Kathy Henderson

5 days ago | broadway.com | Kathy Henderson

Momma Rose is a difficult character to say no to. The Gypsy matriarch tramples on her loving enabler Herbie and pushes shy daughter Louise onto the burlesque stage. Only younger daughter June, who spends years belting versions of “Let Me Entertain You,” manages to escape Momma’s clutches at a relatively early age. Jordan Tyson plays this big-voiced young heroine with a clear-eyed spunkiness that leaves little doubt June will be OK.

1 week ago | broadway.com | Kathy Henderson

A character actor’s career inevitably has ups and downs, but Stephen DeRosa’s staying power can be measured by the list of directors he has worked with over the past quarter century: Jerry Zaks, Jack O’Brien, Michael Mayer, Michael Arden, John Rando, Walter Bobbie, Mike Nichols and now, in BOOP! The Musical, Jerry Mitchell.

3 weeks ago | broadway.com | Kathy Henderson

Students of Tony Awards trivia can savor a fun tidbit this year: In the spirit of Fosse and Verdon, husband-and-wife Gabriel Ebert and Danya Taymor are nominated for acting in and directing the Tony-nominated hit play John Proctor is the Villain. Both spouses already have a Tony at home—hers for directing The Outsiders last season, and his for playing Mr. Wormwood in Matilda in 2013, when he was 26.

1 month ago | broadway.com | Kathy Henderson

Heading into awards season, Christopher Gattelli already had one Best Choreography Tony in hand for Newsies, plus a trio of nominations for the Lincoln Center Theater juggernauts South Pacific, The King and I and My Fair Lady. He had even competed with himself when his My Fair Lady choreography was pitted against his work on SpongeBob SquarePants. “I canceled myself out,” he jokes of the 2018 race, which Justin Peck won for Carousel. What could top a pair of Tony nods?

1 month ago | broadway.com | Kathy Henderson

Taylor Trensch is Broadway’s go-to actor for roles that require sensitivity and depth of feeling—qualities on full display in his Tony-nominated performance as reporter Skeets Miller in Floyd Collins. His Tony recognition is a happy reminder that excellent acting is just as important to the success of a musical as belting the climactic song.