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Nicole Rosky

Nicole is the Editor-in-Chief of BroadwayWorld, where she began her journey as an intern in 2010. As BroadwayWorld's Senior Managing Editor, a role she took on in 2012, she covered over a decade's-worth of theatre and live entertainment in New York City and around the world. Throughout her time with BroadwayWorld, Nicole has worked extensively with the photo and video team, producing (and sometimes editing) a great deal of the site's original programming, including Backstage with Richard Ridge, Dance Captain Dance Attack, Next on Stage, Kid Critics, and Teen Critics, just to name a few. Originally from outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, she is a proud graduate of Penn State University's College of Communications. Nicole currently resides in Brooklyn, New York, where she gets to enjoy far more great theatre than she ever dreamed. Her first great role was "Billy Flynn" in her fourth grade musical theatre class. Oh, how far she has come!




LEARN MORE ABOUT Nicole Rosky

First Show:

Gyspy, starring the great Bernadette Peters

Favorite Show:

There are so many! Just a few include Ragtime, Merrily We Roll Along, Next to Normal, The Bridges of Madison County, Jesus Christ Superstar, Newsies, and The Secret Garden.

Favorite Stories:

  • Tony Nominee Reactions - I have had the pleasure of covering every Tony Awards season since 2011 and one of my favorite parts is hearing from the nominees just moments after they find out that they ARE nominees.
  • Theatre Queens - When I'm not at a Broadway show, you'll find me at home, catching up on the latest episodes of RuPaul's Drag Race. I've had a blast chatting with many of the queens who call theatre their first love.
  • Broadway Jukebox - I love a good playlist and I find myself making them OFTEN. I've curated over 100 musical theatre playlists for BroadwayWorld (my personal favorite is "Female Anthems of Broadway"). Give them a listen and follow BroadwayWorld on Spotify to find out what I come up with next!
  • Broadway By Design - I created this series after realizing how little information is shared about the theatrical design process and it has become one of my favorite ongoing features.
  • Next On Stage - Working on this project and having the opportunity to spotlight so many talented young people from around the country has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my career.


STAGE TUBE: ON YOUR FEET's Road to Broadway- Being the Estefans
STAGE TUBE: ON YOUR FEET's Road to Broadway- Being the Estefans
July 17, 2015

On Your Feet!, a new musical based on the life story of seven-time GRAMMY winning international superstar Gloria Estefan and her husband, legendary producer-musician-entrepreneur Emilio Estefan, just concluded its pre-Broadway World Premiere in Chicago.Next, the show will transfer to Broadway's Marquis Theatre on October 5, 2015 and officially open on November 5, 2015. Below, we continue to follow the show's 'Road to Broadway' with Episode 5- Being the Estefans. 

TV: Cast of SISTAS Belts It Out at BROADWAY IN BRYANT PARK
TV: Cast of SISTAS Belts It Out at BROADWAY IN BRYANT PARK
July 17, 2015

Broadway in Bryan Park continued its 2015 program on Thursday - and BroadwayWorld was on hand to capture the first day. This week's line-up included performances from the casts of Mamma Mia!, CHICAGO, Finding Neverland, SISTAS and the help of 39 STEPS. Below, watch as the cast of SISTAS performs a motown medley!

TV: Watch the Cast of FINDING NEVERLAND Soar at BROADWAY IN BRYANT PARK!
TV: Watch the Cast of FINDING NEVERLAND Soar at BROADWAY IN BRYANT PARK!
July 19, 2015

Below, watch as Laura Michelle Kelly, Casey Butler, Jackson Demott Hill, Alex Dreier, and Eli Tokash perform songs from FINDING NEVERLAND including: 'All That Matters' and 'Stars.'

TV: MAMMA MIA!'s Dynamos Take Their Final Dance Through Bryant Park!
TV: MAMMA MIA!'s Dynamos Take Their Final Dance Through Bryant Park!
July 18, 2015

Below, watch as Judy McLane, Alison Ewing, Mary Callanan and the rest fo the cast belt out the classic tunes of MAMMA MIA!, including: 'The Winner Takes It All,' 'Mamma Mia,' 'Dancing Queen' and 'Waterloo.'

TV Exclusive: Ask the Angels of Broadway's AN ACT OF GOD, Volume 1- Just 2 Weeks Left!
TV Exclusive: Ask the Angels of Broadway's AN ACT OF GOD, Volume 1- Just 2 Weeks Left!
July 20, 2015

It's time for Him to say God-bye. Don't miss your last chance to see God on Broadway in AN ACT OF GOD, now in its final weeks! JIM PARSONS ("The Big Bang Theory") stars in this miraculously funny new play where God and His devoted angels answer some of the deepest questions that have plagued mankind since Creation. The New York Times calls it "The Most Hilarious 90 Minutes on Broadway!" ?

From the BroadwayWorld Vaults: Relive the Magic of ANYTHING GOES!
From the BroadwayWorld Vaults: Relive the Magic of ANYTHING GOES!
July 16, 2015

In honor of Throwback Thursday, BroadwayWorld is celebrating the past with a new series that will take you back in time with some of our favorite vintage video features. That's right- we are opening up the BroadwayWorld Vaults to reminisce on shows are long gone from the Broadway-scene, but have left an indelible mark on the world of theatre as a whole. Today, we bring you a vintage video from 2011. Relive the magic of ANYTHING GOES below!

STAGE TUBE: On This Day for 7/18/15- ASSASSINS
STAGE TUBE: On This Day for 7/18/15- ASSASSINS
July 18, 2015

Today in 2004, Assassins opened at Studio 54, where it ran for 101 performances. Assassins is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by John Weidman, based on an idea by Charles Gilbert, Jr. It uses the premise of a murderous carnival game to produce a revue-style portrayal of men and women who attempted (successfully or otherwise) to assassinate Presidents of the United States. The music varies to reflect the popular music of the eras depicted.The musical first opened Off-Broadway in 1990, and the 2004 Broadway production won five Tony Awards.

STAGE TUBE: On This Day for 7/17/15- [title of show]
STAGE TUBE: On This Day for 7/17/15- [title of show]
July 17, 2015

Today in 2008, [title of show] opened at the Lyceum Theatre, where it ran for 102 performances. [title of show] is a one-act musical, with music and lyrics by Jeff Bowen and a book by Hunter Bell. The show chronicles its own creation as an entry in the New York Musical Theatre Festival, and follows the struggles of the author and composer/lyricist and their two actress friends during the initial brief (three-week) creative period, along with subsequent events leading up to the show's production. Writer/stars Bowen and Bell, as well as director Michael Berresse all won Obie Awards for their work on the off-Broadway production, and Bell was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical.

STAGE TUBE: On This Day for 7/16/15- Tony Kushner
STAGE TUBE: On This Day for 7/16/15- Tony Kushner
July 16, 2015

Happy Birthday Tony Kushner! Kushner's best known work is Angels in America, a seven-hour epic about the AIDS epidemic in Reagan-era New York, which was later adapted into a miniseries for which Kushner wrote the screenplay. His other plays include Hydriotaphia, Slavs!: Thinking About the Longstanding Problems of Virtue and Happiness, A Bright Room Called Day, Homebody/Kabul, and the book for the musical Caroline, or Change. His new translation of Bertolt Brecht's Mother Courage and Her Children was performed at the Delacorte Theater in the summer of 2006 starring Meryl Streep and directed by George C. Wolfe. Kushner has also adapted Brecht's The Good Person of Szechwan, Corneille's The Illusion, and S. Ansky's play The Dybbuk.

TV: Watch Highlights from BUDDY: THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY at the MUNY!
TV: Watch Highlights from BUDDY: THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY at the MUNY!
July 14, 2015

The Muny presents Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story, beginning tonight, July 13, and running through July 20 at Forest Park. Written by Alan Janes, Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story is directed by Marcia Milgrom Dodge, choreographed by Josh Walden and music directed by Michael Horsley. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you a first look at the production!

BWW Interview: JERSEY BOYS' Joseph Leo Bwarie Preps for a Revolutionary Role in NAPOLEON
BWW Interview: JERSEY BOYS' Joseph Leo Bwarie Preps for a Revolutionary Role in NAPOLEON
July 15, 2015

While he was in rehearsals, Bwarie chatted with BroadwayWorld about what to expect from the new reworking, playing the iconic man, his upcoming solo album, and so much more. Check out the full interview below!

TV: How Sweet the Sound! Watch Highlights from AMAZING GRACE on Broadway
TV: How Sweet the Sound! Watch Highlights from AMAZING GRACE on Broadway
July 14, 2015

AMAZING GRACE features music and lyrics by Christopher Smith and a book by Christopher Smith and Arthur Giron, directed by Gabriel Barre (Andrew Lippa's The Wild Party) and choreographed by Tony Award winner Christopher Gattelli (Newsies). Amazing Grace will open on Thursday, July 16 at the Nederlander Theatre (208 West 41st Street). BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

STAGE TUBE: On This Day for 7/14/15- Arthur Laurents
STAGE TUBE: On This Day for 7/14/15- Arthur Laurents
July 14, 2015

Happy Birthday Arthur Laurents! Laurents' first play, Home of the Brave, opened on Broadway in 1945, followed by many others. He wrote his first musical, West Side Story, in 1957, followed by Gypsy and others. His first screenplay was The Snake Pit in 1948, followed by others including Rope, Anastasia, The Way We Were and The Turning Point. His own play, Invitation to a March in 1960, was the first of several he directed. I Can Get It for You Wholesale in 1961 was the first musical he directed, followed by others including La Cage aux Folles and Gypsy with Angela Lansbury, then Tyne Daly and most recently, Patti LuPone. He pased away in May 2011.

TV: Watch Christiane Noll and Hugh Panaro Sing from THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY with Jason Robert Brown!
TV: Watch Christiane Noll and Hugh Panaro Sing from THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY with Jason Robert Brown!
July 13, 2015

Just last week, Des Moines Performing Arts, in partnership with the Des Moines Symphony, hosted a special guest with Iowa ties at the state's largest single-day concert event. The Yankee Doodle Pops concert on the Iowa State Capitol's West Terrace, welcomed three-time Tony Award®-winning composer Jason Robert Brown to conduct the orchestra in selections from Broadway's THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY, featuring soloists Christiane Noll and Hugh Panaro. The musical, winner of the 2014 Tony Award for Best Original Score and Best Orchestrations, is famously set in Iowa and will launch its national tour at the Des Moines Civic Center November 28 - December 5. Below, check out highlights from the special concert event!

TV: HAND TO GOD's Charge-Gate Continues- Nick Silvestri Offers Public Apology to Broadway
TV: HAND TO GOD's Charge-Gate Continues- Nick Silvestri Offers Public Apology to Broadway
July 13, 2015

That audience member -- 19-year-old Nick Silvestri of Long Island, NY -- held a press conference outside the Booth Theatre to offer an apology the the company, audience, and Broadway community. Click below to check out his explanation. 

STAGE TUBE: On This Day for 7/13/15- HAIR
STAGE TUBE: On This Day for 7/13/15- HAIR
July 13, 2015

Today in 2011, the return engagement of the second Broadway revival of HAIR opened at the St. James Theatre, where it ran for 67 performances. Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical is a rock musical with a book and lyrics by James Rado and Gerome Ragni and music by Galt MacDermot. A product of the hippie counter-culture and sexual revolution of the 1960s, several of its songs became anthems of the anti-Vietnam War peace movement. Hair tells the story of the 'tribe', a group of politically active, long-haired hippies of the 'Age of Aquarius' living a bohemian life in New York City and fighting against conscription into the Vietnam War.

TV: Watch a Sneak Peek of MRS. SMITH'S BROADWAY CAT-TACULAR!
TV: Watch a Sneak Peek of MRS. SMITH'S BROADWAY CAT-TACULAR!
July 11, 2015

Cardinal Theatricals presents the Off Broadway premiere of Mrs. Smith's Broadway Cat-tacular!, an all-singing, all-dancing 'demented cabaret on acid,' created and performed by New York based writer/actor and performance artist David Hanbury. Joining Mrs. Smith onstage will be her two 'Broadway Boys' Brandon Haagenson and Ken Lear. Directed by Andrew Rasmussen, performances begin tonight, July 10th, at the 47th Street Theatre (304 West 47th Street - between 8th & 9thAvenue). Opening Night is set for Monday, July 20th at 7:30pm. Performances will continue through September 20th.

TV: Raise the Rehearsal Room Roof with the Cast of Encores! THE WILD PARTY!
TV: Raise the Rehearsal Room Roof with the Cast of Encores! THE WILD PARTY!
July 10, 2015

Led by Tony winner Sutton Foster, Encores! Off-Center's upcoming production of Andrew Lippa's THE WILD PARTY also features Steven Pasquale (who made his New York stage debut and understudied the role of Burrs in the MTC production of THE WILD PARTY), Brandon Victor Dixon, Foster's YOUNGER co-star Miriam Shor, Joaquina Kalukango and Talene Monahon, along with Renee Albulario, Ryan Andes, Penelope Armstead-Williams,James Brown III, Rachel DeBenedet, Raymond J. Lee, Kenita R. Miller, Sydney Morton, Clifton Oliver, Charlie Pollock,Britton Smith, Ryan Steele and Samantha Sturm. BroadwayWorld takes you inside the rehearsal room with the cast below!

TV: STOMP Cast Gets Rowdy at BROADWAY IN BRYANT PARK!
TV: STOMP Cast Gets Rowdy at BROADWAY IN BRYANT PARK!
July 12, 2015

Broadway in Bryan Park kicked off its 2015 program yesterday - and BroadwayWorld was on hand to capture the first day. This week's line-up included performances from the casts of STOMP, FUERZA BRUTA, IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU, WICKED and the help of Penn and Teller. Below, watch the cast of STOMP in action!

TV: FUERZA BRUTA Dances its Way Through Bryant Park!
TV: FUERZA BRUTA Dances its Way Through Bryant Park!
July 11, 2015

Broadway in Bryan Park kicked off its 2015 program yesterday - and BroadwayWorld was on hand to capture the first day. This week's line-up included performances from the casts of STOMP, FUERZA BRUTA, IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU, WICKED and the help of Penn and Teller. Below, watch the cast of FUERZA BRUTA in action!



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