Broadway and Theatre News for Actors

Watch: The Cast of ‘Newsies’ Perform ‘King of New York’

Here’s the cast of Disney’s Newsies performing ‘King of New York.’

Tug Coker Talks About Playing Larry Bird in Broadway’s ‘Magic/Bird’

For Coker, who grew up a Boston Celtics fan, playing Bird on stage is pretty close to his dream come true. He says, “I never thought people would pay to come and see me play basketball.”

Kristin Chenoweth and Jim Parsons to Announce the 2012 Tony Nominations

On Tuesday, May 1st, Kristin Chenoweth and Jim Parsons will announce the nominations for the American Theatre Wing’s 66th Annual Tony Awards.

Eric McCormack on Challenging Audience Expectations: “I always get a little uppity when I hear the phrase ‘TV actor'”

One thing that bothers McCormack is when he’s labeled a television actor, since the label is both inaccurate and seemingly puts him in a box.

Matthew Broderick on Broadway Musicals: “It’s still very exciting to me, and a little bizarre, that I’m actually up there”

Believe it or not, there was a time when Matthew Broderick wasn’t appearing in a Broadway play every other year. Actually, he is starring in Nice Work If You Can Get It after a nearly three-year absence from appearing on the New York stage which is Broderick’s first Broadway musical in over ten years (since the box office smash The Producers).

‘Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark’ Actor Wants Investigation Into Injury

Broadway actor and stuntman, R. Joshua Kobak, claims that he was injured while performing in the musical production, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, after someone operating the computer system knocked him around stage.

Fran Kranz on Landing His Role in ‘Death of a Salesman’

Playing Bernard, the initially nebbish son of Loman’s neighbor Charley who grows into a successful lawyer, is Fran Kranz, best known for starring in most of Joss Whedon’s projects, including the upcoming The Cabin in the Woods.

Jason Alexander to receive Lifetime Achievement Award from the Actors Fund

The Actors Fund, an organization which provides health and social services to actors, has selected Seinfeld star Jason Alexander as this year’s recipient of the Julie Harris Award for Lifetime Achievement award.

2012’s Shakespeare in the Park Will Include Amy Adams in ‘Into the Woods’

The New York Mets aren’t the only New York institution celebrating its fiftieth anniversary in 2012. The annual free Shakespeare in the Park performance series is also celebrating its golden anniversary at Central Park’s Delacorte Theatre.

Kelli O’Hara: “I can’t sing a song unless I absolutely connect with what I’m saying. I’m on a mission to make it all make sense”

“I wanna do something fun, but I don’t want to do the ingenue again,” she says. So O’Hara is appearing on Broadway in Nice Work If You Can Get It, a new musical farce utilizing the Gershwin songbook with co-star Matthew Broderick.

Michael Cerveris Talks Going to Buenos Aires to Prepare for His Role as Juan Peron in ‘Evita’

Performer Michael Cerveris is talking about his new role as Juan Peron in the upcoming production of Evita where he stars opposite Elena Roger and Ricky Martin.

Val Kilmer On Why He Decided to Play Mark Twain in a One-Man Show Instead of a FIlm: “I realized that I hadn’t devoted enough time to the character”

Kilmer was interested in playing Twain in a biopic, but as the project developed he realized that he didn’t quite have the character down yet.

Neil Patrick Harris Returns as the Host of the 66th Annual Tony Awards

Neil Patrick Harris will return as host of the 2012 Tony Awards® on Sunday, June 10th, live from the Beacon Theatre in New York City.

Dogs on Stage: “If an animal can deal with an animal shelter, doing eight shows a week is a breeze”

Berloni explained that he uses rescue dogs because “you can’t find a more stressful situation for a dog than an animal shelter,” he said.

Eric McCormack on Defying Audience Expectations in ‘The Best Man’

So Will & Grace star Eric McCormack is meeting his agent about taking a part in the Broadway revival of Gore Vidal’s The Best Man alongside James Earl Jones, John Larroquette, Candice Bergen, Kerry Butler, Jefferson Mays, Michael McKean and Angela Lansbury. McCormack says, “My manager was reading the list of names and I said, ‘Stop. You had me at Earl.'”

Behind the Scenes of the New Broadway Musical, ‘Nice Work If You Can Get It’ Starring Matthew Broderick and Kelli O’Hara

The new musical comedy Nice Work If You Can Get It, starring two-time Tony Award-winner Matthew Broderick and three-time Tony Award nominee Kelli O’Hara, begins performances tonight at Broadway’s Imperial Theatre.

Philadelphia Theater Company Uses the Internet as a Part of the Performance

The internet has dramatically changed most aspects of communication and entertainment over the last two decades. Even theater, which has remained remarkably loyal to its Greek origins over the last few thousand years, is now being changed by the internet, especially when it comes to New Paradise Laboratories, a Philadelphia-based theater company that is using the internet and social media to present its plays.