33 stories by "Danica Daniel"
Bring It On, the new Broadway musical inspired by the motion picture of the same name, is bringing a burst of human fireworks to the Great White Way. Read on to get a spirited look at a show…
Age & Hometown: 21; Bourbon, Missouri
Current Role: A high-flying Broadway debut as cheerleading captain Campbell in Bring It On: The Musical.

I Think I’m Gonna Like I…
Two years after meeting Frankie Hyman in the summer of 1983 while working construction in Houston, Texas, Woody Harrelson became the breakout star of the hit TV comedy Cheers. Movie-star sta…
Reeve Carney has been dazzling crowds as teenager-turned-superhero Peter Parker since Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark begin performances in 2010, so it makes sense that Broadway's resident…
Age & Hometown: “Thirty-something”; Chicago, Illinois
Current Role: A high-flying Broadway debut as Spider Goddess Arachne, the “voice of Peter Parker’s heart,…
Age & Hometown: “Timeless;” Lancaster, California
Current Role: A villainous Broadway debut as Smee, the right-hand man to Christian Borle’s Black Stache in Peter an…
Nine-time Grammy Award winner Sheryl Crow has sold 35 million albums worldwide, and now the popular singer is adding another title to her resume: Broadway composer. Crow is currently working…
After originating the role of Sophie Sheridan in Mamma Mia!, hosting the Discovery Channel's Road Trip and appearing on Broadway in The Wedding Singer, Tina Maddigan settled down in…
Christian Borle knows what it takes to make a stellar impression on the Great White Way thanks to the raves he's currently earning for Peter and the Starcatcher. The Smash star just earn…
On the season finale of NBC's Smash, aptly titled “Bombshell,” the show is almost ready as Tom (Christian Borle) and Julia (Debra Messing) literally race against time to…
Jack Kelly who? On May 13 Jeremy Jordan was the real "King of New York" as the Newsies star picked up two Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards, including Favorite Actor in a Mu…
One week before the season finale, Bombshell has finally reached “Previews,” the title of this week’s episode of Smash, and things are blowing up in the faces of the c…
The 13th installment of NBC’s Broadway drama Smash seems to be unlucky for all in matters of the heart. In this week’s episode, entitled “Tech,” Bombshell heads to Bo…
Age & Hometown: 40; Nashville, Tennessee
Current Role: Keeping the town of Sweetwater, Kansas safe from the antics of razzle-dazzle con artist Jonas Nightingale (Raúl Esparza) …
Leap of Faith, the rousing gospel-tinged musical that follows the escapades of part-time reverend and full-time con artist Jonas Nightingale, is raising spirits at Broadway's St. Ja…
NBC’s theater-loving Smash explores the world of our media-crazed world, where there's no such thing as bad publicity. In this week’s episode, aptly titled “Public…
NBC’s theater-loving Smash explores our media-crazed world, where there's no such thing as bad publicity. In this week’s episode, aptly titled “Publicity,” K…
The lights are always bright on the Great White Way, and with all the illuminating lessons from the last seven days, life couldn’t be brighter. From Gavin Creel’s hands-on approa…
Comedian Lisa Lampanelli is best known for her foul-mouthed insults on Comedy Central's Friars Club Roasts, but the raunchy comedienne is determined to show the softer aspects of he…
Gavin Creel is readying to don a white shirt and black tie as Elder Price in the upcoming national tour of The Book of Mormon, but the two-time Tony nominee almost turned down the …
Can Hollywood headliner hack it on the Great White Way? That's the question on this week's episode of NBC’s Broadway drama, Smash, entitled “The Movie Star.” A…
Can a Hollywood headliner hack it on the Great White Way? That's the question on this week's episode of NBC’s Broadway drama, Smash, entitled “The Movie Star.”…
Like Earvin “Magic” Johnson and Larry Bird, the characters they play in the new basketball drama Magic/Bird, Kevin Daniels and Tug Coker formed a real-life friendship while …
Since the very beginning of NBC’s Broadway-loving Smash, Marilyn Monroe wannabes Ivy (Megan Hilty) and Karen (Katharine McPhee) have both been hoping, praying and conniving to be …
Burn baby burn! In the ninth episode of Smash, entitled “Hell On Earth," NBC’s musical theater-loving drama the characters start to feel the heat as relationships reach…