In the newest installment of Gotta Dance!, Broadway.com gets to hear about a dancer’s life firsthand from Ryan Steele, the Newsies dancer who has eyes popping and jaws dropping at the Nederlander Theatre. This Michigan native started taking dance class as a boy and soon found dance (particularly ballet) to be his passion. Though he had a classical ...

For the latest Gotta Dance! profile, Broadway.com gets insight into the life of a Broadway gypsy courtesy of Lisa Nicole Wilkerson, Porgy and Bess’ eye-catching dancer. An only child from a working-class background, Wilkerson saw dance as a social activity and continued to cultivate her interests in sports and broadcast journalism until she found herself dancing in national tours ...

In the newest installment of Gotta Dance!, Broadway.com gets an inside look at a dancer’s life courtesy of Brian O’Brien, the standout male dancer in the long-running hit Chicago. The New Jersey native, who has appeared in six Broadway shows, discusses feeling discouraged by A Chorus Line and finding inspiration in Fame. He also talks about the ...

This week, Broadway.com’s Gotta Dance! series showcases Paloma Garcia-Lee, a graceful ballerina in The Phantom of the Opera ensemble. Garcia-Lee, who made her Broadway debut in the Andrew Lloyd Webber megahit at age 17, can currently be seen dancing in the Ballet Chorus of the Opéra Populaire. As a young dancer in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Garcia-Lee was ...

In the latest installment of Gotta Dance!, Broadway.com catches up with a familiar Broadway face Justin Bohon, the missionary who stands out from the pack in The Book of Mormon. Bohon, who made his Broadway debut in Miss Saigon, discusses how lucky he feels to still be working on the Great White Way and the joy he felt starring ...

This week, Broadway.com’s Gotta Dance! series pays tribute to Allyson Carr, an eye-catching dancer in the Mamma Mia! ensemble. Carr, who is best known for her gravity-defying leaps onstage at the Winter Garden Theatre, made her Broadway debut in the hit ABBA tuner. After getting her start in Staten Island, the dancing diva attended the famous LaGuardia High ...

In the fourth installment of Gotta Dance!, Broadway.com showcases Adam Perry, a standout sailor in the Anything Goes ensemble. Perry, who debuted in Wicked and got turkey lurkey in Promises, Promises, is now in residence at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre, making an eight-minute tap number look like a breeze. This spring, he’ll be dancing his way to Broadway ...

The third in Broadway.com's exciting new Gotta Dance! series puts the spotlight on Kiira Schmidt, a standout ensemble member in the Broadway revival of Follies. With her distinctive first name (she's Finnish!) and gorgeous red hair and blue eyes, Schmidt is a dancer to watch. Follies marks her second stint at the Marquis Theatre, after making her ...

In the second installment of Gotta Dance!, Broadway.com's new photo/video series highlighting Broadway's most charismatic dancers, we're shining the spotlight on Preston W. Dugger III, who is making his Main Stem debut in the ensemble of Memphis. This Washington DC native began his career in ballet, performing with Dance Theatre of Harlem, Ballet San Jose ...

Shannon Lewis has been one of our favorite Broadway dance stars since her attention-grabbing turn as the "I Gotcha" girl in the original cast of Fosse, so it was only natural to ask her to help kick off Gotta Dance!, Broadway.com's new photo/video series. In this regular feature, we'll highlight the dancers who "pop" out of ...