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VIDEO: Ali Stroker Visits Backstage LIVE with Richard Ridge- Watch Now!
by Backstage With Richard Ridge - April 10, 2021


Watch as Richard chats with Tony winner Ali Stroker, who will soon join Seth Rudetsky for two very special concerts on Sunday, April 11 (3pm and 8pm)....

Fran Drescher Talks THE NANNY on HBO Max, if She'd Ever Star in the Musical Adaptation, Her Spirituality & More!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 09, 2021


The Nanny is now available to stream on HBO Max. It is also currently being developed into a Broadway musical! We spoke with Fran Drescher about The Nanny's enduring legacy, the development of the Broadway musical, if she'll ever return to a sitcom, how she's changed during this past year, and much ...

VIDEO: Lena Hall Visits Backstage LIVE with Richard Ridge- Watch Now!
by Backstage With Richard Ridge - April 07, 2021


Tune in today, April 7 (2pm ET) as he chats with Lena Hall, who returns with her Obsessed series on April 9 (7pm ET), celebrating the band HEART....

VIDEO: Matt Doyle Visits Backstage LIVE with Richard Ridge- Watch Now!
by Backstage With Richard Ridge - April 04, 2021


Watch as Richard chats with Matt Doyle, who will soon join Seth Rudetsky for two very special concerts on Sunday, April 3 (3pm and 8pm)....

Lillias White Talks Reopening The Green Room 42 With First Live Performance in Over a Year
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 30, 2021


Tony Award-winner Lillias White is a powerhouse stage presence, known for her performances in Broadway productions such as The Life and Fela!, Off-Broadway productions including Texas in Paris, and Romance in Hard Times, which won her an Obie Award, and for lending her voice to the role of Calliope ...

Regina Taylor Shares Details About Inspiring Conversation and Change Through THE BLACK ALBUM
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 29, 2021


Golden Globe and NAACP Image award-winner Regina Taylor is inspiring conversation, enacting change, and educating young generations through her impactful, creative project 'the black album'. ...

VIDEO: Ashley Spencer Visits Backstage LIVE with Richard Ridge- Watch Now!
by Backstage With Richard Ridge - March 28, 2021


Watch as Richard chats with Ashley Spencer, who will soon join Seth Rudetsky for two very special concerts on Sunday, March 28 (8pm) and 29 (3pm). The concerts will feature a special guest appearance by NEWSIES’ & WICKED’s Kara Lindsay and her husband Jeremy Jordan!...

Lorin Latarro Talks Creating the Choreography for MRS. DOUBTFIRE, WAITRESS, THE VISITOR & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 27, 2021


Lorin Latarro is one of the most sought after, in-demand choreographers on Broadway today. A Drama Desk, Lortel, and Chita Rivera nominee, Latarro's credits list as a choreographer is eye-popping and ever-growing. Her upcoming projects include Mrs. Doubtfire on Broadway, The Visitor at the Public Th...

VIDEO: Micah Stock Visits Backstage LIVE with Richard Ridge- Watch Now!
by Backstage With Richard Ridge - March 27, 2021


Watch as Richard chats with Tony Award-nominated stage and screen actor Micah Stock, who currently stars on Netflix's cult favorite, Bonding and Disney+/Nat Geo's The Right Stuff, in which he plays real-life NASA astronaut Deke Slayton....

GREASE's Original Rizzo Adrienne Barbeau Talks THE WORLD TO COME Podcast Musical, Her New Book & More!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 25, 2021


Adrienne Barbeau created the iconic role of Rizzo in the original Broadway production of Grease- for which she secured a Tony nomination- went on to appear as Bea Arthur's daughter, Carol, in the hit TV series Maude- for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe- and is a best-selling author and re...

VIDEO: Ashley Brown, Michael James Scott, Kissy Simmons & Josh Strickland Visit Backstage LIVE with Richard Ridge- Watch Now!
by Backstage With Richard Ridge - March 19, 2021


Watch as Richard chats with Disney on Broadway favorites Ashley Brown, Michael James Scott, Kissy Simmons and Josh Strickland, who will all appear in 'The Music of Disney on Broadway'- a live, theatrical concert at Orlando's Dr. Phillips Center's Frontyard Festival this Saturday and Sunday, March 20...

VIDEO: Jackie Hoffman Visits Backstage LIVE with Richard Ridge- Watch Now!
by Backstage With Richard Ridge - March 18, 2021


Tune in today, March 18 (2pm ET) as he chats with Broadway funny lady Jackie Hoffman, who will soon join Seth Rudetsky for two very special concerts on Sunday, March 21 (3pm and 8pm)....

VIDEO: Emily Skinner Visits Backstage LIVE with Richard Ridge- Watch Now!
by Backstage With Richard Ridge - March 14, 2021


Watch as Richard chats with Emily Skinner, who will soon join Seth Rudetsky for two very special concerts on Sunday, March 14 (3pm and 8pm)....

VIDEO: Sam Harris Visits Backstage LIVE with Richard Ridge- Watch Now!
by Backstage With Richard Ridge - March 13, 2021


Watch as Richard chats with Sam Harris, whose award-winning Off-Broadway show, “HAM: A Musical Memoir,” filmed live on stage, is now available to stream on BroadwayHD....

Clint Ramos Talks SLAVE PLAY's Set Design, THE ROSE TATTOO's Costume Design, Racial Equity in Theatre & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 13, 2021


Clint Ramos' extraordinary talents as a designer have earned him two Tony nominations this season, for Best Scenic Design of a Play for Slave Play and Best Costume Design of a Play for The Rose Tattoo....

VIDEO: Eva Noblezada Visits Backstage LIVE with Richard Ridge- Watch Now!
by Backstage With Richard Ridge - March 07, 2021


Watch as Richard chats with Broadway favorite Eva Noblezada, who will soon join Seth Rudetsky for two very special concerts on Sunday, March 7 (3pm and 8pm)....

VIDEO: Patrick Cassidy Visits Backstage LIVE with Richard Ridge- Watch Now!
by Backstage With Richard Ridge - March 06, 2021


Tune in this Wednesday, March 3 (12pm ET) as he chats with Patrick Cassidy, who is getting the gang back together next week for a reunion of the original company of Assassins....

VIDEO: Brian Stokes Mitchell Visits Backstage LIVE with Richard Ridge- Watch Now!
by Backstage With Richard Ridge - February 28, 2021


Watch as Richard chats with the incomparable Brian Stokes Mitchell who will soon join Seth Rudetsky for two very special concerts on Sunday, February 28 (3pm and 8pm)....

VIDEO: Laura Bell Bundy Visits Backstage LIVE with Richard Ridge- Watch Now!
by Backstage With Richard Ridge - February 27, 2021


Watch as Richard chats with star of stage and screen Laura Bell Bundy, who just released her self-directed music video for her newest single “American Girl” Feat. Shea Carter....

VIDEO: Anna Deavere Smith Visits Backstage LIVE with Richard Ridge- Watch Now!
by Backstage With Richard Ridge - February 21, 2021


Watch as he chats with stage and screen star Anna Deavere Smith, who will is currently appearing in Flora & Ulysses, streaming now on Disney+!...

VIDEO: Santino Fontana Visits Backstage LIVE with Richard Ridge- Watch Now!
by Backstage With Richard Ridge - February 21, 2021


Watch as Richard chats with Tony winner Santino Fontana who will soon join Seth Rudetsky for two very special concerts on Sunday, February 21 (8pm) and Monday, February 22 (3pm)....

VIDEO: Patrick Page Visits Backstage LIVE with Richard Ridge- Watch Now!
by Backstage With Richard Ridge - February 20, 2021


Watch as Ridge chats with Broadway favorite Patrick Page, who will is currently appearing in Shakespeare Theatre Company's All the Devils Are Here: How Shakespeare Invented the Villain (streaming now)....

Jamie Ballard Talks Starring as Mark Antony in Shakespeare@ Home's JULIUS CAESAR
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 18, 2021


Shakespeare@ Home is bringing a new, exciting audio production to audiences all over the world with their upcoming adaptation of Julius Caesar. Julius Caesar launches its first episode on Monday February 22nd at 7pm EST, and features some of Broadway and the West End's most well-known performers....

VIDEO: Paolo Montalbán Visits Backstage LIVE with Richard Ridge- Watch Now!
by Backstage With Richard Ridge - February 14, 2021


Watch as he chats with favorite of stage and screen, Paolo Montalbán, who will charm you all over again in the 1997 adaptation of Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella. The film is streaming for the first time on Disney+ now!...

VIDEO: Laura Osnes Visits Backstage LIVE with Richard Ridge- Watch Now!
by Backstage With Richard Ridge - February 14, 2021


Watch as he chats with Broadway favorite Laura Osnes who will soon join Seth Rudetsky for two very special concerts on Sunday, February 14 (8pm) and Monday, February 15 (3pm)....

VIDEO: Kyle Taylor Parker Visits Backstage LIVE with Richard Ridge- Watch Now!
by Backstage With Richard Ridge - February 13, 2021


Watch as Richard chats with the incredible Kyle Taylor Parker, who tomorrow (February 12) releases his latest album- Broadway Soul, Vol 2....

Brett Boles Talks Becoming a TikTok Sensation With His New Series THE M. TEA!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 12, 2021


'Welcome to The M. Tea, a series where I 'spill the tea' on why certain musical theatre songs work so well, from a songwriter's perspective!' If you've heard this pop up on your FYP in the last few months, you are in good company! Brett Boles' new TikTok series The M. Tea has wracked up 358.4K likes...

Tinuke Craig Chats THE COLOR PURPLE - AT HOME From Leicester Curve Online
by Matt Wolf - February 09, 2021


Since 2019, the fast-rising director Tinuke Craig has fielded various iterations of her first-ever musical, The Color Purple, which was acclaimed in performance at Leicester's Curve Theatre and the Birmingham Hippodrome. That same show is returning this month for a streamed concert version starring ...

Set Designer Adam Koch Shares the Joys and Challenges of Creating Outdoor Theatre During the Pandemic
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 09, 2021


Set and production designer Adam Koch has designed sets for over 50 productions worldwide. Recently, Koch designed the set for the Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma's immersive, site-specific, outdoor production of A Christmas Carol in November, where people walked from scene to scene across 10-acres of lan...

VIDEO: Christy Altomare Visits Backstage LIVE with Richard Ridge- Watch Now!
by Backstage With Richard Ridge - February 07, 2021


Watch as Richard chats with beloved Broadway leading lady, Christy Altomare, who will soon join Seth Rudetsky for two very special concerts on Sunday, February 7 (3pm) and Monday, February 8 (8pm)....

Composer & Sound Designer Jonathan Snipes Talks A GLITCH IN THE MATRIX, Working With Daveed Diggs & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 02, 2021


Jonathan Snipes is a multi-talented composer and sound designer for film and theater, whose recent projects include scoring the 2021 Sundance horror documentary hybrid film A Glitch in the Matrix, and collaborating with Daveed Diggs on Rappin Ced in the credits and album of Pixar's Soul, as well as ...

Music Supervisor Alexandra Eckhardt Talks Tessa Thompson & Alexander Skarsgard Sundance Drama PASSING
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 31, 2021


Alexandra Eckhardt is an accomplished Music Supervisor and bassist, having worked with artists including Sara Bareilles, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Alex Lacamoire, and many more! Eckhardt most recently supervised the music for the film, Passing, which premiered on January 30th at the 2021 Sundance Film Fes...

VIDEO: Jeremy Jordan and Ashley Spencer Visit Backstage LIVE with Richard Ridge- Watch Now!
by Backstage With Richard Ridge - January 30, 2021


Watch as Richard chats with one of Broadway's favorite couples, Jeremy Jordan and Ashley Spencer, who will soon join Seth Rudetsky for two very special concerts on Sunday, January 31 (8pm) and Monday, February 1 (3pm)....

VIDEO: Playwright Kemp Powers Talks Taking ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI from Stage to Screen
by Backstage With Richard Ridge - January 30, 2021


Watch as Richard chats with playwright Kemp Powers, who just adapted his play One Night in Miami for the screen. The film is now available to stream on Prime Video....

Costume Designer Brenda Abbandandolo Talks Sundance Premiere of CODA, Starring Marlee Matlin & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 29, 2021


Costume designer Brenda Abbandandolo has worked extensively in both the worlds of theatre and film, showcasing her incredible eye for detail and creative passion in a long list of award-winning projects. Her on-screen projects have included SNL, THE WOLF HOUR with Naomi Watts, the Oscar-nominated TH...

Playdate Theatre Founder Talia Light Rake Talks Partnership With After-School All-Stars for National Drama Club
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 27, 2021


BlurbPlaydate Theatre, founded by Talia Light Rake in March 2020, was established as the first-ever online theatre company, helping to connect emerging and professional artists in the industry, produce creative virtual content, and more during the pandemic....

VIDEO: Jessica Vosk Visits Backstage LIVE with Richard Ridge- Watch Now!
by Backstage With Richard Ridge - January 24, 2021


Watch as Richard chats with Broadway beltress Jessica Vosk, who will soon join Seth Rudetsky for two very special concerts on Sunday, January 24 (8pm) and Monday, January 25 (3pm)....

VIDEO Special: Broadway Celebrates the Legacy of the Late, Great Ann Reinking
by Backstage With Richard Ridge - January 23, 2021


Just last month, Broadway lost one of its brightest stars in Ann Reinking, who sadly passed away at the age of 71. Ann, or Annie and she was called by those closest to her, leaves behind a legacy of greatness. 'We've lost a big icon in our craft...' said her friend and colleague Chita Rivera. 'But s...

VIDEO: Will Chase Visits Backstage LIVE with Richard Ridge- Watch Now!
by Backstage With Richard Ridge - January 23, 2021


Watch as he chats with Broadway favorite Will Chase, whose debut short film, Dagger, is now available to watch on Vimeo.The 24-minute film was written and directed by Chase, and he stars in it alongside Jack Davenport. It was edited by Jan Klier with music by Saul Simon MacWilliams. 'To be or not to...

Producer, Screenwriter, and Actor Bill Connington Talks New Romantic Comedy LOVE, REPEAT
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 20, 2021


Love, in its many forms, can be beautiful, complicated, funny and everything in between. Bill Connington's new indie romantic comedy LOVE, REPEAT tells the uplifting, New York City-steeped story of James, who with the help of his 11-year-old son and quirky, close-knit circle of family and friends, s...



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