All stories by Kathy Henderson on BroadwayStars

Monday, April 28, 2025

Gavin Lee Keeps His Tap Muscles in Shape and Stretches New Ones—Alongside Legends—in Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends by Kathy Henderson

When you’ve leaped across rooftops in Mary Poppins and tap-danced wearing two fake legs in SpongeBob SquarePants, dipping into the song catalog of a musical genius is a cinch. For Gavin Le…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:48PM
Friday, April 25, 2025

Clark Gregg on Acting with George Clooney in Good Night, and Good Luck and More Highlights from a 'Marvel'-ous Career by Kathy Henderson

In the bustling CBS newsroom of the hit drama Good Night, and Good Luck, Don Hollenbeck is a loyal lieutenant to superstar broadcaster Edward R. Murrow. Clark Gregg takes on the small but pi…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:24PM
Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Kimber Elayne Sprawl, as Othello's Emilia, Brings Her Musicality to Broadway's Shakespearean Hit by Kathy Henderson

The Broadway revival of Othello is the starriest of star vehicles, so it’s a pleasure to report that the supporting cast—notably Kimber Elayne Sprawl as Emilia—more than holds up its e…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:18PM
Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Bill Burr on the Once-in-a-Lifetime Experience of Glengarry Glen Ross: 'It’s the Most Exciting Acting I’ve Ever Done' by Kathy Henderson

Bill Burr’s multilayered show-business resume ranges from stand-up comedy and stream-of-consciousness podcasting to screen acting, writing and directing. Whether he’s gunning down a stor…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:42PM
Monday, April 14, 2025

Brooks Ashmanskas Plays a Broadway Director in Smash—In Real Life, He's Happy Being the Comic Relief by Kathy Henderson

Ana Gasteyer calls Brooks Ashmanskas “the funniest man on Broadway,” and who are we to argue? In a 30-year career on and off-Broadway, Ashmanskas has lent his comic expertise to farces (…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:48PM
Monday, April 7, 2025

BOOP!'s Faith Prince on Playing an Astrophysicist, Embracing Her 'Mama' Status and Being 'Just Famous Enough' by Kathy Henderson

One of the nicest surprises in BOOP! The Musical is the Broadway return of Faith Prince. This incomparable comic actress plays astrophysicist (!) Valentina who finds late-in-life love with B…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:36PM
Thursday, April 3, 2025

Justina Machado and Tatianna Córdoba on Their Vibrant Mother-Daughter Bond in the New Broadway Musical Real Women Have Curves by Kathy Henderson

Tatianna Córdoba and Justina Machado (Photo by Emilio Madrid for Broadway.com) There’s plenty of drama in the new musical Real Women Have Curves, which centers on Latina seamstresses in…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:36PM
Friday, March 28, 2025

The Unstoppable Tide of Kara Young: The Tony Winner on Her Latest Broadway Role in the Fiery Family Drama Purpose by Kathy Henderson

Kara Young is blessed with the ability to jumpstart a scene the moment she steps on stage. This small but mighty actress manages to simultaneously disappear into a role while commanding the …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:03AM
Friday, March 21, 2025

Behind George Clooney's Good Night, and Good Luck: From the Silver Screen to Broadway, It All Began on TV by Kathy Henderson

In his highly anticipated Broadway debut as playwright and star of Good Night, and Good Luck, George Clooney dramatizes the confrontation between a powerful government official and a pioneer…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:18AM
Tuesday, March 4, 2025

Broadway Favorite Daniel Breaker Is Grabbing the Mic as Hermes in Hadestown by Kathy Henderson

Daniel Breaker looks every inch a suave messenger of the gods when he steps on stage to start the action in Hadestown. The long-running musical is in good hands with Breaker singing about th…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:06PM
Wednesday, February 26, 2025

De'Adre Aziza on Redwood, Parenthood and Why It's Hard to Be an Introvert on Broadway by Kathy Henderson

Any actress would jump at the chance to create a role described by writer/director Tina Landau as “earthy, sensual and spicy,” a woman filled with “fire, wit and queen energy.” On to…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:24PM
Wednesday, February 12, 2025

Phillip James Brannon Is Oh, Mary!'s New Abraham Lincoln, and His Family Sees the Resemblance by Kathy Henderson

The stovepipe hat looks familiar, but otherwise, the character of Abraham Lincoln in Oh, Mary! doesn’t have a lot in common with our 16th president. Billed as “Mary’s Husband” in Col…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:24PM
Friday, January 31, 2025

Jessica Vosk Celebrates 10 Years off the Corporate Ladder in Hell's Kitchen: 'I Worked Hard to Get Here' by Kathy Henderson

Jessica Vosk is an under-the-radar Broadway star, a singer’s singer equally comfortable channeling Judy Garland at Carnegie Hall and belting Alicia Keys’ “Pawn It All” as protective …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:54AM
Wednesday, January 22, 2025

Danny Burstein on Going Toe to Toe with Audra McDonald in Gypsy and Honoring His Late Wife Backstage by Kathy Henderson

When Danny Burstein’s casting as Momma Rose’s loyal lover Herbie in Gypsy was announced, social media exploded with celebratory posts and comments. After more than three decades on Broad…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:12AM
Monday, January 6, 2025

Zachary Quinto on Singing in the Key of Family Dysfunction in Cult of Love by Kathy Henderson

Zachary Quinto has played so many stoic, ultra-competent characters, it’s a jolt to see him embody a man riddled with emotional pain stemming from childhood in a deeply weird family. Lesly…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:18AM
Monday, December 30, 2024

After an Eventful Year, & Juliet’s Alison Luff Is Reveling in a New Normal On and Off Stage by Kathy Henderson

To say that Alison Luff has had an action-packed year is a whopper of an understatement. Shortly after giving birth to a baby boy, she went into rehearsals as Mrs. Walker in the Broadway rev…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:48PM
Thursday, December 26, 2024

How The Outsiders Kept Brent Comer From Quitting the Business—And Made Him a Grammy Nominee by Kathy Henderson

Darrel Curtis, the dutiful eldest brother in the Tony-winning musical The Outsiders, seems like a thankless role: resentful of his responsibilities and unappreciated by his younger siblings.…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:00AM
Wednesday, December 4, 2024

Have a Real Good Time with This Essential Guide to Gypsy's Broadway Legacy by Kathy Henderson

Ethel Merman, Angela Lansbury, Tyne Daly, Bernadette Peters, Patti LuPone and now Audra McDonald: The Broadway stars of Gypsy represent a Who’s Who of stage divas over the past 60 years. O…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:18AM
Tuesday, December 3, 2024

Eva Noblezada Reflects on Her Year in The Great Gatsby, Her Decade on Stage and Her Broadway Romance by Kathy Henderson

Eva Noblezada puts a fascinating spin on “golden girl” Daisy Buchanan in the ultra-luxe Broadway musical adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. This is no meek heiress, …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:42AM
Monday, November 25, 2024

Director Michael Mayer on the Epic Voyage of Swept Away, the Surprise of Little Shop and the Saga of Funny Girl by Kathy Henderson

It’s a bit startling to hear Michael Mayer admit that he feared the pandemic would put an end to his career as a Tony Award-winning director. “I thought we were done,” he says of Broad…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:02AM
Monday, November 11, 2024

Mandy Gonzalez on Being Sunset Boulevard's 'Greatest (Guest) Star of All' by Kathy Henderson

No one needs to wonder how Mandy Gonzalez feels about playing Norma Desmond once a week in the insanely entertaining Broadway revival of Sunset Boulevard. Her solo album, after all, is title…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:31PM
Monday, October 21, 2024

Left on Tenth Star Peter Gallagher on Why He Had to Say Yes to Broadway’s ‘Love Letter to Second Chances’ by Kathy Henderson

How to revive the lost art of the Broadway rom-com? A compelling true story by Delia Ephron is a great start, along with five-time Tony winner Susan Stroman as director. But the key, of cour…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:36PM
Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Playwright Ayad Akhtar on Blending Literature, Technology and the Star Power of Robert Downey Jr. in McNEAL by Kathy Henderson

What do you get when you toss Hedda Gabler, King Lear, Madame Bovary and many other works of world literature into a chatbot? Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Ayad Akhtar imagines the resul…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:06AM
Tuesday, October 8, 2024

Our Town’s Ephraim Sykes on Leaping from Dance to Drama and Celebrating the Quiet Diversity of Grover's Corners by Kathy Henderson

Casting is one of director Kenny Leon’s special powers, so when he calls Ephraim Sykes “a superstar in the American theater,” it’s worth paying attention. Leon first took note of Syk…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:54AM
Wednesday, October 2, 2024

Francis Jue on His Full-Circle Return to Yellow Face and the Right Way to Do Broadway's Controversial Classics by Kathy Henderson

Francis Jue’s stage career has been happily entwined with the works of David Henry Hwang for 35 years, since Jue understudied the title role in M. Butterfly. Although they look nothing ali…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:18AM
Monday, August 26, 2024

Ana Gasteyer on Being Drafted Into Once Upon a Mattress' NBA of Comedy by Kathy Henderson

The crowd-pleasing Broadway revival of Once Upon a Mattress lets loose a cast of musical comedy all-stars in scenes involving puppets, leeches, a “facts of life” pantomime and, of course…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:06PM
Thursday, August 8, 2024

JOB Star Peter Friedman Returns to Broadway with Succession Fame, But He'll Always Be a Downtown Darling by Kathy Henderson

A psychological thrill ride is a rarity on Broadway, which helps explain why Max Wolf Friedlich’s new play JOB (as in work, not the Old Testament book) is attracting an enthusiastic audien…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:00AM
Wednesday, June 12, 2024

Tony First-Timers: The Outsiders' Joshua Boone on Relinquishing the 'Desire to Be Recognized' by Kathy Henderson

Joshua Boone wasn’t looking for a Broadway musical when he heard about The Outsiders. After nabbing two NAACP Image Award nominations for his sensitive lead performance in Tyler Perry’s …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:48PM

Tony First-Timers: Far from Blush and Bashful, Prayer for the French Republic's Betsy Aidem Treasures Being a 'Late Bloomer' by Kathy Henderson

Exactly 40 years ago, Betsy Aidem talked her way into John Malkovich’s now legendary off-Broadway production of Balm in Gilead alongside future stars Laurie Metcalf, Gary Sinise and Terry …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:32AM
Tuesday, June 11, 2024

Jack O’Brien on Launching Hairspray, Directing Patti and Savoring His Lifetime Achievement Tony by Kathy Henderson

Imagine a marathon of the plays and musicals that earned Jack O’Brien three Tony Awards and six additional Tony nominations for Best Director. How, we may wonder, did the person who direct…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:42AM
Tuesday, June 4, 2024

Ricky Ubeda and Ben Cook on Their Electrifying Dance Partnership in Illinoise by Kathy Henderson

There’s a built-in audience for the new Broadway dance musical Illinoise among fans of Sufjan Stevens’ indie rock music and admirers of Justin Peck’s choreography for the New York City…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:42AM

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Nov 17, 2024: Elf - Marquis Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre