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Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark composer, U2's Bono, paid his first visit to the show on January 4 and the rocker gave Spidey a thumbs-up, according to the musical's star Jennifer Damiano. "He…
After originating the role of Bernadette, a past-her-prime transsexual on a road trip across the Australian Outback with two drag queen pals, in the original Australian production of Priscil…
For the past year, Van Hughes has sat in the wings of the St. James Theatre as a standby for American Idiot's three leading roles. Now, as a slew of new cast members join Green Day's rock op…
Age and Hometown: 29; Maidstone, EnglandCurrent Role: a Broadway debut performance as suave 19th century mathematics tutor Septimus Hodge in the Broadway revival of Tom Stoppard's Arcadia.Ma…
Pop sensation Lady Gaga made quite the entrance at this year's Grammy Awards when the singer traveled down the red carpet in a giant egg. The "Born This Way" singer isn't the first person to…
Pop sensation Lady Gaga made quite the entrance at this year's Grammy Awards when the singer traveled down the red carpet in a giant egg. The "Born This Way" singer isn't the first person to…
When it's time for Jacki Weaver, the Oscar-nominated star of Animal Kingdom, to pick out a red carpet outfit for the February 27 awards ceremony, the Australian actress should have no troubl…
As the Green Bay Packers emerged victorious at this year's Super Bowl, the cast of Broadway's Packers-themed drama Lombardi gathered after their Sunday matinee at nearby restaurant Robert Em…
After seven seasons as intelligent, driven and devoted daughter Rory on TV's Gilmore Girls, Alexis Bledel has gone on to star in films such as Post Grad and The Sisterhood of the Traveling P…
Tony winner Billy Crudup is about to tackle Tom Stoppard's Arcadia yet again. The actor made his Broadway debut in the original 1995 production as dashing 19th century tutor Septimus Hodge. …
From Tom Cruise to Islamic radicals, South Park masterminds Trey Parker and Matt Stone have angered their fair share of people during the show's 15-season run. The Broadway-bound scribes are…
Age & Hometown: 29. Hong KongCurrent Role: Arachne, the first human to ever obtain spider-like powers, who functions as both a mentor and nemesis to the title hero in Spider-Man, Turn Of…
After dancing from teenage ice cream shop server to overnight movie star thanks to the 2007 film adaptation of Hairspray, it seemed inevitable that Nikki Blonsky would end up on the New York…
She's just 19 years old, but Jennifer Damiano has already racked up quite a Broadway resume. She made her debut in the original cast of Spring Awakening, then scored a 2009 Tony nomination a…
Age & Hometown: 32. Milan, Italy.Currently: Making his American stage debut as the famously sexy bloodsucker in off-Broadway's Dracula.Learning From an Icon: Altieri made his mark in Ita…
Santa Claus is working overtime this year by delivering all those toys and performing eight shows a week! Well, not quite, but Broadway audiences can catch TV icon George Wendt take on the b…
Age & Hometown: 27. New York City.Currently: Swinging into his first Broadway show as your friendly neighborhood webslinger in Julie Taymor's mega-musical, Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark.…
Super strength. The ability to climb skyscrapers. It must be feel pretty cool to play Spider-Man. Right, Reeve Carney? Yes, except for one element, according to the Spider-Man, Turn Off the …
In La Bete, Mark Rylance not only has the difficult task of performing a script written entirely in rhyming verse, but as the buffoonish street clown Valere, he delivers a nearly 40-minute-l…
Age & Hometown: "Old enough." Rawlins, Wyoming.Currently: Making his Broadway debut as the Playhouse's Internet savvy electrician Sergio in The Pee-wee Herman Show.Opening Doors: Before …
Broadway theaters will dim their lights this week to pay tribute to the passing of James Gandolfini, who passed away on June 19 at the age of 51. Theater marquees will go dark for one minute…
Broadway theaters will dim their lights this week to pay tribute to the passing of James Gandolfini, who passed away on June 19 at the age of 51. Theater marquees will go dark for one minute…
The summer crowds have officially arrived to Broadway as 11 shows earned over $1 million. Box office champ Wicked saw its ticket sales soar past the $2 million mark, while new shows like Kin…
During the week leading up to the Tony Awards audiences packed into many of the season's biggest new shows including eventual Best Musical winner Kinky Boots. Ticket sales for Cyndi Laup…
New York theatergoes continue to pack in the Broadhurst Theater to catch Tom Hanks make his Broadway debut in Lucky Guy. The show played to a very healthy 101.64% capacity this week. New hit…