DESKTOP
Contact
The Season
On Broadway

Search BroadwayStars

Search:
Author:
Source:
Date Range: From: To:
Sort by: Most Recent   Most Relevant
200 stories by "Michael Appler"

Robert Redford, Hollywood Leading Man & Star of Barefoot in the Park on Broadway, Dies at 89 by Michael Appler

Robert Redford, a classic Hollywood actor who dominated the screen through the 1970s and swept America off its feet with a knee-weakening smile and penchant for romantic leading roles, di…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:32am on September 16, 2025[SHARE]

Joan Plowright, Tony Winner and British Acting Legend, Dies at 95 by Michael Appler

Joan Plowright, a veteran stage-and-screen actor who won a Tony Award, two Golden Globes and nominations for an Oscar and an Emmy, died on January 16. In a statement, her family said Plowrig…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 1:06pm on January 17, 2025[SHARE]

Nik Walker Never Thought He Would Do Musicals, Now He's Dancing and Singing in Ain't Too Proud by Michael Appler

Age: 32 Hometown: Boston, Massachusetts  Current Role: Nik Walker joined the cast of Ain't Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations as Otis Williams on February 28, 2020, rep…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:06pm on September 21, 2021[SHARE]

Adam Schlesinger, Tony-Nominated Songwriter, Dies at 52 by Michael Appler

Adam Schlesinger, the alt-rock bassist and songwriter whose unique knack for storytelling begot a successful career in composing for the stage and screen, has passed away on April 1, accordi…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:42pm on April 1, 2020[SHARE]

Jagged Little Pill's Kathryn Gallagher on Growing Up with a Famous Father and Having Play Dates with Patti LuPone's Son by Michael Appler

Kathryn Gallagher, who was starring in Jagged Little Pill on Broadway before the COVID-19 shutdown, had a childhood few could imagine. Her father is film and television star (and '90s …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 5:54pm on March 31, 2020[SHARE]

Heaven Blessed: Watch Ramin Karimloo, Alfie Boe & More Sing 'Bring Him Home' in Support of Healthcare Workers by Michael Appler

Broadway alums and former Jean Valjeans Ramin Karimloo, Alfie Boe and John Owen-Jones, as well as a host of West End Les Misérables veterans, sang "Bring Him Home" on the UK chat s…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:24pm on March 31, 2020[SHARE]

Watch Ben Platt, Jordan Fisher & the Cast of Dear Evan Hansen Sing 'You Will Be Found' by Michael Appler

The lyric "Have you ever felt like nobody was there?" somehow rings especially true these days, and original Evan Hansen Ben Platt, as well as the role's current star, Jordan Fisher, gathere…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:24pm on March 31, 2020[SHARE]

'Go Crazy': Watch Tony Winner Leslie Odom Jr. Perform His Hit Single from Home by Michael Appler

Leslie Odom Jr., the original and Tony-winning Aaron Burr of Hamilton, is going crazy"though not why you'd think so. Odom's so-named new song, featured on his recent album Mr.…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 8:03pm on March 30, 2020[SHARE]

Tony Winner Kelli O'Hara Reveals What Being in Quarantine Has Taught Her About the World, and Herself by Michael Appler

Even Tony winners and Broadway legends have bills to pay. "I realized, I can't make a living at all, unless I have people," Tony-winning soprano Kelli O'Hara said on #LiveAtFive: Ho…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 8:03pm on March 30, 2020[SHARE]

Showmance! Watch Matthew Broderick & Sarah Jessica Parker Talk About Playing Three Odd Couples in Plaza Suite by Michael Appler

"We had basically come to the conclusion, without ever having said it, that we will never really work together," Sarah Jessica Parker said on an episode of CBS Sunday Morning on March 29.…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 3:42pm on March 29, 2020[SHARE]

Mark Blum, Fixture of Off-Broadway & Loved Character Actor, Dies at 69 by Michael Appler

Mark Blum, an esteemed character actor and staple of the off-Broadway scene, has died at age 69. According to SAG-AFTRA, Blum passed away due to complications from coronavirus, a viral pa…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 9:06pm on March 26, 2020[SHARE]

Let Your Fantasies Unwind: Ben Crawford Says the Phantom of the Opera Is the 'Lady Gaga' of His Time by Michael Appler

Ben Crawford, The Phantom of the Opera's current leading man"and former Broadway.com vlogger"is starting to go a little stir-crazy. "I made a boat out of some cardboard boxes, and I take the…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 9:06pm on March 26, 2020[SHARE]

QuaranToons: Company's Bobbie and Joanne Toast to that Invincible Bunch"Over FaceTime by Michael Appler

Broadway.com illustrator Tug Rice has been thinking up what our favorite Broadway characters are doing while theaters are closed and they're at home social distancing. For instance, what is …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 4:36pm on March 25, 2020[SHARE]

Lots of Company! A Look at Broadway Pets at Home with Their Starry Owners by Michael Appler

Here's a silver lining: Broadway pets might be the only adoring fans happy to see their owners self-isolating. Used to saying goodbye to their loving theater parents eight times a week, t…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 4:36pm on March 25, 2020[SHARE]

Mean Girls' Reneé Rapp Says Regina George Wouldn't Be Taking COVID-19 Seriously, But You Should by Michael Appler

Reneé Rapp knows what Regina George is doing in quarantine. While the Mean Girls star has spent her time away from the stage traveling to Michigan"with her Broadway boyfriend, fellow Jim…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 4:36pm on March 25, 2020[SHARE]

Tony Winner Kelli O'Hara Recalls Her Life-Changing Decision to Move to NYC With 'No Job and No Apartment' by Michael Appler

Kelli O'Hara appeared on the one-night-only return of The Rosie O'Donnell Show to benefit The Actors Fund, and recalled what brought her to New York City 20 years ago. "I didn't …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 6:32pm on March 24, 2020[SHARE]

'Company Has Every Intention of Coming Back,' Says Cast Member Matt Doyle by Michael Appler

Matt Doyle, who plays Jamie in Company, shared a confident message when he appeared on #LiveAtFive: Home Edition on March 23: "Company has every intention of coming back," he told Broadwa…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 6:32pm on March 24, 2020[SHARE]

'We're Going to Beat This Thing': Lea Salonga On Broadway's Lasting Resilience, From the AIDS Crisis to Now by Michael Appler

To Lea Salonga, the COVID-19 pandemic feels familiar. By the time Salonga made her Broadway debut in Miss Saigon (1991), earning a Tony Award, the AIDS crisis had already taken root on…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 4:12pm on March 24, 2020[SHARE]

From Friends You May Not Have Met: Broadway Couple Stephanie J. Block & Sebastian Arcelus Sing 'Help Is on the Way' by Michael Appler

Tony winner Stephanie J. Block and Broadway-alum hubby Sebastian Arcelus were supposed to appear on the one-night-only return of The Rosie O'Donnell Show in support of The Actors Fund, bu…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 2:03pm on March 24, 2020[SHARE]

Love Isn't Lying: Watch Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez Sing 'Helplessly Hoping' with Their Daughters by Michael Appler

What better use for Crosby, Stills & Nash's three-part harmonies of peace and good times than the Lopez family? The Academy Award- and Grammy-winning Frozen composers Kristen Ande…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 2:03pm on March 24, 2020[SHARE]

Watch Kelli O'Hara Perform a Beautiful 'Take Me to the World' and Recall What Brought Her to New York by Michael Appler

Kelli O'Hara appeared on the one-night-only return of The Rosie O'Donnell Show to benefit The Actors Fund, and recalled what brought her to New York City 20 years ago. "I didn't …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 2:03pm on March 24, 2020[SHARE]

Magic! Cooking Disasters! Bathtub Sax! See 11 Surprising Moments from The Rosie O'Donnell Show Benefit by Michael Appler

There was plenty to make us smile or even laugh out loud in the one-night-only return of The Rosie O'Donnell Show on March 22, which served as a benefit for The Actors Fund. O'Donne…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 7:42pm on March 23, 2020[SHARE]

Watch Darren Criss Sing a Heartfelt Acoustic Rendition of 'Being Alive' from Company by Michael Appler

"I'm so nervous right now. I've been watching this whole damn show," said Darren Criss. The Golden Globe winner (whose Broadway play American Buffalo was postponed) joined the st…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 6:36pm on March 23, 2020[SHARE]

Moulin Rouge! Star Aaron Tveit Tests Positive for Coronavirus and Offers Message: 'This Can Affect Anyone' by Michael Appler

Moulin Rouge! leading man Aaron Tveit announced on Instagram March 23 that he has tested positive for coronavirus. He is the first Broadway star to publicly announce a positive test re…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 3:18pm on March 23, 2020[SHARE]

Momma's Gonna Show It to You: Watch Patti LuPone Give a Quarantine Basement Tour After Her Rosie Show Performance by Michael Appler

Oh, to be a fly on Patti LuPone's basement wall. If you tuned in to Broadway.com's one-night-only return of The Rosie O'Donnell Show on March 22 and caught LuPone's basement a cappella pe…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:03pm on March 23, 2020[SHARE]
Page 1 of 8   Next 25 »