Taye Diggs News

Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it? Today's big news: It's a busy Tuesday with Criss hosting BROADWAY JUNIOR, the NY Drama Critics Circle Awards, 'HOW TO SUCCEED' with Groff and THE ELEPHANT MAN with Cooper in London, and three off-Broadway beginnings!

Taye Diggs will return to Broadway this summer in Hedwig and the Angry Inch, the 2014 Tony Award winning Best Musical Revival. Diggs will play the title role in the acclaimed musical for a limited 12-week engagement starting Wednesday, July 22 at the Belasco Theatre (111 West 44th Street).

We can't wait for his big return to the Broadway stage, and to get you ready for July, we bring you some of his best performances!

Star of stage and screen, Idina Menzel spoke with USA Today about A BroaderWay Foundation, created in 2010 by Menzel and Taye Diggs.

Today we are revisiting a seminal day in Broadway history, the premiere of RENT.

The Broadway Dreams Foundation (BDF) will give aspiring performers across the country their "big break" when the program embarks on Generation: The 2015 Summer Intensive Tour. The national non-profit training program will present an incredible roster of Broadway directors, performers, and industry insiders who will offer highly personalized musical theatre training and mentoring through unique, week-long performing arts intensive workshops for students of all ages, skill levels, and socio-economic backgrounds.

Wendi McLendon-Covey ('The Goldbergs') teams up with singer Josh Groban, racecar driver Jimmie Johnson, actress Lauren Graham, and T.V. show host Mario Lopez via a remote ear piece, to interact with everyday people in high-energy, comedic hidden-camera situations, on REPEAT AFTER ME

Wendi McLendon-Covey ("The Goldbergs") teams up with singer Josh Groban, racecar driver Jimmie Johnson, actress Lauren Graham, and T.V. show host Mario Lopez via a remote ear piece, to interact with everyday people in high-energy, comedic hidden-camera situations, on REPEAT AFTER ME

Today, Ian Axel and Chad Vaccarino, members of the songwriting duo A Great Big World, joined forces with the VH1 Save The Music Foundation to announce their participation in the second annual Keys + Kids initiative

Not only does Idina Menzel have a powerhouse voice, but also a powerhouse heart! Idina Menzel and Taye Diggs started A BroaderWay Foundation dedicated to empowering inner city girls through arts-based activities and education. For many - when they think of snowmen - they think of Idina. For that reason, Idina invites everyone to build a snowman to enable a dream!

Travolta will present at the Academy Awards after famously flubbing Diggs's ex-wife Idina Menzel's name last year

ABC's new show "Repeat After Me" has enlisted a wide variety of stars from music, film, sports and television to follow Wendi McLendon-Covey's ("The Goldberg") instructions as she asks them to "repeat after me."

The winners of the '46th NAACP Image Awards' were announced last night during the live broadcast from Pasadena Civic Auditorium which aired on TV One (9-11 p.m. ET live/PT tape-delayed). The two-hour live special was hosted by Anthony Anderson. There was a one-hour live pre-show from the red carpet hosted by Kevin Frazier and Shaun Robinson. Scroll down for the full list of winners!

Henry just chatted with BroadwayWorld about returning to the series, reuniting with Sutton Foster, preparing for rehearsals and so much more. Check out the full interview below!

Deadline writes that Paul Scheer and Brian Huskey are featured in the upcoming musical comedy film ONE SHOT, starring Topher Grace, which just finished shooting in Mexico. Isaac Rentz directs from a script by Gerry De Leon and Greg Lisi.

Happy Birthday, Taye Diggs! In 1996, Diggs originated the role of the landlord Benny in Jonathan Larson's Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning Rent. After Rent he appeared as Mr. Black in Andrew Lippa's off-Broadway production of The Wild Party. Diggs also played The Bandleader in the 2002 film version of the long-running Broadway revival of Chicago and filled in as Billy Flynn on Broadway.

A celebration of Dame Shirley Bassey's illustrious career, THE BOY WHO LOVED BASSEY, is an unforgettable musical tribute written by Ben Cameron and Alan Winner, with musical direction by Andy Roninson, under the direction by Cameron and starring Winner. THE BOY WHO LOVED BASSEY, returns for a one night only special engagement tonight, December 18th, at 9:30 PM at the Metropolitan Room (34 West 22nd Street, New York, NY 10010).

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Anne Heche and Rob Riggle have joined the upcoming musical comedy film ONE SHOT, starring Topher Grace. Isaac Rentz directs from a script by Gerry De Leon and Greg Lisi.

Nominations have been revealed for the 46th annual NAACP Image Awards. The event will take place on Friday, Feb. 6, 2015, and be broadcast live on TV One.