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Interview: Chris Lanceley and Henry Shields on Playing Chris Bean on Both Sides of the Pond in the GOES WRONG World
by Kat Mokrynski - June 15, 2023


BroadwayWorld UK spoke to Chris and Henry about what it is like to be playing the same role in two different shows in New York, only three blocks away from each other. We discussed how they have grown with the role, why Chris Bean may be the most tragic character in the Cornley Drama Society and the...

Interviews: On the Red Carpet of the WAITRESS Premiere at Tribeca Film Festival With Sara Bareilles, Joe Tippett & More
by Michael Major - June 13, 2023


BroadwayWorld caught up with the cast and creative team of Waitress on the red carpet of the film's premiere at Tribeca Film Festival. Find out what Bareilles, Charity Angél Dawson, Drew Gehling, Dakin Matthews, Eric Anderson, Joe Tippett, and more had to say at the opening night!...

Video: Mike Isaacson Shares Highlights of the MUNY's 105th Season
by Backstage Live with Richard Ridge - June 08, 2023


In this video, watch as as BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge checks in with the MUNY's Mike Isaacson to chat about this season's lineup and discuss the legacy of this truly incredible theatre institution....

Video: How SOME LIKE IT HOT Became a 13-Time Tony-Nominated Hit
by Backstage Live with Richard Ridge - June 07, 2023


Watch this exclusive video interview with the whole Some Like It Hot team, including composers Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, director/choreographer Casey Nicholaw, and stars NaTasha Yvette Williams, Kevin Del Aguila, Adrianna Hicks, Christian Borle, and J. Harrison Ghee....

Interview: Adrian Lukis on Reinventing His PRIDE & PREJUDICE Role in BEING MR. WICKHAM
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 05, 2023


Read BroadwayWorld's interview with Adrian Lukis, as he discusses Being Mr. Wickham, now playing as part of the Brits Off Broadway Season at 59E59....

Interview: How COST OF LIVING's Katy Sullivan Feels About Being the First Amputee Tony Nominee
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 31, 2023


Read BroadwayWorld's interview with Tony Award nominated actress Katy Sullivan as she discusses the Pulitzer Prize-winning play Cost of Living....

Interview: PRIMA FACIE Director Justin Martin on Finding a Stage Language With Jodie Comer
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 30, 2023


Read BroadwayWorld's interview with Prima Facie director Justin Martin, as he discusses working with Jodie Comer, and more....

Video: Elijah Rhea Johnson Is Stepping Into MJ's Shoes
by Backstage Live with Richard Ridge - May 26, 2023


Just under a year after Myles Frost won a Tony Award for his iconic performance in MJ, a new actor is stepping into Michael Jackson's shoes. Elijah Rhea Johnson made his Broadway debut last month, transforming into the King of Pop eight times a week. In this video, watch as Johnson chats more about ...

Interview: Celisse Reveals How She Created an Opera With No Rules
by Michael Major - May 25, 2023


After being seen on Broadway in the 2012 revival of Godspell, Celisse has toured with acts like Brandi Carlile, Dave Matthews Band, John Legend, and John Mayer. Now, she has partnered with the new company, Catapult Opera, to create a 30-minute opera and short film entitled “When All I Knew Changed.”...

Video: How Tovah Feldshuh Built a Five-Decade Career Onstage
by Backstage Live with Richard Ridge - May 24, 2023


Audiences today may know her best as Mrs. Brice, but Broadway has known Tovah Feldshuh by many other names. She made her Broadway debut on May 13, 1973 in Cyrano alongside Christopher Plummer at the Palace Theatre. Since then, she has gone on to play some of Broadway's most iconic characters. In thi...

Interview: Oliver Prose Talks Working With John Kander & More in NEW YORK, NEW YORK
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 24, 2023


Read BroadwayWorld's latest Debut of the Month interview, featuring Oliver Prose, who is currently making his Broadway debut in New York, New York on Broadway!...

Interview: Matt Hawkins, Aurelia Williams of MY HEART SAYS GO
by Michael Walters - May 23, 2023


Matt Hawkins and Aurelia Williams talk with Michael Walters about their new concept album of the musical MY HEART SAYS GO....

Interview: 'This is the Most Meta Acting Gig Ever!' Andy Karl on Being a Clown, UK Audiences and Returning to GROUNDHOG DAY
by Kat Mokrynski - May 22, 2023


BroadwayWorld UK recently spoke with Andy Karl about what it's like to be returning to the role of Phil Connors in Groundhog Day at The Old Vic, seven years since its original run at the same venue. We discussed what it has been like returning to the show after its runs in London and New York, favou...

Interview: Rick Hip-Flores Talks World Premiere of HIS STORY: THE MUSICAL, A Jesus Story for the 21st Century
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 10, 2023


Read BroadwayWorld's interview with Rick Hip-Flores, the Orchestrator, Music Supervisor and Arranger for the new world premiere musical His Story, a contemporary pop musical based on the life of Jesus....

Video: Kwofe Coleman Explains What's in Store for the MUNY's Epic 105th Season
by Backstage Live with Richard Ridge - May 09, 2023


In this video, watch as as BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge checks in with the MUNY's Kwofe Coleman to chat about this season's lineup and discuss the legacy of this truly incredible theatre institution....

Video: Patrick Pacheco Opens Up About Putting Pen to Paper with Chita Rivera
by Backstage Live with Richard Ridge - May 09, 2023


She was born Dolores Conchita Figueroa del Rivero—until the entertainment world renamed her. But Dolores—the irreverent side of the sensual, dark and ferocious Chita—was always present center stage, and was influential in creating some of Broadway most iconic and acclaimed roles, including Anita in ...

Video: Jeff Calhoun & Eamon John Foley Are Getting Ready to Tell HIS STORY in Dallas
by Backstage Live with Richard Ridge - May 05, 2023


His Story: The Musical, the world-premiere musical, is coming to Dallas-Fort Worth this spring! Performances begin May 6, 2023 at the new state-of-the-art Broadway Tent at Grandscape, with opening night set for May 18, 2023. In this video, watch Jeff Calhoun and Eamon John Foley chat more about brin...

Interview: Kristin Chenoweth & Alan Cumming Breakdown Their SWEENEY TODD-Inspired SCHMIGADOON! Characters
by Michael Major - May 03, 2023


Kristin Chenoweth and Alan Cumming are back together for season two of Schmigadoon, teaming up for a bloody-good parody of Sweeney Todd and Mrs. Lovett. BroadwayWorld sat down with Cumming and Chenoweth, who spilled on filming their big musical number, wanting to play their Sweeney Todd roles IRL, t...

Video: How Tony Nominees Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman Heated Up this Broadway Season
by Backstage Live with Richard Ridge - May 03, 2023


In this video, watch as Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman chat with BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge about the Some Like It Hot score and tease what's to come at their upcoming show at 54 Below, Some Like It Cut- Trunk Songs from Some Like It Hot....

Interview: Rosie O'Donnell on Moving 'Onward' With New Podcast
by Michael Major - May 02, 2023


Rosie O'Donnell moved from standup to television, film and the Broadway stage before finding widespread success as a talk-show host. Now, she's moving 'Onward' into the podcast world! BroadwayWorld sat down with O'Donnell to discuss the new podcast, also taking a look back on The Rosie O'Donnell Sho...

Interview: David Burtka is Back on Stage in GOD OF CARNAGE & Heading to Hulu With DRAG ME TO DINNER
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 01, 2023


Read BroadwayWorld's interview with David Burtka as he discusses his return to the stage in God of Carnage at Theater Breaking Through Barriers, and his new show Drag Me To Dinner on Hulu!...

Video: Steve Guttenberg Is Getting Ready to Tell His Story in TALES OF THE GUTTENBERG BIBLE
by Backstage Live with Richard Ridge - April 28, 2023


Performances have begun for George Street Playhouse's world premiere of Tales from the Guttenberg Bible written by and starring Steve Guttenberg at the Arthur Laurents Theater at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center. In this video, Steve chats with Richard Ridge ahead of the start of performance...

Interview: Olivier-Nominated LIFE OF PI Composer Andrew T. Mackay on Discovering the Show's Sound
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 26, 2023


Read BroadwayWorld's Interview with Olivier nominated composer Andrew T. Mackay as he discusses Life of Pi on Broadway....

Video: Alex Joseph Grayson Digs Deep Into His Complex PARADE Character
by Backstage Live with Richard Ridge - April 26, 2023


Taking on one of the more complex characters of this Broadway season is Alex Joseph Grayson, who is bringing audiences to their feet with his performance in Parade....

Interview: Betty Buckley Previews Dramatic New Episode of LAW & ORDER: SVU
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 26, 2023


BroadwayWorld spoke with Tony Award-winning theatre legend Betty Buckley, who is returning to 'Law & Order: SVU' as Trial Bureau Chief Lorraine Maxwell in a dramatic episode on Thursday, April 27....

Interview: Pulitzer Prize-Winning Martyna Majok On Why Stories Like COST OF LIVING Belong on Broadway
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 26, 2023


Read BroadwayWorld's interview with Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Martyna Majok as she discusses her play Cost of Living, and much more....

Interview: Carol Burnett at 90 - Looking Back on Broadway, THE CAROL BURNETT SHOW & More
by Michael Major - April 25, 2023


We sat down with Carol Burnett to look back on all the laughs she has given us throughout the years, starting with her Broadway debut in Once Upon a Mattress in 1959. Burnett discusses her 'big break,' reveals why she likes doing television more than Broadway, and how Bernadette Peters was the first...

Exclusive: Broadway Legend (and Author) Chita Rivera Unpacks Her Life in the Theatre
by Backstage Live with Richard Ridge - April 25, 2023


She was born Dolores Conchita Figueroa del Rivero—until the entertainment world renamed her. But Dolores—the irreverent side of the sensual, dark and ferocious Chita—was always present center stage, and was influential in creating some of Broadway most iconic and acclaimed roles, including Anita in ...

Video: How CAMELOT's Andrew Burnap Is Taking on This Season's Most Legendary Role
by Backstage Live with Richard Ridge - April 24, 2023


Just a year and a half ago, Andrew Burnap was accepting a Tony Award for his Broadway debut performance in The Inheritance. This season, he's back in a show that is perhaps even more epic than the last....

Video: Wayne Cilento Unpacks His 50 Years Onstage and Bringing DANCIN' Back to Broadway
by Backstage Live with Richard Ridge - April 24, 2023


50 years after making his Broadway debut in Irene, Wayne Cilento is lighting up Broadway again with his dazzling revival of Dancin'. Watch as he tells us all about how he brought this Fosse classic back to life for a new generation of theatre-goers....

Interview: Ken Ludwig Talks Passion for Playwrighting & His Plays Around the World
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 24, 2023


Read BroadwayWorld's interview with playwright Ken Ludwig, as he discusses his incredible career, productions of Murder on the Orient Express, Crazy For You, and much more....

Interview: GOOD NIGHT, OSCAR's Marchánt Davis is Conquering Stage, Screen & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 20, 2023


Read BroadwayWorld's interview with Marchánt Davis, who is currently starring in Good Night, Oscar on Broadway, and can be seen in the upcoming HBO film Reality, starring Sydney Sweeney....

Interview: Casey Nicholaw Can Do It All - the Director/Choreographer Talks His Three Shows on Broadway
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 20, 2023


Read BroadwayWorld's interview with Tony Award-winning director and choreographer Casey Nicholaw, as he discusses The Book of Mormon, Aladdin, Some Like It Hot, and more!...

Interview: BAD CINDERELLA's Morgan Higgins Talks Making Her Broadway Debut in the New Andrew Lloyd Webber Musical
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 19, 2023


Read BroadwayWorld's latest Debut of the Month interview, featuring Morgan Higgins, who is currently making hier Broadway debut as Marie in Bad Cinderella!...

Interview: Heidi Blickenstaff on Why JAGGED LITTLE PILL Feels 'So Personal'
by Rachel Weinberg - April 18, 2023


Heidi Blickenstaff speaks about why the role of Mary Jane Healy feels so personal, how it's the biggest challenge of her career, and what it's like to rock out to Alanis's iconic song catalog on stage....

Video: Tony-Winning Producer Carl Moellenberg Opens Up About His Spiritual Journey to Broadway
by Backstage Live with Richard Ridge - April 12, 2023


Carl Moellenberg's story is one of overcoming enormous obstacles and changing course to find his passion and his true self to live joyously as a long-term survivor. It is a journey of many transformations: from Midwestern boy most interested in music to a fast-paced Wall Street career; from investme...

Interview: Alessandro Camon is Bringing the Urgency of the Climate Crisis to the Stage With SCINTILLA
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 12, 2023


Read BroadwayWorld's interview with Academy Award nominated screenwriter and film producer Alessandro Camon, as he discusses the world premiere of his play SCINTILLA at The Road Theatre Company....

Interview: Brothers Nicholas & Jonathan Christopher Share What Performing Together in SWEENEY TODD Means to Them
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 10, 2023


Read BroadwayWorld's interview with brothers Nicholas and Jonathan Christopher as they discuss performing on Broadway together in Sweeney Todd....

Video: SHUCKED Writer Robert Horn Reflects on His Serendipitous Life in the Theatre
by Backstage Live with Richard Ridge - April 04, 2023


Tonight, Tony-winning book writer Robert Horn gets to add another title to his resume. His latest show, Shucked, is just hours away from officially opening at the Nederlander Theatre. In this video, Richard catches up with Robert at the Rosevale Cocktail Room at CIVILIAN to discuss some of his caree...

Exclusive: Danny Burstein, Zoë Wanamaker & Nathan Lane on Turning Pictures Into Theatre
by Backstage Live with Richard Ridge - April 03, 2023


Fans have just one more month to catch theatre greats Nathan lane, Zoe Wanamaker and Danny Burstein in Sharr White's new play, Pictures from Home. In this video, watch as all three chat with Richard Ridge about bringing the story from page to stage....



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