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Friday, February 14, 2014

Idina Menzel Reigns Supreme, Andrew Rannells Doesn’t Strip and Tell & More Lessons of the Week by Lindsay Champion

Well, it's still snowing. Just like last Friday. But never fear, cold and wet readers, the Lessons of the Week are here! Let's sit in front of the fire (or this) with a cup of hot co…

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Weekend Poll: Which Presidential TV Series Should Become a Broadway Show? by Lindsay Champion

Presidents’ Day is just around the corner, and the Broadway.com staff will celebrate by sleeping late, ordering Thai food on Seamless and catching up on the binge-watching House of Car…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:15AM
Thursday, February 13, 2014

Aladdin? Pippin? Fiyero? We Rank Every Broadway Boyfriend From Best to Worst by Lindsay Champion

Here at Broadway.com, we’ve officially given up on finding real dates for Valentine’s Day. Good riddance! We’d much rather date characters from our favorite musicals—…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:06PM
Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Special Delivery! Show Your Crush You Care With Wicked, Newsies & Mormon Valentine's Day Cards by Lindsay Champion

No date for V-Day? Mama Morton, Elphaba and the Phantom still love you! In honor of the most romantic day of the year, we've created eight Broadway Valentines to print or share via Faceb…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:19PM
Monday, February 10, 2014

Hot Shot! Get Schooled By the Cast of Sex Tips For a Straight Woman From a Gay Man on Opening Night by Lindsay Champion

Forget diamonds—a gay man is a girl’s best friend! Jason Michael Snow, Lindsay Nicole Chambers and Andrew Brewer had cause for celebration on February 9, when the raunchy new com…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:13PM

Frozen Stars Idina Menzel, Santino Fontana, Kristen Bell & Josh Gad Go For the Gold! by Lindsay Champion

We’ve always hoped our four favorite Frozen stars—Idina Menzel, Santino Fontana, Kristen Bell and Josh Gad—spent their weekends hanging out, making snowmen and having epic …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:59PM

Rebecca Hall Explains Why Machinal Makes Her Stare at Walls, Crave Comedy & Feel Pummeled by Lindsay Champion

American audiences know Rebecca Hall from her rich performances on the big screen, from her Golden Globe-nominated performance in Vicky Cristina Barcelona to her action-packed turn in I…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:53AM
Friday, February 7, 2014

Oprah Is Our Favorite Thing, Clay Aiken Approves This Message & More Lessons of the Week by Lindsay Champion

New York City is up to its knees in slush (literally, we just stepped in a puddle that had its own zip code), but that could never stop us from bringing you a recap of all of the craziest, s…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:13PM

Toni Braxton & Babyface Get a Taste of Harlem’s Hottest Club Before Taking the Stage in After Midnight by Lindsay Champion

Toni Braxton and Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds had a late-night date with the cast of After Midnight on February 6! The pair, who have racked up a total of 16 Grammy Awards between …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:12PM
Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Neil Patrick Harris Uncut! The Hedwig Star on His First Time in Heels & Why He Doesn’t Want an Understudy by Lindsay Champion

After nine seasons in a suit and tie on TV’s How I Met Your Mother, Neil Patrick Harris is ready for a whole new look—one that includes fishnets, glitter and a giant blonde wig. …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:53PM

Get a Glimpse of Kinky Boots Star Annaleigh Ashford’s Spacey New Solo Show at 54 Below by Lindsay Champion

Kinky Boots fave Annaleigh Ashford is bringing her new solo concert Lost In the Stars to midtown hot spot 54 Below, and by the looks of this exclusive photo, it’s comple…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:40PM

Nick Adams Hits the Road! The Wicked Star on His Cute Understudy, Furry Traveling Partner & New White Pants by Lindsay Champion

Broadway favorite Nick Adams is about to have the best Valentine’s Day ever: Not only is he taking on the role of studly student Fiyero in the Emerald City touring cast of Wicked,…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:27PM
Monday, February 3, 2014

Broadway Book Club! Get a Sneak Peek of Glee Star Lea Michele’s New Memoir Brunette Ambition by Lindsay Champion

Here's some required reading to add to your Amazon wish list: Lea Michele’s memoir and how-to book Brunette Ambition is hitting store shelves May 13! In the new book, the…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:30PM
Saturday, February 1, 2014

Rise and Shine, Campers! Five Groundhog Day Movie Moments We Want to See Musicalized by Lindsay Champion

In honor of the only official holiday named after a rodent, we’d like to remind you that there is, right this very minute, a Groundhog Day musical being created by Matilda composer Tim…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:00AM
Friday, January 31, 2014

Jonathan Groff Almost Spewed, Megan Hilty Needs Us & More Lessons of the Week by Lindsay Champion

Quick, let’s get out of Times Square before we’re all trampled by football fans! Before we park ourselves on the couch with a tube of cookie dough and a giant spoon this weekend,…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:12PM
Thursday, January 30, 2014

Meet Cinderella's New Prince, Hockey-Playing Guitar Star Joe Carroll by Lindsay Champion

Age: 23  Hometown: Grand Rapids, MI  Current Role: The charming Prince Topher in Cinderella, who falls for glass slipper-wearing Ella, played by pop princess Car…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:39AM
Monday, January 27, 2014

The Rent Movie Is Streaming on Netflix! Five Reasons to Give It a Second Watch by Lindsay Champion

Here’s an excuse to get into your PJs and not go “Out Tonight”—the 2005 movie adaptation of Rent is now streaming on Netflix Instant! Sure, we’re the first to a…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:02PM

Bronx Bombers Star Peter Scolari on Doing Yogi Berra Proud, Embracing Girls & Why Tom Hanks Made Him Cry by Lindsay Champion

For the last four decades, Peter Scolari has been a steady presence on the small screen as the instantly likable star of Newhart, Bosom Buddies, Goodtime Girls and tons more, …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:47PM
Sunday, January 26, 2014

This Week's Picks: You’ve Got a Date With Patina Miller, Olaf the Snowman & Lots of Naked Dudes by Lindsay Champion

Hey. You, wearing the Snuggie. We know it's cold out there, but get your act together and put on some pants, because there are way too many awesome things going on in New York City right…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:00AM
Friday, January 24, 2014

Idina Menzel Wants to Duet With You, Carly Rae Jepsen Does Windows & More Lessons of the Week by Lindsay Champion

This week on Broadway flew by, but before we let it go ("let it go...can't hold it back anymore!"), let's revisit some of the weird, wacky and wonderful stuff that happened…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:02PM
Tuesday, January 21, 2014

What a Knockout! See Andy Karl’s Muscular Makeover for Rocky by Lindsay Champion

Rocky headliner Andy Karl has obviously been eating his raw eggs and doing his pull-ups! Judging by this shirtless photo of the Broadway vet in Vogue, Karl is taking this whole Italian Stall…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:44PM
Thursday, January 16, 2014

Will Frozen Composer Robert Lopez Become the Record-Breaking 12th Member of the EGOT Club? by Lindsay Champion

The man behind “Let It Go,” that super-catchy tune from Frozen that you can’t get out of your head, is very close to scoring a showbiz grand slam. Robert Lopez, who compose…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:21PM
Wednesday, January 15, 2014

First Bridges, Now Beaches? Five More Tearjerker Movies That Need to Be Musicals by Lindsay Champion

The Broadway.com crew has stocked up on tons of extra tissues for the first performance of The Bridges of Madison County on January 17, but after hearing the news that a music…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:00PM

Judy Garland Gets Happy, Bring It On Competes in Connecticut & More Cross-Country Highlights by Lindsay Champion

Are you packed? Are you ready? It’s time to hit the road with Broadway.com for a cross-country road trip! We’re highlighting the most exciting regional theater productions from a…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:38PM

Real-Life Lovebirds Audra McDonald & Will Swenson to Lead Reading of Venus and Adonis by Lindsay Champion

Broadway husband-and-wife duo Audra McDonald and Will Swenson are already the most adorable couple we know, and we didn’t think it was possible that they could ever get any cuter...unt…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:26AM
Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Andrea Martin, Chuck Cooper & More Complete Casting For Moss Hart Bio-Play Act One at LCT by Lindsay Champion

Now this is one act we’ve gotta see! Tony winners Andrea Martin and Chuck Cooper, Broadway vet Matthew Saldivar and more complete the star-studded cast of Act One, a new play written a…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:56PM

Carole King Skipped Beautiful’s Opening Night on Broadway, But Will Attend the 2014 Grammy Awards by Lindsay Champion

Carole King was noticeably absent from the opening night of Beautiful, the Broadway bio-musical about her life—but don’t worry, she can still get the scoop on how the whole eveni…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:50AM

Dexter’s Lauren Velez to Replace Elizabeth Rodriguez in The Happiest Song Plays Last Before Previews Begin by Lindsay Champion

Casting shakeup! Dexter favorite Lauren Velez will assume the role of Yaz in the forthcoming Second Stage production of Quiara Alegria Hudes’ The Happiest Song Plays Last, replacing pr…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:21AM
Monday, January 13, 2014

Exclusive! Preview Tracks From the Murder For Two Album & Liner Notes By Wicked’s Stephen Schwartz by Lindsay Champion

The zany Murder For Two cast album will be released digitally January 14 before hitting store shelves in February, and Broadway.com has an exclusive sneak peek of two killer tracks…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:16PM

See Julius Thomas III & the Cast of Motown Perform Touching Tribute Song ‘I Am Here’ For Valisia LeKae by Lindsay Champion

Valisia LeKae had a 2013 full of dazzling highs and devastating lows—she was nominated for a Tony Award for her performance in Motown the Musical, and only months later, she was d…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:23PM

Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright Travels to No Man’s Land With Patrick Stewart & Ian McKellen by Lindsay Champion

No Man’s Land headliners Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen are accustomed to having famous people visit them backstage—but when former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright s…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:06PM

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