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Backstage With Eddie Redmayne and Gayle Rankin May 28, 2024

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The Tony-nominated stars of "Cabaret" take listeners backstage for a peek at the "synchronized chaos" behind the scenes, and talk rowdy crowds, critics, and Redmayne's fourth go-round in the role of the Emcee.

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Jessica Lange Feels 'Wild and Liberated' in 'Mother Play' May 14, 2024

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Oscar, Emmy and Tony winning actress Lange, now on Broadway in a Tony-nominated performance in "Mother Play," discusses premiering a new play on Broadway, explains why she could do without Wednesday matinees, and reveals why her recent work has her feeling "wild and liberated."

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Talking 'Lempicka' With Tony Nominees Eden Espinosa and Amber Iman Apr 30, 2024

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In a conversation recorded before the announcement of the Tony nominations, actors Espinosa and Iman talk criticism discourse, the irresistible allure of Lempicka, and the Broadway community that’s rallied around their show.

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For Grant Gustin, The Hard Parts Are His Favorite Parts Apr 16, 2024

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Now starring on Broadway in the critically acclaimed "Water for Elephants," Gustin shares what's most challenging — and most rewarding — about his first return to musical theater after nine years as the star of the long-running CW series "The Flash."

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Bernadette Peters Wants to Play Sweeney Todd Apr 02, 2024

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Recorded live on the Broadway Cruise, musical theater icon Peters recalls the moment she fell in love with Sondheim's work, shares the biggest lessons she's learned in her career, and reveals the one Sondheim role she'd still love to play.

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From 'Succession' to 'Stereophonic' With Juliana Canfield Mar 19, 2024

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Soon to make her Broadway debut in the buzzy play “Stereophonic,” Canfield talks learning all those overlapping lines, telling an accidental lie on the way to winning her part in the show, the “Succession” diaspora on stage, and that one time the “Stereophonic” cast became a real band in Brooklyn.

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Love, Loss, Time, and Lots of Onstage Rain Mar 05, 2024

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How the creators of the new Broadway musical adaptation of "The Notebook," Ingrid Michaelson and Bekah Brunstetter, aim to both satisfy and surprise—and why the show's theatricality makes the popular story even more universal.

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How To Be A Theater Influencer Feb 20, 2024

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Two theater influencers, Kristin Hopkins and Ashley Hufford, reveal the secrets of becoming a theater influencer. The first thing to know: There's not much money in it, but there's a lot of free theater. "If I wanted this to be my day job, I should have done beauty influencing," Hufford jokes.

Kristin Hopkins: @kristin_bria on Instagram, @kristinbhopkins on TikTok

Ashely Hufford: @ashley_hufford on Instagram, @ashleyhufford on TikTok

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How 'Ilinoise' Takes a Page From 'A Chorus Line' Feb 06, 2024

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Director-choreographer Justin Peck and Pulitzer winning playwright Jackie Sibblies Drury talk about making a nontraditional dance musical based on Sufjan Stevens’ “genre-defying” album “Illinoise.” The show is now having its world premiere at Chicago Shakespeare Theater and will run at the Park Avenue Armory in Manhattan in March.

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The ‘Reservation Dogs’ Creators Wrote a Play Jan 23, 2024

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Just as the acclaimed FX series "Reservation Dogs" was being developed, five of the writers involved in the show were premiering their first play. "Reservation Dogs" co-creator Sterlin Harjo and series writer Bobby Wilson, both members of the sketch comedy troupe The 1491s, reveal the backstory of their play "Between Two Knees" as the show makes its New York premiere in Feb. 2024.

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