226 stories by "Gemma Wilson"
Age & Hometown: “Between Miley Cyrus and Dame Judi Dench”; Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Current Role: Keeping the Barrow Gang on the straight and narrow as God-feari…
Aaron Carter was only 13 when he made his Broadway debut as JoJo in Seussical, but he was already a veteran performer. Carter, who is back on the New York stage as rebellious young lover Mat…
No matter what your artistic appetite, there is something on Tracie Thoms’ eclectic resume to satisfy, from films like rom-com The Devil Wears Prada and Quentin Tarantino's thrille…
We’re taking stock of this week on Broadway a little early, in honor of the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, but even when the weeks are short there are plenty of lessons to learn! Below…
From a single-minded Jersey Boy to a sticky-fingered Jesus follower, we’ve learned a lot about Broadway and its residents over the past seven days. Read on below to see what we’r…
Playwright David Henry Hwang and the cast of Chinglish, which recently celebrated its Broadway opening, had another reason to cheer on November 7, when the cross-cultural comedy picked up a …
Age& Hometown: 27; Highland Park, Illinois
Current Role: Doing a “Whole Lotta Shakin’” in his off-Broadway debut as Jerry Lee Lewis in Million Dollar Quartet.
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As another busy week on the Great White Way comes to a close, Broadway.com is ready to revisit the top stories of the last seven days. Between surprise cancellations of a much-anticipated pr…
It's a tall order filling Sutton Foster's Tony-winning tap shoes, but Stephanie J. Block is up for the task. The Broadway vet is filling in for the Anything Goes star while Foster fi…
Age & Hometown: “Can I say? I should ask my agents”; Montclair, New Jersey
Current Role: Courageous youngest daughter Cordelia opposite Sam Waterston in King Lear at the P…
Age & Hometown: 32; Hong Kong
Current role: Making her Broadway debut as ball-busting Chinese official Xi Yan in David Henry Hwang's bilingual comedy Chinglish.
Mama's Girl…
Whether it’s from her pioneering role as perky aspiring actress Ann Marie in the '60s TV hit That Girl, her equally groundbreaking book and recording for children Free to Be &helli…
Whether it’s from her pioneering role as perky aspiring actress Ann Marie in the '60s TV hit That Girl, her equally groundbreaking book and recording for children Free to Be &helli…
For Broadway stars it’s “Another Op’nin, Another Show,” and for Broadway.com it’s another week, another 10 lessons! Read on for a rundown of what we learned in …
Age & Hometown: “Finally old enough to play Glinda on Broadway”; San Marcos California
Current Role: Arriving on Broadway by bubble in her first starring role, Glinda in W…
After getting s sneak peek at Laura Osnes, Jeremy Jordan and more in a stageworthy preview of Bonnie & Clyde on October 3, Broadway fans are buzzing about this new musical. It's the …
Don’t try to look for a pattern in Jan Maxwell’s Broadway resume. With credits ranging from Dancing at Lughnasa, A Doll’s House and Coram Boy to The Sound of Music and Chit…
Being a good father is its own reward, but for actor Daniel Jenkins it pays off professionally as well. The actor made his last Broadway outing as stuffy patriarch Mr. Banks in Mary Poppins,…
Age; hometown: “Oh, say something funny”; Lowell, Massachusetts
Current role: Bringing her powerhouse operatic vocals to her Broadway debut performance as former showgirl Heid…
Age & hometown: “Oh, say something funny”; Lowell, Massachusetts
Current role: Bringing her powerhouse operatic vocals to her Broadway debut performance as former showgirl…
Soon after actress Rutina Wesley was introduced to the Broadway world, she was snapped up and whisked away to TV land. The Juilliard graduate made her Broadway debut in David Hare’s Th…
Since MiG Ayesa is a rock musician and recording artist, you’d think playing rock star Stacee Jaxx in Broadway’s Rock of Ages wouldn’t be a stretch. But the self-professed …
As far as Broadway is concerned, Patina Miller has gone from zero to sixty in record time. The Carnegie Mellon grad booked a job as an understudy in Sister Act five years ago and has stayed …
Elaine Paige isn’t known as “the First Lady of British musical theater” for nothing. The Olivier-Award winning actress originated the title role in Evita, delivered the fir…
Age & Hometown: “The most grown up I’ve ever been,” Danville, CA
Current Role: Going great balls of fire as a young Jerry Lee Lewis in the off-Broadway production of…