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On Friday, July 15, Jessica Keenan Wynn of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical joined NewYork.com at Sardi’s underneath the famous rows of caricatures to discuss her Broadway debut a…
Oscar nominee Jake Gyllenhaal (Brokeback Mountain) will return to Broadway in a revival of Lanford Wilson’s Burn This at the re-opened, historic Hudson Theatre. The play, directed by T…
Tony Award-winning Brian Stokes Mitchell returns to the beloved musical, Ragtime, a show in which he originated the role of Coalhouse Walker, Jr. nearly 20 years ago. This new incarnation…
Another musical legend has joined the walls of the famous supper club: Berry Gordy. Perhaps best known as the founder of Motown Records, Gordy accepted his jovial caricature at Sardi…
Annaleigh Ashford, the Tony Award winner for her role as Essie Carmichael in You Can’t Take It With You, joins previously cast Jake Gyllenhaal in the New York City Center’s…
George Takei of Star Trek and social media fame will star in a revival of Stephen Sondheim's Pacific Overtures to be directed by Tony winner John Doyle at the Classic Stage Company with perf…
The music of Carole King defined a generation of musicians of the 1960s. Legends like Aretha Franklin, The Drifters, James Taylor and The Shirelles catapulted songs by King and her writing p…
I’m from Georgia. What I knew about New York was what I had seen on TV or read in a book or magazine. It was this elusive city. Then to actually come and spend time here, I just got…
When I was 17 and didn't have any money, Tammy, my high school sweetheart surprised me with tickets to go see Queen. Now we’re talking. Freddie Mercury was the entertainer of a lifetim…
Another original Broadway cast member of the Tony Award-winning Best Musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda will exit the stage of the Richard Rodgers Theatre this fall. Renée Elise Goldsbe…
The Broadway starlet Audra McDonald has received a 2016 Emmy nomination for her role in HBO’s Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill. McDonald also won the Tony Award for he…
The musical Gotta Dance — which recently had a run in Chicago — has undergone a name change and plans to open on Broadway in the spring of 2017. Now known as Half Time, the show …
On July 15, Daveed Diggs exits Hamilton “one last time,” the musical which famously earned him a Tony Award for the dual portrayal of Thomas Jefferson and Marquis …
My shower song to work on my bass notes is “I’ll Cover You.” The song deals with the low area of the voice. So I use that in my shower to warm up the low area. It’s s…
The Great White Way can’t get enough of Motown The Musical  magic, which returns to Broadway for a limited engagement starting today, July 12, 2016. Chester Gregory — who has …
For the average lover of musical theater, snagging a flight to Manhattan to see a Broadway show is out of the price range. Â In fact, many who adore song and dance may not have access to p…
What don’t I love about doing Beautiful? I love the cast, I love the music, I love Carole King’s story. It’s just such a beautiful message to share, especially with women a…
As previously reported, Lin-Manuel Miranda took his final bow on the Hamilton stage this past weekafter the Saturday, July 9th performance. Also taking their final bows were original cast me…
Today, Mo Brady is a proud husband, father, podcast host and talented video editor. Years ago, though, Brady was an actor on Broadway, performing eight shows a week. Brady’s work in th…
I love the free stuff! What do you love about New York City? 1. The ride over the Manhattan Bridge on the N or Q train. The B and D are okay, but N and Q give you a spectacular view o…
Tony Award winners Joel Grey and John Glover alongside Tavi Gevinson, Celia Keenan-Bolger, and Harold Perrineau join Oscar nominee Diane Lane (Unfaithful) in the Roundabout Theatre …
What I most adore about doing She Loves Me is the remarkable cast. They are all incredibly talented, obviously, but they are also all so sweet. I'm kind of like the little brother. Everyone …
Allyson Kelly's life changed significantly when she was hired as a Radio City Rockette. She was only 19 years-old. “I remember jumping up and down with excitement,” she says when…
New cast members have been announced for Hamilton, the hottest show on Broadway. Tony nominee Brandon Victor Dixon — currently starring as songwriter Eubie Blake in Shuffle Along…
America shook on Sunday, June 12 with the mass shooting within the Orlando community at the gay nightclub, Pulse. In total, 49 individuals were murdered, and 53 were wounded by a single s…