All stories by Harry Haun on BroadwayStars

Thursday, November 10, 2016

Pulitzer Prize Finalist Richard Greenberg Talks His New Plays Starring Josh Radnor by Harry Haun

For the first time in his 30-year career, the Tony Award-winning playwright straddles two different mediums.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]
Monday, October 31, 2016

Stars Get Sexy for the Opening of Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Harry Haun

The stage precursor to Dangerous Liaisons opens in a salacious Broadway revival.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:54PM[SHARE]
Friday, October 28, 2016

The Falsettos Cast Talks Making Their Mark on This Revival by Harry Haun

Christian Borle, Andrew Rannells, Stephanie J. Block and more reflect on their opening night of Falsettos on Broadway.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:04PM[SHARE]
Monday, October 24, 2016

What Kristin Chenoweth Will Do for Love by Harry Haun

Chenoweth reveals her plans, and her wardrobe, for her upcoming Broadway concert: My Love Letter to Broadway

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Friday, October 21, 2016

What Stars Turned Out for the Momentous Front Page Opening? by Harry Haun

With a cast full of acting titans, the red carpet was much the same.

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Tuesday, October 11, 2016

Who Was the Surprise Guest at Oh, Hello's Opening Night? by Harry Haun

Nick Kroll and John Mulaney talk about their starry night opening on Broadway, they're oh-so-fitting surprise guest and leaving audiences charmed, we're sure.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:07PM[SHARE]
Friday, October 7, 2016

The Stars of Holiday Inn Reflect on Their Opening Performance! by Harry Haun

Inside the opening night and after party with the stars and creative forces behind Roundabout's "joy machine." How do they think it went?

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:58PM[SHARE]
Monday, October 3, 2016

Diane Lane Reflects on Her Full-Circle Stroll Through The Cherry Orchard by Harry Haun

The Oscar nominee made her Broadway debut in the Anton Chekhov play, and now she's back"this time, starring. She recalls her first trip to the Orchard.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]
Sunday, October 2, 2016

William Finn Explains How Falsettos Came to Be by Harry Haun

The Tony Award-winning writer takes us back to the moments he found inspiration for March of the Falsettos and Falsettoland"what is now Falsettos, the musical being revived on Broadway.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]
Friday, September 30, 2016

What the Author of The Encounter: Amazon Beaming Thought of the Stage Show by Harry Haun

Petru Popescu, the first to tell the story of Loren McIntyre, was among the opening-night attendees of Broadway's The Encounter.

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Don't Blink! Some of Broadway's Shortest Runs Earned the Biggest Awards by Harry Haun

How great do you have to be to win a mainstream theatre award for just a single performance?

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, September 21, 2016

Is Tick, Tick…BOOM! a Turning Point for Off-Broadway's Keen Company? by Harry Haun

Tick, Tick…BOOM! upgraded to a bigger theatre due to ticket demand, and now the company producing the musical also looks to upgrade"with each and every Off-Broadway venture.

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Tuesday, September 13, 2016

James L. Nederlander Looks to the Future as He's Honored Among Sports Legends by Harry Haun

Both his worlds came comfortably together in the same banquet hall at the Waldorf Astoria.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:02PM[SHARE]
Monday, August 1, 2016

Andrew Lloyd Webber and His Cats Cast Reflect on Opening Night by Harry Haun

Inside the opening night performance and festivities with the composer and cast of the anticipated revival of the record-breaking classic.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:02PM[SHARE]
Friday, July 29, 2016

Broadway Royalty Turned Out to Honor Theatrical Great James M. Nederlander, Sr. by Harry Haun

Playbill attended the July 28 funeral of the chairman of the Nederlander Organization, who transformed Broadway.

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Friday, July 15, 2016

Motown"and The Message"Couldn't Come at a Better Time for America by Harry Haun

The musical set in a racially-tense Detroit during the Civil Rights era has made a timely Broadway return.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:46PM[SHARE]
Saturday, June 25, 2016

Melissa Errico is Back, and Motherhood Has Changed Her by Harry Haun

After 20 years, Melissa Errico returned to Encores! and kicked off a career resurgence.

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Thursday, June 23, 2016

What Comes Next for Four-Time Tony Winner Frank Langella? by Harry Haun

Langella confesses that he's found the role he's been searching for. It's not what you expect.

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Jessica Lange Says She's "Never Worked So Hard in My Whole Life" by Harry Haun

How Tony winner Lange finds comfort in the troubled women of the American theatre.

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Saturday, June 18, 2016

Why the Park's All-Female Shrew Might Be a "One-Off Opportunity" by Harry Haun

Director Phyllida Lloyd readies an army of talent to take on another all-female Shakespeare.

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Tuesday, June 14, 2016

Tony Tidbits from Behind the Scenes at the Beacon Theatre and Beyond by Harry Haun

Playbill's Harry Haun shares the scoop from commercial breaks to the press room to the after-party of the year.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:01AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, June 7, 2016

Cast of An Act of God Talks Opening Night by Harry Haun

As An Act of God opens on Broadway, the cast talks re-booting the show with a new star and fresh humor one year later.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:52PM[SHARE]
Thursday, May 26, 2016

Cast of Paramour Talks Opening Night by Harry Haun

As Paramour opens on Broadway, Cirque du Soleil goes to the cinema by way of Broadway.

SOURCE: Playbill at 06:27PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Capturing the Start of the Gay Movement Through Oscar Wilde's Story by Harry Haun

With The Judas Kiss at BAM, actor Rupert Everett takes on a Wilde Everest.

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Monday, May 16, 2016

Toil and Trouble: Ben Whishaw Finds Himself in Hot Water in The Crucible by Harry Haun

The actor talks complexity, ambiguity and irresolvable questions in the latest revival of the Arthur Miller classic.

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Thursday, April 28, 2016

Cast of Long Day's Journey Into Night Talks Their Opening Night by Harry Haun

As Long Day's Journey Into Night opens on Broadway, the cast reflects on Eugene O'Neill's gift from the grave that still travels well.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:55PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Tuck Everlasting: A Winnie-Winnie Situation by Harry Haun

Director Casey Nicholaw officially has four shows on Broadway with the opening of Tuck Everlasting and gets his dream ballet.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:33PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, April 26, 2016

Even Justin Bieber Couldn't Score a Reservation in Fully Committed by Harry Haun

Jesse Tyler Ferguson began his one-man restaurant-set show one night after Jessie Mueller's Waitress. Who got a reservation (both in the show itself and on the red carpet) for opening night?

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Monday, April 25, 2016

Waitress' Opening Night"Let Them Eat Pie by Harry Haun

Diane Paulus and Jessie Mueller serve up a slice of Sara Bareilles confection.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:34PM[SHARE]
Friday, April 22, 2016

The Lone Wolf of Wall Street Bloodies Broadway on Opening Night by Harry Haun

Benjamin Walker Carries On As Duncan Shiek's American Psycho.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:09PM[SHARE]
Friday, April 8, 2016

Getting Inside a Criminal Mind With Benjamin Walker and Duncan Sheik by Harry Haun

The actor who brought Andrew Jackson to life on Broadway now takes on Hollywood's infamous serial killer in American Psycho.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]

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