NEW YORK (AP) — Two Broadway shows celebrating the origins of sonic creativity — the musical “Hell’s Kitchen” fueled by Alicia Keys songs, and the play “Stereophonic” about a ’70s rock band at the edge of stardom — each earned a leading 13 Tony Award nominations Tuesday, a list that also saw a record number … Read more
Audiences fortunate enough to catch Broadway’s new revival of “The Who’s Tommy” are likely to leave the theater buzzing about Ali Louis Bourzgui, whose portrayal of the title character is both deeply moving and delightfully weird. While the role is a breakout moment for the 24-year-old actor and singer, he says he grappled with imposter … Read more
On Broadway, April is a time for the 20-something city blocks it covers to put on as much mega-watt glamor as it typically reserves for its stages. The reason? Cutoff for Tony Award eligibility comes near the end of the month; this year being April 25. Think of it as a parallel to the way … Read more
Schele Williams is making her Broadway directorial debut this spring with both “The Notebook” and the revival of “The Wiz” ― an artistic achievement she describes as “a milestone that I wish never happened.” As numerous outlets have pointed out, Williams, who starred in Elton John and Time Rice’s musical “Aida,” is the first Black … Read more
Katie Rose Clarke was about nine months pregnant with her third child when she got the call to audition for Broadway’s “Merrily We Roll Along,” which is now playing at New York’s Hudson Theatre after a 2022 off-Broadway run. Clarke spent much of that early tryout “hoping and praying” that the musical’s creative team would … Read more
After playing crime-fighting superhero Barry Allen on “The Flash” for nearly a decade, Grant Gustin has happily run away and joined the circus. The Virginia-born actor can be found under the big top ― Broadway’s version of it, that is ― in the musical adaptation of “Water for Elephants,” which opened at New York’s Imperial … Read more
As an actor, you are already feeling vulnerable.You’re going to have to go out there in front of a camera, trying to do as few takes as possible. You want to do well. This is high stakes. You’re getting paid a good amount of money in most, or some, regards. However [the audience] sees you … Read more
After a “very tumultuous and transitional” 2023, Jordan Fisher is thrilled to be venturing into hell ― a theatrical version of it, that is ― eight times a week. The Alabama-born actor and singer rose to prominence on the Disney Channel more than a decade ago and has since continued his success streak in films … Read more
