Porgy and Bess is a celebrity hot spot with the likes of Rosie O’Donnell, Joan Rivers and Chelsea Clinton all recently making their way to the show and backstage to congratulate its stars. This week, Tony nominee Vanessa Williams made her way down to Catfish Row to support her former Sondheim on Sondheim co-star Norm Lewis and catch up ...

Before Michael Urie was taking coffee breaks as Bud Frump in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, he played the scheming assistant to Wilhelmina Slater, the fashion magazine editor played by Vanessa Williams on TV’s Ugly Betty. On February 7, Williams took a trip to the Al Hirschfeld Theatre to support her former co-star in his Frump-tastic ...

Frank Strausser’s kinky new comedy Psycho Therapy opened off-Broadway at the Cherry Lane Theatre on February 7. The show follows an unusual three-way relationship and the therapist who helps the parties maneuver it. After the curtain came down, shows stars Angelica Page, Jeffrey Carlson, Jan Leslie Harding and Laurence Lau got cozy at Sushi Samba and celebrated their opening ...

Stage and screen favorite Beau Bridges plays corporate bigwig J.B. Biggley in Broadway’s How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, but in real life, he plays big brother to Academy Award winner Jeff Bridges. On February 7, Jeff took a trip to the Al Hirschfeld Theatre to see Beau belt out  “Grand Old Ivy” and “Brotherhood of ...

Rehearsals have begun for the American premiere of Nina Raine’s Tribes, and we’ve got a sneak peek at the cast of this dysfunctional family drama. On February 7, director David Cromer, set designer Scott Pask and stars Mare Winningham, Jeff Perry, Will Brill, Russell Harvard, Susan Pourfar and Gayle Rankin posed for photos at the Barrow Street Theatre ...

If Mondays are dark on Broadway, where do the stars go while the lights are down? On February 6, some of the lucky ones got together for beer and bowling in support of Second Stage Theatre. 30 Rock’s Alec Baldwin joined stage and screen stars like Billy Crudup, Justin Kirk, Hunter Parrish, Famke Janssen and more at the off-Broadway ...

As Kristin Chenoweth preps for the premiere of her new ABC series GCB, the Tony-winning star was honored for her Broadway roots at the 2012 Drama League benefit gala. The annual event, which helps fund the Drama League’s Directors Project, was held at the Pierre Hotel and drew a glittering black-tie-clad crowd. After a filet mignon dinner, guests were ...

Now. Here. This., the latest work from the gang behind [title of show], is prepping for its off-Broadway premiere at the Vineyard Theatre starring Hunter Bell, Broadway.com Side By Side host Susan Blackwell, Heidi Blickenstaff and Jeff Bowen, plus musical director Larry Pressgrove. The new musical, directed and choreographed by Berresse, explores what goes down in the space between ...

Matthew Rhys and company officially brought the tumultuous world of Look Back in Anger to life on their February 2 opening night. Set in 1950s England, the iconic John Osborne drama is the story of four friends who must fight to love one another in a cramped and filthy one-bedroom apartment. After taking their off-Broadway bows at the Laura Pels ...

NEWSical the Musical, the topical off-Broadway comedy written by Rick Crom, began reporting an updated set of scoops on February 1. Directed by Mark Waldrop, NEWSical the Musical continues to star Christine Pedi, Christina Bianco, Michael West, John Walton West, Amy Griffin and Tommy Walker. Celebrity guests including Orfeh, Andy Karl, Max von Essen and Eve Plumb ventured to ...