Rebecca Hall Will Make Her Broadway Debut in Roundabout Theatre Company’s ‘Machinal’
Rebecca Hall will make her Broadway debut as “Young Woman” in a new Roundabout Theatre Company’s Broadway production of Machinal.
‘The Spoon River Project’ Returning to Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetary
There was a time where the most “outdoor” theater got in New York City was Shakespeare in the Park. But today? How about in a graveyard?
Broadway Attendance Falls Again For 2012-2013 Season, But Season Finished Strong
As always, there is both good news and bad news in the Broadway League’s annual report of Broadway attendance and grosses.
Interview: Tony Nominee Shalita Grant on ‘Vanya and Sonia’, Her Rehearsal Process and Why She Was Willing to Wait for Her Broadway Debut
We also talk about her Tony Nomination, Juilliard and her advice to actors!
Interview: American Idiot’s Trent Saunders Talks Life on the Road, St. Jimmy and Belting Out Green Day Songs
Trent also talks about how he got the part and audience craziness
Zachary Levi to Make His Broadway Debut Alongside Smash’s Krysta Rodriguez in ‘First Date’
Zachary Levi (Chuck, Thor: The Dark World), will make his Broadway debut in First Date, a new romantic musical comedy.
Producers of ‘American Psycho: The Musical’ Are Using Kickstarter to Raise More Cash for Production
With all the recent talk about Kickstarter surrounding Zach Braff’s decision to use it to raise money for his next film (and Melissa Joan Hart’s failed attempt to do the same), it’s good to know that there’s a campaign going to support a serial killer.
Writer Throws Cell Phone of Nearby Theatergoer Who Refused to Stop Using It
Next time you see a play in New York City be very sure not to use your cell phone during the performance… not only because it’s really, really rude, but also just in case you are sitting next to Kevin Williamson.
Reporters, Please Stop Asking Tom Hanks Why He’s on Broadway: “I’m an actor… This is what we do. This is the job” (video)
Tom Hanks is riding high right now. He’s got a hugely successful Broadway show, Nora Ephron’s Lucky Guy. He’s nominated for a Tony Award, the show has already recouped it’s investment and, wait for it…. he was just voted as the most trusted man in America by Readers Digest.
Jane Lynch on Her Broadway Debut: “I used to have a list of things I wanted to do and Miss Hannigan was one of them”
Though Jane Lynch has already admitted that she is scared about making her Broadway musical debut as Miss Hannigan in Annie this Wednesday, she confessed
Watch Bobby Cannavale in a Clip from ‘The Big Knife’
Bobby Cannavale and Reg Rogers in a clip from the Roundabout’s revival of Clifford Odet’s, The Big Knife.
Excerpt from ‘The Nance’, featuring Nathan Lane: “We live in such arresting times”
Here’s a clip from Douglas Carter Beane’s new Broadway play, The Nance, featuring Nathan Lane and Jonny Orsini.
‘Lucky Guy’ Star Courtney B. Vance on Choosing Roles and What He Would Be If He Didn’t Make It as an Actor
Naturally the name “Tom Hanks” (also known as the most trusted person in America!) stands out on the poster for Broadway’s Lucky Guy even more than the title. Being that Hanks is one of the biggest movie stars in the world that makes sense, but it also makes it easy to forget that there are other talented individuals in the production, like Courtney B. Vance.
Norbert Leo Butz on His Broadway Success: “The only thread through my career is near-constant employment. That is a huge, rare gift in the theater”
So if you already have gotten two Tony Awards for Best Leading Actor in a Musical, you shouldn’t be getting nervous about taking your next lead role on Broadway, right?
Neil Patrick Harris is Back as the Host of the Tony Awards
While the Oscars can’t seem to find someone who wants to host more than once (except for Billy Crystal, who probably clears his calendar every year just in case), the Tonys will be going with a regular: Neil Patrick Harris.
Mike Tyson Says He Wants to Do Shakespeare: “Could you imagine me in ‘Othello’?”
While he never garnered great reviews, Mike Tyson just completed a three-month tour of one-man show Undisputed Truth across the United States.
Alec Baldwin Blames ‘Orphans’ Closing on ‘Tabloid Journalism’ and a Scathing New York Times Review… But is That Fair?
It was certainly an unexpected announcement that Orphans, starring Alec Baldwin, would be closing on Broadway on May 19, several weeks before its originally scheduled closing on June 30.
Helen Mirren Curses Out Drummers Who Disrupt Her Performance of ‘The Audience’… In Full Makeup
On Saturday night a group of marching drummers were playing their instruments to promote As One in the Park, a London gay music festival set to begin later this month. Unfortunately, the marching drummers went right past the West End’s Gielgud Theatre, where Dame Helen Mirren is currently starring as Queen Elizabeth II in The Audience.
Billy Crudup and Shuler Hensley join Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart in the Pinter/Beckett Repertory on Broadway
Tony Award winners Billy Crudup and Shuler Hensley will join Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart in the limited season repertoire of Harold Pinter’s No Man’s Land and Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot.
‘Orphans’ Will Play its Final Performance May 19th
The producers of the Tony Award-nominated play ORPHANS have announced that the Broadway production will play its final performance on Sunday, May 19th.