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By Andrew Gans | March 25, 2020Performances by Laurie Metcalf, Mark Rylance, Christian Borle, Joshua Henry, and more top Klena's list. -
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By Andrew Gans | March 19, 2020In 2012, stage and screen star Michael Urie, then making his Broadway debut in the revival of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, shared the performances that most affected him as part of the audience.
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By Andrew Gans | March 18, 2020Top on Cruz's list are performances by Jessie Mueller, Danny Burstein, Mark Rylance, and more.
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By Andrew Gans | March 16, 2020In 2012 Emmy and Tony winner Light, who was then starring in Jon Robin Baitz's Other Desert Cities, shared the Broadway performances that most affected her as part of the audience.
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By Andrew Gans | February 26, 2020Performances by Laurie Metcalf, Kevin Kline, Mark Strong, and more are favorites of the star of the Matthew Lopez drama.
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By Andrew Gans | January 29, 2020The famed supermodel, who will be the guest ringmaster for three performances at Big Apple Circus, recalls performances by Broadway stars (and a few family members).
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By Andrew Gans | January 15, 2020Alessandrini, who has been writing parodies of Broadway shows and stars for decades, reveals the performances he has enjoyed most.
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By Andrew Gans | December 18, 2019The Tony-nominated actor recalls performances by Christian Borle, Alice Ripley, Renée Elise Goldsberry, and more.
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By Andrew Gans | November 20, 2019The Broadway veteran reflects on his favorite stage performances, including those given by Elaine Stritch, Gregory Hines, and more.
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By Andrew Gans | October 16, 2019The three-time Tony nominee reflects on his favorite stage performances including those given on Broadway, on tour, and in Las Vegas.
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By Andrew Gans | July 24, 2019The two-time Tony nominee recalls performances by Tonya Pinkins, Jefferson Mays, Steven Boyer, and more.
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By Andrew Gans | June 26, 2019The 2019 Tony nominee recalls performances by Norm Lewis, Chuck Cooper, Victoria Clark, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and more.
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By Andrew Gans | May 29, 2019The 2019 Tony nominee recalls performances by Betty Buckley, Christian Borle, Ruthie Ann Miles, and more.
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By Andrew Gans | April 17, 2019The Cinderella actor recalls performances by Lea Salonga, Ruthie Ann Miles, Kate Baldwin, and more.
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By Andrew Gans | March 13, 2019Performances by Bill Irwin, Tonya Pinkins, and more top Morris’ list.
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By Andrew Gans | February 13, 2019The actor recalls performances in Hamilton, Doubt, Ghost Quartet, and more.
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By Andrew Gans | January 9, 2019The American Son director recalls performances by Samuel L. Jackson, Audra McDonald, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and more.
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By Andrew Gans | December 19, 2018Betty Buckley, Patti LuPone, Tonya Pinkins, are among the actor’s top picks—but which is his queen?
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By Andrew Gans | November 14, 2018Marin Mazzie, Bernadette Peters, Hamilton, and Jessie Mueller are among Altomare’s picks.
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By Andrew Gans | October 3, 2018Bernadette Peters, Laurie Metcalf, Taylor Trensch, Jefferson Mays, and more are among Vosk's picks.
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By Andrew Gans | September 26, 2018Audra McDonald, Brian Stokes Mitchell, and Heather Headley are among Attaway’s picks.
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By Andrew Gans | August 22, 2018Jeremy Shamos, Zainab Jah, and Amy Morton are among Trensch’s picks.
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By Andrew Gans | July 25, 2018Ramin Karimloo, Mercedes Ruehl, and Laura Benanti are among Lee’s picks.
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By Andrew Gans | June 13, 2018Joshua Henry, Renée Elise Goldsberry, and the late Jan Maxwell are among DeBose’s picks.
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By Andrew Gans | May 16, 2018The Drama Desk nominee recalls performances by Glenn Close, Rob McClure, LaChanze, and more.
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By Andrew Gans | April 18, 2018Bernadette Peters, Victoria Clark, and Alex Brightman are among Mendez’s favorites.
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By Andrew Gans | March 21, 2018The star of the original London and Broadway productions of Les Miserables recalls the performances of Alan Cumming, Betty Buckley, and more.
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By Andrew Gans | February 28, 2018Audra McDonald, Laurie Metcalf, Cynthia Erivo, and a couple family members are among Cooper’s favorites.
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By Andrew Gans | January 24, 2018Among Thompson's favorites are Christian Borle, Jessie Mueller, Kelli O'Hara, and more.
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By Andrew Gans | December 13, 2017From Bette Midler to Christopher Fitzgerald and Imelda Staunton, Ashfield, who is currently making his Broadway debut, recalls his most memorable theatre outings.
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By Andrew Gans | November 15, 2017Favorites of the American Idol finalist, who makes her Café Carlyle debut this month, include Bernadette Peters, Ben Platt, and more.
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By Andrew Gans | October 18, 2017Bernadette Peters, Ben Platt, Heather Headley, and Sutton Foster are some of Broadway’s current Elphaba’s favorites.
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By Andrew Gans | August 9, 2017Malloy shares the story of the six-hour, immersive, overnight theatrical experience that changed his world—plus two legendary Broadway dames who left him in awe.
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By Andrew Gans | July 12, 2017Audra McDonald, Kristin Chenoweth, Beth Malone, and Idina Menzel are a few of the women whose performances Colella singles out.
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By Andrew Gans | June 14, 2017Victoria Clark, Toni Collette, Alan Cumming, and Harvey Fierstein are among the actors whose performances most stand out in Creel’s mind.
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By Andrew Gans | May 24, 2017Audiences swoon for him, but here are the performances the former Book of Mormon and Falsettos star idolizes.
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By Andrew Gans | April 12, 2017The Americans actor details 10 New York stage performances that affected her as part of the audience.
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By Andrew Gans | March 15, 2017The Hamilton and Glee star reveals the show that moved him to tears and his favorite musical of all time.
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By Andrew Gans | February 22, 2017Dear Evan Hansen’s Ben Platt is one of The Color Purple Tony winner’s favorites.
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By Andrew Gans | January 11, 2017Jennifer Holliday and Matthew Broderick are among the American Idol finalist’s top picks.
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By Andrew Gans | December 28, 2016From West Side Story to Barbra Streisand and Fun Home, the Tony-winning lyricist reflects on his life in the theatre.
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December 14, 2016The veteran actor, whose Broadway credits also include Moose Murders and The Ritz, can currently be seen Off-Broadway in Nicky Silver’s This Day Forward.
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November 30, 2016The Golden Globe nominee is currently starring in the stage adaptation of the screen classic Terms of Endearment.
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By Andrew Gans | November 16, 2016The Cagney star lists Vanessa Redgrave, Hinton Battle, and Judy Kuhn among his favorites.
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November 2, 2016The Tony and Emmy-winning actor is back on the New York stage with her solo concert, My Love Letter to Broadway.
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October 26, 2016Lin-Manuel Miranda, Alan Cumming, and Nathan Lane are among the stage and screen star’s favorites.
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October 19, 2016Audra McDonald, Mark Rylance, and Elaine Stritch are among the Jersey Boys star’s favorites.
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October 12, 2016Broadway’s original Spider-Man tells Playbill.com the up-and-comer we need to look out for, plus the actors he learned the most from as he shares his 10 favorite theatregoing experiences.
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October 5, 2016Favorites of the lyricist and librettist include Lena Horne, Angela Lansbury, Hugh Jackman and more.
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By Andrew Gans | September 28, 2016Jason Robards, Colleen Dewhurst, Cherry Jones and more are among the actress’ favorites.
