Before she became co-host of TV’s The View, Whoopi Goldberg was a Tony-winning producer and performer, and she prides herself on staying on top of the theatrical scene. On May 23, Goldberg headed to the Nederlander Theatre for a performance of eight-time Tony nominee Newsies, then stepped backstage to congratulate the show's lovebirds, Kara Lindsay (Katherine) and Tony ...

The audience of Godspell may have been rubbing their eyes on May 22, when a pitch perfect mini version of the cast took the stage for a very special post-show reprise! Young Danny Ward led the charge as John the Baptist/Judas, soon joined by Gaten Matarazzo as Jesus and the rest of the cast as they performed an encore ...

Life is definitely imitating art for Raza Jaffrey. When Chicago producer Barry Weissler spotted the dashing actor in Smash, he immediately offered him the role of Billy Flynn in the West End production of the musical. As Dev Sundaram, the doting boyfriend of a stage actress determined to star in a new musical based on the life of Marilyn Monroe ...

Rachel Potter has more than just a little touch of star quality. As the young mistress in the Tony-nominated revival of Evita, Potter holds her own against headliners Ricky Martin, Elena Roger and Michael Cerveris, and on May 13 Potter stepped into the spotlight. Potter took the stage at Joe’s Pub in celebration of her debut country EP, Live ...

Best Actress Tony nominee Linda Lavin may appear mild-mannered in Nicky Silver’s acclaimed comedy The Lyons, but make no mistake, she is one ferocious beast! As Rita Lyons, Lavin casually discusses the time she bought a gun with intent to shoot her husband, sincerely asks if her grandson may be “a little bit retarded” and nags her son so ...

Daytime TV got a little closer to an R rating on May 15 when Ghost star Richard Fleeshman stopped by The Talk! Host Sharon Osbourne has apparently hungered for his touch, and that is exactly what she got during a pottery segment the show did in honor of Ghost’s most famous scene. Fleeshman, who was there to give away ...

The talented Broadway family of Tony nominee Orfeh and her husband, Jersey Boys star Andy Karl celebrated the nuptials of their canine child Boo to a Chihuahua named Piper (daughter of pal Dawn Strain) on May 14. The Karls appeared alongside Boo (known onstage as Elle Woods' Bruiser) in the Broadway production of Legally Blonde back in 2007. The doggies ...

The cast of Broadway’s Ghost got a visit from pop royalty on May 12 when Beyoncé dropped by the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre to take in their tearjerker musical. After bringing the supernatural romance to life on stage, stars Caissie Levy, Richard Fleeshman, Bryce Pinkham and Da'Vine Joy Randolph happily welcomed the singer backstage for a post-show photo. Check out ...

Who’s that girl? It’s Zooey Deschanel at Once! The New Girl star spent a night at the theater on May 12, when she took a seat at the Jacobs Theatre to see the Tony-nominated musical. Deschanel, who will soon star in Broadway musical Coal Miner’s Daughter, had a ball watching this cast of actor-musicians tell their bittersweet ...

Tom Cruise is showing some major skin as the self-obsessed star of the forthcoming movie adaptation of Rock of Ages. To tide us over until the movie’s release on June 15, Cruise graced the cover of W magazine in full rocker regalia, including suggestive tattoos, a pinkie ring and of course, no shirt. Based on the hit '80s jukebox ...