All stories by Ann Marie Baldonado on BroadwayStars

Friday, May 22, 2026

'It's one of my dreams,' Rose Byrne says of her comic turn on Broadway by Ann Marie Baldonado

Byrne is one of the few actors to receive both an Oscar and a Tony nomination in the same year —for the indie film If I Had Legs I'd Kick You, and for Fallen Angels on Broadway.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:20AM[SHARE]
Monday, May 19, 2025

Mary Todd Lincoln as a cabaret star? How Cole Escola's 'stupid' dream came true by Ann Marie Baldonado

Escola gives the former first lady a wild second act in the Tony-nominated play Oh, Mary! "This play is about a woman with a dream that no one around her understands," Escola says.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 01:54PM[SHARE]
Monday, May 5, 2025

1 show, 26 characters: Sarah Snook shares the stage with herself in 'Dorian Gray' by Ann Marie Baldonado

Snook, who played Shiv Roy on Succession, was just nominated for a Tony for playing all the characters in The Picture of Dorian Gray on Broadway. "I don't know what comes after this," she sa…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 02:48PM[SHARE]
Friday, January 12, 2024

Josh Groban never gave up his dream of playing 'Sweeney Todd' by Ann Marie Baldonado

The Tony-nominated baritone gives his final performance in the Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim's acclaimed musical on Jan 14, after 46 weeks and rave reviews. Originally broadcast April…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 06:48PM[SHARE]
Saturday, May 20, 2023

Sara Bareilles thought 'Into the Woods' would last 2 weeks " she ended up on Broadway by Ann Marie Baldonado

What started as a stripped-down production with a limited run became a Grammy award-winning Broadway musical with six Tony nominations. Bareilles plays the Baker's Wife: "I'm so glad that I …

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 05:03AM[SHARE]
Monday, April 10, 2023

Josh Groban never gave up his dream of playing 'Sweeney Todd' by Ann Marie Baldonado

The Grammy-Award winning baritone first auditioned to play the Demon Barber of Fleet Street back in high school. He didn't get the part then; now he's starring in the Broadway production.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 09:48PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, June 22, 2021

'Hamilton' Star Renée Elise Goldsberry Becomes A 1-Hit Wonder In 'Girls5Eva' by Ann Marie Baldonado

The comedy Girls5Eva, which was just renewed for a second season, follows a 1990s band that reunites after a long stretch of obscurity. Goldsberry was once in a girl group herself.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 01:36PM[SHARE]

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2025-2026 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 12, 2025: Call Me Izzy - Studio 54
Sep 16, 2025: Art - Music Box Theatre
Oct 08, 2025: Beetlejuice - Palace Theatre
Nov 13, 2025: Oedipus - Studio 54
Nov 16, 2025: Chess - Imperial Theatre
Mar 23, 2026: Giant - Music Box Theatre
Apr 06, 2026: Becky Shaw - Hayes Theater
Apr 16, 2026: Proof - Booth Theatre
Apr 26, 2026: Drama Desk Cut-Off