Broadway and off-Broadway stars collided at Cipriani 42nd Street on May 20 for the Manhattan Theatre Club’s annual Spring Gala. The exciting evening featured performances by from the casts of Annie, Matilda, Cinderella, Motown, Kinky Boots, Pippin, Old Jews Telling Jokes and more. This year's gala also featured special appearances by Tony Award nominees Laura Osnes, Santino Fontana ...

Music legend Quincy Jones and fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger are the latest celebs to head backstage at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, where Motown The Musical is thrilling audiences eight times a week. The show is a virtual tour through the best-loved songs of the Motown catalogue, and who better to take in the electric performances than Jones, who worked with acts ...

Backstage at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, there was an epic clash of music genres as Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider brought his rock style to the soulful, sensational cast members of Motown The Musical. Snider (a Rock of Ages alum and self-professed Broadway fanatic) stopped by the blockbuster Broadway musical to chat with the cast, including star Brandon Victor Dixon and ...

Everyone is talking about Motown: The Musical, the electrifying new Broadway show featuring the music of the Supremes, the Jackson Five, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson and more. Recording artist Brandy is the latest star to head backstage at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre to extend her congratulations to the cast, but there were even more celebrity surprises in store for the Motown ...

Now that the Tony nominations have been announced, there are a ton of Broadway performers (some veterans, some newbies) who have reason to celebrate! We’re always happy to see new faces earn their first nod for theater’s most prestigious award, and this year is no exception, with a whopping 21 first-timers in the race. From acting veterans like ...

The morning the Tony nominations are announced, phones start buzzing with texts and calls for the happy few who get nods. As usual, Broadway.com is thrilled to be among the callers offering congratulations and getting responses. Here are the first reactions from 2013 Tony nominees. Congrats to all!

Charl Brown
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Two-time Tony winner Sutton Foster and Modern Family star and Broadway vet Jesse Tyler Ferguson announced the nominations for the 67th annual Tony Awards at the Library of the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center on April 30. Two new musicals dominated the nominations: Kinky Boots led the pack with 13 nods while the family-friendly Matilda followed closely on its (very ...

Back in 1997, University of Southern California freshmen Stark Sands and Charl Brown were placed in the same orientation group. More than 15 years later, these best friends are starring in two of the biggest Broadway shows of the season. So how do the star of Kinky Boots and the Motown: The Musical describe their legendary bromance? Read on for ...

Broadway.com is thrilled to bring you an exclusive look behind the scenes at the recording session for the upcoming original cast album of Motown: The Musical. The new tuner is currently driving audiences wild at Broadway’s Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, with stars Valisia LeKae and Brandon Victor Dixon leading the cast as Diana Ross and Berry Gordy. On April 22 ...

It's Tony time on Broadway, and as always, we can't stop thinking about who'll be going for the gold on June 9! In anticipation of the 2013 nominations, which will be announced on April 30, we're clocking 14 of the top races. Take a look at our forecast, including frontrunners, hopefuls and a “shout out” to ...