"Let's make a pit stop at the wiener stand!" Edna Turnblad said in Hairspray, and on May 22, Edna's originator Harvey Fierstein got to do it in real life, when the Brooklyn Diner in Times Square renamed its 15-bite all-beef hot dog the "Harvey Hot Dog." The occasion? The 30th anniversary of Fierstein's first Tony Award, and ...

Most Broadway actors are hard at work on Tuesday nights, but a few shows have the evening off for various scheduling reasons—which meant that on May 21, the lucky young stars of Annie and Newsies could head to the Broadway Theatre to see Cinderella! After savoring Laura Osnes’ Tony-nominated performance in the title role, the young stage pros stepped ...

Looking as handsome and dapper as always, Broadway's own Aaron Tveit suited up while walking the blue carpet at the 2013 USA Network upfront presentation on May 16 at Pier 36 in New York City. Tveit stars in the sizzling new summer series Graceland, premiering on June 6. The hour-long drama centers on agents from various federal and local ...

Tony winner Alan Cumming’s spooky, reimagined Macbeth has everyone talking, and on May 16, Glee star Darren Criss and Les Miserables alum Frances Ruffelle headed to the Ethel Barrymore Theatre to see what all the buzz is about. Directed by John Tiffany and Andrew Goldberg, the revamped Macbeth tells the legendary story of ambition and power through the eyes ...

Ever hear the one about the pastrami sandwich that walks into a deli? The knee-slapping cast of Old Jews Telling Jokes headed to the Carnegie Deli on May 16 to chow down on a very special lunch. Carla Hall, chef and co-host of TV’s The Chew, teamed up with the legendary New York eatery to create the OJTJ sandwich ...

With its six Tony nominations and Outer Critics Circle and New York Drama Critics Circle Award wins, Christopher Durang’s comedy Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike is becoming a destination for celebrities visiting NYC. The play stars Oscar nominee Sigourney Weaver, Emmy winner David Hyde Pierce and 2013 Tony nominee Kristine Nielsen as a trio of dysfunctional siblings ...

Tony and Emmy nominee Matthew Morrison is no stranger to the New York stage, having starred in Hairspray, The Light in the Piazza and South Pacific. Morrison, of course, has gone on to star as determined teacher Will Schuester on TV’s Glee. Now, his onscreen nemesis Jane Lynch is making her Main Stem debut as Miss Hannigan in the ...

Do I hear happiness in here? Well, you sure will as Glee’s funny lady Jane Lynch steps into the role of Miss Hannigan in Broadway’s Annie. Lynch makes her Broadway debut at the Palace Theatre on May 15 as the drunken orphanage matron hell-bent on destroying the musical’s title character. Get a load of the Emmy winner ...

After an incredibly entertaining countrywide search, 13-year-old Ben Rodenmeyer of Jackson, Mississippi, earned the coveted title of Broadway's Biggest Fan. His prize? A trip to New York City to attend the 2013 Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards! Ben, along with his mother and sister, were guests of honor at the May 5 ceremony at the Allen Room in the ...

The Weston family’s proverbial sh*t will hit the fan this Thanksgiving when Tracy Letts’ Tony-winning play August: Osage County lands in movie theaters. Under the direction of John Wells (The West Wing), the film adaptation will take on new life with an all-star cast that includes Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Ewan McGregor, Chris Cooper, Abigail Breslin, Benedict Cumberbatch ...