Broadway Beat Priceless Moments - Page 2

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.