Latest Tony Awards Buzz: Interviews

Matilda's Lauren Ward on Her Tony-Nommed Broadway Return & the Pressure of Being Married to Her Director

Q&A May 13, 2013 | 12:00PM

Lauren Ward first impressed New York theater audiences with her performance as the title character in Violet, the 1997 off-Broadway musical that continues to be staged around the country. The rising star jumped to 1776 as Martha Jefferson, but her career took a turn after she played Young Sally in the 2001 Broadway revival of Follies and fell in love ...

It’s Possible! Cinderella’s Laura Osnes & Santino Fontana Are Taking Your Questions in a Double Ask a Star

ASK A STAR May 8, 2013 | 12:42PM

Cinderella stars Laura Osnes and Santino Fontana are many things: Audience Choice Award winners for Best Onstage Pair, host and co-star of the popular video blog The Princess Diary, friends to Herman the Fish and 2013 Tony nominees for Best Performance by a Leading Actress and Actor in a Musical. With all this going for them, it’s quite magical ...

Vanya's Kristine Nielsen on Her 'Remarkable' Love Story and Tailor-Made, Tony-Nominated Starring Role

Q&A May 6, 2013 | 5:09PM

After two decades in the theater, Kristine Nielsen finds herself a first time Tony nominee for her hilarious and touching performance as spinster sister Sonia in Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike. Nielsen has previously stood out in Christopher Durang’s Why Torture is Wrong and the People Who Love Them, Miss Witherspoon and Betty’s Summer Vacation, as ...