Diane Paulus Videos

Broadway had never seen anything like it: An anti-war rock musical featuring nudity, profanity and drugs. 'Hair,' premiering on stage in 1968, was a reflection of the turbulent times. Diane Paulus, who fell in love with the show's music at age eight, and would grow up to direct a Tony-winning Broadway revival of 'Hair' in 2009, talked with CBS Sunday Morning correspondent Susan Spencer about the importance of the show in musical theater history.

Saturday, May 19th, BroadwayWorld went behind the scenes of WAITRESS on our Instagram! In the video below see what baking can do when Caitlin Houlahan, who plays Dawn, takes us behind the scenes and shows us what it takes to serve up pies on Broadway twice in one day!

A.R.T.'s highly anticipated production of Jagged Little Pill is on its way to the stage. Go behind the scenes in the video below!

On this day in 2013, Diane Paulus' high-flying revival of Stephen Schwartz PIPPIN opened on Broadway at the Music Box Theater!

On this day, we wish a sweet second Broadway birthday to Waitress the Musical!

In the video below, Playwright Claudia Rankine discusses themes found in her new play, 'The White Card,' playing February, 24 - April 1, 2018 at the American Repertory Theater in Boston!

As BroadwayWorld previosuly reported, Elizabeth Stanley will lead the cast of The American Repertory Theatre's staging of Alanis Morissette's landmark album Jagged Little Pill.

Mandy Gonzalez shared a video on Twitter of herself joined by Hamilton cast members James Monroe Iglehart, Lexi Lawson, and more singing a beautifully harmonized version of the civil rights song 'Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around.' The tweet that accompanied the video encourages people to join in the March For Our Lives, a march organized in the wake of the recent school shooting in Florida to end gun violence.

We're throwing back this Thursday as we celebrate ten years since the first Broadway preview of In the Heights. Watch below as Mandy Gonzalez, who played Nina in the original cast, chronicles her last day in the show that took over Broadway back in 2008!

In The Body of the World is now in previews ahead of a Tuesday, February 6 opening night at MTC at New York City Center - Stage I (131 West 55th Street). BroadwayWorld has highlights of the production starring Eve Ensler. Check them out below!

Mandy Gonzalez performed at Adelphi University on February 2. The performance featured choirs from Adelphi University and Garden City High School. She posted a video on YouTube of inside warmups, rehearsals, and the performance. Watch the video below!

Tony and Grammy Award nominee Sara Bareilles, the composer and lyricist of the Broadway smash hit Waitress, returned to the Brooks Atkinson stage this evening. To celebrate Sara's big return to the diner, the production dropped a surprise stream of Sara's first curtain call back along with a fun duet with co-star Jason Mraz on excited fans everywhere. See the stars take on their Act 1 duet, 'Bad Idea' below!

On Tuesday, December 12th, WAITRESS co-stars Jason Mraz and Betsy Wolfe stop by Rachael Ray's daytime talk show to perform It Only Takes a Taste from the hit musical! BWW has a first look at the performance below!

Tickets go on sale to the general public today at 10 AM EST for Sara Bareilles's return engagement in the Broadway smash, Waitress. For the first two weeks of her return engagement, the multiplatinum-selling singer-songwriter and New York Times bestselling author will play the titular pie-maker opposite Jason Mraz as Dr. Pomatter.

As previously announced, Betsy Wolfe shared her Waitress departure plans, stepping down from the role of Jenna on January 9th. Meanwhile, her current co-star, pop star Jason Mraz is scheduled for a final bow on January 15th. Sara Bareilles announced yesterday she would be unveiling clues for their replacements - check out the second one below and click here if you missed the first!

Mandy Gonzalez is back with her latest Broadway Soundbite and it features her stage sisters Lexi Lawson and Joanna Jones. Watch the Schuylers croon below!

On today's LIVE, Jason Mraz and Betsy Wolfe performed Bad Idea from the hit Broadway musical WAITRESS. Last week, two-time Grammy winner Jason Mraz made his Broadway debut as Dr. Pomatter for a 10-week run.

Last night's edition of Waitress' Cast Album Karaoke was full of surprises. After Brooke sang 'She Used To Be Mine,' her boyfriend Darren surprised her with a proposal with the help of cast members Jason Mraz and Sara Bareilles. Watch how it went down below!

Last night The Public Theater celebrated the 50th Anniversary of HAIR, the American tribal love-rock musical that originally opened at The Public Theater at 425 Lafayette Street. The one-night-only benefit performance, directed by Diane Paulus, took place at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall.

Broadway and TV star Mandy Gonzalez released Fearless - her remarkable debut solo recording bridging pop and R&B - on Friday, October 20 from East West Records. The personal and powerful title track written by Lin-Manuel Miranda utilizes Mandy's personal story to explore issues of both politics and family. Check out the music video for 'Fearless' below!