All stories by Thea Traff on BroadwayStars

Wednesday, June 10, 2026

How Maya Rudolph Became an ‘Absolute Menace’ in ‘Oh, Mary!’ by Alexandra Alter and Thea Traff

For her Broadway debut, the comedian hired a trainer, read lines with her daughter and, when she needed it most, was saved by improv.

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Wednesday, May 6, 2026

‘Fill the Stage!’ Tiler Peck Says It’s Time for Ballet to Go Big by Gia Kourlas and Thea Traff

For her second commission at New York City Ballet, the principal dancer is leveling up. “Symphonie Espagnole,” with a nod to the company’s Balanchine heritage, has a cast of 40.

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Wednesday, April 29, 2026

Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway and the ‘Devil Wears Prada’ Cast on the Sequel by Melena Ryzik and Thea Traff

Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, Stanley Tucci and the director David Frankel on “The Devil Wears Prada,” the sequel and who’s mean in real life.

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Thursday, April 23, 2026

Anne Hathaway, Queen of Effort, Is Finally Ready to Vibe by Joe Coscarelli, Jon Caramanica and Thea Traff

Known best for tightly wound characters in generational hit films, the actress is a tortured pop star in “Mother Mary” and returns to playful form in “The Devil Wears Prada 2.”

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Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Adrien Brody, Tessa Thompson and the Truth Behind ‘The Fear of 13’ by Sarah Lyall and Thea Traff

“The Fear of 13,” about a man who spent two decades on death row for a murder he didn’t commit, is a story that the playwright says she “couldn’t shake.”

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Thursday, December 18, 2025

Minnie Driver Still Believes She Can Do the Impossible by Alexis Soloski and Thea Traff

An unlikely movie star in the 1990s, she has weathered ups and downs to find herself, at 55, as busy as ever. Next is a role in "Emily in Paris."

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Thursday, November 27, 2025

At New York City Ballet's 'Nutcracker,' Bring on Fritz and Brat Winter by Gia Kourlas and Thea Traff

At New York City Ballet, two boys from the School of American Ballet get to play a coveted role: Fritz, a terror of a little brother.

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Monday, November 17, 2025

Ballet Dancers Are Starting to Prioritize Their Mental Health by Gia Kourlas and Thea Traff

Dancers are famous for buckling down and getting through it. But a new openness about mental health has companies and schools focusing on their well-being, both physical and emotional.

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Thursday, October 16, 2025

Ben Stiller Honors His Parents In 'Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost' by Melena Ryzik and Thea Traff

How to lead an artistic life and be part of a family is a tension he has only recently faced in life and now, onscreen, for a film about his comedian parents.

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Saturday, September 13, 2025

In 'Hedda,' Tessa Thompson Puts a Sexy, Messy Spin on the 'Female Hamlet' by Leah Greenblatt and Thea Traff

Have you ever seen Ibsen's "Hedda Gabler" set in the 1950s with a biracial star in a lesbian love triangle? In this new film adaptation, you will.

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Saturday, September 6, 2025

Trajal Harrell on Staging a Runway Show at the Park Avenue Armory by Gia Kourlas and Thea Traff

The choreographer takes over the Park Avenue Armory with "Monkey Off My Back or the Cat's Meow," a spectacle that honors the power of being together.

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Thursday, August 21, 2025

At the Rockaway Beach Sessions, a New York City Dance by Gia Kourlas and Thea Traff

The choreographer Kim Brandt brings "Wayward," an expansive new dance, to Rockaway (the beach and the town) as this part of Beach Sessions.

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Thursday, June 5, 2025

The 2025 Tony Nominees Discuss Their Biggest Tests and Triumphs by Thea Traff, Michael Paulson, Alexis Soloski, Nicole Herrington, Jolie Ruben and Amanda Webster

George Clooney, Audra McDonald, Daniel Dae Kim, Sarah Snook and other Broadway stars talk about the challenges they've faced " and surmounted.

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Saturday, May 3, 2025

The Young Virtuoso Roman Mejia Now Has the X Factor: Nobility by Gia Kourlas and Thea Traff

Roman Mejia, a New York City Ballet principal, shows how bravura and subtlety can exist side by side in a season that includes a sparkling "Apollo" debut.

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Thursday, February 20, 2025

George Clooney Is Making His Broadway Debut With 'Good Night, and Good Luck' by Maureen Dowd and Thea Traff

He is making his Broadway debut with a stage version of his 2005 movie "Good Night, and Good Luck." He's ready, but also terrified.

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Monday, June 5, 2023

39 Tony-Nominated Performers on Why They Act: 'It's Intoxicating' by Thea Traff, Michael Paulson, Julia Jacobs and Amanda Webster

Each year we photograph Tony nominees, and talk with them about their craft. This year we focused on actors.

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