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Saturday, December 22, 2012

THE LEADING MEN: Benjamin Walker, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof's Heavy Drinker and Thinker by Brandon Voss

After a Bloody Bloody presidential detour, Benjamin Walker comes back to the classics as Brick in Broadway's Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and considers what makes the revival special. Want to k…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Thursday, December 20, 2012

Seat Filler: Best NYC Theater of 2012 by Brandon Voss

TRIASSIC PARQ
: Jurassic Park got a silly yet surprisingly respectful transgender twist in this massively entertaining rock musical spoof, which was a 2010 FringeNYC favorite. Narrated by …

SOURCE: The Advocate at 01:50PM
Sunday, November 11, 2012

STAGE TO SCREENS: Dan Stevens, From "Downton Abbey" Heir to Broadway's The Heiress by Brandon Voss

British heartthrob Dan Stevens doesn't mind if you attend The Heiress expecting to see his sweet "Downton Abbey" character Matthew Crawley — just as long as you leave deb…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Saturday, October 27, 2012

Jessica Chastain, The Heiress Apparent, Talks About Her Broadway Debut by Brandon Voss

Oscar nominee Jessica Chastain inherits her role in The Heiress from a sisterhood of acclaimed actresses.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Saturday, October 20, 2012

Kathie Lee & Carolee & Aimee: A Scandalous Tale of Heroine Worship by Brandon Voss

Writer Kathie Lee Gifford and star Carolee Carmello praise Aimee Semple McPherson, the controversial subject of the Broadway bio-musical Scandalous.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Saturday, October 6, 2012

Kathie Lee Gifford, The Saintly and Scandalous Scribe, Talks About Her Passion for Musicals and More by Brandon Voss

Retracing her long road as librettist-lyricist of Broadway's Scandalous: The Life and Trials of Aimee Semple McPherson, "Today" co-host Kathie Lee Gifford opens up about how sh…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01AM

PLAYBILL BRIEF ENCOUNTER With Aasif Mandvi, the "Daily Show" and Off-Broadway Disgraced Star by Brandon Voss

At the crossroads of comedy and cultures, "The Daily Show" correspondent Aasif Mandvi revisits his roots, theatrically and culturally, in LCT3's Disgraced.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Friday, August 31, 2012

THE LEADING MEN: Perez Hilton, From Blogging to Off-Broadway in NEWSical the Musical by Brandon Voss

Celebrity-skewering blogger Perez Hilton returns to his acting roots in the celebrity-skewering Off-Broadway revue NEWSical the Musical. The NYU grad talks about Rosie O'Donnell, his lov…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Tuesday, August 7, 2012

DLNQNT Vapid Fire: Randy Harrison by Brandon Voss

Get to know Queer As Folk’s Randy Harrison, who now stars in SILENCE! The Musical, off-Broadway’s hit unauthorized musical parody of Silence of the Lambs.

SOURCE: dlnqnt.com at 04:47PM
Friday, July 27, 2012

Seat Filler: New York Theater Guide for July 2012 by Brandon Voss

TRIASSIC PARQ Jurassic Park gets a silly yet surprisingly respectful transgender twist in this massively entertaining rock musical spoof, which was a 2010 FringeNYC favorite. Narrated by a …

SOURCE: The Advocate at 12:24PM
Thursday, June 28, 2012

Steve Kazee, Once's Tony-Winning Troubadour, Finds Harmony in Dream Role by Brandon Voss

Tony-winning Once star Steve Kazee traces his theatrical passion back to seeing Rent — twice. Read more about Kazee and the new musical that is "the most perfect thing" he…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Lindsay Mendez Is a Rose in Bloom in Off-Broadway's Dogfight by Brandon Voss

Everyday Rapture and Godspell actress Lindsay Mendez, also known around town as a red-hot jazz vocalist, comes into her own as a leading lady in the new musical Dogfight.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Saturday, June 16, 2012

PLAYBILL BRIEF ENCOUNTER: Cory Michael Smith, Cock's Lover and Fighter by Brandon Voss

The archetypal love triangle gets an intense twist in Cock, Mike Bartlett's controversial comedy about a young man torn between two lovers, one male and one female. Meet young star Cory …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Wednesday, May 16, 2012

THE LEADING MEN: Richard Fleeshman, the Soul and Body of Ghost The Musical by Brandon Voss

Ghost The Musical's Richard Fleeshman opens up about staying in shape for his shirtless love scenes, signing body parts at the stage door and making the London import even sexier for Bro…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:31PM
Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Wake Up and Dream: Christina Ricci Talks About Her Off-Broadway Debut in Shakespeare's Midsummer by Brandon Voss

Christina Ricci, who made her stage debut in Broadway's Time Stands Still, steps into more intimate surroundings in Off-Broadway's new Midsummer Night's Dream.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Saturday, April 14, 2012

A Decade After The Producers, Matthew Broderick's Back in a Broadway Musical by Brandon Voss

Matthew Broderick punches the clock opposite Kelli O'Hara in the new Gershwin musical Nice Work If You Can Get It, his first Broadway musical since The Producers.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Tuesday, April 10, 2012

STAGE TO SCREENS: Justin Long Jumps From TV to Films to Broadway's Seminar by Brandon Voss

Justin Long, the goofy-handsome actor of TV's "Ed," "New Girl" and Mac commercials — and Hollywood's "He's Just Not That Into You" and "L…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Saturday, March 31, 2012

Playwright Amy Herzog Takes a Page From Family History for 4000 Miles by Brandon Voss

A grandmother and grandson find common ground in Amy Herzog's 4000 Miles, a short-lived 2011 success that has resurfaced Off-Broadway.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Tuesday, January 24, 2012

"Twilight" Star Elizabeth Reaser Takes a U Turn Back to the Stage by Brandon Voss

"Twilight" vampire Elizabeth Reaser steers her way to the stage for the 15th-anniversary Off-Broadway revival of How I Learned to Drive.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01AM
Monday, January 23, 2012

Elizabeth Reaser, of "Twilight" and "Grey's Anatomy," Steers Back to the Stage in How I Learned to Drive by Brandon Voss

"Twilight" vampire Elizabeth Reaser makes a U-turn back to the stage in the 15th anniversary Off-Broadway revival of How I Learned to Drive.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Friday, January 13, 2012

THE LEADING MEN: Pop Star Nick Jonas Returns to Theatre Roots for Broadway's How to Succeed by Brandon Voss

Teen heartthrob Nick Jonas is preparing to star as the new Finch in Broadway's How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, but he's no Broadway novice. He talked to Playbill in…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Saturday, November 12, 2011

A New Vision for On a Clear Day by Brandon Voss

Tony-winning director Michael Mayer reincarnates the cult-classic On a Clear Day You Can See Forever with headliner Harry Connick, Jr. — and a major gender reassignment.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Wednesday, October 19, 2011

STAGE TO SCREENS: Hunter Parrish of "Weeds" Sees the Light in Godspell by Brandon Voss

From cannabis to Christ: Filling the big sandals of Jesus, "Weeds" star Hunter Parrish has nothing but high praise for the company of Broadway's Godspell revival.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Saturday, October 8, 2011

PLAYBILL.COM'S BRIEF ENCOUNTER With "True Blood" and The Submission Star Rutina Wesley by Brandon Voss

Rutina Wesley takes a break from battling vampires on HBO's "True Blood" to tackle racial tensions in Off-Broadway's The Submission.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Friday, October 7, 2011

A Hollywood Twosome Conjures Dr. King's Final Hours by Brandon Voss

Samuel L. Jackson and Angela Bassett bring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s last night to life in the Broadway premiere of Katori Hall's The Mountaintop.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01AM
Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Gad & Rannells: A Blessed Union by Brandon Voss

The Book of Mormon's Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells deliver unto us an open-book conversation about kids, good hair and the show's next dream team: Justin Bieber and Louis Anderson.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01AM
Thursday, June 9, 2011

Nina Arianda: A New Dawn by Brandon Voss

Born Yesterday Tony Award nominee Nina Arianda chats about becoming Broadway's newest "it" girl.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Edie Falco & Ben Stiller Play House by Brandon Voss

Recent Tony Award nominee Edie Falco ends her blue period and Ben Stiller ends a 25-year Hollywood hiatus to return to The House of Blue Leaves.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Sunday, April 24, 2011

Larry Kramer: Please Know  | News | The Advocate by Brandon Voss

Following the first preview performance on April 19, volunteers positioned outside the intimate John Golden Theatre handed out copies of a typed letter from the 75-year-old playwright.

SOURCE: The Advocate at 03:30PM
Saturday, March 19, 2011

We Three Queens: Meet Priscilla's Glittery Passengers by Brandon Voss

Broadway favorites Nick Adams and Will Swenson join Australian stage veteran Tony Sheldon aboard the musical adventure Priscilla Queen of the Desert.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

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