232 stories by "Paul Wontorek"
After an intense week of voting, Broadway.com readers have named Pippin's leading player, Patina Miller, the 2013 Broadway.com Star of the Year. Miller follows recent winners Steve Kazee…
Valisia LeKae, who earned a 2013 Tony Award nomination for playing music icon Diana Ross in Motown The Musical, is battling ovarian cancer. The actress revealed exclusively to Broadway.com t…
As collaborator on his last three original Broadway musicals, James Lapine has been granted the rare opportunity to get to know one of the greatest musical theater writers of our time, Steph…
If you only knew Mandy Gonzalez from her turns as sweet Nina in In the Heights or vengeful Elphaba in Wicked, you probably wouldn’t be ready for the fun, sexy party girl who took (and …
Carole King’s life has been turned into Beautiful, a splashy new Broadway musical featuring the not-subtle subtitle “The Carole King Musical.” And here’s one person w…
It's not even Thanksgiving yet and just like that, the 2014 Tony Award race for Best Leading Actress in a Musical got really crowded. As much as Broadway fans are exciting to see Sutton …
Les Miserables movie fave Aaron Tveit experienced a Broadway flashback when he picked up his tickets for opening night of the new musical Big Fish at the Neil Simon Theatre on October 6.
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The race to bring fabulous music icon Liberace to Broadway is on! Although there are plans to adapt the Emmy-winning HBO film Behind the Candelabra for the stage, the lavish bio-musical All …
LaChanze not only has one of the best names on Broadway, she also has one of the most infectious talents, put to good use in shows like Ragtime, Once On This Island, Company and her Tony-win…
Any fears that Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey were one-hit wonders with their Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Next to Normal were brushed aside for the audiences that were lucky enough to witness …
Like her Broadway alter ego Maggie the Cat, Scarlett Johansson’s got guts. Filmgoers first witnessed her gusto in teen roles that squared her off with pros like Robert Redford, Bill Mu…
Like her Broadway alter ego Maggie the Cat, Scarlett Johansson’s got guts. Filmgoers first witnessed her gusto in teen roles that squared her off with pros like Robert Redford, Bill Mu…
Hurray! Les Miserables won the Best Picture trophy at last night's Golden Globe Awards. Wait, or did Ben Affleck's Argo take home the big prize? Of course, they both were named best …
We've got a serious talent crush to gush about. It seems we can't see a show these days without marveling at the major skills of director/choreographer Warren Carlyle. The busiest ma…
It's the oldest story in the Hollywood book: Movie audiences demanded a happy ending. And so the original bloody finale of the cult musical Little Shop of Horrors was reshot for director…
Broadway star Claybourne Elder, 30, says he knew Eric Rosen, the 41-year-old artistic director of Kansas City Repertory Theatre, was the man he wanted to marry the minute a doggie named Diog…
The grand musicals of Rodgers and Hammerstein are always welcome on Broadway and it's fine time for perhaps their grandest, Carousel, to ride back to town. Keen, budget-conscious produce…
Broadway heartthrob Cheyenne Jackson is gearing up to star in HBO's Stephen Soderberg-helmed Liberace biopic, Behind the Candelabra. During a recent taping of Show People with Paul …
Sarah Brightman, who became a star 25 years ago as the original Christine Daae in The Phantom of the Opera, made a special curtain call appearance at the musical’s anniversary concert …
Sarah Brightman, who became a star 25 years ago as the original Christine Daae in The Phantom of the Opera, made a special curtain call appearance at the musical’s anniversary concert …
Sarah Brightman, who became a star 25 years ago as the original Christine Daae in The Phantom of the Opera, made a special curtain call appearance at the musical’s anniversary concert …
With his musical theater experience limited to a bit part in the Encores! production of Bells Are Ringing, Bobby Cannavale wasn’t the most obvious choice to play Nicky Arnstein in the …
Any week that brings an earthquake and a hurricane to Broadway has to be one of the history books! Here’s our weekly round-up of the top lessons that this week’s news and feature…
Looking for a quick recap of the week's news on Broadway? You've come to the right place! Yes, it's been another week of crazy theater news and fun features on Broadway.com and, …
Looking for a quick recap of the week's news on Broadway? You've come to the right place! Yes, it's been another week of crazy theater news and fun features on Broadway.com and, …