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.

RICHARD H. BLAKE (Fiyero in Wicked)

What is your happiest Valentine's Day memory?
My happiest Valentine ...

She’s been a Hair hippie and a Rock of Ages stripper and is now a high-flying Wicked witch on Broadway, but Jackie Burns isn’t your typical musical theater actress. The bubbly, big-belting Burns stopped by Show People with Paul Wontorek to share the roundabout route that got her to the Great White Way. Stops include: Working at Tokyo ...

He’s playing the rakish heartthrob Fiyero in Wicked on stage at the Gershwin Theatre, but backstage in his dressing room, Richard H. Blake is combining his real life roles of new dad and sports fan. When he recently showed off his dressing room must-haves for Broadway.com, Blake named photos of his wife Teri and “anything with my son ...

As the curtain goes down on 2011, Broadway.com is looking ahead to the new year. We’ve asked the brightest stars on Broadway to reflect on their personal highlights from the past year and to reveal their hopes for 2012. Check out what they had to say, and have a Happy New Year!

JACKIE BURNS (Elphaba in Wicked)

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As the curtain goes down on 2011, Broadway.com is looking ahead to the new year. We’ve asked the brightest stars on Broadway to reflect on their personal highlights from the past year and to reveal their hopes for 2012. Check out what they had to say, and have a Happy New Year!

CHANDRA LEE SCHWARTZ (Glinda in Wicked ...

As the Muppets returned to the big screen for the first time in over a decade with their new self-titled film (which pulled in a healthy $42 million over the long Thanksgiving holiday weekend), Broadway.com asked readers which currently running Broadway show they'd like to cast the puppet crew in. Continuing with the tradition of The Muppet Christmas ...

Another Hollywood A-lister may have thrown his hat in the ring to direct the film adaptation of Broadway blockbuster musical Wicked. Movie director Brett Ratner has called helming a screen version of the Stephen Schwartz-penned show his “dream project,” according to The New York Times,

Ratner, the director behind the upcoming action-comedy Tower Heist, is famous for his work on ...

Halloween is the most theatrical holiday, so it makes perfect sense that Broadway actors—who know a thing or two about rocking a costume—would embrace the spooky season. We asked your favorite stage stars to share their memories of yummy treats, silly tricks and the best and worst costumes they ever wore. Read on for inspiration, and Happy Halloween ...

Wicked headmistress Madame Morrible is a larger-than-life character, so it’s only appropriate that actress Kathy Fitzgerald has spacious digs backstage at the Gershwin Theatre. The super friendly Fitzgerald recently invited Broadway.com to check out her behind-the-scenes space, which is chock full of things to remind her of family and friends. The walls are crowded with everything from her ...

Age & Hometown: “Finally old enough to play Glinda on Broadway”; San Marcos, California.

Current Role: Arriving on Broadway by bubble in her first starring role, Glinda in Wicked.

Here She Is… In her earliest at-home performances, Schwartz danced to Madonna’s Like a Prayer album wearing stretch pants and leg warmers. But when she asked for voice lessons at age ...