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Friday, March 11, 2016

From Borat to Bruno to Broadway! Sacha Baron Cohen Reveals Plans for The Lesbian Musical by Paul Wontorek

Sacha Baron Cohen, the Hollywood hit-maker who has shocked audiences with films like Borat, Bruno and the current The Brothers Grimsby and has shown a flair for musicals with appearances in …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:21PM
Saturday, March 5, 2016

Carnegie Hall's West Side Story, Staged in a Queens Warehouse with Skylar Astin and Newcomer Morgan Hernandez, is a Musical Miracle by Paul Wontorek

There’s nothing like a multi-million dollar slick staging of a classic Broadway musical featuring the best acting talents available and the greatest creative team money can buy. Then a…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:45PM
Saturday, February 20, 2016

After Trading Broadway Fame for Family, Original Passion Star Jere Shea is Back in The Secret Garden by Paul Wontorek

Any musical theater fan who knows their Broadway history before, say, Wicked remembers Jere Shea. Ah yes, Jere Shea. That strapping actor who landed a 1994 Tony nomination for creating the r…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:04AM
Friday, February 5, 2016

And We Are Telling You! Amber Riley to Star as Effie in West End Dreamgirls by Paul Wontorek

Amber Riley has landed the coveted role of Effie White in the West End premiere of the musical sensation Dreamgirls, according to The Daily Mail. Tony winner director Casey Nicholaw, current…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:20AM
Monday, January 25, 2016

Must Watch: This is Hamilton... Mitzi Hamilton! A Chorus Line Icon Gets Her Own Hip-Hop Tribute by Paul Wontorek

Who lives? Who dies? Who tells your story? Founding father Alexander Hamilton has been honored with his own Broadway bio-musical smash thanks to Lin-Manuel Miranda and now another Hamilton h…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:38AM
Friday, November 20, 2015

Married Duo Megan McGinnis and Adam Halpin on Sexy Role-Playing, Getting Together for Obama and Falling in Love Nightly at Daddy Long Legs by Paul Wontorek

Two years into their marriage, Broadway vets Megan McGinnis and Adam Halpin are getting an injection of romance every night in the form of the new off-Broadway musical Daddy Long Legs. They&…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:07AM
Friday, November 6, 2015

On Your Feet! Leading Man Josh Segarra on Wearing the Shortest Short-Shorts Broadway’s Ever Seen by Paul Wontorek

No doubt, the amazing Gloria Estefan song catalogue gets the audience going at the just-opened musical On Your Feet!, but so does a certain costume piece in Act One: the super-short white sh…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:22PM
Monday, September 28, 2015

Thumbs Up! Darren Criss and His Electrifying Elsie Fest Are Exactly What Broadway Needs by Paul Wontorek

Darren Criss is exactly what today’s Broadway needs. The multimedia wonder kid—who became famous for a YouTube musical spoof of the Harry Potter franchise—is clearly the n…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:14PM
Thursday, August 20, 2015

Broadway Siblings Adam Jacobs of Aladdin and Arielle Jacobs of Wicked on Topping Each Other and Making Mom Proud by Paul Wontorek

He's the dazzling stage vet whose great looks and even greater pipes served him well leading the Broadway blockbusters Les Miserables, The Lion King and now Aladdin. She's the charmi…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:58PM
Friday, August 14, 2015

Exclusive! Grease Live! Star Aaron Tveit on Why Julianne Hough Will Be the Perfect Sandy, Looking Up to John Travolta & His Big Hair Plans by Paul Wontorek

Although he’s been away from the Broadway stage for four years, Aaron Tveit is giving his fans (and trust us, there are many) a steady stream of great roles on the big and small screen…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:53PM
Monday, June 15, 2015

Lockdown! Eight Broadway Divas We'd Kill to See Behind Bars on Orange Is the New Black by Paul Wontorek

Netflix’s Orange Is the New Black is back for its third season of girl-on-girl fun featuring a bevy of Broadway stars on lockdown. In fact, the new batch of episodes even includes juic…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:03PM
Monday, May 25, 2015

It's All About Popular: Five Kristin Chenoweth Videos We Can't Live Without by Paul Wontorek

If you want to get through a rainy day, search for "Kristin Chenoweth" on YouTube. There are endless videos of Broadway's golden girl: winning awards, yapping it up with the top talk show ho…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:58PM

Matt Cavenaugh & Jenny Powers Kickstart Debut CD with $15K in Friend & Fan Funding by Paul Wontorek

Five weeks ago, married Broadway stars Matt Cavenaugh and Jenny Power had a dream of making an album of romantic songs together. Today they have $15,827, raised from 147 friends, family memb…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:58PM

What's Up, Kathy Griffin? The Comedy Queen on Dishing Dirt and Going Broadway by Paul Wontorek

Former D-Lister Kathy Griffin has truly hit the big time with her new Broadway stand-up show, Kathy Griffin Wants a Tony. Hot off a very public feud with Sarah Palin and perfect for a world …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:58PM

Ben Stiller, Piano Man? The House of Blue Leaves Star on His Newfound Talent by Paul Wontorek

Broadway's making a piano man out of Ben Stiller. The Hollywood heavyweight, who returns to the stage next month in The House of Blue Leaves, has taken up singing and piano playing in prepar…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:58PM
Monday, April 27, 2015

Who Will Wake Up to a Nod? Broadway.com Predicts the 2015 Tony Nominees for Performances in Musicals by Paul Wontorek

Who's ready to obsess over those awesome triple threats that made Broadway's musicals sing and dance (and pierce the heart)?! We sure are! Read on for our picks in the four musical a…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:14PM
Friday, April 24, 2015

Who Will Be Nominated?! Broadway.com Ranks the 2015 Tony Contenders For Best Musical & More by Paul Wontorek

OMG, it's Tony time! We're totally obsessing at the Broadway.com offices over which shows, creatives and stars will wake up to good news on April 28, the morning that this year's…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:27PM
Monday, April 20, 2015

Oh, What a Beautiful Partnership! The 50 Greatest Broadway Songs by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein by Paul Wontorek

With the just-opened revival of The King and I, the classic songs of composer Richard Rodgers and lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II are home again on Broadway, something that has occurred for co…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:00PM
Monday, April 13, 2015

Thumbs Up! Chicago's Carousel, Featuring Career-Defining Star Turns by Laura Osnes & Steven Pasquale, Must Come to Broadway by Paul Wontorek

Seventy years old, Carousel remains the rich jewel in the crown of songwriting titans Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein, whose collaboration has given birth to 10 Broadway musicals. Alth…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:32PM
Thursday, April 2, 2015

Move Over, Aaron Tveit! NYU Stars Are Killing It in Promo Pics for Catch Me If You Can by Paul Wontorek

Who can forget the image of Aaron Tveit rocking a pilot uniform with a sexy line-up of stewardesses in periwinkle in the 2011 Broadway musical Catch Me If You Can? Here's a refresher: …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:29PM
Saturday, March 21, 2015

Happy Birthday, Stephen Sondheim! Check Out Our List of Your 85 Best Songs! by Paul Wontorek

Loving Sondheim is not a choice. It's who we are. And no matter what age he was turning on March 22, we could easily fill up a list of his best songs to match the number. But the musical…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:26PM
Thursday, February 19, 2015

Broadway Star Krysta Rodriguez Reveals Breast Cancer Fight and New Fashion Blog by Paul Wontorek

Smash star and Broadway.com Audience Choice Award winner Krysta Rodriguez revealed her fight with breast cancer on this week’s episode of the new Broadway.com cooking series Broadway N…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:01PM
Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Hand to God Scribe Robert Askins Is Still a Bartender, Not a Fancy Broadway Playwright Yet by Paul Wontorek

Robert Askins moved to New York City 10 years ago from suburban Texas with dreams of being a Broadway playwright. And guess what? Dreams come true! His dark comedy Hand to God starts preview…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:05PM
Monday, February 9, 2015

With a Grammy Win and a Big Screen Last Five Years Launch, Kurt Deutsch is Having a Good Week by Paul Wontorek

Even before winning his record label's third Grammy Award on Sunday night, Kurt Deutsch was planning on having a big week. The film version of The Last Five Years that he spearheaded is …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:41PM
Monday, February 2, 2015

Cheat Sheet: Six Things We Learned about Lin-Manuel Miranda & Hamilton Today by Paul Wontorek

The New Yorker just published 8,000 words about In the Heights Tony winner Lin-Manuel Miranda, who is currently the talk of the town for his new history-soaked musical Hamilton, now in previ…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:19PM
Sunday, December 28, 2014

Hollywood Will Listen: Into the Woods Celebrates Biggest Movie Musical Opening Ever by Paul Wontorek

Rob Marshall’s starry big-screen adaptation of the Stephen Sondheim/James Lapine musical Into the Woods celebrated the biggest opening weekend ever for a movie adapted from a Broadway …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:11PM
Tuesday, December 2, 2014

After Into the Woods, Will Director Rob Marshall Take Stephen Sondheim's Follies to the Big Screen? by Paul Wontorek

While Broadway fans eagerly await the chance to go Into the Woods on Christmas Day with Disney’s all-star film version of the Stephen Sondheim/James Lapine musical, director Rob Marsha…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:20AM
Wednesday, November 26, 2014

James Corden’s Big Career Plan: Fail Miserably on Late Night TV, Get Back to Broadway Dream Roles ASAP by Paul Wontorek

James Corden is on the brink of real fame in America, with his stint as the host of CBS’ The Late Late Show scheduled to start on March 9, 2015. Sure, that’s fine and all, but wh…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:20PM
Thursday, November 6, 2014

Oh, Soph! Billy & Ray's Sophie von Haselberg on Growing Up With Bette, Craving TV & Her Five-Year Plan by Paul Wontorek

Age: 27—“But I turn 28 next week!" Hometown: Although she was born and spent a chunk of her childhood in Los Angeles, von Haselberg calls New York City home. Current R…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:48PM
Monday, October 6, 2014

Thumbs Up! Can-Can Has All the Makings of a Broadway Winner by Paul Wontorek

Stop waiting around for that Moulin Rouge! musical and check yourself into another bawdy Parisian nightclub currently winning over audiences in the unlikely locale of Millburn, New Jersey. W…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:39PM
Monday, June 23, 2014

Oh, What a (So-So) Weekend! Jersey Boys Movie Not a Chart Topper by Paul Wontorek

Clint Eastwood’s big-screen adaptation of the Broadway smash Jersey Boys brought in $13.5 million in its first weekend in multiplexes, landing in 4th place at the box office. Those num…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:27AM

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