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Tuesday, September 6, 2016

Kinky Boots Stars Alan Mingo Jr. & Aaron C. Finley on Their Onstage Bromance, Not Fighting Heels & Why the Show Gives Them Chills by Kathy Henderson

A glamorous drag queen and a strait-laced shoe manufacturer form an unconventional alliance in Kinky Boots, a relationship that’s both funny and touching thanks to Cyndi Lauper’s…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:33PM
Friday, July 22, 2016

Oslo's Jefferson Mays & Jennifer Ehle on Who Would Make a Better Spy and What They'll Be Doing in Their 80s by Kathy Henderson

The new play Oslo tells the unlikely story of how a Norwegian sociologist and his wife, a foreign minister in the title city, managed to broker the historic 1993 peace agreement between Isra…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:08PM
Thursday, June 9, 2016

Eclipsed's Tony-Nommed Director Liesl Tommy and Playwright Danai Gurira on Diversity, Drive & Dresses by Kathy Henderson

While earning raves and 2016 Tony nominations for their work on Eclipsed, playwright Danai Gurira and director Liesl Tommy have been living double lives, creatively speaking: Gurira plays zo…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:50PM
Friday, June 3, 2016

Daphne's Dive Stars Vanessa Aspillaga & Daphne Rubin-Vega on Sisterhood, Diversity and Turning into Benny from Rent by Kathy Henderson

Sisterhood is powerful in Daphne’s Dive, the new play by Pulitzer Prize winner Quiara Alegría Hudes. In the title role, Vanessa Aspillaga runs a neighborhood bar in North Philad…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:14PM
Wednesday, June 1, 2016

The Father Star Frank Langella & Director Doug Hughes on How Not to Be Intimidating, So-Called Celebrities & Awards Season by Kathy Henderson

At 78, three-time Tony winner Frank Langella is enjoying one of his best years ever, with juicy TV roles as a Russian spy in The Americans and a racist Southern senator in HBO’s adapta…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:48PM
Monday, May 16, 2016

American Psycho's Alice Ripley & Jennifer Damiano on Fervent Fans, Adoring Benjamin Walker & Their Incredible Bond by Kathy Henderson

Among the many reasons to love American Psycho is the show’s inspired casting of Alice Ripley and Jennifer Damiano in featured roles. The actresses forged a deep bond during multiple a…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:54PM
Monday, May 9, 2016

Fiddler on the Roof's Rebellious Lovebirds Samantha Massell & Ben Rappaport on a Surprise Proposal and Interning with Lin-Manuel Miranda by Kathy Henderson

Samantha Massell and Ben Rappaport play the coolest couple in Anatevka, a dream come true for the young Fiddler on the Roof stars. As feisty middle daughter Hodel and radical tutor Perchik, …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:57PM
Thursday, April 28, 2016

Shuffle Along Dream Team George C. Wolfe & Savion Glover on Collaborating Again, Capturing the Spirit of the ‘20s & Not Seeing Hamilton by Kathy Henderson

With a trio of Tony winners and a pair of Tony nominees above the title, Shuffle Along boasts the Broadway season’s starriest lineup. But two of the show’s most celebrated names …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:14PM
Tuesday, April 19, 2016

The Crucible's Jim Norton & Ciaran Hinds on Frozen, Game of Thrones and Famous Co-Stars by Kathy Henderson

“Who is this man?” bellows Ciarán Hinds at the beginning of The Crucible’s sensational second act. Cast as the all-powerful Deputy Governor of Salem, Hinds is starin…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:43PM
Wednesday, April 6, 2016

Bright Star's Dee Hoty & Stephen Lee Anderson on the Joy of Cutting Loose Together Again by Kathy Henderson

Here’s a question for your next round of Broadway trivia: Name a pair of musical pros who played small-town spouses in shows that opened almost 20 years apart. The answer, of course, i…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:54AM
Monday, March 7, 2016

Prodigal Son Playwright John Patrick Shanley & Star Timothee Chalamet on the Pain, Poetry & Pride of Revisiting 15 by Kathy Henderson

“Do you remember 15?” Timothée Chalamet asks at the beginning and end of John Patrick Shanley’s irresistible memory play Prodigal Son. “For me, it was a specia…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:14PM
Saturday, February 27, 2016

Old Hats Stars David Shiner & Bill Irwin on Clowning Around Together for 25 Years by Kathy Henderson

When the sublime clowns Bill Irwin and David Shiner saunter on stage in baggy tailcoats, loose ties and top hats, it’s impossible not to smile. Within seconds, that smile turns into no…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:33AM
Monday, February 22, 2016

Old Friends Jack Plotnick and Seth Rudetsky on Why Their Starry, Spoofy Disaster! is Like Summer Camp by Kathy Henderson

Growing up on Long Island, Seth Rudetsky developed a youthful obsession with disaster movies and a taste for 1970s pop hits like “Torn Between Two Lovers” and “Sky High.&rd…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:50PM
Saturday, November 14, 2015

Sandra Mae Frank & Katie Boeck on Their Intense Connection as They Share the Role of Wendla in Spring Awakening by Kathy Henderson

Creating a character on stage is a very personal act of transformation, which makes the double casting of Spring Awakening so unusual. Sandra Mae Frank gives a blazing performance as Wendla …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:34AM
Thursday, October 1, 2015

Wicked's Jonah Platt on Show Tunes in the Car, Advice from His Pitch Perfect Brother & Loving Fiyero by Kathy Henderson

Age: 28 Hometown: Los Angeles, CA Current Role: A Broadway debut in the megahit musical Wicked as Fiyero, the carefree prince who is transformed by his relationship with Elphaba. Stage an…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:26PM
Thursday, September 24, 2015

Les Miserables Newbie Alex Finke on How Alfie Boe Makes Her Feel & the Challenges of Playing Cosette by Kathy Henderson

Age: 25 Hometown: Centerville, OH Current Role: A Broadway debut as Cosette, loyal adoptive daughter of Jean Valjean (Alfie Boe) and object of Marius’ affection, in Les Miserables. …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:48PM
Thursday, September 3, 2015

Jasmine Cephas Jones on Learning from Philip Seymour Hoffman & Strutting Her Stuff in Hamilton by Kathy Henderson

Age: 26 Hometown: Brooklyn, NY Current Role(s): A dual Broadway debut in Hamilton as Peggy, the youngest of the beguiling Schuyler sisters, and Maria Reynolds, whose affair with the title …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:57PM
Thursday, August 13, 2015

Catherine Walker on Her Soprano Idols, Crappy Jobs & Multi-Tasking in A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder by Kathy Henderson

Age: "Young at heart." Hometown: Lancaster, PA Current Role: Phoebe D’Ysquith, the ladylike heiress who vies for the affection of murderous Monty Navarro in the Tony-w…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:46PM
Thursday, July 30, 2015

Daveed Diggs on His Hebrew School Roots, Meeting Crazy Celebrities & Getting His Shot on Broadway in Hamilton by Kathy Henderson

Age: 33 Hometown: Oakland, CA Current Roles: A dynamic Broadway debut as French general Lafayette, “the Lancelot of the Revolutionary set,” and future U.S. president Thomas (&l…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:20PM
Thursday, June 18, 2015

Gloria Star Ryan Spahn on the Strangeness of Offices & Why He's Not Marrying Michael Urie by Kathy Henderson

Age: 34 Hometown: Troy, MI Current Roles: An off-Broadway debut in Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ dark comedy Gloria as Dean, an editorial assistant at a prominent magazine, whose ambitions…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:09PM
Thursday, June 11, 2015

An Act of God's Tim Kazurinsky on His Best Friend John Belushi & Why Jim Parsons Is Nicer Than the Lord by Kathy Henderson

Age: 65. “The fact that my crusty old kisser is considered a ‘fresh face’ is a minor miracle.” Hometown: Chicago, IL Current Role: A Broadway debut as Gabriel, the …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:36PM
Thursday, May 28, 2015

Tony-Nominated The Audience Star Richard McCabe on Amusing Helen Mirren & Embracing His Evil Side by Kathy Henderson

Age: 54 Hometown: Born in Glasgow, Scotland; raised in London Current Role: A Tony-nominated Broadway debut in The Audience as British Prime Minister Harold Wilson, who enjoys bantering wi…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:06PM
Monday, May 25, 2015

A Small Fire's Celia Keenan-Bolger on Saying 'I Do' in Real Life and Onstage by Kathy Henderson

It's been a year of weddings for Celia Keenan-Bolger, including two on stage and her own in real life. In a union of Tony nominees (hers for The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee; his f…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:58PM

Other Desert Cities Star Stacy Keach Previews New FX Series Lights Out by Kathy Henderson

The new boxing drama Lights Out, which premieres on January 11 on the FX network, features a slew of stage actors, including two who are currently appearing in off-Broadway plays: Stacy Keac…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:58PM

What's Up, Stacy Keach? The Other Desert Cities Star on Highlights of His 50-Year Career by Kathy Henderson

Forty-five years after he directed a Chekhov workshop production in the newly constructed Mitzi Newhouse Theatre (then called the Forum), Stacy Keach is back in Lincoln Center's underground …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:58PM

Other Desert Cities Star Stockard Channing on Why She's the 'Worst Celebrity Ever' by Kathy Henderson

Stockard Channing is one of five theatrical all-stars assembled by director Joe Mantello for Lincoln Center Theater's off-Broadway world premiere of Other Desert Cities. Certainly the Tony-w…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:58PM

Alan Menken on His 19th Oscar Nomination: 'I Never Take It for Granted' by Kathy Henderson

Broadway-bound composer Alan Menken spent the morning of January 25 celebrating an amazing feat: his 19th Academy Award nomination. Along with lyricist Glenn Slater (his collaborator on the …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:58PM

Maggie Gyllenhaal on Having an Affair With Her Real-Life Husband in Three Sisters by Kathy Henderson

Maggie Gyllenhaal is a grounding presence in movies, whether she's playing a small-town reporter (an Oscar-nominated turn in Crazy Heart), a struggling addict and ex-con (SherryBaby) or a pe…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:58PM

What's Up, David Lindsay-Abaire? The Good People Scribe on Nicole Kidman, South Boston's Mystique & More by Kathy Henderson

As David Lindsay-Abaire preps for the Broadway debut of his latest play, Good People, he's also keeping track of this year's movie awards. Nicole Kidman is an Oscar nominee for Rabbit Hole, …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:58PM

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 beautiful smile…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:58PM

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 year dire…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:58PM

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards