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VIDEO: Behind the Scenes with 2013 Oscars Set Designer Derek McLane!

In a stage design preview video posted just before last night's Oscars ceremony, Derek McLane shared a little bit about his process in designing the set. He talks about his desire to use Swarovski crystals, and what it took to bring that idea to life. Click below to watch the interview! (more...)

BWW TV First Watch: Episode 4 of Mitchell Jarvis and Wesley Taylor's 'It Could Be Worse'

The first season of all-new dark comedy series 'it could be worse,' just debuted on Friday, February 1. It is co-created and written by longtime collaborators Mitchell Jarvis and Wesley Taylor. Check out episode 4 below! (more...)

BWW TV First Watch: Episode 3 of Mitchell Jarvis and Wesley Taylor's 'It Could Be Worse'

The first season of all-new dark comedy series 'it could be worse,' just debuted on Friday, February 1. It is co-created and written by longtime collaborators Mitchell Jarvis and Wesley Taylor. Check out episode 3 below! (more...)

STAGE TUBE: Wesley Taylor, Audra McDonald & More in IT COULD BE WORSE- Episode 2

The first season of all-new dark comedy series 'it could be worse,' just debuted on Friday, February 1. It is co-created and written by longtime collaborators Mitchell Jarvis and Wesley Taylor. Check out episode 2 with Wesley Taylor, Mitchell Jarvis, Nancy Opel, Gideon Glick, Kyle Dean Massey, and Audra McDonald below! (more...)

STAGE TUBE: Meet the Cast of Old Globe's PYGMALION

The Old Globe today announced the complete cast and creative team of its 100th anniversary production of the George Bernard Shaw classic Pygmalion. Starring Tony Award winner Robert Sean Leonard (The Invention of Love, Born Yesterday) as Professor Henry Higgins and Charlotte Parry (The Importance of Being Earnest, The Real Thing) as Eliza Doolittle, the production coincides with the 100th anniversary of Pygmalion's 1913 premiere in Vienna, Austria. Directed by Nicholas Martin (Butley, Present Laughter), Pygmalion will run on the Donald and Darlene Shiley Stage in the Old Globe Theatre, part of the Globe's Conrad Prebys Theatre Center, Jan. 12 - Feb. 17, 2013. Preview performances run Jan. 12 - Jan. 16. Opening night is Thursday, Jan. 17 at 8:00 p.m. Meet the cast in the video below! (more...)

STAGE TUBE: Maureen Anderman, Mark Lamos & Nicholas Martin Talk THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING

Westport Country Playhouse stages the National Book Award-winning memoir, "The Year of Magical Thinking" by Joan Didion, now through June 30, featuring noted actress Maureen Anderman as Didion. Directed by Nicholas Martin, the play is based on the author's actual experience rebuilding her life during the year after her spouse's death and her capacity to emerge strengthened from even the most shattering of life's trials. Watch the video below for behind-the-scenes interviews with Artistic Director Mark Lamos, Director Nicholas Martin and actor Maureen Anderman! (more...)

STAGE TUBE: I AM THEATRE Project - Kate Burton

BroadwayWorld.com is excited to share a weekly series developed by the Theatre Communications Group! This week Kate Burton shares pivotal moments in her theatre career and why the arts matter to her! (more...)

STAGE TUBE: Frank Langella on His DROPPED NAMES Book

As BroadwayWorld previously reported, stage and screen star Frank Langella, just penned his first memoir, which includes stories about Elizabeth Taylor, Laurence Olivier, William Styron, Marilyn Monroe, Arthur Miller and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, and more. Titled: 'Dropped Names,' the book is now available at Amazon.com. Check out what Langella had to say about the book on today's 'The Today Show' below! (more...)

BWW TV: BOEING-BOEING at Hartford Stage - Performance Highlights!

Hartford Stage is currently presenting Boeing-Boeing, the high-flying Tony Award-winning comedy through February 12, 2012. The show is directed by Hartford Stage resident director Maxwell Williams. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you performance highlights! (more...)

STAGE TUBE: Nathan Lane Returns to MODERN FAMILY!

After guest role on 'Modern Family' last fall, Nathan Lane will reprise his role as Cameron and Mitchell's flamboyant partying friend, Pepper, in the March 23 episode according to Zap2it.com. This time, Mitch [Jesse Tyler Ferguson] and Cam [Eric Stonestreet] go out for a boys night with Pepper and a bunch of their other gay friends. Check out a clip from the episode below! (more...)

STAGE TUBE: Allison Janney Sings on MR. SUNSHINE

On last night's episode of ABC's 'Mr. Sunshine', stage and screen star Allison Janney sang 'A Song For You' with her ex-husband (Played by James Taylor). (more...)

STAGE TUBE: Nathan Lane Visits Letterman!

Tony-Award winning performer Nathan Lane visited 'The Late Show with David Letterman' on Jan. 21. Click below to check out his segment. (more...)

STAGE TUBE: 'GODOT' Star Lane Reveals 'Star Trek' Role on LATE SHOW

Nathan Lane, star of Roundabout Theatre Company's Waiting for Godot, guested on CBS' 'Late Show with David Letterman' last night, Wednesday, April 22nd. The star of stage and screen revealed his surprise role on the upcoming 'STAR TREK' film. (more...)

BWW TV: Langella - Different Stages

Three-time Tony Award winner Frank Langella is among the American theater world's greatest living actors. Though he gained recognition as a film star in the 1970s, the stage has always been his first love. (more...)

BWW TV: God of Carnage Character Card Preview

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