Megan Hilty and Jessie Mueller trade Broadway for Nashville in Lifetime's Patsy & Loretta by Sarah Rodman

Megan Hilty and Jessie Mueller were well aware that they had a formidable task ahead of them when they signed on to play Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn, respectively, in the new Lifetime…

Tina star Adrienne Warren on learning from Tina Turner and playing her on Broadway by Sarah Rodman

When she finally sat down with Tina Turner, the larger-than-life rock goddess she plays in the just opened Broadway musical, Adrienne Warren was taken aback by how much they had in common. "…

Constantine Maroulis's belief in himself fueled his journey to star of 'Rock of Ages' by Sarah Rodman

Critics' picks by James Reed and Sarah Rodman, Globe Staff

CELTIC YULETIDE Irish tenor and musical theater star Michael Londra — late of “Riverdance’’ — brings the sounds of his 2009 seasonal album, “Beyond the St…