"Who better to know how the American dream turns into the American nightmare than an African American family?," asks Wendell Pierce. The actor earned a Tony nomination, his first as a perfor…
"I wanted to make sure that it was as seamless as possible," explains "Schmigadoon!" re-recording mixer Vicki Lemar. Creating just the right sound mix for the Apple TV+ musical comedy series…
"I knew that we were going in a darker turn this year," says "Schmigadoon!" production designer Jamie Walker McCall. "But still it was important to still have the fun liveliness of Season 1.…
"It was a major challenge," admits Bill Sherman on working with the wide variety of music used in "& Juliet." He and collaborator Dominic Fallacaro created the orchestrations for the new…
"We don't know a lot about these female characters," says Betsy Wolfe of the women in the plays of William Shakespeare. The prospect of "filling in the gaps" of these women intrigued the act…
"It is such a show about Blackness, and it's so special for me to have been able to bring part of myself to the work in this way," explains "Ain't No Mo" sound designer Taylor Williams. The …
"I think it was sort of a long time coming," admits Jessica Stone of her transition to directing. She worked as an actor for years, with seven Broadway performance credits under her belt bef…
"To be recognized, particularly in this year, it's massive," admits scenic designer Scott Pask. He earned two Tony nominations for Scenic Design of a Musical for the new tuners "Shucked" and…
"If I was going to repurpose and reinvent Max's music, it also made sense to reinvent the story," reveals "& Juliet" writer David West Read. He took on the daunting task of combing throu…
Winners of the 2023 Drama League Awards were announced on Friday, May 19, 2023, at an in-person ceremony, hosted by Emmy-winning reporter Frank DiLella at The Ziegfeld Ballroom. The Drama Le…
When Jefferson Mays wanted to perform a solo version of "A Christmas Carol," scenic designer Dane Laffrey knew right away that it wasn't going to be a simplistic approach with an actor and a…
"It's rare that lightning in a bottle happens, but it did with this show. It's wild," exclaims Sean Hayes of "Good Night, Oscar." The actor received a Tony Award nomination for his portrayal…
"I'm quite a light and silly person in my real life, so this is much more the way that I am in friends," reveals Aaron Tveit of his character in "Schmigadoon!" He portrays Topher in Season 2…
"The whole point of the piece to me is that if we don't grapple with the trauma and the history of our past, we are bound to repeat it," explains Michael Arden of "Parade." The director rece…
Another busy Broadway season has drawn to a close and Tony nominations are just days away. David Buchanan joins me in a rousing slugfest to sift through what musicals will be remembered at t…
The Tony Awards Administration Committee met on April 28, for the third and final time during the 2022-2023 Broadway season, to discuss the eligibility of 11 productions for the 76th Annual …
Marchánt Davis can't seem to keep away from the Belasco Theatre. He starred in Jordan E. Cooper's "Ain't No Mo'" at the 44th street haunt in December, and now just a few months later he i…
The tone of "Fat Ham" runs the gamut from heavy drama to absurd humor, but Calvin Leon Smith admits, "don't get the immediate gratification of laughter." The actor portrays Larry in James Ij…
"I really felt like theater was a family," reveals Andrew T. MacKay. The composer has worked extensively on film, but his contributions to "Life of Pi" mark his first foray into composing fo…
"One thing that I've always strived for…is to be a healer," reveals Chris Herbie Holland. Lucky for him then, that his character Tio in James Ijames' "Fat Ham" is the person responsible fo…
The Outer Critics Circle (OCC), the official organization of writers on New York theatre for out-of-town newspapers and national publications, today announced the nominees for the 72nd Annua…
"I'm one of those people who will always have to find something to laugh about," reveals playwright and actor Jordan E. Cooper. During the summer of 2016, he was reeling from the killings of…
Alex Joseph Grayson sees the Broadway revival of "Parade" as a chance to grow "more relaxed and more present as a performer." The actor plays Jim Conley in the Michael Arden-helmed productio…
The Drama League today announced the nominations for the 2023 Drama League Awards. Honoring achievements on and Off-Broadway, the nominations were announced this morning by Roger Bart ("Back…
"I'm a nerd first," Colton Ryan quickly points out. In that sense, the actor is having the time of his life on his two recent projects which have connected him with legends in the industry. …