Darrel Curtis, the dutiful eldest brother in the Tony-winning musical The Outsiders, seems like a thankless role: resentful of his responsibilities and unappreciated by his younger siblings. Brent Comer turns that scenario on its ear with his strong and sympathetic Broadway debut performance. Faced with maintaining a home for his orphaned sibs Sodapop and Ponyboy, [...]
"Cabaret"'s Sally Bowles, Auli'i Cravalho Marty Lauter, known to many a RuPaul’s Drag Race fan as Marcia Marcia Marcia, is making their Broadway debut as Kit Kat Club dancer Victor in the revival of Cabaret. On occasion, you can also see Lauter perform as the production’s Emcee, but on Broadway.com, they are our full-time host, taking fans behind [...]
Sarah Hyland(Photo by Emilio Madrid for Broadway.com) After more than a decade of making us laugh as Haley Dunphy on Modern Family, Sarah Hyland is leaving her sitcom days behind and stepping back into the world of live theater. Beginning February 10, she’ll take on the role of Daisy Buchanan in The Great Gatsby at [...]
Grey Henson(Photo by Sergio Villarini for Broadway.com) Through January 4, Grey Henson leads Elf The Musical on Broadway at the Marquis Theatre as Buddy the Elf—or as Henson likes to call him, "the Dalai Lama of Christmas." As we all know, "The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear." So Henson paid [...]
Elaine Paige(Photo: Christie Goodwin) Olivier-winning actress Elaine Paige is giving Broadway.com listeners a chance to hear her BBC Radio 2 show Elaine Paige on Sunday. This week, it's the 2024 Christmas Special! Listen to Paige's playlist of Christmassy show tunes and movie songs, including a special Film Segment to soundtrack your present wrapping. Catch the full [...]
Audra McDonald(Photo by Emilio Madrid for Broadway.com) Broadway, Broadway how great you are. December 19 was a night for the history books. The Majestic Theatre, formerly (and maybe still) occupied by an opera-singing Phantom, is now home to six-time Tony winner Audra McDonald's Momma Rose in George C. Wolfe's revival of Gypsy. The cast of Broadway stars [...]
Audra McDonald(Photo by Sergio Villarini for Broadway.com) Gypsy is officially back on Broadway! The musical's latest revival, directed by George C. Wolfe, opened December 19 at the newly renovated Majestic Theatre, boasting six-time Tony winner Audra McDonald as the latest in a long line of iconic Momma Roses. She's joined on stage by an illustrious group of castmates: Danny [...]
In the new revival of Gypsy, Olivier Award winner Lesli Margherita plays demure stripper Tessie Tura, who utters the immortal couplet: “You gotta get a gimmick if you wanna get applause.” Now the veteran Broadway.com vlogger is taking viewers behind the scenes of the buzzy revival at the glorious Majestic Theatre. In the first episode, Lesli—who is very [...]
Ericka Yang and Aaron Tveit(Photo by Sergio Villarini for Broadway.com) Tony Award winner Aaron Tveit and his actress fiancée Ericka Yang have welcomed their first child together. "My fiancée Ericka Yang and I welcomed a baby girl in November," Tveit said in a statement to People.com. "We couldn't be happier she's finally here, and we're [...]
