Patricia Wettig will join previously announced cast members, Christopher J. Hanke (How to Succeed), Patrick Breen (Next Fall) and Luke MacFarlane (Brothers & Sisters) in the upcoming national tour of the Tony-winning revival of Larry Kramer’s The Normal Heart. The tour, helmed by Broadway co-director George C. Wolfe, begins at Arena Stage in Washington D.C., where it will run ...

How to Succeed vet Christopher J. Hanke will join cast members from the 2011 Tony Award-winning revival of Larry Kramer’s The Normal Heart in the show’s upcoming national tour. The production, helmed by Broadway co-director George C. Wolfe, will begin at Arena Stage in Washington D.C., where it will run June 8 to July 29. Further casting ...

Darren Criss wowed audiences in his Broadway debut as J. Pierrepont Finch in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, but it’s time for the talented triple threat to head back to the Glee set. Criss took his final bow at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre on January 22 along with original cast members Christopher J. Hanke (Bud Frump ...

Ugly Betty vet Michael Urie will make his Broadway debut as Bud Frump in the hit musical How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying beginning January 24, 2012. Urie is set for a six-month run (through July 1) alongside Nick Jonas as J.Pierrepont Finch and Beau Bridges as J.B. Biggley. Original star Christopher J. Hanke will remain ...

Christopher J. Hanke is making backstage mischief with a tiny sound-effects machine in the latest episode of Frump Tower: Behind the Scenes at “How to Succeed” with Christopher J. Hanke (and Bud Frump). Our fun-loving video blogger challenges his How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying co-stars, including Rose Hemingway (Rosemary), to react instantly to canned laughter, fake gunshots ...

He’s back! After a brief hiatus, Frump Tower: Behind the Scenes at “How to Succeed” with Christopher J. Hanke (and Bud Frump) has returned to Broadway.com, with our charming vlogger again sharing all the backstage fun at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre, home of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. In this action-packed episode, Hanke delights young ...

After Hurricane Irene derailed Broadway for a couple of days, the Great White Way came back in full force with plenty of juicy news. Here’s our weekly round-up of the top lessons that this week’s news and features taught us. Enjoy...and have a great Labor Day!


How to Succeed Star Christopher J. Hanke's Mom Skipped Peeing ...

Broadway.com readers love How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying star Christopher J. Hanke, host of our popular Frump Tower vlog and top vote-getter in a recent poll asking which Broadway star you’d like to take to the beach. We figured that the dog days of summer would be a great time to chat with Hanke about ...

Heading into the dog days of summer, Broadway.com asked fans which of the Great White Way's hard-working hunks they'd most like to spend a day with at the beach. The votes are in, and a trio of Broadway boys earned the top spots.

1. Christopher J. Hanke (Bud Frump), How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying ...

Before, during and after Broadway’s biggest night, our intrepid video blogger offers a fascinating inside look at the 2011 Tony Awards in part nine of Frump Tower: Behind the Scenes at “How to Succeed” with Christopher J. Hanke (and Bud Frump). Hanke takes his camera to vocal rehearsal of How to Succeed's big production number, “Brotherhood of Man ...