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Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Reasons To Be Happy Stars Jenna Fischer, Leslie Bibb, Josh Hamilton & Fred Weller Meet the Press by Josh Ferri

Looking for a reason to be happy this spring? Well, we’ve got four: Jenna Fischer, Leslie Bibb, Josh Hamilton and Fred Weller, the stars of Neil LaBute’s Reasons To Be Happy…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:46PM

On Pointe! Russian Dance Drama Nikolai and the Others Opens, Starring Michael Cerveris, John Glover & More by Josh Ferri

Richard Nelson’s latest play Nikolai and the Others, which examines Russian art at the beginning of the Cold War and the creation of the ballet Orpheus, officially opened at Linco…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:11PM
Monday, May 6, 2013

From Pre-Show Arrivals to Post-Show Party, Complete Coverage of the 2013 Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards by Josh Ferri

Broadway’s brightest stars flooded the red carpet on May 5 for the 13th annual Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards, the season’s only major awards voted on by the fans. Hosted by…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:50PM

Vanya's Kristine Nielsen on Her 'Remarkable' Love Story and Tailor-Made, Tony-Nominated Starring Role by Josh Ferri

After two decades in the theater, Kristine Nielsen finds herself a first time Tony nominee for her hilarious and touching performance as spinster sister Sonia in Vanya and Sonia and Masha an…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:09PM
Friday, May 3, 2013

Starks Sands Is the Best Co-Star Ever, Sutton Foster Is a Teen Queen & More Lessons of the Tony Nominations by Josh Ferri

This week was a very special week on Broadway! The 2013 Tony Award nominations were announced on April 30, and Broadway (and Broadway.com) was all aflutter with nomination reactions, snubs a…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:42PM

Stark Sands Is the Best Co-Star Ever, Sutton Foster Is a Teen Queen & More Lessons of the Tony Nominations by Josh Ferri

This week was a very special week on Broadway! The 2013 Tony Award nominations were announced on April 30, and Broadway (and Broadway.com) was all aflutter with nomination reactions, snubs a…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:42PM

Tony Day Confusion! Max Crumm & His Comedy Group Nancy Get an Unexpected Tony Nomination…Kinda by Josh Ferri

The sketch comedy group Nancy got the shock of their life when Sutton Foster and Jesse Tyler Ferguson announced their unexpected Tony nomination this week. Yes, the web troupe is so fantasti…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:37PM

James Corden May Juggle a New London Play The Same Deep Water As Me and the Into the Woods Film by Josh Ferri

Tony winner James Corden (One Man, Two Guvnors) will star alongside Daniel Mays in Nick Payne’s new play The Same Deep Water As Me at the Donmar Warehouse, according to The Daily Mail.…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:17PM

Will Billy Porter and Stark Sands Strut Their Kinky Boots to London? by Josh Ferri

The most Tony and Broadway.com Audience Awards-nominated show of the year, Kinky Boots, is eyeing a London run, according to The Daily Mail. Tony-nominated director Jerry Mitchell said he wo…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:45AM
Thursday, May 2, 2013

Kinky Boots’ Biggest New Fan Katy Perry Brings Fireworks to the Al Hirschfeld Theatre by Josh Ferri

Seven-time Grammy nominee Katy Perry kicked up her heels at the Tony and Broadway.com Audience Choice Award nominated musical Kinky Boots. Perry was eager to take in Cyndi Lauper’s fir…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:32PM

Frank Langella & Glenn Close Will Co-Star in Upcoming Indie Comedy 5 to 7 by Josh Ferri

Tony winners and Oscar nominees Frank Langella and Glenn Close join Stark Trek’s Anton Yelchin in the new indie film 5 to 7, according to Deadline.com. Written and directed by Victor L…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:29AM

Viva For Now! Spice Girls Musical Will Shutter in London by Josh Ferri

If you “wanna be” able to see the Spice Girls inspired musical live on stage, you better hurry over to London's Piccadilly Theatre. Viva Forever! announced it will play …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:03AM
Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Cyndi Lauper Reacts to Her Tony Nod: 'I Was Laughing, I Was Crying, I Was Screaming—It Was Better Than Cats' by Josh Ferri

The morning the Tony nominations are announced, phones start buzzing with texts and calls for the happy few who get nods. As usual, Broadway.com is thrilled to be among the callers offering …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:46PM

Tony Poll Top Three: Fans Outraged Alan Cumming, Lilla Crawford & Bette Midler Were Snubbed For Tony Nominations by Josh Ferri

The 2013 Tony nominations were announced on April 30, and while fan favorites like Kinky Boots, Matilda and Cinderella were recognized with heaps of nominations, other well-loved shows and l…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:50AM
Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Cinderella Star Victoria Clark Looks Forward to Sharing Awards Season with Her Son by Josh Ferri

The morning the Tony nominations are announced, phones start buzzing with texts and calls for the happy few who get nods. As usual, Broadway.com is thrilled to be among the callers offering …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:53PM

Harvey Fierstein on His 'Big Fat Hit' Kinky Boots & the Only Thing That Would Make Tony Day Better by Josh Ferri

The morning the Tony nominations are announced, phones start buzzing with texts and calls for the happy few who get nods. As usual, Broadway.com is thrilled to be among the callers offering …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:51PM

Kinky Boots' Double Nominee Jerry Mitchell Offers Valuable Advice to All Other Tony Hopefuls by Josh Ferri

The morning the Tony nominations are announced, phones start buzzing with texts and calls for the happy few who get nods. As usual, Broadway.com is thrilled to be among the callers offering …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:35PM

Nominated Director Nicholas Martin Calls Vanya the 'Happiest Theatrical Experience of My Life' by Josh Ferri

The morning the Tony nominations are announced, phones start buzzing with texts and calls for the happy few who get nods. As usual, Broadway.com is thrilled to be among the callers offering …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:24PM

'Superstitious' Golden Boy Director Bartlett Sher is 'Thrilled' to Have the Most Nominated Play by Josh Ferri

The morning the Tony nominations are announced, phones start buzzing with texts and calls for the happy few who get nods. As usual, Broadway.com is thrilled to be among the callers offering …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:23PM

Tony Nominee Billy Porter Opens Up About Why the Role of Lola 'Takes My Breath Away' & His 'Rock,' Stark Sands by Josh Ferri

The morning the Tony nominations are announced, phones start buzzing with texts and calls for the happy few who get nods. As usual, Broadway.com is thrilled to be among the callers offering …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:55PM

Kinky Boots Nominee Annaleigh Ashford Feels Like She Won the Powerball Today by Josh Ferri

The morning the Tony nominations are announced, phones start buzzing with texts and calls for the happy few who get nods. As usual, Broadway.com is thrilled to be among the callers offering …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:29PM

Cinderella Scribe Douglas Carter Beane Was ‘Depressed for Half a Category’ for His Nance Snub by Josh Ferri

The morning the Tony nominations are announced, phones start buzzing with texts and calls for the happy few who get nods. As usual, Broadway.com is thrilled to be among the callers offering …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:17PM

'Stunned' Tony Nominee Stark Sands is 'Rooting' for His Kinky Boots Rival to Win by Josh Ferri

The morning the Tony nominations are announced, phones start buzzing with texts and calls for the happy few who get nods. As usual, Broadway.com is thrilled to be among the callers offering …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:51AM

'It's Like Christmas' as Vanya Star Kristine Nielsen Celebrates Her 'Unbelievable' First Tony Nomination by Josh Ferri

The morning the Tony nominations are announced, phones start buzzing with texts and calls for the happy few who get nods. As usual, Broadway.com is thrilled to be among the callers offering …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:18AM

Vanya Nominee Billy Magnussen Still Has to Work Out, Tony Nomination or Not by Josh Ferri

The morning the Tony nominations are announced, phones start buzzing with texts and calls for the happy few who get nods. As usual, Broadway.com is thrilled to be among the callers offering …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:52AM

Tony Forecasts Threw Off Vanya Nominee Shalita Grant: 'I Read That Shit on Broadway.com' by Josh Ferri

The morning the Tony nominations are announced, phones start buzzing with texts and calls for the happy few who get nods. As usual, Broadway.com is thrilled to be among the callers offering …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:43AM

Golden Boy Tony Nominee Danny Burstein Can’t Celebrate Until He Hears From His Wife, Rebecca Luker by Josh Ferri

The morning the Tony nominations are announced, phones start buzzing with texts and calls for the happy few who get nods. As usual, Broadway.com is thrilled to be among the callers offering …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:23AM

Laura Osnes Reacts to Her Tony Nod by 'Sobbing' for Cinderella Co-Star Santino Fontana by Josh Ferri

The morning the Tony nominations are announced, phones start buzzing with texts and calls for the happy few who get nods. As usual, Broadway.com is thrilled to be among the callers offering …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:13AM
Monday, April 29, 2013

Jamie Foxx May Play Daddy Warbucks Character 'Benjamin Stacks' in Annie Movie Remake by Josh Ferri

Oscar winner Jamie Foxx is in talks to star in the upcoming, contemporary Annie film remake, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Foxx will play Benjamin Stacks, a variation on the clas…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:46PM

Shoshana Bean is Quitting Her Man ‘Cold Turkey’ In A Toe-Tapping, Retro-Inspired New Music Video by Josh Ferri

Broadway alum Shoshana Bean is putting some of her Hairspray moves to work with her Wicked pipes in the new music video for her single “Cold Turkey.” Conceived, directed and chor…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:25PM

Check Out Lea Michele, Sarah Jessica Parker & More in Glee’s Beautiful ‘At the Ballet’ by Josh Ferri

Glee had its best episode of the spring on April 25. Earning an almost-impossible “A” on Broadway.com’s Glee Report Card, “Lights Out” featured several stellar,…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:37PM