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Anthony Rapp in <em>Without You</em> at New World Stages
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Interview: Love, Loss, Rent, and Fatherhood: Anthony Rapp's Solo Show Gets Personal
Original Rent cast member Rapp talks about his musical memoire at New World Stages.
Mary Beth Peil
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Interview: Mary Beth Peil Takes a Trip to Cornelia Street
The veteran actor discusses the new Simon Stephens/Mark Eitzel musical at the Atlantic.
Lacretta as Gurgs in NBC's new <em>Night Court</em> reboot
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Interview: Lacretta on Taking Over the Bailiff Reins in NBC's Night Court Reboot
Lacretta plays a sharp-witted, protective court security officer on the half-hour sitcom with Melissa Rauch and John Larroquette.
Zoë Wanamaker, Danny Burstein, and Nathan Lane
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Nathan Lane, Danny Burstein, and Zoë Wanamaker Introduce Us to Pictures From Home
Find out all about this new Broadway drama, courtesy of its three stars.
Liza Cólon-Zayas in <em>Between Riverside and Crazy</em> off-Broadway
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Interview: Liza Colón-Zayas Is Between The Bear and Riverside and Crazy on Broadway
New York theater mainstay Colón-Zayas reprises her role in Stephen Adly Guigis's Pulitzer Prize winner at the Helen Hayes.
Sarah Ruhl with the cast of <em>Becky Nurse of Salem</em>
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Interview: Sarah Ruhl Talks About the Magic (and the Misogyny) That Inspired Becky Nurse of Salem
Ruhl's new play is running at Lincoln Center Theater's Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater.
David West Read
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Interview: David West Read Finds a Magic Comedic Formula in New Musical & Juliet
Read — an Emmy-winning writer on Schitt's Creek — discusses his Shakespeare-inspired Max Martin musical.
Eddie Izzard
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Interview: How an Audio Book Led Eddie Izzard to Her One Trans-Woman Great Expectations
Izzard returns to the stage in this new solo show at the Greenwich House Theater.
Micheal Ward, Sam Mendes, and Olivia Colman on the set of <em>Empire of Light</em>
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Interview: Olivia Colman, Sam Mendes, Micheal Ward on Making Empire of Light
The new film, also starring Tanya Moodie, is set in the English coast circa 1981.
Julia May Jonas
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Interview: Julia May Jonas on How Faith and Church Formed the Basis of Your Own Personal Exegesis
The playwright and novelist discusses her latest work, presented by LCT3.
Emma Thompson as Agatha Trunchbull
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Interview: How Emma Thompson Made a Terrifying Trunchbull for the Screen in Matilda the Musical
Thompson plays the iconic villain in the new film adaptation of the hit West End musical.
Brendan Fraser as Charlie in <em>The Whale</em>, alongside screenwriter Samuel D. Hunter
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Interview: Brendan Fraser and Samuel D. Hunter on the Theatrical Roots of The Whale
Hunter adapts his award-winning play for the big screen, with Fraser earning Oscar buzz as the film's leading man.
For Ashley Blanchet, <em>The Sound of Music</em> Is Packing More Nostalgia Than Usual
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For Ashley Blanchet, The Sound of Music Is Packing More Nostalgia Than Usual
Blanchet stars as Maria in the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical at Paper Mill Playhouse.
Ben Aldridge, Michael Ausiello, and Jim Parsons
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Interview: Michael Ausiello on the Real-Life Romance Behind the New Film Spoiler Alert
Jim Parsons and Ben Aldridge star in the cinematic adaptation of Ausiello's memoir about loving and losing his husband to cancer.
Colin Donnell in the new Peacock series <em>Irreverent</em>
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Interview: Colin Donnell Tells Us All About His New Peacock Series, Irreverent
Donnell plays a mafia fixer on the run who disguises himself as a priest in a small Australian beach town.
Paull Bettany as Andy Warhol and Jeremy Pope as Jean-Michel Basquiat
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Interview: Paul Bettany and Jeremy Pope Discuss Their Broadway Collaboration
Bettany plays Andy Warhol and Pope plays Jean-Michel Basquiat in this new play at Manhattan Theatre Club.
Michael Presser
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Inside Inside Broadway: Michael Presser Looks Back on 40 Years of Bringing Theater to Students
The nonprofit organization tours theater productions into schools to introduce children to the world of Broadway.
Montego Glover as the Witch in <em>Into the Woods</em> on Broadway
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Interview: Montego Glover on Becoming the Witch in Into the Woods on Broadway
Glover splits the iconic role with Patina Miller at the St. James Theatre.
Christian Borle and J. Harrison Ghee in <em>Some Like It Hot</em> on Broadway
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Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman, Amber Ruffin, and Matthew López Like It Hot on Broadway
The creators of the new musical Some Like It Hot tell us about their creative process.
The second floor section of the <em>Focus Center Stage</em> exhibition at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
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Celebrating 50 Years of the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive at the New York Public Library
Curator Patrick Hoffman takes us inside a new exhibit to mark the collection's landmark anniversary.
Bill Heck as Kippy in the Broadway return engagement of <em>Take Me Out</em>
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Interview: Bill Heck Is the New Guy on the Team in Take Me Out on Broadway
Heck stars in the return engagement of this year's Tony-winning play revival, taking the bat from Patrick J. Adams.
Daniel K. isaac in <em>You Will Get Sick</em> at the Laura Pels Theatre
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Interview: Daniel K. Isaac on His Enormous and Special Year of Theater
The actor/playwright currently stars in the off-Broadway production of You Will Get Sick.
Anna Camp in <em>2:22 — A Ghost Story</em> at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles
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Interview: Anna Camp Returns to the Stage in the Spooky Thriller 2:22 — A Ghost Story
The Pitch Perfect star talks about the new play at the Ahmanson in Los Angeles.
Jackie Hoffman (center) in the Philadelphia Theatre Company production of <em>The Tattooed Lady</em>
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Interview: Jackie Hoffman Looks Tough in Tattoos — and She Feels Tough Too
The one-of-a-kind comedian talks about her role in the new rock musical The Tattooed Lady.