Cheyenne Jackson sports the first name and square jaw of an MGM cowboy riding into the sunset. And though Jackson grew up out West, his quick wit, urbane sense of humor and charmingly flirty manner betray a very New York sensibility. The talented actor is currently starring as romantic lead Woody Mahoney in the acclaimed Broadway revival of Finian’s ...

Nobody plays musical comedy—with the emphasis on comedy—better than Beth Leavel. From her Broadway debut 26 years ago as Anytime Annie in 42nd Street to her Tony-winning performance in the title role of The Drowsy Chaperone, Leavel has been a reliable laugh-getter, as well as a powerful singer and all-around stage presence. Now she’s stepping into the ...

Christiane Noll is a fabulous singer and stage actress, lovely and poised, and she’s worked a ton—but in the decade since she debuted on Broadway as demure Emma in Jekyll and Hyde, she hasn’t had great luck getting back to New York in shows like The Witches of Eastwick and Mambo Kings. Not one to sit still ...

David Alan Grier is widely known for being a funnyman on such TV shows as In Living Color and Comedy Central’s Chocolate News, but the Yale-trained actor is also a stage vet. He was nominated for a Tony Award for his debut in The First and has appeared on Broadway in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to ...

Playing the man who invented the vibrator might sound like the set-up for a comedy routine, but Michael Cerveris is seriously excited to be starring in the Broadway premiere of Sarah Ruhl’s In the Next Room or the Vibrator Play. And, really, why should anyone be surprised that Cerveris would accept the rather daring role of a Victorian doctor ...

He became a TV star as Laverne and Shirley’s pal Lenny and rocked the big screen as Spinal Tap’s lead singer David St. Hubbins, but for the past five years, Michael McKean’s heart has belonged to Broadway. From musical leading man (Hairspray) and featured player (The Pajama Game) to supporting actor in plays (The Homecoming, off-Broadway’s ...