MasterCard Presents: Broadway Beat's Priceless Moments #40 Ann Miller by Broadway Beat Priceless Moments - April 03, 2008 One of the greatest film and stage stars of all time, Ann Miller, returned to the theatre as Carlotta in the now famous Paper Mill Playhouse production of the Stephen Sondheim- James Goldman musical Follies. Broadway Beat caught up with her on the first day of rehearsal. (more...) MasterCard Presents: Broadway Beat's Priceless Moments #39 Kevin Spacey by Broadway Beat Priceless Moments - April 02, 2008 Film and stage star Kevin Spacey brought his acclaimed London production of Eugene O’ Neill’s A Moon for the Misbegotten to Broadway. Here he talks about cultivating new audiences for the theatre and working on O’Neill. (more...) MasterCard Presents: Broadway Beat's Priceless Moments #38 Harold Prince by Broadway Beat Priceless Moments - April 01, 2008 The legendary director/ producer Harold Prince has won an astounding 21 Tony Awards for his body of work. He returned to Broadway last year as the director of the new musical Love Musik, about the relationship of Lotte Lenya and Kurt Weill. Here he talks about the musical and working with Lenya on the original production of Cabaret. (more...) MasterCard Presents: Broadway Beat's Priceless Moments #37 Donna Murphy by Broadway Beat Priceless Moments - April 01, 2008 Last season Donna Murphy tackled the role of Lotte Lenya in Harold Prince’s musical Love Musik. Here she talks about capturing the essence of this remarkable woman. (more...) MasterCard Presents: Broadway Beat's Priceless Moments #36 Angela Lansbury by Broadway Beat Priceless Moments - March 30, 2008 The legendary Angela Lansbury returned home to Broadway last season in Terrance McNally’s play Deuce where she starred opposite Marian Seldes. Here she talks about the play, Miss. Seldes and coming back to Broadway. (more...) MasterCard Presents: Broadway Beat's Priceless Moments #35 Norbert Leo Butz by Broadway Beat Priceless Moments - March 29, 2008 Norbert Leo Butz ran away with the Tony for his remarkable performance in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. This season he took on the hilarious Mark Twain comedy Is He Dead? and once again had audiences howling. (more...) MasterCard Presents: Broadway Beat's Priceless Moments #34 Nathan Lane by Broadway Beat Priceless Moments - March 28, 2008 Tony Award winning funny man, Nathan Lane, returned to Broadway this season in David Mamet’s new black comedy November. Here he talks about playing a president and his thoughts on Mamet. (more...) MasterCard Presents: Broadway Beat's Priceless Moments #33 Mercedes Ruehl by Broadway Beat Priceless Moments - March 27, 2008 Tony and Oscar winning actress Mercedes Ruehl returns to the New York Stage this spring in the Signature Theatre Company’s production of Edward Albee’s Occupant. Here she talks about Albee and the role of Louise Nevelson. (more...) MasterCard Presents: Broadway Beat's Priceless Moments #32 Donna Murphy by Broadway Beat Priceless Moments - March 26, 2008 Donna Murphy wowed audiences with her performance of Ruth in Kathleen Marshall’s Broadway revival of Wonderful Town. Here she talks about re-visting the role since her original Encores engagement. (more...) MasterCard Presents: Broadway Beat's Priceless Moments #31 Marsha Mason by Broadway Beat Priceless Moments - March 25, 2008 Renowned actress Marsha Mason returned to Broadway as Ouiser in the 2005 production of Steel Magnolias. Here she talks about the excitement of the first read through on the first day of rehearsal. (more...) MasterCard Presents: Broadway Beat's Priceless Moments #30 Jim Dale by Broadway Beat Priceless Moments - March 25, 2008 Tony Award winner Jim Dale returned to Broadway in 2006 in the Roundabout Theatre Company’s revival of The Threepenny Opera. Here he talks about the role of Mr. Peachum and the impact of the show. (more...) MasterCard Presents: Broadway Beat's Priceless Moments #29 Christine Ebersole by Broadway Beat Priceless Moments - March 24, 2008 Christine Ebersole won her second Tony Award for playing both Edith Bouvier Beale and her daughter ‘Little’ Edie Beale and in the musical Grey Gardens. Here on the shows first opening night when it ran off- Broadway she talks about tackling these duel role. (more...) MasterCard Presents: Broadway Beat's Priceless Moments #28 Maria Friedman by Broadway Beat Priceless Moments - March 23, 2008 One of England’s finest treasures, Maria Friedman, came to Broadway a short while back in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Woman in White. During the process she was diagnosed with cancer and persevered through the opening. Here at the Nothin’ Like A Dame benefit she talks about here ordeal and how she overcame it. (more...) MasterCard Presents: Broadway Beat's Priceless Moments #27 Kelli O'Hara by Broadway Beat Priceless Moments - March 22, 2008 Kelli O’Hara is one of Broadway’s nicest and most talented ingénues. She recently burned up the stage as Babe opposite Harry Connick Jr.’s Sid, in the smash revival of The Pajama Game. Here she talks about this great opportunity. (more...) MasterCard Presents: Broadway Beat's Priceless Moments #26 Kathleen Marshall by Broadway Beat Priceless Moments - March 21, 2008 One of the theatres’s most sought after Director/Choreographers, Kathleen Marshall, won her second Tony Award for Best Choreographer for her revival of The Pajama Game at The Roundabout Theatre Company. Here she talks about putting together the show stopping musical number Hernando’s Hideaway, which features a piano playing and dancing Harry Connick Jr. (more...) MasterCard Presents: Broadway Beat's Priceless Moments #25 John Lloyd Young by Broadway Beat Priceless Moments - March 19, 2008 John Lloyd Young took Broadway by storm and every award possible including the Tony Award as Best Actor in a musical, for his portrayal of Frankie Valli in the hit musical Jersey Boys. We caught up with the humble actor as he spoke about playing the role for the first time for the man himself, Frankie Valli. (more...) MasterCard Presents: Broadway Beat's Priceless Moments #24 Julie White by Broadway Beat Priceless Moments - March 18, 2008 Julie White walked away with the Tony Award as Best Actress for her remarkable star turn in Douglas Carter Beane’s black comedy The Little Dog Laughed, which is about fame and Hollywood. Here she is on opening night talking about character, energy and the play. (more...) MasterCard Presents: Broadway Beat's Priceless Moments #23 Blythe Danner by Broadway Beat Priceless Moments - March 17, 2008 One of the theatres most renowned actresses, Tony and Emmy Award winner, Blythe Danner, recently took on the role of Violet Venable in the Roundabout Theatre Company’s revival of the Tennessee Williams’ one act Suddenly Last Summer. Here she talks about Williams and the role. (more...) MasterCard Presents: Broadway Beat's Priceless Moments #22 Cameron Mackintosh by Broadway Beat Priceless Moments - March 16, 2008 World renowned producer Cameron Mackintosh who has given the theatre such classics as The Phantom of the Opera, Cats and Les Miserables co- created the gorgeous new musical version of Disney’s Mary Poppins. Here he talks about his passion for the original P.L. Travers material. (more...) MasterCard Presents: Broadway Beat's Priceless Moments #21 Liev Schreiber by Broadway Beat Priceless Moments - March 15, 2008 Liev Schreiber won the Tony Award for his electrifying performance of Richard Roma in the 2005 revival of David Mamet’s Glengarry Glen Ross. Here Liev talks about the play on the first day of rehearsal. (more...) MasterCard Presents: Broadway Beat's Priceless Moments #20 Brian Stokes Mitchell by Broadway Beat Priceless Moments - March 14, 2008 The ever charming Brian Stokes Mitchell is the Tony Award winning stage star of Ragtime. He is also a renowned recording star and is the president of the Actor's Fund of America. We take you back to 1994 when we caught up with Stokes during his run in the Broadway production of Kiss of the Spider Woman to talk about stepping into that show and replacing Gregory Hines in Jelly's last jam. (more...) MasterCard Presents: Broadway Beat's Priceless Moments #19 John Schneider by Broadway Beat Priceless Moments - March 12, 2008 Television star John Schneider has enjoyed quite a musical theater career. He is back on Broadway as slick talking lawyer Billy Flynn in the hit revival of Kander and Ebb's Chicago. We take you back to 1990 when he stepped into the role of the Baron in the Broadway musical, Grand Hotel. (more...) MasterCard Presents: Broadway Beat's Priceless Moments #18 - Sarah Jessica Parker by Broadway Beat Priceless Moments - March 11, 2008 Before the world fell in love with Sarah Jessica Parker as Carrie Bradshaw in Sex in the City on TV, she was a theatre baby. She starred as Annie and co starred opposite her husband, Matthew Broderick, in How to Succeed in Business... She also headlined as Princess Winnifred in the 1996 Broadway revival of Once Upon A Mattress. We take you back to 1996 when she spoke of how she first caught the theatre bug! (more...) MasterCard Presents: Broadway Beat's Priceless Moments #17 Leslie Uggams by Broadway Beat Priceless Moments - March 10, 2008 The ever lovely Leslie Uggams won her Tony Award in 1969 for the Julie Styne-Comden and Green and Arthur Laurent's musical Hallelujah Baby! Here she talks about the show and how it was ahead of its time. (more...) MasterCard Presents: Broadway Beat's Priceless Moments #16 Celeste Holm by Broadway Beat Priceless Moments - March 08, 2008 Acclaimed star Celeste Holm worked seamlessly between stage and screen. One of her most famous stage roles was Ado Annie in Rodgers and Hammerstein's landmark 1943 musical Oklahoma! Here she talks about her audition for that career changing role. (more...) MasterCard Presents: Broadway Beat's Priceless Moments #15 Hal Prince by Broadway Beat Priceless Moments - March 07, 2008 Producer-director Harold Prince has won an unprecedented 20 Tony Awards throughout his career. In 1994, one of those was for his ground breaking revival of the classical musical SHOWBOAT. During rehearsals for that production, Broadway Beat caught him for a rare moment. (more...) MasterCard Presents: Broadway Beat's Priceless Moments #14 Uta Hagen by Broadway Beat Priceless Moments - March 06, 2008 One of the American theater's greatest actresses and one of the finest teachers was the late Uta Hagen. She electrified Broadway audiences as Martha in the original production of Edward Albee's, Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf? Here she talks about playing Blanche Du Bois opposite one of her Stanley's Anthony Quinn in the national tour of A Streetcar Named Desire. (more...) MasterCard Presents: Broadway Beat's Priceless Moments #13 Arthur Laurents by Broadway Beat Priceless Moments - March 05, 2008 One of the theater's most respected librettist's is Arthur Laurents. He helped create two of the theater's greatest musicals West Side Story and Gypsy. He is about to return to Broadway directing Gypsy with Patti Lupone and next season will direct the Broadway revival of West Side Story. Here he talks about one of the finest Mama Rose's the legendary Angela Lansbury, who he directed in the 1974 revival. (more...) MasterCard Presents: Broadway Beat's Priceless Moments #12 Megan Mullally by Broadway Beat Priceless Moments - March 04, 2008 Before she became a house hold name as Karen Walker on the hit TV show Will and Grace, Megan Mullally was a Broadway baby. She co-starred as Rosemary opposite Matthew Broderick in the 1995 revival of How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying. She is back on Broadway in Mel Brooks' new musical Young Frankenstein. We take you back to the How to Succeed without Really Trying recording session. (more...) MasterCard Presents: Broadway Beat's Priceless Moments #11 Mimi Hines by Broadway Beat Priceless Moments - March 03, 2008 In the mid-1960's it was the multi-talented Mimi Hines, who was chosen to step into the role of Fanny Brice in the Broadway musical Funny Girl, when Barbara Streisand left the show to take it to London. The wonderful thing is, Mimi made the role her own and enjoyed a tremendous Broadway run. (more...) MasterCard Presents: Broadway Beat's Priceless Moments #10 Matthew Broderick by Broadway Beat Priceless Moments - March 01, 2008 Broadway has watched the delightful Matthew Broderick grow up in front of their eyes. He has won two Tony Awards for his work in Neil Simon's Brighton Beach Memoirs and in the 1996 hit revival of Frank Loesser's How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying. Broadway beat caught up with Broderick during the recording of How to Succeed without Really Trying to talk about the role of Finch. (more...) MasterCard Presents: Broadway Beat's Priceless Moments #9 Carol Channing by Broadway Beat Priceless Moments - March 01, 2008 One of Broadway's most distinctive stars is none other then Carol Channing. She won her Tony as everyone's favorite matchmaker, Dolly Gallagher Levi in the Jerry Herman classic, Hello Dolly. Broadway Beat caught up with Miss Channing during her 1995 return to the role. (more...) MasterCard Presents: Broadway Beat's Priceless Moments #8 John Glover by Broadway Beat Priceless Moments - February 28, 2008 John Glover won his Tony Award for playing twins in Terrence McNally's 1995 groundbreaking play, Love! Valour! Compassion! He talks about playing those two different siblings. (more...) MasterCard Presents: Broadway Beat's Priceless Moments #7 Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt by Broadway Beat Priceless Moments - February 27, 2008 Tom Jones and Harvet Schmidt have given us such musicals as 110 In the Shade and I Do, I Do— but will always be known as the team that gave us the world's longest running musical, The Fantasticks. They reminisced about some of the stars who have a connection to that show including Liza Minnelli and Barbara Streisand. (more...) MasterCard Presents: Broadway Beat's Priceless Moments #6 Fred Ebb by Broadway Beat Priceless Moments - February 26, 2008 Lyricist Fred Ebb, who along with his partner John Kander, gave us some of Broadway's most beloved musicals including Cabaret, Chicago, Kiss of the Spider Woman and Curtains to name just a few. When you listen to these scores you know it is undeniably Kander and Ebb. Fred shared his thoughts on the first performance of the groundbreaking 1966 musical, Cabaret. (more...) MasterCard Presents: Broadway Beat's Priceless Moments #5 Julie Harris by Broadway Beat Priceless Moments - February 25, 2008 One of the American theater's greatest actresses is six-time Tony Award recipient Julie Harris. She dazzled audiences in The Lark, Forty Carats, I Am a Camera, The Belle of Amherst, The Last of Mr. Lincoln and of course The Member of the Wedding. Miss Harris reminisces about working with Ethel Waters and the impact that the young up and coming Brandon De Wilde had on her in The Member of the Wedding. (more...) MasterCard Presents: Broadway Beat's Priceless Moments #4 Gwen Verdon by Broadway Beat Priceless Moments - February 24, 2008 Broadway's greatest dancer, four-time Tony Award winning legend, Gwen Verdon, electrified audiences in Can Can, Damn Yankees, New Girl In Town, Redhead, Sweet Charity and Chicago. She tells of her early childhood when she almost didn't get to dance at all. (more...) MasterCard Presents: Broadway Beat's Priceless Moments #3 Tommy Tune by Broadway Beat Priceless Moments - February 22, 2008 Nine time Tony award winning director, choreographer and performer, Tommy Tune, has put his personal stamp on some of Broadway's biggest musicals including My One and Only, The Will Rogers Follies and of course Grand Hotel. Here he talks about a magical moment from Grand Hotel that he just couldn't get right. (more...) MasterCard Presents: Broadway Beat's Priceless Moments #2 Chita Rivera by Broadway Beat Priceless Moments - February 21, 2008 We caught up with two-time Tony award winning legend Chita Rivera when she was on tour with her show Chita and All That Jazz. When asked if she ever had a plan for her career, Rivera responds of almost turning down one of her most successful shows Bye, Bye Birdie. (more...) MasterCard Presents: Broadway Beat's Priceless Moments #1: Julie Andrews by Broadway Beat Priceless Moments - February 20, 2008 World Renowned Star, Julie Andrews returned to Broadway in 1995 with the stage version of one of her biggest films, "Victor/Victoria." She was the sole Tony nominee from the show and what follows is her now classic 1996 Tony decline. (more...)