring his soul and his svelte bod every night in the hit Broadway revival of Hedwig and the Angry Inch—but he’s taking even more off in the n…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:37PM

Idina Was Too Witchy? Kelli Idolized Sutton? Six Secrets From Five Tony-Nominated Leading Ladies by Lindsay Champion

What happens when you put five Tony-nominated leading ladies in a room together? (No, they don’t have a Hunger Game-style fight to the death. How dare you even suggest that?) As we fou…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:58AM
Tuesday, May 6, 2014

When Love Explodes! Our 10 Favorite Jokes From Hedwig’s Hilarious Hurt Locker Fauxgram by Lindsay Champion

Before you get your world rocked by Neil Patrick Harris and Lena Hall in Hedwig and the Angry Inch on Broadway, show up to the Belasco Theatre a few minutes early and check under your s…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:27PM

Broadway's Best Dressed List! Idina Menzel, NPH, Michelle Williams & More Go Glam at the 2014 Met Gala by Lindsay Champion

Red carpet events are typically a classy affair, but stage and screen celebs kicked it up a notch for the annual Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 5. This year&…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:57AM
Monday, May 5, 2014

Drag Queens & Witches & Snubs, Oh My! 8 Fun Facts About the 2014 Broadway.com Audience Choice Award Nominees by Lindsay Champion

Hooray, the 2014 Broadway.com Audience Choice Award polls are officially open! But wait—before you cast your votes for your faves, we’ve combed through our archives to collect so…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:13PM

All the Way Star Bryan Cranston on His Breaking Bad Bromance & Why He Won’t Speak on Mondays by Lindsay Champion

Since becoming a Broadway star, Tony nominee Bryan Cranston has traded his Breaking Bad tightey whities for a suit and tie, and he’s showing off his dapper new look on the pages o…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:48AM

Hot Shot! Liza Minnelli Has a Broadway Romance with the Cast of The Bridges of Madison County by Lindsay Champion

Broadway legend Liza Minnelli had a night out on the town on May 3—and we hope she brought her tissues! The Tony and Oscar winner caught a performance of Jason Robert Brown and Marsha …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:51AM
Friday, May 2, 2014

Kristin Chenoweth Has Magic Powers, Chris O'Dowd Is a (Naked) Straight-A Student & More Lessons of the Week by Lindsay Champion

It's finally Friday, and you know what that means: It's time for the Lessons of the Week! After the Tony Award nomination announcements and the star-studded nominee reception at the …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:51PM

Tony Pop Quiz! Broadway.com Asks 45 Nominees to Fill Out Our Crazy Questionnaire by Lindsay Champion

The 2014 Tony nominees have already proven their skills in acting, singing and, in the case of Bullets Over Broadway star Nick Cordero, tap dancing while shooting guns at the same time. But …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:24PM