At the upcoming Tony Awards, Beautiful, the Broadway musical based on the life and work of beloved songstress Carole King, is nominated for a whopping seven awards. And while only one of those awards—Best Book of a Musical—names the show’s writer, Douglas McGrath, all of them are a ... More

It's a warm spring afternoon and light is shining through the glass roof in Isabel and Ruben Toledo's studio. The midtown space houses a pair of ceiling-high cactus plants—one was a gift from Woody Allen—standing guard outside the fashion designer's workroom, office, and ever-fluctuating archive. Lately, the sketches and designs ... More

Stepping into the title role of the Tony Award-winning production of Pippin—currently running on Broadway—has been a serious learning curve for Kyle Dean Massey. “I really love doing the show, but it’s hard work,” says Massey, an Arkansas native making his fourth turn on Broadway. “I'm used to working with ... More

To offer a stranger the Audemars Piaguet right off your wrist in a bet is a bold move, but that’s exactly how confident nightlife exec Michael Greco felt that a handsome British import would woo Vegas. Matt Goss, after all, had won over millions before. The singer has 11 Top ... More

Theatergoers might know Alex Timbers as the director of Rocky, the current Broadway hit based on the iconic film of the same name. Or perhaps they know him as the director of Here Lies Love, the lauded theatrical experience based on the life of Imelda Marcos—which features music ... More

With 60 years of Broadway experience behind him, Joel Grey could just rest on his laurels. Instead, he’s charting new territory. Recently Grey—one of only eight people to have won a Tony and Oscar for playing the same role, in his case the Emcee in Cabaret—released The ... More

Jeweler and former New York City Ballet dancer Jamie Wolf has teamed up with designer Derek Lam to create the Black and White Collection, celebrating and benefiting the NYCB in honor of its 50th anniversary. The inspiration for each of the 30 pieces in the rhodium-plated sterling silver and diamond jewelry line is derived ... More

If you’re looking for a nine-to-five job where you can make a good living, it isn’t producing theater,” Paula Wagner says with a grin. “That’s not what it’s about.” What it is about for Wagner—the Hollywood super agent who helmed the career of Tom Cruise, produced blockbuster franchises and even ... More

Consider William Ivey Long Broadway’s Fairy Godfather. For one, you're lucky if you catch sight of him: The costume design impresario, who's earned six Tony awards and a place in the Theatre Hall of Fame, is simultaneously working on not one or two, but four Broadway shows. Secondly, he's the ... More

One of the most famous lines in one of the most beloved movies of all time consists of one word: Adrian. And now that Rocky, the 1976 movie that spawned five sequels, has been adapted into a $16.5 million Broadway musical at the Winter Garden Theatre, there’s ... More