Matthew Morrison: Bali Hai Has Found HimMay 20, 2008From the very first moment Hairspray audiences caught Matthew Morrison crooning Marc Shaiman's joyful heart beat of a score and expertly swinging his hips while dancing to Jerry Mitchell's witty whiplash choreography, a Broadway performer of high caliber was born. Since exiting that production a number of years ago, he's built a career that's a testament to his intelligence and passion for the art of acting. His current role as Lt. Joe Cable in Lincoln Center's critically acclaimed revival of Rodger's & Hammerstein's South Pacific gives the young talent the chance to bring new life to a beloved classic.
TONYS 2008 Q&A: Maria AitkenMay 19, 2008Maria Aitken is committing all sorts of sinister crimes eight times a week on the stage of the Cort Theatre, and people can't stop laughing about it! The witty and engaging Aitken is making her U.S. directorial debut with her work on The 39 Steps, she's also well known back home in Great Britain as an accomplished actress, having graced the stages of the National Theatre and West End. But it's her directing that's gotten accolades here, when the 2008 Tony nominations were read the other morning her name was among those honored for Best Direction of a Play.
TONYS 2008 Q&A: Robin De JesusMay 15, 2008Robin De Jesús is delighting Broadway audiences on a nightly basis as part of the cast of In The Heights, Lin-Manuel Miranda's passionate musical love letter to life in Washington Heights. The musical received 13 Tony nominations, including one for the talented De Jesús for Best Featured Actor in a Musical.
Barrett Foa: A Class ActorNovember 8, 2006Barrett Foa, as Leaf Coneybear in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, proves he is a class act as a performer
Broadway's Rock Star - J. Robert SpencerAugust 8, 2006For J. Robert Spencer, the journey from eager kid with a drum set and aspirations of rock super-stardom to a leading role in one of the biggest Broadway smashes of recent years was one of hard work, humor, inspiration and a dollop of irony. Long before he received accolades for his on-stage portrayal of a rock star, Spencer longed to be a rock star himself.