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"It was really healing, actually, to come back together," reveals Jonathan Groff of the reunion captured in "Spring Awakening: Those You've Known." The HBO documentary chronicles the recent …
"To say that this is a dream come true is an understatement," marveled Sutton Foster in 2002 when Jerry Orbach and Doris Roberts called her name as the winner of the Tony Award for her perfo…
"Thank you for this work that's just so magic and so worth it," expressed Mary-Louise Parker when she accepted the Tony Award from presenter Gwyneth Paltrow in 2001 for her unforgettable per…
"I had an intuition," reveals Gabby Beans on her approach to playing Sabina in "The Skin of Our Teeth." The "very meta" role in the revival of Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer Prize winning play r…
"My job was to find out who my Mason was and carve a new path for him," explains Jesse Tyler Ferguson of his character in "Take Me Out." The actor portrays an accountant who discovers a love…
"Schmigadoon!" burst onto Apple TV+ to deliver musical comedy heaven during a time in the pandemic where live performance was still impossible to find. With Broadway temporarily shuttered, a…
"I read the play and laughed so hard I was sweating," exclaims actress Julie White of the new play "POTUS." The Broadway veteran portrays Harriet, the White House Chief of Staff tasked with …
"We had the chance to make something truly joyous," explains Tony nominee Warren Carlyle of "The Music Man." With Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster as the stars in this revival, the stage was s…
"It's a New York story that not a lot of people knew about," explains Tony nominee Joaquina Kalukango of the musical "Paradise Square." The actress plays Nelly, a born-free Black woman in 18…
(For nearly 30 years, Susan Haskins-Doloff was co-host and executive producer of the classic PBS TV show "Theater Talk," featuring fascinating and witty interviews with the leading stars and…
"I always wanted to be a monster maker," reveals special makeup effects designer Barrie Gower. "It was my childhood dream." The Emmy-winner has made that dream a reality with his impressive …
What do the 25th and 75th Tony Awards have in common? The landmark Stephen Sondheim/George Furth musical "Company," Angela Lansbury and the beloved tuner "The Music Man." The gender-b…
"I had no idea if I could do it," admits Deirdre O'Connell of her entirely lip synced role in "Dana H." When playwright Lucas Hnath presented her with the text, the uniqueness of the script …
"It fulfilled my queer artist soul," claims John-Andrew Morrison of getting to perform in "A Strange Loop" on Broadway. The actor admits that he didn't believe the show would find commercial…
"The goal from the very beginning was to capture the essence of Michael, but also make a new piece of art," describes director and choreographer Christopher Wheeldon of his work on "MJ the M…
"It still really hasn't sunk in. It's wild," exclaims A.J. Shively of his first ever Tony nomination. The performer was recognized for his work in the new musical "Paradise Square." The nomi…
"It's what any actor would dream of," shares Tony Shalhoub of his ever-evolving character Abe Weissman on Amazon Prime's "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel." In the fourth season, the former Colu…
The Drama League Awards set themselves apart from other theater industry kudos thanks to their Distinguished Performance Award. The category generally features forty to fifty performers from…
Growing up in Michigan, Quincy Isaiah harbored dreams of becoming a pro basketball star. But despite showing prowess as an athlete " he played football for Kalamazoo College " Isaiah's life …
Winners of the 88th Annual Drama League Awards were announced on Friday, May 20 2022 at a ceremony hosted by Emmy Award-winning journalist Frank DiLella at the Ziegfeld Ballroom. The Drama L…
"I have been at this for quite some time, so for the work to be recognized is really touching and moving," reveals "A Strange Loop" star L Morgan Lee of her Tony Award nomination. The recogn…
"Becoming the director provided me a space to really create my own vision and my own voice in what I wanted to say," explains director and choreographer Camille A. Brown of "for colored girl…
(For nearly 30 years, Susan Haskins-Doloff was co-host and executive producer of the classic PBS TV show "Theater Talk," featuring fascinating and witty interviews with the leading stars and…
" "It's the gift that keeps on giving," reveals Sharon D. Clarke of "Caroline, or Change." The British theater veteran made her Broadway debut in the title role of the recent revival of the …
The 2022 Tony Award nominations have been unveiled and, per usual, we have opinions! Â Susan Haskins joined us in a lively discussion to dissect this crop of nominees. We reveal what we th…