232 stories by "Paul Wontorek"
Clint Eastwood’s big-screen adaptation of the Broadway smash Jersey Boys brought in $13.5 million in its first weekend in multiplexes, landing in 4th place at the box office. Those num…
Helen Sinclair has finally landed on Broadway! And for Dianne Wiest, who won an Oscar when she brought the Jazz Age stage diva to life in Woody Allen’s Bullets Over Broadway, that&rsqu…
Congrats (and happy birthday!) to Megan Hilty! The Broadway bombshell told Us Weekly that she's expecting her first child with hubby Brian Gallagher, leaking the news on March 29, her 33…
When we found out that Broadway heartthrob Norm Lewis had finally landed his dream role, the Phantom in The Phantom of the Opera opposite his former Little Mermaid daughter Sierra Bogge…
Age: 27
Hometown: Westwood, NJ
Current Role: Waving the flag as Enjolras, student revolutionary, in the Broadway revival of Les Miserables.
Stage Cred: Coalhouse Walker in Ragtime i…
Got Aladdin fever? You're not alone! The acclaimed theater troupe StarKid are bringing a concert version of their hit musical parody Twisted: The Untold Story of a Royal Vizier to 54 Bel…
We didn't expect Broadway to pop up on Bates Motel, but in the latest episode of A&E's brilliant Psycho prequel series, Norma Bates (Vera Fermiga) dragged troubled son Norman (SP…
The classic New York City musical On the Town is coming back to Broadway. The revival will start performances in October 2014 at the newly-named Lyric Theatre, formerly the Foxwoods Theatre,…
There wasn't an Adele Dazeem joke in sight when If/Then star Idina Menzel joined Jimmy Fallon and his band The Roots on The Tonight Show on March 3 for a (taped prior to the Oscars?) jam…
The musical Beaches is here (well, if "here" is Arlington, Virginia, where it's at the Signature Theatre through March 30), and based on these photos, it's delivering every…
Been dreaming up more movie musical roles for Anna Kendrick now that she's got Into the Woods and The Last Five Years in the can? Well, STOP DREAMING. Kendrick told Broadway.com at the F…
Most of you reading this article are probably desperate to get your eyes on the feature film adaptation of the cult musical The Last Five Years, to fall in and out of love with stars An…
Hey, did you know that Lea Michele wants to play Fanny Brice in Funny Girl on Broadway? Yeah, we thought so.
The Glee star has definitely been vocal about her love of Barbra Streisand and…
Tony winner Steve Kazee has booked a TV gig. The former Broadway.com video blogger and Star of the Year will appear on the ABC military-themed medical pilot Warriors, according to TVLine.
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Their love affair started on Broadway, when they sizzled onstage in Anna Christie in 1993. They went on to become a highly-respected married acting couple on the stage and screen, until she …
Between guest-starring on Glee, prepping for Carnegie Hall and falling in love, Broadway favorite Kristin Chenoweth has got a lot on her plate these days. But she’s still got time to s…
Neil Patrick Harris, who has won three Emmy Awards for hosting the Tony Awards in the past, won't be back to emcee the 2014 ceremony. Instead, he'll hopefully be on hand as a nominee…
Good news, Frozen fans! “Let It Go,” your soaring ice castle anthem, has one less song to beat to take home the Best Original Song Oscar on March 2. The board of governors of the…
Herman the Fish, the waterlogged backstage buddy to Cinderella stars Santino Fontana and Laura Osnes, has gone to the big fishbowl in the sky. As confirmed in the final episode of Osnes&rsqu…
The bad news: NBC has sent Sean Saves the World packing. The low-rated Sean Hayes sitcom vehicle (the Broadway vet is both a producer and star) has been struggling to find an audience since …
At the height of its popularity, Will & Grace was watched by an average of 17.3 million adoring viewers every Thursday, with one episode even reaching over 25 million fans. In fact, at s…
Does watching Broadway cutie Jonathan Groff looking for sex make you want to actually have gay sex? That’s the big question on the table as Russian officials decide whether or not to l…
Being a pop star is fun and all, but Carly Rae Jepsen has always had dreams of being a Broadway princess. Well, dreams come true! The singer/songwriter, whose insanely addictive and flirty t…
Get ready to cry, Virginia! The stage adaptation of Iris Rainer Dart’s tearjerker of a novel Beaches is gearing up for a February premiere at the Signature Theatre in Arlington, Virgin…
Taboo, that fabulous musical flop we can’t get out of our heads, is coming back to the New York stage. Cast members from the show will reunite for two performances at 54 Below on Febru…