1,125 stories by "Josh Ferri"
Hot off her Broadway debut as Elphaba in Wicked, Dutch stage star Willemijn Verkaik will join the musical’s West End company once again starring as Oz’s misunderstood green girl.…
Bette Midler raised a few eyebrows when she announced she’d return to Broadway after 30-plus-year absence in a non-musical. The Divine Miss M. decided she’d play it straight as a…
Ready for a blind date you’re sure to remember? Smash star Krysta Rodriguez returns to Broadway on July 9 in the comical and heartwarming new musical First Date. Co-starring Zachary Le…
Bette Midler is charming Broadway audiences as the legendary Hollywood agent Sue Mengers in John Logan’s new solo play I’ll Eat You Last. The role marks Midler’s first retu…
Tony winner Tonya Pinkins has the distinction of a Broadway resume consisting entirely of new works, from Merrily We Roll Along and Jelly's Last Jam to The Wild Party, Caroline…
Wicked welcomes Dogfight duo Lindsay Mendez and Derek Klena as the 10th anniversary Elphaba and Fiyero beginning May 28. Klena makes his Broadway debut at the Gershwin Theatre.
Mendez and…
As the sun sets on another week of Broadway buzz, we look back on big stars and big news. From Carol Burnett’s texting habits to divas who really know how to plan, we’re spotligh…
Atlantic Theater Company will produce world premiere plays by Oscar winner Ethan Coen (No Country for Old Men) and Tony nominee Stephen Adly Guirgis (The Motherf**ker with the Hat), an Ameri…
Age & Hometown: 28; Queens, NY
Current Role: Giving a Tony-nominated performance as Spike, the simple, lovable and nearly naked boy-toy to Masha (Sigourney Weaver) in Christopher Dura…
Dying to know Lea Michele’s secret to her fabulous hair? How about what it was like growing up on Broadway? Well now you can, thanks to the Glee star’s upcoming book Brunette Amb…
Annie’s new headliner, Jane Lynch, dropped by The View on May 21 for an extended interview with the chatty ladies. Their familiar and fun gab session covered everything from Lynch…
Missi Pyle, who most recently appeared off-Broadway in Bare, will return to Joe’s Pub for an encore engagement of her solo show Sexy as Hell. Pyle share boozy tales of summer hook-ups …
A bevy of out Broadway stars came together for an important cause on May 20: the benefit performance of David Drake’s The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me. This one-night-only performance …
Tony winners Christian Borle and Shuler Hensley will lead two of three musicals presented by Encores! as part of their 2014 season. Borle will lead John Rando’s production of Little Me…
Annie's Brynn O’Malley is going to trade in NYC for Vegas. O’Malley will star alongside Tony Danza and Rob McClure as the woman at the center of a love-tr…
Future American Horror Story star Patti LuPone is making a little magic already by adding five additional performances of Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda…(Played That Part) at 54 Below. The t…
The 58th Annual Village Voice Obie Awards were announced on May 20. Founded by Jerry Tallmer and chaired by Michael Feingold, the awards feature informal categories that change annually, rec…
The 58th Annual Village Voice Obie Awards were announced on May 20. Founded by Jerry Tallmer and chaired by Michael Feingold, the awards feature informal categories that change annually, rec…
Shalita Grant, the Tony-nominated featured actress from this year’s hit comedy Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, received the 2013 Martin E. Segal Award from Lincoln Center, accordi…
Due to popular demand, Glee star Matthew Morrison will play an additional show at 54 Below on June 1. Up Close and Personal with Matthew Morrison will continue at the Times Square hotspot Ju…
Broadway enjoyed a bump at the box office this week with grosses and capacities rising across the board. The Audience Choice Award, Outer Critics and Drama League-winning musical Kinky Boots…
An audience member managed to steal the spotlight from Drama League Award winner Nathan Lane before the May 19 performance of The Nance. Ten minutes before curtain, patron George Poulos fell…
The Tony Awards are getting closer and the gossip is getting juicier. As another week on Broadway comes to a close, we look back on one Wicked hunk's "porn" past, one…
Broadway legend Chita Rivera will join a newly former six-person committee that will aid in the selection process for the Kennedy Center honors, according to The Washington Post. Rivera and …
Emmy winner Jane Lynch made her official Broadway debut in the Tony-nominated musical revival of Annie on May 16. Lynch’s opening night crowd included loads of fans and many of her Gle…
