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Thursday, April 24, 2014

Opening Night: Neil Patrick Harris Is Hedwig and the Angry Inch on Broadway by TheaterMania

TheaterMania spoke with Neil and all of the creators of the groundbreaking rock musical. Back in 1998, a little show created by John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask opened at a seedy d…

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Opening Night: Sutton Foster Is Back on Broadway in the Musical Violet by TheaterMania

The second opening night of Easter Sunday, Violet, welcomed Tony winner Sutton Foster back to Broadway at the American Airlines Theatre. Watch as the cast talks about their characters and he…

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Opening Night: Daniel Radcliffe Returns to Broadway in The Cripple of Inishmaan by TheaterMania

TheaterMania spoke with playwright Martin McDonagh and director Michael Grandage about bringing the play from London to Broadway. The world knows Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter, but her…

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Monday, April 21, 2014

Leslie Uggams and Mario Cantone Have Had Some Horrifyingly Neighbors by TheaterMania

Dealing with neighbors is hard enough when they're just next door, but as David Costabile, Mario Cantone and Jerry Dixon, and Eric Bogosian have learned, it's even more difficult when they'r…

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Audra McDonald Is Back on Broadway as Billie Holiday in Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill by TheaterMania

Audra McDonald has been missed since winning her fifth Tony Award for The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess. Well, now she's back, this time embodying jazz legend Billie Holiday in Lanie Robertson's…

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Laura Benanti Explains the Broadway Plays of the 2013-2014 Season by TheaterMania

A Broadway education in less than two minutes, plus Laura nails pronunciations.

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Talking Shakespeare in the Park With Directors Jack O'Brien and Daniel Sullivan by TheaterMania

Not only are Jack O'Brien and Daniel Sullivan old pals, but they're also very well-regarded directors of Shakespeare. This summer, O'Brien and Sullivan are at the helm of the Public Theater'…

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I Hope I Get It: Stories From the Audition Room With Sutton Foster by TheaterMania

The Tony-winning star of Broadway's Violet knew she "nailed it" with her Velcro shoes. When auditioning in front of Annie creator Martin Charnin for the show's 20th-anniversary production…

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Opening Night: Woody Allen and Susan Stroman Bring Bullets Over Broadway to the Stage by TheaterMania

Zach Braff makes his Broadway debut in this screen-to-stage adaptation. One of the most anticipated musicals of the season, Woody Allen's Bullets Over Broadway, has opened at the St. Jame…

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Opening Night: James Franco and Chris O'Dowd Make Their Broadway Debuts In Of Mice and Men by TheaterMania

Opening Night: James Franco and Chris O'Dowd Make Their Broadway Debuts In Of Mice and Men TheaterMania spoke with the film stars about taking on Broadway in this classic play. It'…

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Laura Benanti Explains the Broadway Musicals of the 2013-2014 Season by TheaterMania

If you found TheaterMania's "Laura Benanti Explains Shakespeare" videos to be comprehensive and informative, you'll love our newest (and equally enlightening) installment. We know that somet…

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Meet Daniel Radcliffe and the Cast of Broadway's The Cripple of Inishmaan by TheaterMania

TheaterMania spoke with the cast about the revival of Martin McDonagh's gripping play, directed by Michael Grandage.

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Thursday, April 10, 2014

Highlights From The Most Happy Fella, Starring Shuler Hensley, Laura Benanti, and Cheyenne Jackson by TheaterMania

Highlights From The Most Happy Fella, Starring Shuler Hensley, Laura Benanti, and Cheyenne Jackson If you can't get to City Center this weekend, we have a treat for you. For those of y…

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Opening Night: Denzel Washington Returns to Broadway in A Raisin in the Sun by TheaterMania

TheaterMania spoke to Denzel, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Anika Noni Rose, and Sophie Okenedo about this landmark production.

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Opening Night: The Realistic Joneses Welcomes Michael C. Hall and Marisa Tomei Back to Broadway by TheaterMania

Opening Night: The Realistic Joneses Welcomes Michael C. Hall and Marisa Tomei Back to Broadway Toni Collette and Tracy Letts also star in playwright Will Eno's Broadway-debut play. Wh…

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Footage From Guys and Dolls Starring Nathan Lane, Megan Mullally, Patrick Wilson, and Sierra Boggess by TheaterMania

Footage From Guys and Dolls Starring Nathan Lane, Megan Mullally, Patrick Wilson, and Sierra Boggess If you missed this one-night engagement at Carnegie Hall, you're in for a treat. Fo…

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Meet the Cast of South Pacific at Paper Mill Playhouse by TheaterMania

Meet the Cast of South Pacific at Paper Mill Playhouse See a sneak-peek performance of the classic musical. Fans of the groundbreaking Rodgers & Hammerstein musical South Pacific have …

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Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Broadway First Dates: Orfeh and Andy Karl by TheaterMania

For Orfeh and Andy Karl, it was love at first sight — on the set of Saturday Night Fever — a whirlwind romance, and then happily ever after. In this newest video addition to TheaterMania…

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Laura Benanti, Cheyenne Jackson, and Shuler Hensley Fall in Love With The Most Happy Fella by TheaterMania

The Most Happy Fella, Frank Loesser's musical opera about a love triangle in California's Napa Valley, returns to New York City April 2-6, courtesy of New York City Center Encores! As stars …

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I Hope I Get It: Stories From the Audition Room With Betsy Wolfe by TheaterMania

Everyone has a little trouble adjusting to the real world in their first few months out of college, but when you're an up-and-coming blonde bombshell, that trouble can come in the shape of S…

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Opening Night: Idina Menzel Returns to Broadway in If/Then by TheaterMania

TheaterMania spoke with Menzel, Anthony Rapp, LaChanze, and the creative team about the new musical.

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Meet the Explosive Cast of Broadway's The Velocity of Autumn by TheaterMania

Estelle Parsons and Molotov cocktails. What could go wrong?

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Harvey Fierstein Introduces the Cast of Broadway's Casa Valentina by TheaterMania

Heterosexual cross-dressers! This is the subject of Manhattan Theatre Club's production of Harvey Fierstein's new play, Casa Valentina, which begins previews on April 1 at the Samuel J. Frie…

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Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Meet Tyne Daly and the Modern Family of Broadway's Mothers and Sons by TheaterMania

Meet Tyne Daly and the Modern Family of Broadway's Mothers and Sons Terrence McNally continues the story he started more than two decades ago in his new family drama. Four-time Tony Aw…

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Opening Night: Les Misérables Is Back on Broadway by TheaterMania

Opening Night: Les Misérables Is Back on Broadway TheaterMania spoke to Ramin Karimloo, Will Swenson, and the rest of the cast about bringing this epic musical back to the Great Whit…

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Five-Time Tony Winner Audra McDonald Introduces Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill to Broadway by TheaterMania

Five-Time Tony Winner Audra McDonald Introduces Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill to Broadway Lanie Robertson's jazz-infused play makes its Broadway debut at the Circle in the S…

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Alan Menken, Harvey Fierstein, and More Talk Wishes and Genies on Aladdin's Opening-Night Red Carpet by TheaterMania

Alan Menken, Harvey Fierstein, and More Talk Wishes and Genies on Aladdin's Opening-Night Red Carpet Jasmine (Courtney Reed), Genie (James Monroe Iglehart), and Aladdin himself (Adam Ja…

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Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Stephanie J. Block and Andrew Rannells Celebrate Broadway With the New York Pops by TheaterMania

Stephanie J. Block and Andrew Rannells Celebrate Broadway With the New York Pops Plus, a sample of Block taking on Barbra Streisand's signature eleven-o'clock number. Tony nominees…

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Monday, March 17, 2014

Meet Sutton Foster and the Cast of Broadway's Violet by TheaterMania

Meet Sutton Foster and the Cast of Broadway's Violet Jeanine Tesori's first musical finally gets its chance at Broadway. Two-time Tony Award winner Sutton Foster reprises her starr…

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Opening Night: Sylvester Stallone Brings Rocky to Broadway by TheaterMania

Opening Night: Sylvester Stallone Brings Rocky to Broadway Andy Karl, Ahrens & Flaherty, Alex Timbers, and Sly himself tell us about the new musical based on the famed film franchise. …

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Fyvush Finkel Proves Its Never Too Late to Make Your Cabaret Debut by TheaterMania

Fyvush Finkel Proves Its Never Too Late to Make Your Cabaret Debut Even at 91, Finkel is feeling "'S Wonderful." 91-year-old Yiddish theater legend and Broadway veteran Fyvus…

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