Broadway faves John Gallagher, Jr. (Spring Awakening), Alison Pill (The House of Blue Leaves) and Thomas Sadoski (Other Desert Cities) are gearing up to star in the eagerly awaited HBO series The Newsroom, premiering June 24. Written and produced by Aaron Sorkin, the new drama is a behind-the-scenes look at a fictional cable news network, co-starring fellow Broadway vets Jeff ...

Jon Robin Baitz's Tony-nominated play Other Desert Cities will end its run June 17 at the Booth Theatre. Directed by Joe Mantello, the show first ran off-Broadway at Lincoln Center's Mitzi Newhouse Theatre during the 2010-11 season. The show then transferred to Broadway and opened on November 3, 2011. 

In Other Desert Cities, once-promising novelist Brooke Wyeth (Elizabeth ...

It’s been quite the year for Other Desert Cities playwright Jon Robin Baitz. The play marked his Broadway debut, he earned a Tony nomination, won a Drama League Award and on May 31, he received his very own portrait at Sardi’s. His show's stars Stockard Channing, Judith Light, Stacy Keach and Thomas Sadoski, as well as the ...

The announcement of the Tony nominations is always exciting, but with only five available slots per category, there are sure to be a performers who don't get those congratulatory phone calls. Below, Broadway.com looks at five snubbed actors we hoped to see included on the ballot. Talk about a competitive season for this year's male headliners! Have ...

Thomas Sadoski will return to Jon Robin Baitz’s Other Desert Cities on May 8. Sadoski will re-assume the role of Trip Wyeth, which he originated both off-Broadway and for the show's current Broadway transfer. Directed by Joe Mantello, Other Desert Cities is currently running at the Booth Theatre.

Sadoski joins a cast that includes his Lincoln Center co-stars ...

It’s almost Tony time, and let's face it: We’re obsessed! In anticipation of the 2012 Tony nominations, which will be announced on May 1, the Broadway.com editorial staff clocked 12 of the top races. Take a look at our forecast, including frontrunners, hopefuls and a “shout out” to one performer or show we hope the Tony ...

Meet Will McAvoy. A prominent news anchor with an even temperament…until now. In the trailer for Aaron Sorkin’s new HBO series The Newsroom, Jeff Daniels stars as McAvoy, who's oftend hailed as “Jay Leno of news anchors,” but when prodded to give his honest opinion on the current state of the U.S., the mild-mannered man lets ...

The Tony Awards Administration Committee met for a second time during the 2011-2012 theater season to consider the eligibility of 13 Broadway shows: Man and Boy, The Mountaintop, Relatively Speaking, Chinglish, Other Desert Cities, Godspell, Venus in Fur, Private Lives, Seminar, Bonnie & Clyde, Stick Fly, On A Clear Day You Can See Forever and Lysistrata Jones. The following decisions were ...

Tony nominee Thomas Sadoski plans to leave the Broadway production of Jon Robin Baitz’s Other Desert Cities on January 8, 2012, the conclusion of the play’s originally scheduled run at the Booth Theatre. As previously reported, Sadoski will take a hiatus from December 5 to 25 in order to begin work on the first season of The Newsroom ...

Matthew Risch is reuniting with his Pal Joey co-star Stockard Channing in December. The actor, who serves as the understudy for Thomas Sadoski, will step into the role of Trip Wyeth opposite Channing in Other Desert Cities from December 5-25. Sadoski will be on leave filming the new Aaron Sorkin TV series for HBO.

Risch played Channing’s love interest ...