Actress Krystal Joy Brown is best known for her portrayal of Eliza Hamilton in Lin-Manuel Miranda's Hamilton and Diana Ross in Motown: The Musical on Broadway. Currently, she can be seen reprising her role as Gussie Carnegie in the Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim's Merrily ... More

New York-based pianist, singer-songwriter Peter Cincotti is celebrating the 20th anniversary of his debut album by releasing an album that honors his biggest influences on the piano. From Scott Joplin to Lady Gaga, Killer On The Keys, connects generations of pianists with daring arrangements and a style ... More

When Dame Helen Mirren was 12, her family took her to see an amateur production of Hamlet by the Southend Shakespeare Company in Essex. “It must have been terrible and I didn’t really understand it, but the whole experience was a revelation,” says Mirren. It was her first real exposure to ... More

Arielle Jacobs has established herself as one of the most versatile performers on Broadway today, both portraying beloved characters and bringing new roles to life. She is best known for her roles on Broadway as Princess Jasmine in Disney’s Aladdin, Nessarose in Wicked, and her debut Broadway appearance as Nina ... More

Nina Dobrev apologizes if she appears exhausted and insists she is just in dire need of some caffeine. “I quit drinking coffee recently,” she explains. “I decided to see if it would help with my energy levels throughout the day, and I am now finding that maybe I should go ... More

If you’re an avid consumer of culture, you’re likely used to seeing Rose Byrne everywhere. There are her roles in some of the best (and most rewatched) comedies of the past decade, like Bridesmaids, Neighbors, Spy and, most recently, Spirited, opposite Ryan Reynolds and Will Ferrell. There are the family films she’s ... More

In an age when big celebrities seem to be all that populate the Broadway boards, it’s rare to watch a performer become a star right before your eyes. That’s what’s happening eight shows a week at the St. James Theatre when Colton Ryan shows up on stage. In the new musical ... More

Linedy Genao, the 31 year-old Dominican American star of the new Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Bad Cinderella, currently at the Imperial Theater, started preparing for the role the day she was cast. “Almost an entire year before our first day of rehearsal,” Genao says. She still takes ... More

If any young actor has cornered the market on bringing historic Black icons to cinematic life, it’s surely Kelvin Harrison Jr. Barely a decade into his professional acting career, the 28-year-old has already vividly portrayed blues great B.B. King in Baz Luhrmann’s Oscar-nominated fantasia Elvis and legendary activist Fred Hampton in ... More