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Friday, July 8, 2011

What Up, Sierra Boggess? The Master Class Star on Charting Her Course from Mermaid to the Phantom Sequel by Kathy Henderson

Nobody can say Sierra Boggess isn’t up for a challenge. After making her Broadway debut encased in fins and rolling footwear as Ariel in Disney’s The Little Mermaid, the golden-v…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:13AM
Monday, June 27, 2011

Tyne Daly on Her 50-Year Career and Going Glam as Maria Callas in Master Class by Kathy Henderson

Tyne Daly’s transformation into grande dame opera star Maria Callas begins at her dressing table at Broadway’s Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. Guided by an ultra-detailed blueprint f…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:10PM
Friday, June 24, 2011

What's Up, Merritt Wever? The Nurse Jackie Charmer on Getting Corseted in The Illusion by Kathy Henderson

TV fans fell in love with Merritt Wever from the get-go as adorable newbie nurse Zoey Barkow on Showtime’s Nurse Jackie. In a cast that includes theatrical heavyweights Edie Falco, Eve…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:05AM
Thursday, June 16, 2011

Christopher Abbott on His Breakout Broadway Role in The House of Blue Leaves by Kathy Henderson

Age and Hometown: 25; Stamford, CT Currently: Giving a combustible Broadway debut performance as Ronnie Shaughnessy, an AWOL son with an attention-getting plan to greet the Pope, in the B…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:01PM
Friday, May 27, 2011

What's Up, Marc Kudisch? The Minister's Wife Star Preaches About Stereotyping and Vows to Set a Wedding Date by Kathy Henderson

Marc Kudisch is a versatile musical star who can go “light” or “dark” with equal ease. A three-time Tony nominee for expert comic performances in Thoroughly Modern Mi…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:03AM
Monday, May 23, 2011

Tony Nominee Bobby Cannavale on Love, Fatherhood and Getting the Last Laugh in Motherf**ker by Kathy Henderson

Bobby Cannavale is an anomaly: a handsome, accomplished actor who honestly doesn’t seem to care about movie or TV stardom. In interviews, his love of the theater is a recurring theme, …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:07PM
Monday, May 16, 2011

Five Favorite Moments from the 2011 Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards by Kathy Henderson

At any awards show, a few special moments from hosts, presenters and winners stand out—and the 2011 Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards were no exception. Here are five special moments…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:32PM
Friday, May 13, 2011

What's Up, Tammy Blanchard? The How to Succeed Star on 'My Man Daniel,' Her Tony Date and Learning to Love Comedy by Kathy Henderson

As sexy Hedy La Rue in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Tammy Blanchard is giving the kind of expert, side-splitting performance producers build sitcoms around. What’s…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:16AM
Friday, May 6, 2011

What's Up, Yul Vazquez? The Motherfu**ker Scene Stealer on the Tonys, Chris Rock and What It Means to 'Van Damme' by Kathy Henderson

You’ve seen Yul Vázquez onscreen in movies such as American Gangster, Traffic and The A-Team, and he’s a charter member of off-Broadway's LAByrinth Theater Company, wh…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:01AM

What's Up, Yul Vazquez? The Motherf**ker Scene Stealer on the Tonys, Chris Rock and What It Means to 'Van Damme' by Kathy Henderson

You’ve seen Yul Vázquez onscreen in movies such as American Gangster, Traffic and The A-Team, and he’s a charter member of off-Broadway's LAByrinth Theater Company, wh…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:01AM
Thursday, May 5, 2011

Seth Numrich on His Amazing Broadway Debut Season, from Merchant to War Horse by Kathy Henderson

Age and Hometown: 24; St. Paul, Minnesota Current Role: Albert Narracott, who follows his beloved horse, Joey, onto the battlefields of World War I in Lincoln Center Theater's product…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:58AM
Monday, April 25, 2011

Edie Falco on Blue Leaves, Motherhood and a Reunion with James Gandolfini by Kathy Henderson

TV fans revere Edie Falco for her Emmy-winning work in The Sopranos and compelling star turn in the current Showtime hit Nurse Jackie, but Falco is proud of her roots as a stage actress. Her…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:01AM
Friday, April 22, 2011

What's Up, Stephen Spinella? The Tony Winner Offers a Fascinating Guide to the Plays of Tony Kushner by Kathy Henderson

The self-analyzing characters of playwright Tony Kushner are a perfect match for Stephen Spinella, who earned a spot in the Tony record book when he won consecutive awards for playing AIDS p…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:42AM
Friday, April 15, 2011

Bobby Cannavale Crowns Real-Life Love Sutton Foster 'The Motherf**ker With the Taps' by Kathy Henderson

Broadway sweethearts Sutton Foster and Bobby Cannavale are coming off a big week: Both opened in shows that require them to remain onstage for much of the running time, anchoring the proceed…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:12PM
Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Bravo Exec Andy Cohen Suggests Kristin Chenoweth as Star of The Real Housewives of Broadway by Kathy Henderson

Now that Bravo’s super-popular Real Housewives franchise has covered the map, what about bringing it home to the Big Apple with The Real Housewives of Broadway? Broadway.com editor-in-…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:38PM

Matthew Broderick Looks Forward to Sharing How to Succeed With His Son by Kathy Henderson

Matthew Broderick won one of his two Tony Awards in 1995 for his performance as ambitious junior executive J. Pierrepont Finch in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. Sixteen ye…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:34AM
Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Hugh Jackman Previews His One-Man Show and Hints at a Broadway Comeback by Kathy Henderson

Hugh Jackman is in the final stages of prep for his solo concerts at San Francisco’s Curran Theatre, where he’s set to appear May 3-15. “I’ve been working on my one-m…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:26PM
Thursday, April 7, 2011

Elizabeth Rodriguez on Going Head to Head with Rock & Cannavale in The Motherf**ker With the Hat by Kathy Henderson

Age and Hometown: “Older than I look!”; New York, NY Current Role: A Broadway debut performance as Veronica, the drug-using true love of recovering alcoholic Jackie (Bobby Can…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:35PM
Friday, March 25, 2011

What's Up, Mike Birbiglia? The Comedian Gets Romantic in My Girlfriend's Boyfriend by Kathy Henderson

Mike Birbiglia took a break from standup comedy two years ago to write and star in the hit off-Broadway solo show Sleepwalk With Me. This sweet-faced, self-described geek shared often harrow…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:31AM
Wednesday, March 23, 2011

La Cage Alum Robin de Jesus Cheers 'Wonderful' New Stars Harvey Fierstein and Christopher Sieber by Kathy Henderson

There’s a new pair of headliners at La Cage aux Folles, and the Broadway revival welcomed members of the press to see Harvey Fierstein and Christopher Sieber lead the cast at the March…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:54PM
Monday, March 14, 2011

John Larroquette on Succeeding on Broadway and Looking Down on Daniel Radcliffe by Kathy Henderson

If you’ve watched television in the past three decades, you’re aware of the work of five-time Emmy Award winner John Larroquette. The New Orleans-born actor burst to stardom as w…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:33PM
Thursday, March 10, 2011

Jenni Barber on the Fun of Playing a '60s Free Spirit in Cactus Flower by Kathy Henderson

Age and Hometown: 27; Mansfield, Ohio Current Role: Toni Simmons, a kooky record store clerk involved in a tangled relationship with a much older man (Maxwell Caulfield) in the off-Broadw…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:10PM
Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Tony Winner Douglas Hodge on His Cafe Carlyle Debut and Why He Wasn't Kelsey Grammer's Best Man by Kathy Henderson

Tony Award winner Douglas Hodge is prepping for what he calls “a quintessentially New York experience,” his debut engagement at Cafe Carlyle March 15-26. “It’s the mo…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:57AM
Thursday, March 3, 2011

Steven Pasquale on the 'Good Dilemma' of His-and-Hers TV Pilots with Wife Laura Benanti by Kathy Henderson

Actor couples tend to be happy when one person is working, but Steven Pasquale and his wife, Tony winner Laura Benanti, have a double reason to celebrate: They’ve both landed juicy lea…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:24PM

Rose Hemingway on Entering the Broadway Big Time Opposite Daniel Radcliffe in How to Succeed by Kathy Henderson

Age and Hometown: 27; Philadelphia, PA Current Role: a Broadway debut performance as Rosemary Pilkington, the secretary who sets her sights on J. Pierrepont Finch (Daniel Radcliffe), in H…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:24PM
Thursday, February 24, 2011

Behind the 'Absolute Madness' of War Horse's Amazing Life-Size Puppets by Kathy Henderson

When director Marianne Elliott was pitched the idea creating a theater piece based on a children’s book about cavalry horses in World War I, she responded, “It sounds like absolu…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:39PM

Rose Hemingway on Her 'Strong Chemistry' With How to Succeed Co-Star Daniel Radcliffe by Kathy Henderson

Is Rose Hemingway the woman who’ll make a man out of Daniel Radcliffe on the Broadway stage? “I am that woman!” the leading lady of How to Succeed in Business Without Reall…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:36AM
Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Tate Donovan on Strong Women, TV Stardom & Good People by Kathy Henderson

Depending on how old you are, you may be a fan of Tate Donovan’s work on TV shows such as Damages (as Glenn Close’s doomed law partner Tom Shayes), The O.C. (as Mischa Barton&rsq…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:41AM
Friday, February 18, 2011

What's Up, Remy Zaken? From Spring Awakening to Freckleface Strawberry, Plus, Columbia U! by Kathy Henderson

Remy Zaken was among the youngest original cast members of Spring Awakening, swooning that her hot schoolmate Melchior (played by Jonathan Groff) “is such a radical!” Five years …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:02AM
Thursday, February 17, 2011

Hard-Working Glee Cast 'Inspiring' to Good People Star Tate Donovan by Kathy Henderson

Tate Donovan is currently going head to head with Frances McDormand in the Broadway premiere of David Lindsay-Abaire’s Good People, but the popular actor has spent most of the past yea…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:39PM
Monday, February 14, 2011

Wilson Jermaine Heredia on Rent Memories and Why He's Willing to Don Heels Again in La Cage aux Folles by Kathy Henderson

No musical in the 1990s was more acclaimed than Rent, and the cast member who received the most critical praise—and took home a Tony Award—was a soft-spoken newcomer with a beaut…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:16PM

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