"You were my first crush!" Nina Arianda gushed as she accepted her first Tony from Christopher Plummer at the 2012 Tony Awards. The rising actress, who was nominated in 2011 for Born Yesterday, was honored for her work as the mysterious Vanda in the sexy play Venus in Fur.

The excited Arianda hooted and shouted her joy as she thanked ...

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 to know Nina Arianda, who has garnered her second consecutive Tony nomination for playing Vanda, an actress determined ...

Broadway stars know what’s hot in entertainment, fashion and pop culture, so Broadway.com decided it was high time to tap in to the after-hours obsessions of our favorite stage actors. Venus in Fur leading lady Nina Arianda, who is currently celebrating her second Best Actress Tony nomination in a row, confessed to a fixation on the "upstairs/downstairs ...

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!

David Ives
Nominated for Best Play, Venus in Fur

“My wife and I were ...

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!

Nina Arianda
Nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Play, Venus in ...

A star-studded crowd will honor Tony-winning director Walter Bobbie at Classic Stage Company’s annual benefit gala. The event is set for May 21 at Bridgewaters at South Street Seaport. Tony winner Bebe Neuwirth, an original star of Bobbie’s Chicago revival, is among those scheduled to appear, as are current Venus in Fur headliners Hugh Dancy and Nina Arianda ...

Venus In Fur’s Hugh Dancy has been cast as one of two leads in NBC’s Hannibal, according to Deadline.com. The 13 episode series, from Gaumont International Television, is written and executive produced by Bryan Fuller and executive produced by Martha De Laurentiis.

Hannibal, based on the classic characters from Thomas Harris’ novel Red Dragon, revolves around FBI ...

Dashing leading man Hugh Dancy sizzles as a playwright auditioning actresses, namely the wisecracking Vanda (Nina Arianda), in David Ives’s erotically charged play Venus In Fur. Arianda and Dancy may engage in an onstage romantic game of cat and mouse, but in real life the Dancy’s heart was caught by actress Claire Danes. Dancy sat down with CBS ...

Nina Arianda first turned heads in her Tony-nominated performance as ditzy showgirl Billie Dawn in the Broadway revival of Born Yesterday and is now playing Vanda, a mysterious aspiring actress in David Ives’ erotically charged Venus in Fur. Broadway’s newest darling stopped by Show People to dish with host Paul Wontorek about growing up Ukrainian, her mellifluous name and ...

After bursting onto the scene with star-making turns in the plays Born Yesterday and the current Venus in Fur, Nina Arianda is one of the most celebrated new dramatic actresses in town. But we couldn't help but wonder if she'd be up for doing a musical, so we asked her!

"I'm open to it," Arianda told Paul ...