392 stories by "Sam Eckmann"
"It feels like a completely new production," explains "Company" star Katrina Lenk. The Tony Award-winning actress ("The Band's Visit") plays Bobbie in director Marianne Elliott's envisioned …
"I honestly pinch myself everyday to be a part of this group of women," says Lilli Cooper. The Tony-nominated actress is currently starring as a reporter named Chris in the new Broadway come…
The 2022 Outer Critics Circle nominations were announced Tuesday. They honor the best of the 2021-2022 Broadway and Off-Broadway season. "The Lehman Trilogy" scored the most nominations with…
"There's a level of freedom that has come with the amount of time I've gotten to spend with this material," reveals Patrick J. Adams. The actor is currently starring as Kippy in the Second S…
The Drama Leauge announced the nominations for the 2022 Drama League Awards on Monday morning. Deneé Benton and André DeShields announced the nominees at this morning's official event at T…
"I've always wanted to put something a little exciting on stage," explains Martin McDonagh, "the kind of excitement you'd see in a movie, I suppose." The playwright has a history of exciting…
"These are the people who are really hoping and trying their best not to fail, but everything is failing them," says Kara Young on the characters of "Clyde's." Young made her Broadway debut …
Hold the curtain! We have a few extra days to catch up on new Broadway shows, and lock in Tony nomination predictions. The Tony Awards have announced that they are moving the date for the no…
"Behaviorally, Richard has given me a robust job," explains "Take Me Out" star Michael Oberholtzer. He is referring to Richard Greenberg, who wrote the Tony-winning play about a star basebal…
"I can feel who I am now, bringing stuff to this that wasn't there before," reveals "How I Learned to Drive" star David Morse. The actor is stepping back into the shoes of Uncle Peck in the …
"It's a massive transformation," explains "Funny Girl" star Ramin Karimloo of his character journey as Nicky Arnstein. The Broadway musical theatre veteran lends his signature vocal pyrotech…
"Not only do I have to deliver the most difficult piece that Sondheim has ever written, but I am also running around the stage and throwing myself into the set," explains "Company" star Matt…
"Although the wait was horrendous… I feel like our show ended up being more prevalent and necessary than ever," says Samantha Williams of her experience with the Roundabout Theatre Company…
"It's a true revival in the sense that it is taking existing material and making something new with it," explains Claybourne Elder of the gender-bent Broadway revival of "Company." Elder por…
Martin McDonagh is one of the most celebrated writers working today, having created an impressive body of work across film and theater. He won an Oscar for the short film "Six Shooter" and h…
Nominations for the 37th Annual Lucille Lortel Awards for Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway were announced April 7, 2022 by Lilli Cooper and Lea DeLaria, stars of Broadway's "POTUS." The …
With the end of the 2021-2022 Broadway season rapidly approaching, the Tony Awards have announced their full calendar of events ahead of the 2022 ceremony. The 75th annual Tony Awards will r…
It is not an unusual occurrence to see audiences rise up to their feet in appreciative applause at the end of a Broadway show. But something rarer is occurring nightly at the Ethel Barrymore…
"It's a pleasure that we have so many to choose from!" exclaims David Buchanan of the 13 new musicals and musical revivals competing for the 2022 Tony Awards. After the pandemic decimated Br…
Did you think the 2021-2022 Broadway season was finalized already? Think again! The new comedy "POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive" has moved its …
The Tony Awards Administration Committee met for the second time during the 2021-2022 Broadway season to discuss eligibility of seven productions for upcoming 75th Annual Tony Awards on June…
Cue the music and light the lights! After the pandemic forced the previous Tony Awards broadcast to shift to the fall, the 75th Annual Tony Awards will return to the telecast's normal June a…
"We all grow as human beings, we all change and have realizations," explains Olga Merediz. The actress has done plenty of growing in the time since she first performed as Abuela Claudia in "…
The Tony Awards Administration Committee met for the first time during the 2021-2022 Broadway season to discuss eligibility of twelve productions for the 75th Annual Tony Awards in 2022. The…
"A Soldier's Play" won the Tony Award for Best Play Revival. And thanks to an update to the official Tony rules, playwright Charles Fuller is now a Tony winner for the same play that won him…