David Auburn’s political drama The Columnist stars 2012 Tony nominee John Lithgow as Joseph Alsop, a king among columnists, beloved, feared and courted in equal measure in the early 1960s. Broadway.com resident artist Justin ‘Squigs’ Robertson took a seat at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre to capture Lithgow as Alsop along with (from top) Margaret Colin as Susan ...

Broadway stars know what’s hot in entertainment, fashion and pop culture, so Broadway.com decided it was high time to tap in to the after-hours obsessions of our favorite stage actors. Once star Cristin Milioti, who just earned her first Tony nomination for her role in the bittersweet musical, shared her passion for RuPaul, Zac Posen and putting a ...

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Irish-born writer Enda Walsh made his name with dark, arresting plays such as Misterman and Bedbound, as well as the screenplay for Hunger, which centered on the life and death of IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands. By his own admission, Walsh’s super-serious resume made him “a very peculiar choice” to adapt the indie movie musical Once ...

John Lithgow’s Broadway career spans almost 40 years, bookended by a Tony Award for his 1973 debut performance as a British rugby player in The Changing Room and a 2012 Tony nomination for his dynamic star turn as closeted 1960s political journalist Joseph Alsop in The Columnist. In between, Lithgow has won a second Tony (for Sweet Smell of ...

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A protégé of Tommy Tune, Jeff Calhoun began his illustrious career as a dancer. He made his Broadway debut in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers before switching gears and finding great success as a choreographer, nabbing a Tony Award nomination for his choreography in the 1994 revival of Grease. Calhoun made his directorial debut in 1992 ...

Capturing the manic energy of a spectacular farce on paper is a tall order, but that is just what Broadway.com resident artist Justin ‘Squigs’ Robertson set out to do when he headed to the Music Box Theatre to check out British import One Man, Two Guvors! James Corden takes center stage as the title’s "one man," the none-too-bright ...

Broadway stars know what’s hot in entertainment, fashion and pop culture, so Broadway.com decided it was high time to tap in to the after-hours obsessions of our favorite stage actors. Venus in Fur leading lady Nina Arianda, who is currently celebrating her second Best Actress Tony nomination in a row, confessed to a fixation on the "upstairs/downstairs ...

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Before garnering Tony nominations for Best Original Score and Best Play for Peter and the Starcatcher, Rick Elice made his Broadway debut co-writing the book of Jersey Boys, which won four Tony Awards and earned Elice and Marshall Brickman a Best Book nomination. Quickly establishing himself as the man with the magic touch, the playwright was tapped ...

Given her blonde beauty and soaring soprano, Kelli O’Hara could have built a solid career in “sweetheart” roles, but this Broadway headliner is too smart and versatile to be pigeonholed. She conquered the challenging role of Nellie Forbush in South Pacific, showed off her sexy side as Babe in The Pajama Game and is now practicing her pratfalls (and ...

After an exciting day of hearing the overjoyed reactions from this year’s newly minted Tony nominees, Broadway.com is taking a deeper look at the 2012 nominations. This year’s roster includes a historic first as well as some intriguing coincidences and trends. Below, we uncover 10 fun facts about the Tony contenders.

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