As the excitement builds for the 2012 Tony Awards, Broadway.com is presenting a series of exclusive video features in which your favorite nominated stars spill secrets about themselves, their stage faves and their preparation for Broadway's big night. Today, get up and close and personal with Da’Vine Joy Randolph, who has earned her first nomination playing over-the-top ...

The photos were fabulous, but it takes video to truly capture the Ghost close encounter that went down on The Talk on May 15. Richard Fleeshman, hunky star of the new Broadway musical, appeared on the chat show to present the lucky audience with the musical's cast recording, tickets to the show and, of course, a recreation of Ghost ...

Daytime TV got a little closer to an R rating on May 15 when Ghost star Richard Fleeshman stopped by The Talk! Host Sharon Osbourne has apparently hungered for his touch, and that is exactly what she got during a pottery segment the show did in honor of Ghost’s most famous scene. Fleeshman, who was there to give away ...

The cast of Broadway’s Ghost got a visit from pop royalty on May 12 when Beyoncé dropped by the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre to take in their tearjerker musical. After bringing the supernatural romance to life on stage, stars Caissie Levy, Richard Fleeshman, Bryce Pinkham and Da'Vine Joy Randolph happily welcomed the singer backstage for a post-show photo. Check out ...

Age & Hometown: 25; Philadelphia, PA

Current Role: An over-the-top, Tony-nominated Broadway debut as reluctant psychic Oda Mae Brown in Ghost.

R&B Roots: The vivacious Randolph originally pictured herself becoming an R&B singer. “At home, it was always Motown and that late '80s/early '90s R&B like Jodeci pumping through the speakers,” she remembers. But her focus started ...

In honor of heart-warming musical Ghost, New York sweets shop Magnolia Bakery has cooked up an equally out-of-this-world treat. Who better to give the new “ditto” cupcake a taste test than the stars themselves? Richard Fleeshman, Tony nominee Da’Vine Joy Randolph and Bryce Pinkham gave to thumbs up to this ethereal combo of classic vanilla or chocolate cake with ...

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 among the callers offering congratulations and getting responses. Here are the first reactions from 2012 Tony nominees. Congrats to all!

Da'Vine Joy Randolph
Nominated for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a ...

Emotions were running high when musical romance Ghost opened at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on April 23, but none were higher than those of Lisa Niemi, whose late husband Patrick Swayze starred in the original iconic 1990 film.

“I’m excited to see it,” Niemi told Broadway.com before entering the theater on opening night. “But we brought a box of ...

Stage magic and sniffles were the talk of the red carpet as a starry crowd filed into the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on April 23 for the opening night of Ghost. The beloved film romance has found new life on the Broadway stage as a musical starring Richard Fleeshman and Caissie Levy as lovers torn apart by death. After the bows were ...

Rock stars, stage stars and more were clutching their Kleenex on April 23 after the opening night performance Ghost at Broadway's Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. The tearjerking musical, based on the 1990 film of the same name, stars Richard Fleeshman and Caissie Levy as Sam and Molly, a young couple torn apart after Sam is murdered. Director Matthew Warchus was joined ...