Every year, Broadway.com editors recognize performances we couldn't forget—and our list of the 10 best for 2012 is a mix of laugh-out-loud star turns, musical headliners and more. The Performances of the Year, in alphabetical order, are:


Christian Borle in Peter and the Starcatcher
Beneath Christian Borle’s mild-mannered exterior beats the heart of a fearless physical ...

There’ll be no shortage of star power at the upcoming Gypsy of the Year competition, the annual Broadway talent show benefitting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Now in its 24th year, this year’s ceremony will be held on December 3 and 4 at the New Amsterdam Theatre and include a slew of talent from across the board serving ...

Legendary stage and screen curmudgeon Ed Asner had nothing to complain about on November 15, when his Grace co-stars Paul Rudd, Michael Shannon and Kate Arrington presented him with a special birthday surprise! After the performance of Craig Wright's drama, the Mary Tyler Moore vet celebrated his 83rd birthday onstage in front of a cheering crowd of Broadway fans ...

Grace star Michael Shannon had a “perplexing” night on November 14, when a theatergoer seated in the balcony vomited onto audience members in the orchestra section below! Shannon headed to Good Day NY to chat about the bizarre experience of performing during the odd experience, admitting “nobody was really listening” to the play anymore. Shannon, who plays Sam, a reclusive ...

Looks like ushers might need to start handing out umbrellas as theatergoers take their seats these days. Audience members in the orchestra section at Grace's November 14 evening performance were the victims of quite the unpleasant surprise when a theatergoer seated in the balcony suddenly vomited on the crowd from above. 

A patron, who was reportedly drunk and appeared ...

It was a divine evening at Broadway hot spot Sardi’s on October 9, when Grace stars Paul Rudd, Ed Asner and Michael Shannon were honored with portraits on the restaurant’s famed wall. The trio currently stars in Craig Wright’s new dark comedy about a devout young couple who move to Florida to open a chain of gospel-themed ...

Grace stars Paul Rudd, Michael Shannon, Ed Asner and Kate Arrington celebrated the official opening night of Craig Wright’s chilling dark comedy about the pursuit of faith. Watch this chat with the cast of this holy new play!

Stage and screen stars Paul Rudd, Ed Asner, Michael Shannon and Kate Arrington were in good company on October 4, when they kicked off the opening night of Grace, a divinely dark comedy by Craig Wright. Set in sunny Florida, Grace is the story of a devout young couple (Rudd and Arrington) who decide to open a chain of Gospel-themed ...

Craig Wright's Grace is spurring debate about the meaning of faith at the Cort Theatre. Were Broadway.com Word of Mouth panelists Brad, Ruth and Jane convinced by Paul Rudd, Michael Shannon, Ed Asner and Kate Arrington? 

Michael Shannon isn’t the cuddly type. In fact, after seeing his Oscar-nominated performance as schizophrenic son John Givings in Revolutionary Road and his steely turn as Nelson Van Alden in Boardwalk Empire, we'd give him an award for Most Likely to Scare the Crap Out of Us. He's also known for creeptastic stage performances in off-Broadway's ...