As the sun sets on another week of Broadway buzz, we look back on big stars and big news. From Carol Burnett’s texting habits to divas who really know how to plan, we’re spotlighting all the most memorable headlines. Read on below for this week’s educational recap.


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With just one more evening of Smash-y goodness left before the curtain falls on the canceled Broadway-centric series, we’re finally coming to terms with leaving some of our favorite characters behind, including dynamite leading lady Ivy, the always sassy ensemble duo Bobby and Jessica, and Broadway’s patron saint of patience, Stage Manager Linda. In fact, we’re ...

Broadway.com reporters and photographers are on the town almost every night, and fans can't get enough of our exclusive photo ops and other stage-centric news items and features. If you missed any of the past week's hot stories, click below to catch up on the 10 most-read features from May 17 through May 23:

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A thrilling new production of Macbeth is haunting the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, with Tony winner Alan Cumming playing nearly every role in Shakespeare’s iconic tragedy. The show is electrifying Main Stem audiences—it even took home two Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards! Broadway.com Resident Artist Justin "Squigs" Robertson witnessed the bloody new interpretation, then sketched a chilling portrait ...

How I Met Your Mother’s newly minted title star Cristin Milioti is heading to Joe’s Pub on May 26 for a one-night-only concert event. Below the adorable Once Tony nominee jokes about not having musical theater music on her iPod, not sustaining a workout regimen and the virtual inability to single out a superior love song.

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Broadway.com is hitting the road to bring you the best regional theater offerings all across the country. From a high flying new production of The Little Mermaid in New Jersey to the world premiere of Sleepless in Seattle in California, this week’s schedule is packed! Read on to discover more great shows from coast-to-coast.


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The 2013 Tony Awards are coming up fast, and we can't wait to find out which show takes home the prize for Best Musical Revival: Cinderella, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Pippin or Annie. In the meantime, we went on a little YouTube binge to find the most awesome, hilarious and downright weird interpretations of these Tony-nominated revivals from ...

Victoria Clark is one of Broadway’s most valuable players, a star who can carry a show (as in her indelible, Tony-winning performance in The Light in the Piazza) or bring vibrant life to a featured role (as in her Tony-nominated turns in Sister Act and now Cinderella). In a career spanning almost three decades, the Yale-trained Clark has also ...

Broadway.com’s Tony nominee “secrets” videos are fast, funny and dishy—no wonder these confessional clips took three of the top five slots in this week’s list of most-watched video features. Also ranking high with fans: the 2013 Audience Choice Awards ceremony and the most recent episode of The Broadway.com Show. Click below to catch up on ...

Frances Ruffelle, fondly remembered for her Tony-winning performance as the original Eponine in Les Miserables, is a multitalented star of stage, screen and cabaret. The London-born singer and actress is headed to 54 Below on May 22 in a concert titled Beneath the Dress. The show celebrates Ruffelle's favorite “women who love to entertain" and will include tunes from ...