Leigh Scheps

Hoboken, New York

Senior Digital Video Reporter at Inside Edition

Reporter 🎤 @InsideEdition Digital | Broadway Contributor @cbsnews @broadwaydirect | Outer Critics Circle Voter #UpWithTheCurtain [email protected]

Articles

5 of the Most Iconic Musical Theater Mothers in Broadway History

5 days ago | broadwaydirect.com | Leigh Scheps

“Mother said straight ahead, not to delay or be misled. I should have heeded her advice,” sings Little Red Riding Hood in Into the Woods. Mothers — especially mothers on Broadway — seem to have an endless supply of words of wisdom for their children, whether wise or misguided. And what’s even more common — on stage in a musical, at least — is that the children don’t always obey.
Behind the Scenes of Being a Working Mom on Broadway

1 week ago | parents.com | Leigh Scheps

Jennafer Newberry, Standby for Glinda in "Wicked" on Broadway with her daughter Parker. Photo: Parents / Jennafer Newberry Working nights can be rough for any mother who might be unable to tuck their kids into bed. Then there’s being a working parent on Broadway, which has its own set of challenges and rewards. There was some real “mom guilt” for Lilli Thomas, currently starring as Mazzepa in Gypsy, especially last year during the holidays when the musical was in rehearsals.
Kara Young Attends the Met Gala Fresh Off Making Tony Awards History Again

1 week ago | broadwaydirect.com | Leigh Scheps

Kara Young has found her purpose in dramatic story-telling. For the fourth year in a row, the actress has been nominated for a Tony Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play. She breaks her own record that she set last year as the first Black performer to receive that many consecutive nominations. She’s currently starring as Aziza Houston in Purpose at the Hayes Theater on Broadway. She made her triumphant Broadway debut in 2021’s Clyde’s followed by Cost of Living in 2022.
Met Gala, After Dark: Cigars, Hot Dogs and Haute Couture at The Mark and Beyond

1 week ago | observer.com | Leigh Scheps

Everything was coming up roses—literally—at one of the year’s most elusive and exclusive after-parties. Hundreds of them, velvety and red, clung to the walls of The Mark Hotel like fashion week veterans angling for a camera flash. And if Gypsy’s indomitable Mama Rose was anywhere in sight, she’d likely have been crooning from a fainting couch—or more realistically, Audra McDonald was upstairs icing her Tony-nominated vocal cords after a marathon night on the Met steps.
Here’s how to spend the day in Millburn, New Jersey when you have a show at the Paper Mill Playhouse

2 weeks ago | timeout.com | Leigh Scheps

NewsGoing to the playhouse is how some of us get a sneak peek of what may be headed for Broadway. Written by Leigh SchepscontributorMonday April 28 2025FacebookTwitterPinterestEmailWhatsAppPhotograph: Shutterstock AdvertisingWhen Disney’s The Little Mermaid begins performances at the Tony Award-winning Paper Mill Playhouse on May 29, New York theaterphiles will start making their way west to catch the show.
Inside the 2025 TIME100 Gala: Icons, Innovators and Impact They Carry

2 weeks ago | observer.com | Leigh Scheps

Ed Sheeran, Snoop Dogg and Jon M. Chu. Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for TIMEBlake Lively and Ryan Reynolds were the last to arrive at last night’s TIME100 Gala in New York City, though you wouldn’t have known it if you were waiting with the press. As all eyes and cameras were pointed in the direction of their expected entrance, the couple walked past the journalists waiting to ask questions, ducking behind a decorative black curtain wall before making their way to the still photography section.
Good Night, and Good Luck and Other Broadway Shows About Journalism

1 month ago | broadwaydirect.com | Leigh Scheps

George Clooney is currently making his long-awaited Broadway debut in Good Night, and Good Luck, which opened April 3 at the Winter Garden Theatre. The play centers around a historic and unprecedented moment during the golden age of broadcast journalism. To celebrate, here are other Broadway (and Off-Broadway!) shows related to journalism. Good Night, and Good LuckIt’s the golden age of broadcast journalism. Edward R.
'SMASH' Star Krysta Rodriguez On the Long-Awaited Broadway Show, From Its Easter Eggs to Her Meg Ryan-Inspo

1 month ago | marieclaire.com | Leigh Scheps

Krysta Rodriguez gets out from the back seat of her car service and enters through the stage door of the Imperial Theatre. She signs her name on the call board and walks up three flights of stairs with a landing offering a quick glimpse of backstage—before settling in her dressing room. She places her phone on her makeup table and takes her black and white peacoat with a yellow collar off to reveal a muted gray T-shirt. Her dressing room is mostly bare, with white walls not yet decorated.
'SMASH' Star Krysta Rodriguez On the Long-Awaited Broadway Show, From Its Easter Eggs to Her Meg Ryan-Inspo

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Leigh Scheps

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Jenny Anderson / Getty ImagesKrysta Rodriguez gets out from the back seat of her car service and enters through the stage door of the Imperial Theatre. She signs her name on the call board and walks up three flights of stairs with a landing offering a quick glimpse of backstage—before settling in her dressing room.
Lea Salonga on Honoring Stephen Sondheim in Old Friends on Broadway

1 month ago | broadwaydirect.com | Leigh Scheps

Lea Salonga is a little out of breath. She just finished a walk through Central Park. But she doesn’t need a minute because, despite a slightly elevated heart rate, she’s ready to chat. “I got my steps in. It was a beautiful day, and it’s great to clear your head that way. So I’m in a good place,” she tells Broadway Direct over video from her New York City apartment. Salonga was coming home from her child’s spring assembly at school.