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Monday, July 20, 2015
Wednesday, July 15, 2015

Highlights of Sutton Foster and the Cast of The Wild Party at Encores! by TheaterMania

Andrew Lippa's The Wild Party begins performances tonight at New York City Center where a cast of Broadway stars will give the raucous musical new life for Encores! Off-Center. Running throu…

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Tuesday, July 14, 2015

#Ham4Ham: Behind the Scenes at the First Ticket Lottery for Broadway's Hamilton by TheaterMania

More than 700 people tried their luck at the first-ever Hamilton Broadway ticket lottery on July 13, the night of the show's first preview at the Richard Rodgers Theatre. There's an added bo…

SOURCE: YouTube at 05:12PM
Friday, July 10, 2015

Sutton Foster, Steven Pasquale, and Miriam Shor Get Ready for a Rowdy, Reconceived Wild Party by TheaterMania

It's been 15 years since Andrew Lippa's musical The Wild Party was last seen in New York, with a cast of heavy-hitters led by Julia Murney, Brian d'Arcy James, Idina Menzel, and Taye Diggs. …

SOURCE: YouTube at 04:00PM
Tuesday, July 7, 2015

EXCLUSIVE: Highlights From the Spelling Bee Original Cast Reunion Concert by TheaterMania

The original cast of William Finn and Rachel Sheinken's musical The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee reunited for a one-night-only, 10th-anniversary concert performance of the musical …

SOURCE: YouTube at 08:25PM
Monday, July 6, 2015

Penn & Teller Present a Sneak Peek at the Show That's Bringing Them Back to Broadway by TheaterMania

Broadway will welcome back its favorite magical pair on July 12, when Penn & Teller on Broadway celebrates the opening of a new six-week run. The duo will bring elements of their long-runnin…

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:08PM

The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey Comes to the Stage by TheaterMania

How do you turn a sprawling young-adult story into a solo show? That's the question for James Lecesne, the Trevor Project cofounder who recently transformed his book Absolute Brightness into…

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:08PM
Friday, July 3, 2015

"Ya Got Trouble" Music Man Supercut by TheaterMania

What do Robert Preston, Craig Bierko, Patti LuPone, Tyne Daly, and Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane have in common? At one point in each of their careers, they've performed the classic sho…

SOURCE: YouTube at 01:06PM
Thursday, July 2, 2015

I Hope I Get It: Stories From the Audition Room With Christian Borle by TheaterMania

Any audition coach will caution against over-confidence, but there are some times when it's hard…especially when the character breakdown has your name written all over it. Fresh off some e…

SOURCE: YouTube at 12:21PM
Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Andrew Lloyd Webber Introduces Alex Brightman and Broadway's Pint-Size School of Rock Rockers by TheaterMania

"How do we not mess up what already works?" According to lyricist Glenn Slater, that's one of the main questions he and Andrew Lloyd Webber asked when creating the new musical version of Sch…

SOURCE: YouTube at 06:07PM
Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Preview Jonathan Groff, Ana Gasteyer, and the Cast of A New Brain by TheaterMania

Inspired by Finn's personal experiences, A New Brain is a medical tragedy seen through the iris of a Looney Tunes short. After struggling composer Gordon Michael Schwinn (Jonathan Groff) col…

SOURCE: YouTube at 09:38PM
Monday, June 22, 2015

Jonathan Groff, Ana Gasteyer, and William Finn on How an Inoperable Tumor Inspired A New Brain by TheaterMania

In the early 1990s, songwriter William Finn was riding the wave of success of his Tony-winning musical Falsettos when he was struck down with an inoperable brain tumor. His experiences in th…

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:52PM

Jennifer Hudson, Danielle Brooks, and Cynthia Erivo on Loving The Color Purple by TheaterMania

Three actresses are getting ready to take Broadway by storm this fall when they make their debuts in the London transfer of John Doyle's acclaimed new production of the musical The Color Pur…

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:52PM
Friday, June 19, 2015

EXCLUSIVE : The Quest for Love in Broadway's An American in Paris by TheaterMania

At the heart of the Tony-winning musical An American in Paris are three different love stories, all involving the same woman. She is the beautiful ballerina Lise Dassin, played by Tony nomin…

SOURCE: YouTube at 07:46PM
Wednesday, June 17, 2015

I Hope I Get It: Stories From the Audition Room With Bill Nighy by TheaterMania

Carey Mulligan and Bill Nighy share an uncommon commitment to their craft, as evidenced by the audition stories they shared with TheaterMania. At a recent event, Nighy recalled an audition s…

SOURCE: YouTube at 12:43PM
Tuesday, June 16, 2015

I Hope I Get It: Stories From the Audition Room With Carey Mulligan by TheaterMania

In this anecdote from Mulligan, the actress recalls going all out in a Skype audition for "a very famous space film."

SOURCE: YouTube at 12:28PM
Monday, June 15, 2015

Broadway's Amazing Grace Shares Its Sweet Sounds in a Press Preview by TheaterMania

Amazing Grace, a new musical inspired by the story behind the famed Christian hymn, plays its first performance at Broadway's Nederlander Theatre on June 25. The cast, led by Tony nominee Jo…

SOURCE: YouTube at 12:08PM
Friday, June 12, 2015

First Look: School of Rock Musical Introduces Its Andrew Lloyd Webber Score by TheaterMania

Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical adaptation of the hit 2003 film School of Rock is set to storm Broadway's Winter Garden Theatre this November. But before the show can graduate to the big s…

SOURCE: YouTube at 04:56PM
Thursday, June 11, 2015

Diva Supercut: Carole King, Jessie Mueller, Aretha Franklin Feel Like a "Natural Woman" by TheaterMania

Carole King's famous female power ballad "Natural Woman" made its way to the Broadway stage in 2013 when Jessie Mueller first performed its Tony-winning rendition in Beautiful — The Carole…

SOURCE: YouTube at 10:49PM
Monday, June 8, 2015

Tony Winners, Fresh From the Mic, React to Their Award Wins by TheaterMania

Press room moments with Kelli O’Hara, Annaleigh Ashford, and more of the 2015 Tony Award winners. The victors are announced, the trophies distributed, and celebrations are underway. But…

SOURCE: YouTube at 03:51AM
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Laura Benanti and Heidi Blickenstaff Guess and Giggle Through All the 2014-2015 Broadway Plays by TheaterMania

Before recent Drama Desk Awards host Laura Benanti and current star of Broadway's Something Rotten! Heidi Blickenstaff kick off this game of "Guess That Show," they want to make it clear tha…

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I Hope I Get It: Stories From the Audition Room With Annaleigh Ashford by TheaterMania

This season, Annaleigh Ashford earned her second career Tony nomination for her performance in the revival of You Can't Take It With You, following her 2013 nod for her featured role in Kink…

SOURCE: YouTube at 01:06PM

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