The 2001 Syracuse University graduate (School of Information Studies) is also the owner of Wisdom Digital Media, an award-winning leading design company for entertainment and technology web sites. In his previous life, he held an executive position for the world's leading publisher of technology magazines, web sites and conferences and, as a result, was named among the "Top thirty magazine industry executives under the age of 30" by FOLIO Magazine. Robert Diamond founded BroadwayWorld.com in 2003, which has now become the largest theatre web site in the world. The site covers Broadway and beyond, with specific local coverage for 100 cities in the United States, 35 countries worldwide and 10 other related areas of entertainment - including dance, opera, concerts, comedy, films, television and more.
Lately, it's been Spring (Awakening) Fever on Broadway with audiences, fans and celebrities coming to see the new show - not to mention that it has received the best reviews of any musical so far for the 2006/2007 theatre season. I checked in with another of the show's talented young stars - Jonathan Groff, who plays the role of Melchior in Spring Awakening.
On an upcoming episode of SCRUBS, D'Abruzzo plays a medical patient who checks in to the hospital complaining of hearing incessant music. The hospital is very quickly turned into a stage. I checked in with D'Abruzzo to get the full scoop!
Currently starring on Broadway as Jean Valjean in Les Miserables, Alexander Gemignani shares how he's taking on the role, Sweeney Todd, fans and more...
With the October 31 release of Bat Out of Hell III Meat Loaf sat down with BroadwayWorld.com to reflect on his time in the theatre, the new CD, theatrical ghosts, future stage possibilities, his Bat Out of Hell on Broadway Concert November 2nd at the Palace Theater and much more.
'My Inner Cassie' quickly became one of the biggest features BroadwayWorld.com has ever presented. Due to the overwhelming responses and thousands of emails, we have decided to take the next logical step.
Featuring all the Broadway Cassies including Donna McKechnie, Ann Reinking, Pamela Sousa, Cheryl Clark, Wanda Richert, Angelique Ilo, Laurie Gamache, Deborah Henry, Vicki Frederick in a very special feature.
This July came the news that the Theater League had found its new Executive Director - Charlotte St. Martin. Martin, a high-ranking veteran of the hotel and hospitality industries is a life long theatre-lover and is clearly taking over her new position with much enthusiasm. That makes us very happy to help introduce her to the Broadway World.
Actress Kristin Huffman just made her Broadway debut in the new production of COMPANY. We're proud to welcome her aboard BroadwayWorld.com, where she'll be writing 'ActorQuest', a new weekly column with tales from her life as an actor. Join Kristin every Friday as she shares her stories. In the meantime, let's get to know this up & coming Broadway talent!
With reality-TV star Constantine Maroulis joining the cast of The Wedding Singer shortly and some other recent cast changes, it seemed like the perfect time to check in with one of the show's most popular stars, Felicia Finley for the scoop on that and lots more…
I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Broadway's most raucous ensemble - the very talented cast of Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me. The show's 'Comedy All Stars' features Brooks Ashmanskas, Mary Birdsong, Capathia Jenkins and Nicole Parker all of whom sat with us to dish the dirt and give us the scoop on the hilarious show.
Ok PHANTOM 'Phans'... I have found your nirvana...and you can find it at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas, where I attended the lavish opening of PHANTOM: The Las Vegas Spectacular last night (Saturday, June 24th at 7pm).
This year's Broadway Bares is being held on Sunday June 18th and is promising to be one of the best yet - celebrating New York's 'colorful characters and interesting places.' Of course, we can also expect a lot of heat! I checked in with director Denis Jones and one of the choreographers, Dontee Kiehn to get the full scoop on what the always-fun night has in store for audiences this year.
On Sunday night, June 11th, Broadway puts on its biggest show of the year...and theatre lovers on the West Coast will be flocking to the Skirball Center in L.A. for the Actors' Fund Tony Awards Party. The evening will be hosted by Sam Harris and will honor his longtime pal, Liza Minnelli, who will receive the Julie Harris Lifetime Achievement Award. I was lucky enough to catch Liza and Sam together in NY to talk about what is sure to be a great night, their history together and lots more...
Betty Buckley chats about her upcoming New York jazz debut, May 30 - June 4 at the Blue Note New York.
Nominated for Best Director of a Play for The Lietenant of Inishmore, Wilson Milam helmed the show from London, to Off-Broadway to Broadway.
Nominated for Best Leading Actress in a play for The Rabbit Hole, Cynthia Nixon looks back at that production and more...
Playwright Marsha Norman is nominated for Best Book for The Color Purple, and tells us about the challenges of bringing that show to the stage and more...
A double-nominee for Best Director, and Best Choreographer for The Pajama Game, Kathleen chats about the show, awards and more...
Nominated for Best Director for Jersey Boys, Des sounds off on Jukebox musicals, Zhivago, The Wiz and more...
Tony nominated for Best Original Score (alongside Andrew Lloyd Webber), David Zippel gives us the scoop on what's next for The Woman in White and his other projects.
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