Long Island Interviews

The Staller Center invites you to be in 'the room where it happens' with Leslie Odom, Jr., on March 9 for An Evening with Leslie Odom, Jr. Renowned across stage, screen, and song, Odom, Jr. is best known for his roles as Aaron Burr in Hamilton and Purlie in Purlie Victorious....

Get all the details on the Fire Island debut of Jonathan Tolins' Buyer and Cellar, presented by The Arts Project of Cherry Grove. Don't miss this limited run of the acclaimed production, starring Jack Bartholet and directed by Travis Greisler....

Read BroadwayWorld's interview with Tony and Emmy Award winning icon of stage and screen, Mandy Patinkin, as he discusses his upcoming concerts, his TikTok stardom and more!...

Read BroadwayWorld's interview with multiple-Tony Award winning playwright Rupert Holmes, as he discusses his new play All Things Equal - The Life and Trials of Ruth Bader Ginsburg....

Long Island-based director and actor Andrew J Beck makes his CM Performing Arts Center directorial debut with the theater's latest production of Kander and Ebb’s mid-20th century classic musical “Cabaret'...

Michael John LaChiusa's See What I Wanna See, a musical based on three short stories by the Japanese writer Ryunosuke Akutagawa, originally premiered Off-Broadway in 2005. Nominated for nine Drama Desk Awards, this compelling musical about lust, greed, murder, faith, and redemption sheds light on tr...

Taylor Bloom and Benjamin Cooley are currently touring the country starring as the legendary title duo in The Simon and Garfunkel Story. On November 19, the production made a stop at the NYCB Theater in Westbury, NY where I had the honor of seeing the show and interviewing its stars....

Fire Island Pines Arts Project presents THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE August 31 and September 1....

The Hamptons theatre scene will be getting the Summer started early this year as Sag Harbor's Bay Street Theatre will be holding their Second Annual New Works Festival. Being held this weekend, April 24th through 26th, preparations are in full swing for some exciting new works to be displayed in a t...

Companies like STAR find themselves drowning in a sea of a million and one LI amateur productions thrown together to make a quick buck. In contrast, STAR is adamant in their goal of being innovative with their respective approach to each show, while also creating an aesthetically pleasing theatrical...

It is my pleasure to speak to Long Island playwrights Karl Hinze and Becky Goldberg. They have a wonderful new show reading at The New York Musical Theatre Festival and were kind enough to take time to speak with me today!...

Lady from Limerick is an up and coming play by playwright Claude Solnik. The story, based on actual events, is about an Irish woman who tells her husband that she's going to a conference but instead travels to New York. It is a play about beauty, passion, betrayal and the desire to be young forever....

When one thinks of the Boston Pops, recollections of a grand orchestral sound come to mind, along with memories of brilliant conducting by Maestro Keith Lockhart, incredibly fine arrangements and a long list of Broadway guest stars. These have included Christine Ebersole, Patti LuPone, Nathan Lane, ...

Denise--who's always in pop/rock musicals, whether on B'way, tour or regionally--costars in the new a cappella show....

The production of DAMN YANKEES playing at the John W. Engeman Theater in Northport (LI), New York is a solid one. There are fine performances, inventive staging, colorful costumes and a jaunty score. However something very magical takes place half way through the second act: it is at this point that...

The hit revival is Ashley's 8th Broadway show, but her first since she became a mom....

BroadwayWorld interviews Tom Hewitt and Melanie Waldron from the Chicago National Tour....

An original cast member off and on B'way and in London, Ann rejoined the show for its final months....

Mr. Herman composed the scores for such Broadway musicals as Hello, Dolly!, Mame and La Cage aux Folles. He is a five-time Tony Award nominee and two time Tony Award winner, for La Cage aux Folles and Hello, Dolly!...

He's not your typical gypsy...except for the long resume of B'way and regional shows, tours, session work and concerts....

The veteran of 12 B'way shows looks back on hits, flops, L.A. and unforgettable choreographers....

Nick Spangler currently starring as Matt in the Off Broadway revival of The Fantasticks, will be a contestant on the latest edition of The Amazing Race. Spangler will compete against the other 'Amazing Racers' with his sister and teammate, Starr Spangler, a former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader. Starti...

Elise has followed her theater dreams all the way from Australia and is now appearing in her 2nd show at Goodspeed....

Without auditioning or formally training in dance, Jimmy has performed in four hit musicals on Broadway....

Venturing out of the chorus, André has had a lead in 'Pippin' regionally and a featured role in an ABC soap storyline....

Baltimore playwright, Adam Michael Cohen, makes his Off-Off-Broadway debut with 'The Cascade Falls.'...

With a resume of leading roles as long as a football field, there's only a handful of leading roles this 'baritenor' has not played over many years on stages across the country and the world....

Nikki Blonsky sits down at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills to discuss her role in the upcoming musical film 'Hairspray.'...

Nick Spangler chats about a performing career that has led him to the current Off-Broadway production of The Fantasticks, in which he plays the Mute...

We got the chance to talk with Jim Brochu and Steve Schlachlin the creators, songwriter, book writer, and stars of the, relatively, new Off-Broadway show 'The Big Voice: God or Merman'. The discuss whether they are characters or not, and what happens when they are replaced... We also hear them perfo...

Darren Holden, the talented singer/songwriter and stage performer, formed his own band at the age of 16 - and continues to rock as the Piano Man in the national tour of Movin' Out...

Steve Solomon discusses his new show My Mother's Italian, My Father's Jewish and I'm in Therapy...

Ten years after serenading Carol Channing on Broadway and tour, Roger is now waiting on Tovah Feldshuh in 'Dolly!' at N.J.'s Paper Mill Playhouse....

Stopping by Weller's dressing room after a recent matinee found the 35 year old Weller still in the process of removing his green makeup. .....

A visit with the star of Thrill Me: The Story of Leopold And Loeb...

Nominated for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical for La Cage aux Folles, Gary Beach stars in the show as Albin....

A former 9-5 business employee embarks on a career in theatre...and learns quite a lot about himself along the way....

Laurence Maslon authored the companion coffee table book to the recent hit PBS series, BROADWAY: The American Musical. For that special, he also wrote two of the episodes, and the accompanying booklet for the CD set. It seemed a perfect time to check in with this theater historian on the book, the T...

Corine interviewed Brent in his Chicago dressing room. Read what he has to say about Chicago, movies, future career dreams, and more......