Welcome to BWW's exclusive talk show, BACKSTAGE WITH Richard Ridge. Follow Richard as he visits the theater's best and brightest in their dressing rooms, on their stages and favorite hang outs to talk about their lives, careers and all of the things you don't know, but want to know. In the special interview below, A Christmas Story composers Benj Pasek and Justin Paul chat about their musical backgrounds, all of their future projects, and much more. Click here if you missed Part 1 and check out Part 2 below!

Welcome to BWW's exclusive talk show, BACKSTAGE WITH Richard Ridge. Follow Richard as he visits the theater's best and brightest in their dressing rooms, on their stages and favorite hang outs to talk about their lives, careers and all of the things you don't know, but want to know. In the special interview below, A Christmas Story composers Benj Pasek and Justin Paul chat about how they were brought on to the creative team, what their writing process is like, and much more. Click below to check out the first part of the interview!

Screen Actors Guild Foundation and Broadway World have partnered for an filmed Conversations Q&A series to recognize and celebrate the vibrant theatre community in New York City and the union actors who aspire to have a career on the stage and screen. The most recent conversation featured Broadway favorite Norm Lewis, moderated by Broadway World's Richard Ridge. Check out the conversation below!

Screen Actors Guild Foundation and Broadway World have partnered for an filmed Conversations Q&A series to recognize and celebrate the vibrant theatre community in New York City and the union actors who aspire to have a career on the stage and screen. The most recent conversation featured stage, screen and television star Cherry Jones, moderated by BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge, and you can check it out below!

The most recent conversation featured stage, screen and television star Michael Urie, moderated by BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge, and you can check it out below!

Screen Actors Guild Foundation and Broadway World have partnered for an inaugural filmed Conversations Q&A series to recognize and celebrate the vibrant theatre community in New York City and the union actors who aspire to have a career on the stage and screen. The most recent conversation featured stage and screen star Sebastian Arcelus moderated by BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge, and you can check it out below!

Welcome to BWW's exclusive talk show, BACKSTAGE WITH Richard Ridge. Follow Richard as he visits the theater's best and brightest in their dressing rooms, on their stages and favorite hang outs to talk about their lives, careers and all of the things you don't know, but want to know. In the special interview below, Broadway Linda Eder reveals details on her upcoming concert at Town Hall, shares stories about her musical upbringings, recalls her long journey to Broadway in JEKYLL & HYDE and more! Click below to check out the full interview!

Screen Actors Guild Foundation and Broadway World have partnered for an inaugural filmed Conversations Q&A series to recognize and celebrate the vibrant theatre community in New York City and the union actors who aspire to have a career on the stage and screen. Below, check out a photo preview of the conversation with 2013 Tony Award Recipient Andrea Martin moderated by Broadway World's Richard Ridge. Be sure to check back later to watch highlights from the special interview!

Welcome to BWW's exclusive talk show, BACKSTAGE WITH Richard Ridge. Follow Richard as he visits the theater's best and brightest in their dressing rooms, on their stages and favorite hang outs to talk about their lives, careers and all of the things you don't know, but want to know. In this second part of a special interview with Brian Stokes Mitchell, the leading man shares stories about his time starring in KISS ME KATE, MAN OF LA MANCHA, WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN and more! Click below to check out Part 2 of the interview!

Screen Actors Guild Foundation and Broadway World have partnered for an inaugural filmed Conversations Q&A series to recognize and celebrate the vibrant theatre community in New York City and the union actors who aspire to have a career on the stage and screen. The most recent event was a two hour career conversation with 2013 Tony nominee Keith Carradine moderated by Broadway World's own Richard Ridge, and you can check out highlights from the discussion below!

Following the tremendous success of her first solo show, which played sold out venues across the country, stage and television star Laura Benanti will bring her brand new piece, 'In Constant Search of the Right Kind of Attention' to 54 Below, May 20-25. In the special interview below, Benanti chats about the upcoming concerts, winning her Tony Award for Gypsy, and so much more. Click below to check it out!

Screen Actors Guild Foundation and Broadway World have partnered for an inaugural filmed Conversations Q&A series to recognize and celebrate the vibrant theatre community in New York City and the union actors who aspire to have a career on the stage and screen. The most recent event was a two hour career conversation with Jim Parsons moderated by Broadway World's own Richard Ridge, and you can check out highlights from the discussion below!

Screen Actors Guild Foundation and Broadway World have partnered for an inaugural filmed Conversations Q&A series to recognize and celebrate the vibrant theatre community in New York City and the union actors who aspire to have a career on the stage and screen. The most recent event was a two hour career conversation with Vincent D'Onofrio moderated by Broadway World's own Richard Ridge, and you can check out highlights from the discussion below!

Screen Actors Guild Foundation and Broadway World have partnered for an inaugural filmed Conversations Q&A series to recognize and celebrate the vibrant theatre community in New York City and the union actors who aspire to have a career on the stage and screen. The most recent event was a two hour career conversation with 2013 Tony nominee David Hyde Pierce moderated by Broadway World's own Richard Ridge, and you can check out highlights from the discussion below!

Two time Tony winner Christine Ebersole recently sat down with Ridge for a special conversation with members of the Drama League about her career on the stage and screen. In this special interview, Richard chats with her about sharing the stage with Richard Burton, making the move to Hollywood, winning her two Tony Awards, and so much more. Click below to check it out!

Stage and screen star Ellen Burstyn is currently starring in Roundabout Theatre Company's Broadway revival of William Inge's PICNIC. In this special interview, Richard chats with her about sharing the stage with her all-star castmates, leading one of the scrariest movies of all time, getting through personal problems in the 70's, and so much more. Click below to check it out!

Screen Actors Guild Foundation and Broadway World have partnered for an inaugural filmed Conversations Q&A series to recognize and celebrate the vibrant theatre community in New York City and the union actors who aspire to have a career on the stage and screen. The kick-off event, a two hour career Conversations with Judy Greer moderated by Broadway World's own Richard Ridge was recently held at the NYIT Auditorium, and you can check out highlights from the discussion below!

Broadway favorite Jackie Hoffman is currently starring in A Chanukah Charol, her holiday-themed, pseudo-autobiographical, one-woman show inspired by Patrick Stewart's A Christmas Carol. In this interview, Richard chats with Hoffman about about growing up on Long Island, her new gig on 'The New Normal,' how she got cast in HAIRSPRAY, and so much more. Click below to watch the full interview!

Broadway favorite Lin-Manuel Miranda is currently being represented on Broadway with Bring It On- for which he is the co-composer and lyricist. In this second part of a two part interview, Richard chats with Miranda about working on Encores! MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG, creating his newest project THE HAMILTON MIXTAPE, and so much more. Click below to watch PART 2!

Broadway favorite Lin-Manuel Miranda is currently being represented on Broadway with Bring It On- for which he is the co-composer and lyricist. In this first part of a two part interview, Richard chats with Miranda about collaborating on the new musical, his new gig on 'Do No Harm,' bringing a Spanish twist to West Side Story, and so much more. Click below to watch PART 1 and check back later for PART 2!

Broadway legend Chita Rivera is currently starring alongside Stephanie J. Block, Will Chase, Jim Norton, and more in the Roundabout Theatre Company's Broadway production of The Mystery of Edwin Drood, which opened, November 13 at Studio 54. In this second part of the interview, Richard chats with Chita about playing her iconic role in Chicago, starring alongside friend Liza Minnelli in The Rink, earning her second Tony for Kiss of the Spider Woman, and so much more! Watch PART 2 below!

Broadway legend Chita Rivera is currently starring alongside Stephanie J. Block, Will Chase, Jim Norton, and more in the Roundabout Theatre Company's Broadway production of The Mystery of Edwin Drood, which opened, November 13 at Studio 54. In this first part of a two part interview, Richard chats with Chita about playing the 'Princess Puffer', how she won her role in WEST SIDE STORY, her friendship with Gwen Verdon and so much more. Click below to watch PART 1 and check back later for PART 2!

Australia's preeminent musical theatre and opera star Anthony Warlow is making his Broadway debut as billionaire Daddy Warbucks in the new production of ANNIE, currently in previews at the Palace Theatre. In this edition, Richard chats with Anthony about his legendary career Down Under, starring in LES MISERABLES, THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, and so much more! Click below to watch the full interview!

The Screen Actors Guild Foundation & BWW Announce New Partnership on Conversations Q&A Series and Expansion of 'Backstage with Richard Ridge'

Featuring book and lyrics by Kathie Lee Gifford and music by David Pomeranz and David Friedman, SCANDALOUS begins performances at Broadway's Neil Simon Theatre (250 W. 52nd St.) on Saturday, October 13, 2012. SCANDALOUS is led by two-time Tony Award nominee Carolee Carmello (Sister Act, Mamma Mia, Parade) as Aimee Semple McPherson, two-time Tony Award winner George Hearn (Sunset Blvd., La Cage aux Folles, Sweeney Todd) as James Kennedy and Brother Bob. In this edition, Richard chats with the Broadway-bound duo about bringing the story to Broadway, some of their favorite past roles, and so much more! Click below to watch the full interview.