Tony winner Julie White will join the cast of Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike on July 30 for the Tony-winning Best Play's second and final Broadway extension. White has signed on to replace Sigourney Weaver, who will play her final performance in July 28, as self-absorbed movie star Masha. The Christopher Durang comedy is now set to ...

When Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike won the 2013 Tony Award for Best Play, the entire theatrical community cheered for Christopher Durang—and so did his cast members! Broadway.com photographer Bruce Glikas caught up with the Vanya company at the show's after-party at Rockefeller Center's Sea Grill, where Durang felt the love from Tony nominees ...

After the colossal decision of choosing a dress for the Tony Awards, the next hurdle for nominees is finding the perfect jewelry to help them achieve their red carpet dream. Such is the case for first-time Tony nominee Shalita Grant, who set out to find pieces that would sparkle as brightly as she does in her featured performance as clairvoyant ...

It’s undeniable: Shalita Grant has got personality. The Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike Tony nominee stopped by PIX11 Morning News on June 3 to chat about the whirlwind experience of debuting on Broadway and then, two short months later, receiving her first Tony nomination. Grant also discussed the fancy way the cast celebrated their nominations, trading careers ...

It’s Vanya and Sonia and Masha and your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man! The stars of the wildly hilarious Christopher Durang play welcomed veteran actors Sally Field and Campbell Scott backstage at the Golden Theatre on May 30. Field and Scott (both Broadway alums themselves) have been busy shooting The Amazing Spider-Man 2 all over Manhattan, but the pair—along with ...

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It’s been a special season for Christopher Durang, whose latest comedy, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, has already won Best Play honors from the Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and New York Drama Critics’ Circle and is nominated for six 2013 Tony Awards. Even sweeter: the fact that Durang is sharing the experience of ...

Tony-nominated Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike star Kristine Nielsen reveals her Tony date, her number-one dream role (just don’t make her sing!) and the nominee she’s got her fingers crossed for.

Age & Hometown: 28; Queens, NY

Current Role: Giving a Tony-nominated performance as Spike, the simple, lovable and nearly naked boy-toy to Masha (Sigourney Weaver) in Christopher Durang’s Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike.

Where the Girls Are: Billy Magnussen discovered his passion for theater after pulling a hamstring and shifting from sports to an acting class. “It’s ...

Shalita Grant, the Tony-nominated featured actress from this year’s hit comedy Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, received the 2013 Martin E. Segal Award from Lincoln Center, according to The New York Times.

The awards were established by Lincoln Center’s board as well as friends and colleagues of Segal and are presently annually to emerging artists ...

Vanya Tony nominee Billy Magnussen confesses to sleeping in the nude, his secret dream role, his Tony dream date and more.