Leigh Scheps

Millburn, New York, Springfield

Entertainment and Lifestyle Reporter at Freelance

Broadway Reporter | Outer Critics Circle Voter #UpWithTheCurtain [email protected]

Articles

Inside the 2025 Jimmy Awards: Meet This Year's Winners

3 days ago | broadwaydirect.com | Leigh Scheps

Some of Broadway’s brightest stars currently headlining marquees, including Boop! The Musical’s Jasmine Amy Rogers, Dead Outlaw’s Julia Knitel, and The Great Gatsby’s Ryan McCartan, all got their professional start at the Jimmy Awards. Monday night at the Minskoff Theatre, home of The Lion King, a new crop of talented teenagers showed off their impressive musical theater skills at the National High School Musical Awards. Look out – many of them could be the new fresh face of Broadway.
Erika Henningsen and Kyle Selig Take on Broadway, Now as a Married Duo

1 week ago | broadwaydirect.com | Leigh Scheps

It’s a five-minute walk between the theatres where married actors Erika Henningsen and Kyle Selig are each starring on Broadway. Henningsen plays Sandra Dee in the new Bobby Darin biomusical, Just In Time, at the Circle in the Square Theatre. Her husband is performing alongside a troupe of singers in Sondheim’s Old Friends at the Friedman Theatre. The couple wed on May 22, 2023, in New York City after starring together in Mean Girls on Broadway.
Jinkx Monsoon is rocking the boat in Pirates!-and she's never felt safer

1 week ago | timeout.com | Leigh Scheps

NewsThe RuPaul's Drag Race champion opens up about going legit on Broadway.
Inside the Hottest Tony Award Afterparties of 2025

2 weeks ago | observer.com | Leigh Scheps

A group selfie at the Oh, Mary! party at The Venue on Music Row. Photo: Justin BarbinOnce Tony Awards host Cynthia Erivo closed out the telecast, belting out her rendition of “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going” from Dreamgirls, it was a mad dash for the door to celebrate the night’s big winners, and Observer was there to soak it all in.
Are Influencers Becoming Broadway's Biggest Stars?

3 weeks ago | townandcountrymag.com | Leigh Scheps

JJ Niemann doesn’t play the most recognizable character in Hamilton, but outside of the long-running Broadway hit’s stage door, large numbers of fans never fail to spot him. It’s not only because of his skill playing Army general Charles Lee; “Whether or not they bought a ticket knowing they were going to see me, they see me and they're like, ‘I know him,” Niemann says. How do they know him? Through social media, of course.
Are Influencers Becoming Broadway's Biggest Stars?

3 weeks ago | aol.com | Leigh Scheps

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links."JJ Niemann doesn’t play the most recognizable character in Hamilton, but outside of the long-running Broadway hit’s stage door, large numbers of fans never fail to spot him. It’s not only because of his skill playing Army general Charles Lee; “Whether or not they bought a ticket knowing they were going to see me, they see me and they're like, ‘I know him,” Niemann says. How do they know him?
Are Influencers Becoming Broadway's Biggest Stars?

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Leigh Scheps

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links."JJ Niemann doesn’t play the most recognizable character in Hamilton, but outside of the long-running Broadway hit’s stage door, large numbers of fans never fail to spot him. It’s not only because of his skill playing Army general Charles Lee; “Whether or not they bought a ticket knowing they were going to see me, they see me and they're like, ‘I know him,” Niemann says. How do they know him?
Sadie Sink on the vulnerability of her star turn on Broadway

3 weeks ago | timeout.com | Leigh Scheps

NewsSink's Tony-nominated performance in John Proctor Is the Villain is the thrill of her career so far. Written by Leigh SchepscontributorWednesday June 4 2025FacebookTwitterPinterestEmailWhatsApp Photograph: Courtesy Julieta Cervantes | Sadie Sink in John Proctor Is the VillainAdvertisingAt the tender age of 23, Sadie Sink is already a Broadway veteran. She made her Main Stem debut as a standby ragamuffin in the 2012 revival of Annie and later assumed the title role.
Gracie Lawrence Talks Portraying Connie Francis On Broadway, Singing In "Sex Lives Of College Girls" & That One Time She Met Mick Jagger

3 weeks ago | grammy.com | Leigh Scheps

Gracie Lawrence as Connie Francis in "Just In Time"Photo: Matthew Murphy & Evan Zimmerman"I'm having the time of my life," the Tony Award nominee says of her multi-hyphenate career. |GRAMMYs/Jun 3, 2025 - 03:37 pmSinger and actress Connie Francis is having a moment. Her 1962 track "Pretty Little Baby" has gone viral on TikTok, reaching 10 billion views with celebrities including Kim Kardashian lip-syncing to the oldie but goodie.
Orville Peck drops the mask in 'Cabaret'

3 weeks ago | timeout.com | Leigh Scheps

As the orchestra plays the opening vamps of “Wilkommen,” Orville Peck ascends to the stage from below, as though rising from some underworld to spread malice. In his regular life as a country-music singer-songwriter with fans around the world, Peck cultivates an air of mystery; he is never seen in public without some kind of elaborate mask. But as the creepy Emcee inBroadway’sCabaret at the Kit Kat Club, he bares his soul—and his full face—every night. Peck has always had a hankering for the stage.