Lena Dunham's acclaimed comedy Girls returns to HBO on January 13, and we can’t help but feel like those edgy Brooklyn girls could use a bit of Midtown Manhattan in their lives. Though the show already features hunky Broadway alums like Andrew Rannells, Christopher Abbott and Adam Driver, there’s definitely room on the bench for a fifth ...

Touchdown! On April 20, Green Bay Packers linebacker Clay Matthews III took off his helmet and headed to the Great White Way to catch the ’80s jukebox hit Rock of Ages—his first Broadway musical ever! The show tells the story of Drew (played by Justin Matthew Sargent), a small-town boy who moves to Hollywood to persue his dream of ...

We can’t fight this feeling anymore! On April 3, Justin Matthew Sargent, Emily Padgett, Jeremy Woodard, Genson Blimline and the cast of Rock of Ages threw a party in honor of the show’s third head-banging year on Broadway. Featuring ’80s hits including “We Built This City” and “Don’t Stop Believin',” Rock of Ages is the story of ...

As the curtain goes down on 2011, Broadway.com is looking ahead to the new year. We’ve asked the brightest stars on Broadway to reflect on their personal highlights from the past year and to reveal their hopes for 2012. Check out what they had to say, and have a Happy New Year!

EMILY PADGETT (Sherrie in Rock of ...

Former Rock of Ages star Emily Padgett will return to the Broadway company as Sherrie on November 7. She replaces Rebecca Faulkenberry, who will play her final performance on November 6 before heading to the Foxwoods Theatre as Mary Jane in Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark.

In addition to Rock of Ages, Padgett’s previous Broadway credits include Legally Blonde ...

Porn star Jenna Jameson may be headed for Broadway. The blonde bombshell is in talks join the cast of Rock of Ages as strip club owner Justice, a role created and still played by Michele Mais, according to The New York Post.

“I'm praying I get the role,” Jameson told the newspaper. “Broadway has always been a dream of ...

The hit TV series America's Got Talent is used to having big voices (um, paging Susan Boyle, from the British version) and wild performances on its competitive stage...so naturally over-the-top Broadway hit Rock of Ages fit right in on the show's July 14 episode. Constantine Maroulis, Emily Padgett and the Rock of Ages cast (including those slinky ...

Rock of Ages got a visit from one of the most shredding families in the rock biz on April 9, when guitarist Lita Ford of The Runaways, hubby Jim Gillette of Nitro and mohawk-ed sons James and Rocco dropped by the campy '80s comedy to see what heavy metal fans in the know have been chattering about ever since the ...

Age: 25

Hometown: Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Currently: Going from sexy understudy to bombshell leading lady as Sherri in the hit musical Rock of Ages.

Broadway 101: Padgett’s Broadway exposure started early, when her parents would return from New York vacations bearing cast recordings as gifts. “They did the whole Andrew Lloyd Webber thing—Phantom, Cats, his greatest hits. We ...

Current understudy Emily Padgett will assume the starring role of small-town girl Sherrie in the Broadway musical Rock of Ages beginning March 15. She takes over for current leading lady Kerry Butler, who plays her final performance on March 13. In addition, Derek St. Pierre and Katie Webber will join the show on March 22. St. Pierre takes over the ...