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TV: Broadway Beat Tony Interview Special - Colman Domingo & Forrest McClendon Talk Collaborating with Legends on THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS
by Broadway Beat - June 11, 2011
Broadway Beat brings you an interview with Colman Domingo and Forrest McClendon, Best Featured Actor in a Musical nominees for The Scottsboro Boys. Prior to The Scottsboro Boys, Domingo starred starred as Mister Franklin/Venus of Berlin in Passing Strange, for which received an Obie Award. He repris...
by Broadway Beat - June 11, 2011
Broadway Beat brings you an interview with Colman Domingo and Forrest McClendon, Best Featured Actor in a Musical nominees for The Scottsboro Boys. Prior to The Scottsboro Boys, Domingo starred starred as Mister Franklin/Venus of Berlin in Passing Strange, for which received an Obie Award. He repris...
TV: Broadway Beat Tony Interview Special - Victoria Clark on Why She'd Be 'Okay' With Two Tonys
by Broadway Beat - June 10, 2011
Broadway Beat brings you a special interview with Victoria Clark, Best Featured Actress in a Musical nominee for Sister Act. Clark won the 2005 Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical in 2005 for her performance in The Light in the Piazza. She also won the Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Ci...
by Broadway Beat - June 10, 2011
Broadway Beat brings you a special interview with Victoria Clark, Best Featured Actress in a Musical nominee for Sister Act. Clark won the 2005 Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical in 2005 for her performance in The Light in the Piazza. She also won the Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Ci...
TV: Broadway Beat Tony Interview Special - Ellen Barkin Talks the 'Tidal Wave' Effect of THE NORMAL HEART
by Broadway Beat - June 10, 2011
Broadway Beat brings you Ellen Barkin, Best Featured Actress in a Play nominee for The Normal Heart. Making her Broadway debut in The Normal Heart, Barkin is stranger to the stage having appeared in such Off-Broadway works as Extremities and Eden Court. On screen, she is best known for her roles in ...
by Broadway Beat - June 10, 2011
Broadway Beat brings you Ellen Barkin, Best Featured Actress in a Play nominee for The Normal Heart. Making her Broadway debut in The Normal Heart, Barkin is stranger to the stage having appeared in such Off-Broadway works as Extremities and Eden Court. On screen, she is best known for her roles in ...
TV: Broadway Beat Tony Interview Special - Patina Miller on Bringing SISTER ACT Home to Broadway
by Broadway Beat - June 09, 2011
Below, we bring you Patina Miller, Best Lead Actress in a Musical nominee for Sister Act. Miller is best known for originating the role of the disco diva wannabe Deloris Van Cartier in the 2009 West End run, which she has now transferred to Broadway. She performed in a Central Park production of Hai...
by Broadway Beat - June 09, 2011
Below, we bring you Patina Miller, Best Lead Actress in a Musical nominee for Sister Act. Miller is best known for originating the role of the disco diva wannabe Deloris Van Cartier in the 2009 West End run, which she has now transferred to Broadway. She performed in a Central Park production of Hai...
TV: Broadway Beat Tony Interview Special - Tony Sheldon, PRISCILLA's Happy Ambassador
by Broadway Beat - June 09, 2011
The 2011 Tony Award nominees were announced live from the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts in New York City on Tuesday, May 3, 2011. The next day, proud nominees gathered at the Millenium Hotel in Times Square to celebrate and meet the press. Broadway Beat was on hand, of course, to s...
by Broadway Beat - June 09, 2011
The 2011 Tony Award nominees were announced live from the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts in New York City on Tuesday, May 3, 2011. The next day, proud nominees gathered at the Millenium Hotel in Times Square to celebrate and meet the press. Broadway Beat was on hand, of course, to s...
Joe Mantello on His 'Completely Unexpected' Tonys Experience
by Nicole Rosky - June 08, 2011
The 2011 Tony Award nominees were announced live from the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts in New York City on Tuesday, May 3, 2011. The next day, proud nominees gathered at the Millenium Hotel in Times Square to celebrate and meet the press. Broadway Beat caught up with Joe Mantello,...
by Nicole Rosky - June 08, 2011
The 2011 Tony Award nominees were announced live from the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts in New York City on Tuesday, May 3, 2011. The next day, proud nominees gathered at the Millenium Hotel in Times Square to celebrate and meet the press. Broadway Beat caught up with Joe Mantello,...
TV: Broadway Beat Tony Interview Special - David Yazbek on Why WOMEN ON THE VERGE Is His 'Best' Work
by Broadway Beat - June 08, 2011
Below, we bring you David Yazbeck, Best Original Score nominee for Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown. Prior to his success with Women on the Verge, he was best known for scoring the musicals He wrote the music and lyrics for the Broadway musicals The Full Monty and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. ...
by Broadway Beat - June 08, 2011
Below, we bring you David Yazbeck, Best Original Score nominee for Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown. Prior to his success with Women on the Verge, he was best known for scoring the musicals He wrote the music and lyrics for the Broadway musicals The Full Monty and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. ...
Patti LuPone Talks WOMEN ON THE VERGE and the Future of Broadway
by Nicole Rosky - June 07, 2011
The 2011 Tony Award nominees were announced live from the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts in New York City on Tuesday, May 3, 2011. The next day, proud nominees gathered at the Millenium Hotel in Times Square to celebrate and meet the press. Broadway Beat caught up with Patti LuPone,...
by Nicole Rosky - June 07, 2011
The 2011 Tony Award nominees were announced live from the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts in New York City on Tuesday, May 3, 2011. The next day, proud nominees gathered at the Millenium Hotel in Times Square to celebrate and meet the press. Broadway Beat caught up with Patti LuPone,...
TV: Broadway Beat Tony Interview Special - David Lindsay-Abaire on the Plus Sides to Being a Playwright
by Broadway Beat - June 07, 2011
The 2011 Tony Award nominees were announced live from the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts in New York City on Tuesday, May 3, 2011. The next day, proud nominees gathered at the Millenium Hotel in Times Square to celebrate and meet the press. Broadway Beat was on hand, of course, to s...
by Broadway Beat - June 07, 2011
The 2011 Tony Award nominees were announced live from the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts in New York City on Tuesday, May 3, 2011. The next day, proud nominees gathered at the Millenium Hotel in Times Square to celebrate and meet the press. Broadway Beat was on hand, of course, to s...
Norbert Leo Butz on Being the CATCH ME IF YOU CAN Tonys Ambassador
by Nicole Rosky - June 06, 2011
The 2011 Tony Award nominees were announced live from the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts in New York City on Tuesday, May 3, 2011. The next day, proud nominees gathered at the Millenium Hotel in Times Square to celebrate and meet the press. Broadway Beat caught up with Norbert Leo B...
by Nicole Rosky - June 06, 2011
The 2011 Tony Award nominees were announced live from the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts in New York City on Tuesday, May 3, 2011. The next day, proud nominees gathered at the Millenium Hotel in Times Square to celebrate and meet the press. Broadway Beat caught up with Norbert Leo B...
TV: Broadway Beat Tony Interview Special - Bobby Cannavale on Being in 'The cool play on the block'
by Broadway Beat - June 06, 2011
Below, we bring you Bobby Cannavale, Best Lead Actor in a Play nominee for The Motherf**ker With the Hat. Previously nominated for a Tony Award for his role as Dennis in Mauritius in 2008, Cannavale is also known to New York theater audiences for his work with Labyrinth Theater Co. On screen, he is ...
by Broadway Beat - June 06, 2011
Below, we bring you Bobby Cannavale, Best Lead Actor in a Play nominee for The Motherf**ker With the Hat. Previously nominated for a Tony Award for his role as Dennis in Mauritius in 2008, Cannavale is also known to New York theater audiences for his work with Labyrinth Theater Co. On screen, he is ...
TV: Broadway Beat Tony Interview Special - Larry Hochman and Stephen Oremus on their Virtual MORMON Collaboration
by Broadway Beat - June 05, 2011
Below, we bring you Larry Hochman and Stephen Oremus, nominated together for Best Orchestrations for The Book of Mormon. Larry Hochman is also a nominee for Best Orchestrations for The Scottsboro Boys. Hochman has additionally contributed orchestrations to The Addams Famiy, Spamalot (Tony nominatio...
by Broadway Beat - June 05, 2011
Below, we bring you Larry Hochman and Stephen Oremus, nominated together for Best Orchestrations for The Book of Mormon. Larry Hochman is also a nominee for Best Orchestrations for The Scottsboro Boys. Hochman has additionally contributed orchestrations to The Addams Famiy, Spamalot (Tony nominatio...
TV: Broadway Beat Tony Interview Special - Nikki M. James Talks Bringing Salt Lake to Broadway
by Broadway Beat - June 04, 2011
The 2011 Tony Award nominees were announced live from the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts in New York City on Tuesday, May 3, 2011. The next day, proud nominees gathered at the Millenium Hotel in Times Square to celebrate and meet the press. Broadway Beat was on hand, of course, to s...
by Broadway Beat - June 04, 2011
The 2011 Tony Award nominees were announced live from the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts in New York City on Tuesday, May 3, 2011. The next day, proud nominees gathered at the Millenium Hotel in Times Square to celebrate and meet the press. Broadway Beat was on hand, of course, to s...
TV: Broadway Beat Tony Interview Special - The Legendary Patti LuPone on Why WOMEN ON THE VERGE Makes Her Proud
by Broadway Beat - June 02, 2011
The 2011 Tony Award nominees were announced live from the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts in New York City on Tuesday, May 3, 2011. The next day, proud nominees gathered at the Millenium Hotel in Times Square to celebrate and meet the press. Broadway Beat was on hand, of course, to s...
by Broadway Beat - June 02, 2011
The 2011 Tony Award nominees were announced live from the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts in New York City on Tuesday, May 3, 2011. The next day, proud nominees gathered at the Millenium Hotel in Times Square to celebrate and meet the press. Broadway Beat was on hand, of course, to s...
TV: Broadway Beat Tony Interview Special - Norbert Leo Butz Reveals his 'Thrill of a Lifetime'
by Broadway Beat - June 01, 2011
The 2011 Tony Award nominees were announced live from the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts in New York City on Tuesday, May 3, 2011. The next day, proud nominees gathered at the Millenium Hotel in Times Square to celebrate and meet the press. Broadway Beat was on hand, of course, to s...
by Broadway Beat - June 01, 2011
The 2011 Tony Award nominees were announced live from the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts in New York City on Tuesday, May 3, 2011. The next day, proud nominees gathered at the Millenium Hotel in Times Square to celebrate and meet the press. Broadway Beat was on hand, of course, to s...
Broadway Beat Tony Interview Special: John Kander and David Thompson!
by Broadway Beat - May 30, 2011
Below, we bring you John Kander and David Thompson, writers of The Scottsboro Boys, nominated for 12 Tony Awards, including Best Musical. Kander, half of the famed Kander and Ebb duo that created such hits as Cabaret, Chicago, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Zorba, Woman of the Year, Steel Pier and more, ...
by Broadway Beat - May 30, 2011
Below, we bring you John Kander and David Thompson, writers of The Scottsboro Boys, nominated for 12 Tony Awards, including Best Musical. Kander, half of the famed Kander and Ebb duo that created such hits as Cabaret, Chicago, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Zorba, Woman of the Year, Steel Pier and more, ...
TV Broadway Beat Tony Special: Andrew Rannells Talks His Dreams Come True
by Broadway Beat - May 25, 2011
Below, we bring you Andrew Rannells, Best Leading Actor in a Musical nominee for The Book of Mormon. Previous Broadway credits include Jersey Boys and Hairspray. This is the first nomination for Rannells. Rannells talks to host Richie Ridge about doing the show after finding out that he's been nomin...
by Broadway Beat - May 25, 2011
Below, we bring you Andrew Rannells, Best Leading Actor in a Musical nominee for The Book of Mormon. Previous Broadway credits include Jersey Boys and Hairspray. This is the first nomination for Rannells. Rannells talks to host Richie Ridge about doing the show after finding out that he's been nomin...
Broadway Beat Tony Interview Special: John Larroquette Talks Radcliffe, HOW TO SUCCEED, Woodstock & More
by Broadway Beat - May 20, 2011
Below, we bring you John Larroquette, Best Featured Actor in a Musical nominee for How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying. Best known for his roles on the small screen in Night Court, McBride, The John Larroquette Show and Boston Legal, Larroquette is making is Broadway debut in How to Suc...
by Broadway Beat - May 20, 2011
Below, we bring you John Larroquette, Best Featured Actor in a Musical nominee for How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying. Best known for his roles on the small screen in Night Court, McBride, The John Larroquette Show and Boston Legal, Larroquette is making is Broadway debut in How to Suc...
Broadway Beat Tony Interview Special: Joe Mantello!
by Broadway Beat - May 19, 2011
Below, we bring you Joe Mantello, Best Actor in a Play nominee for The Normal Heart. Both a director and performer, Mantello is perhaps best known for his acclaimed direction of Wicked, Assassins, 9 to 5, November, Three Days of Rain, and Glengarry Glen Ross among many others, and his performance as...
by Broadway Beat - May 19, 2011
Below, we bring you Joe Mantello, Best Actor in a Play nominee for The Normal Heart. Both a director and performer, Mantello is perhaps best known for his acclaimed direction of Wicked, Assassins, 9 to 5, November, Three Days of Rain, and Glengarry Glen Ross among many others, and his performance as...
Broadway Beat Tony Interview Special: Laura Benanti!
by Broadway Beat - May 17, 2011
Below, we bring you Laura Benanti, Best Featured Actress in a Musical nominee for Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown. Benanti is a previous winner in the category for Gypsy, and has also appeared on Broadway in In The Next Room (Vibrator Play), The Wedding Singer, Into the Woods, The Sound o...
by Broadway Beat - May 17, 2011
Below, we bring you Laura Benanti, Best Featured Actress in a Musical nominee for Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown. Benanti is a previous winner in the category for Gypsy, and has also appeared on Broadway in In The Next Room (Vibrator Play), The Wedding Singer, Into the Woods, The Sound o...
Broadway Beat Tony Interview Special: Whoopi Goldberg!
by Broadway Beat - May 11, 2011
Below, we bring you Whoopi Goldberg, Producer of the Sister Act, the recipient of 5 Tony nomintions including Mest Musical. Goldberg starred in the original film of Sister Act, and has appeared on Broadway herself in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Xanadu, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, a...
by Broadway Beat - May 11, 2011
Below, we bring you Whoopi Goldberg, Producer of the Sister Act, the recipient of 5 Tony nomintions including Mest Musical. Goldberg starred in the original film of Sister Act, and has appeared on Broadway herself in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Xanadu, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, a...
Broadway Beat Tony Interview Special: Sutton Foster!
by Broadway Beat - May 11, 2011
Below, we bring you Sutton Foster, Best Leading Actress in a Musical nominee for Anything Goes. Foster is a previous Tony Award winner in the category for Thoroughly Modern Millie and has additionally appeared on Broadway in Shrek, Young Frankenstein, The Drowsy Chaperone, and Little Women, among ot...
by Broadway Beat - May 11, 2011
Below, we bring you Sutton Foster, Best Leading Actress in a Musical nominee for Anything Goes. Foster is a previous Tony Award winner in the category for Thoroughly Modern Millie and has additionally appeared on Broadway in Shrek, Young Frankenstein, The Drowsy Chaperone, and Little Women, among ot...
Broadway Beat Tony Interview Special: Edie Falco!
by Broadway Beat - May 05, 2011
The 2011 Tony Award nominees were announced live from the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts in New York City on Tuesday, May 3, 2011. Yesterday, the proud nominees gathered at the Millenium Hotel in Times Square to celebrate and meet the press. Broadway Beat was on hand, of course, to ...
by Broadway Beat - May 05, 2011
The 2011 Tony Award nominees were announced live from the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts in New York City on Tuesday, May 3, 2011. Yesterday, the proud nominees gathered at the Millenium Hotel in Times Square to celebrate and meet the press. Broadway Beat was on hand, of course, to ...
Broadway Beat Tony Interview Special: Judith Light!
by Broadway Beat - May 05, 2011
The 2011 Tony Award nominees were announced live from the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts in New York City on Tuesday, May 3, 2011. Yesterday, the proud nominees gathered at the Millenium Hotel in Times Square to celebrate and meet the press. Broadway Beat was on hand, of course, to ...
by Broadway Beat - May 05, 2011
The 2011 Tony Award nominees were announced live from the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts in New York City on Tuesday, May 3, 2011. Yesterday, the proud nominees gathered at the Millenium Hotel in Times Square to celebrate and meet the press. Broadway Beat was on hand, of course, to ...
MEET THE PRESS Earns Top Sunday Morning Ratings
by Nicole Rosky - March 10, 2011
According to Nielsen Media Research data, 'Meet the Press with David Gregory' was the top-rated Sunday morning public affairs program for the week ending March 6, 2011. The NBC program attracted 3.463 million total viewers, +26% (+709,000) more than second place CBS' 2.754 million viewers, a +43% ad...
by Nicole Rosky - March 10, 2011
According to Nielsen Media Research data, 'Meet the Press with David Gregory' was the top-rated Sunday morning public affairs program for the week ending March 6, 2011. The NBC program attracted 3.463 million total viewers, +26% (+709,000) more than second place CBS' 2.754 million viewers, a +43% ad...
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