Wednesday, January 15, 2020
Kingsley Leggs may not be on stage for Little Shop of Horrors, but his presence is felt the entire time. That's because the actor is the voice of Audrey II, the sentient plant who conv…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:03PM[SHARE]Tuesday, January 14, 2020
Scarlett Johansson may have just been nominated for her first Academy Award (actually two), but did you know the Marriage Story star is also a Tony winner? To celebrate their Oscar nominatio…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:24AM[SHARE]Sean Allan Krill and Elizabeth Stanley in "Jagged Little Pill." (Photo: Matthew Murphy)
Ten years ago, actor Sean Allan Krill lost the love of his life. The two were living in Chicago at t…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:24AM[SHARE]Monday, January 13, 2020
The 25th Annual Critics' Choice Awards, honoring film and television works, was held on January 12 at the Barker Hanger in Los Angeles, CA. It was hosted by screen actor, and original Rent c…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:42AM[SHARE]Wednesday, January 8, 2020
Karen Olivo and Tam Mutu in "Moulin Rouge!" (Photo: Matt Murphy)
Tam Mutu almost didn't audition for Moulin Rouge! The Musical. The actor is making audiences love and hate him nightl…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:18PM[SHARE]Tuesday, January 7, 2020
The names on everybody's lips are Erika Jayne and Paulo Szot! The two stars took their first bows on January 6 in the Tony-winning revival of Chicago. Jayne plays Roxie Hart, …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:54PM[SHARE]The musical's longtime casting directors explain the art of finding big name celebrities to take on the revival.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:03PM[SHARE]Monday, December 16, 2019
Taylor Trensch in "To Kill a Mockingbird." (Photo: Julieta Cervantes)
Taylor Trensch may be known for starring in Dear Evan Hansen and Hello, Dolly!, but he actually prefers plays. "I h…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:36PM[SHARE]On November 5, the new cast of Broadway's To Kill a Mockingbird took their first bow together. Now, the show has released a first look at the team of actors currently bringing Ha…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:24PM[SHARE]Sing Street, the new musical based on the John Carney film of the same name, opens on December 16 at New York Theatre Workshop. Directed by Tony winner Rebecca Taichman, the show takes place…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:24PM[SHARE]Friday, December 13, 2019
Hadestown celebrated the vinyl release of its Grammy-nominated cast album with an event on December 12 at the Walter Kerr Theatre. The cast and creatives were on hand to mingle with…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:03PM[SHARE]Thursday, December 12, 2019
The cast of Grand Horizons by Bess Wohl met the press on December 11. The play follows a longtime married couple, played by Tony Award winner Jane Alexander and Oscar nominee …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:42PM[SHARE]Way uptown was the place to be on December 11, when the cast and creatives of the In the Heights film threw an exclusive party to celebrate the release of its first trailer. The …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:42PM[SHARE]Laura Linney is about to step out on a Broadway stage by herself. Starting January 4, Linney will star in My Name is Lucy Barton, a solo show by Rona Munro, adapted from Elizabeth Stro…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:42PM[SHARE]Wednesday, December 11, 2019
Clinton Greenspan in "Aladdin" (Photo: Deen Van Meer)
Clinton Greenspan remembers clearly what happened the night he performed the role of Aladdin on Broadway for the first time. The actor…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:03PM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 10, 2019
On December 9, Greater Clements celebrated its opening night at Lincoln Center Theater. The new play by Samuel D. Hunter is set in a fictional mining town in Idaho thrown into turmoil …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:18PM[SHARE]"The Illusionists"Magic of the Holidays" (Photo: Joan Marcus)
When magician Eric Chien was a sophomore at the University of Hawaii, he would do magic tricks on campus. Then one day, he dec…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:18PM[SHARE]Monday, December 9, 2019
Chris Giarmo and Tendayi Kuumba perform with David Byrne in "American Utopia" (Photo: Matthew Murphy)
Tendayi Kuumba and Chris Giarmo never thought they would be on Broadway. They're curre…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:42PM[SHARE]Ever since Alanis Morissette penned her hit song "Ironic" in the mid-90s, many have debated whether situations like "rain on your wedding day" is actually ironic. To solve that age-old quest…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:33PM[SHARE]Tuesday, September 19, 2017
Six actors in search of K-pop authenticity star in a new musical that looks at the entertainment factories that produce genre-busting superstars.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:54PM[SHARE]Friday, July 21, 2017
When casting actors to live in Agrabah, it’s a whole new world.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, July 11, 2017
The casting director reveals the key differences between a Phantom and a Piangi, a Carlotta and a Christine.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:35PM[SHARE]Thursday, June 29, 2017
Casting director Stephen Kopel shares what it takes to play Carole King, The Temptations, and more in the Tony-winning musical.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Saturday, June 24, 2017
It’s not just the puppetry—Disney’s longest-running musical searches for performers with abilities that no other Broadway show needs.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, June 13, 2017
What it takes to find kid rock stars in a show that demands near-constant turnover.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, May 31, 2017
Saturday, May 27, 2017
Handpicked by Kevin Kline, the mastermind behind the wardrobe of the Tony-nominated Broadway revival tells its own vibrant story.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Sunday, April 30, 2017
The woman responsible for casting the current revival discloses what it takes to get invited to the Jellicle Ball.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Monday, April 17, 2017
Why composers Lisa Gutkin and Aaron Halva and the actors of Paula Vogel’s Indecent play music throughout the new drama.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, April 13, 2017
It's not just that the hit musical doesn't tell my family's story. It's that it perpetuates a narrative in which the Vietnamese are victims, not fighters.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:29PM[SHARE]Saturday, March 18, 2017
As Joe’s Diner prepares for a big staff turnover, Waitress casting director Bernie Telsey talks about finding three new leads—including composer Bareilles—come April.
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