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The Road to ‘Hadestown’:

An in depth look at the 13 year journey to Broadway for the 8-time Tony Award-winning musical “Hadestown.”

For the Tony nominees, a moment of celebration and then back to work:

As the Tony Award nominations were announced early Tuesday, many nominees took only a brief pause to receive the news before resuming a hectic schedule. 

How Broadway producers and agencies prepared for Tony nominations day:

The actual Tony Awards nominations may take only half an hour, but behind the scenes many members of the Broadway industry have been preparing for those 30 minutes for months. 

5 Questions with Brandon Uranowitz from ‘Burn This’:

On a Tuesday morning, I found myself discussing the New York Times crossword puzzle with three-time Tony nominee Brandon Uranowitz.

5 Questions with Jarrod Spector from ‘The Cher Show’:

At 6 years old, he was a Star Search champion, rocking out to a Bobby Darin classic on national television. At 9, he was wowing Broadway audiences as Gavroche in Les Misérables. Then, at 15, he retired. 

5 Questions with The Backstage Blonde, Teale Dvornik:

In 2017, Dvornik took her popular Instagram that displayed some of her backstage shenanigans and morphed it into a full business sporting her nickname, “The Backstage Blonde.”

5 Questions with Will Roland from

‘Be More Chill’:

Roland answered five questions (and a few necessary follow-ups) for Broadway Direct, where we discussed his admiration for character actors, a production of Faust that changed his life, and YouTube documentaries about airlines routes.

5 Questions with Alex Boniello of

‘Dear Evan Hansen’:

I caught up with Boniello one morning to discuss why he became an actor, his love of professional wrestling, and why making his Broadway debut in the Spring Awakening revival was such a full-circle moment.

5 Questions with Micaela Diamond from

‘The Cher Show’:

At 18 years old, Micaela Diamond was faced with a choice. She could continue her musical-theater education at Carnegie Mellon University, or she could stay in New York City and make her Broadway debut. She chose the latter.

5 Questions with James Snyder from ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’:

Snyder took some time out of his busy morning to talk about why he decided to become an actor, his love for Hugh Jackman, and how he has truly embraced the magic of Harry Potter … in more ways than you’d think.

Inside on of Texas’ largest mass casualty drills:

After last year's shooting at a Sutherland Springs church killed 26, first responders and surgeons are among those working together in San Antonio to plan for a worst-case scenario.

Amanda Bynes opens up about past drug use, quitting acting and getting sober:

In an interview with Paper magazine, the 32-year-old actress discussed everything from her past substance abuse issues to her bizarre Twitter rants to her series of arrests.

Broadway's 'King Kong's' modern spin on classic Hollywood tale:

Christiani Pitts talks about what it means to her to be cast as the first African-American woman in the iconic Ann Darrow role and working with the massive 2,000-pound gorilla puppet on stage.

Passing the torch in Broadway revival of acclaimed play 'Torch Song':

A new generation takes on the play 35 years after the groundbreaking original put the LGBT community in the spotlight and sparked a national conversation.

Adrienne Warren talks ‘Tina: The Musical’:

Broadway actress Adrienne Warren is currently heating up the West End stage as Tina Turner in the new bio musical "Tina: The Musical." Is Broadway next? On Stage host Frank Dilella caught up with Warren on break from her show in London to talk about the rock and soul diva. 

Sitting down with the Go-Go's and the choreographer of their new Broadway musical:

Jane Wiedlin and Charlotte Caffey of The Go-Go's talk about their brand new Broadway musical, "Head Over Heels," and the show's choreographer, Spencer Liff, talks about his long career on Broadway that began when he was just 7 years old.

'Avenue Q' and 'Desperate Measures':

Frank DiLella gets a demonstration on how to become a puppeteer from “Avenue Q” puppet designer Rick Lyon, as the irreverent show celebrates its 15th anniversary. Plus, the cast of the Wild West/Shakespeare musical mashup “Desperate Measures” shows us around backstage.

Melissa Benoist and Ryan Murphy discuss their Broadway ventures:

Melissa Benoist of "Glee" and "Supergirl" fame shares what it's been like making her Broadway debut in "Beautiful: The Carole King Musical."