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 ...

In Venus in Fur dashing leading man Hugh Dancy plays a writer/director auditioning an aspiring actress (Nina Arianda). Dancy may be a big star himself these days, but when he stopped by Late Night With Jimmy Fallon on February 20 he opened up about the horrors of his own audition experiences. He even claimed “a dick” producer once threw ...

Valentine’s Day is all about romance, so Broadway.com decided to collect romantic stories (and ideas for celebrating the national day of love) from some of the most passionate people we know: Broadway stars! Read on for memories, menus and much more.

NINA ARIANDA (Vanda in Venus In Fur)

What's the best Valentine's gift you ever gave ...