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Thursday, April 28, 2016

Theater Gone Wrong: Andrew Keenan-Bolger Has a Striking Snafu During Newsies by TheaterMania

Spoiler alert: He's back on Broadway in ''Tuck Everlasting'', so the mistake didn't hurt his career. Before Andrew Keenan-Bolger started dancing up a storm at the Broadhurst Theatre as t…

SOURCE: YouTube at 08:44PM
Wednesday, April 27, 2016

As Fully Committed Opens, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and More Dish on Their Horrible Jobs by TheaterMania

Cynthia Erivo was a bar manager. Laura Benanti had to shovel manure. Zachary Levi worked at a carwash. Even the biggest stars have a job they look back on fondly (and not so fondly) — and …

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:16PM
Tuesday, April 26, 2016

Marin Mazzie and Daniel Dae Kim Say Hello to The King and I by TheaterMania

On May 3, Lincoln Center Theater's revival of ''The King and I'' will welcome a new pair of stars. Three-time Tony nominee Marin Mazzie (''Bullets Over Broadway'') will take over the role of…

SOURCE: YouTube at 01:39AM
Monday, April 25, 2016

Author Bret Easton Ellis and More Revel in Broadway's Sexy New Take on American Psycho by TheaterMania

In Duncan Sheik and Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa's new musical version of American Psycho, Benjamin Walker leads the company as Patrick Bateman, a 1980s banker who leads a secret double life as a …

SOURCE: YouTube at 07:36PM

The Waitress Cast Dreams Up Celebratory Pies Fit for a Broadway Opening by TheaterMania

Sara Bareilles made her official Broadway debut last night at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, where Waitress is now serving up an all-star cast, led by Tony winner Jessie Mueller. After the cur…

SOURCE: YouTube at 07:36PM
Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Fun Home Alum Sydney Lucas and Daisy Eagan Bond Over a Skateboard Sesh in Central Park by TheaterMania

Broadway's youngest Tony-winning actress picks up some swagger from another Tony-nominated young'un. In 1991, Daisy Eagan became the youngest actress ever to win a Tony Award as the 11-ye…

SOURCE: YouTube at 06:28PM
Monday, April 18, 2016

A Times Square Chat With Drama Desk Awards Host Michael Urie by TheaterMania

Michael Urie is already breaking in his tuxedo in anticipation of the 61st Annual Drama Desk Awards, hitting Town Hall on June 5. A two-time winner himself, Urie takes over for reigning host…

SOURCE: YouTube at 11:49AM
Friday, April 15, 2016
Thursday, April 14, 2016

Jeff Blumenkrantz and Emily Padgett rehearse "Drink My Way" by TheaterMania

The cast of Bright Star will join their Tony-nominated Broadway comrade Jeff Blumenkrantz for an evening of his self-penned tunes at Birdland on Monday, April 18. Carmen Cusack, Paul Alexand…

SOURCE: YouTube at 04:37PM

Theater Gone Wrong: Jennifer Simard Shares a Near-Death Experience With Sutton Foster by TheaterMania

Jennifer Simard, star of Broadway's ''Disaster!'', got firsthand experience of the life-threatening mishaps she portrays eight times a week when a flight from Seattle to New York with the ca…

SOURCE: YouTube at 04:37PM

Charlie Cox and Geneva Carr Shed Light on Nick Payne's Enigmatic New Play Incognito by TheaterMania

In Nick Payne's four-person play Incognito, Charlie Cox (Daredevil), Heather Lind (Of Good Stock), Tony nominee Geneva Carr (Hand to God), and Morgan Spector (Ironbound) play a total 21 role…

SOURCE: YouTube at 04:37PM
Monday, April 11, 2016
Sunday, April 10, 2016

I Hope I Get It: Stories From the Audition Room With Drew Gehling by TheaterMania

When you're fresh out of college, it's all too easy to get distracted by the auditioners around you. Waitress star Drew Gehling unfortunately had to learn that in front of Julie Andrews. At …

SOURCE: YouTube at 03:39AM
Friday, April 8, 2016

Preview a Performance From Joe Iconis & Family by TheaterMania

Musical theater composer Joe Iconis (Smash) returns to Feinstein's/54 Below with several evenings of tunes from his personal collection. His show, Joe Iconis & Family, will be stopping by th…

SOURCE: YouTube at 08:36PM
Wednesday, April 6, 2016
Saturday, April 2, 2016
Friday, April 1, 2016

Theater Gone Wrong: Geneva Carr Learns How to Ad-Lib a Murder Weapon by TheaterMania

Geneva Carr, the Tony-nominated star of the late Broadway comedy ''Hand to God'' and upcoming star of Nick Payne's new play ''Incognito'', cut her teeth on a 1998 off-Broadway production of …

SOURCE: YouTube at 12:44AM
Thursday, March 31, 2016

Paper Mill Playhouse Serves Up a Preview of Pump Boys and Dinettes by TheaterMania

The beloved honky-tonk musical ''Pump Boys and Dinettes'' is the next addition to Paper Mill Playhouse's 2015-16 season. The six-person cast, under the direction of John Foley, features Alys…

SOURCE: YouTube at 05:01AM
Wednesday, March 30, 2016
Monday, March 28, 2016

Santino Fontana, John Larroquette, Nikki Renée Daniels Bring ''1776'' Back to the Stage by TheaterMania

The classic musical ''1776'' will return to the stage March 30-April 3 in a major production from New York City Center Encores! Staged by Irish director Garry Hynes, this is going to be a ''…

SOURCE: YouTube at 05:12PM
Thursday, March 24, 2016

Theater Gone Wrong: Brian Littrell Remembers a Backstreet Boys Entrance Snafu by TheaterMania

The boy band was also hit with a few wardrobe malfunctions. With sets turning and props flying in and out of the wings, there's plenty of opportunity for things to go wrong on Broadway st…

SOURCE: YouTube at 10:31PM
Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Jesse Tyler Ferguson on Returning to the Stage as 40 Characters in Fully Committed by TheaterMania

It's been a decade since Jesse Tyler Ferguson has appeared on Broadway, and for his first time back since 2006, the Modern Family favorite has chosen a daunting role. Make that "roles." In J…

SOURCE: YouTube at 03:55PM
Monday, March 21, 2016

I Hope I Get It: Stories From the Audition Room With Andrew Keenan-Bolger by TheaterMania

High School Musical taught a generation of millennials that "we're all in this together." Apparently that sentiment doesn't hold true when you're auditioning for the stage show's touring com…

SOURCE: YouTube at 03:20PM
Friday, March 18, 2016
Thursday, March 17, 2016

Theater Gone Wrong: Anika Larsen Dodges a Beautiful Disaster by TheaterMania

When you play a lyricist, things get stressful when you forget the words. Anika Larsen has only a little over a month at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre before she exits her Tony-nominated ro…

SOURCE: YouTube at 07:56PM