Theatre Interviews with Top Broadway Stars

Interview with To Kill a Mockingbird star Taylor Trensch

At just 30 years of age, Taylor Trensch has forged an incredible career on the Broadway stage, often playing characters much younger than himself. It therefore came as no surprise that he would eventually be cast as Dill Harris in the Broadway premiere of Aaron Sorkin's record-breaking adaptation of Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird at the Shubert Theatre, where the "children" of the story play such pivotal roles.Having made his Broadway debut as the lovable Boq in Wicked and having starred as...

Interview with Tina: The Tina Turner Musical star Daniel J. Watts

Daniel J. Watts previously worked with his current leading lady Adrienne Warren during New York City Center's 2009 production of The Wiz. Fast forward a decade later and these longtime friends now find each other face-to-face at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre as rock 'n' roll's infamous pairing of Ike & Tina Turner, tearing the house down as well as tearing at each other to portray the iconic former couple's trailblazing career onstage, as well as their well-documented, abusive relationship...

Interview with Beetlejuice star Alex Brightman

Last night the Great White Way was re-christened the Great Fright Way as the new Broadway musical Beetlejuice celebrated its official opening at the Winter Garden Theatre. Topping the bill of this highly anticipated adaptation of the 1988 Tim Burton cult classic is Tony Award nominee Alex Brightman, who now finds himself in the very same theatre where his Broadway career shot to stardom in School of Rock back in 2015. Following roles in the likes of Wicked, Matilda, and Big Fish (another Tim...

Interview with American Son star Eugene Lee

If you prefer your dramas hard-hitting and impactful, then look no further than the current Broadway premiere of American Son, written by Christopher Demos-Brown and directed by Tony Award winner Kenny Leon, which continues its limited run at the Booth Theatre through to January 27, 2019.The action takes place in a police station in Miami, Florida, in the middle of the night and as the rain pours outside, a distraught mother (played by Golden Globe & Emmy Award nominee Kerry Washington)...

Interview with Beautiful and Supergirl star Melissa Benoist

You could certainly describe today as "One Fine Day" as we at the New York Theatre Guide were treated to a special sneak peak performance of "So Far Away" by Melissa Benoist, who is all set to make her Broadway debut as Carole King in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical tomorrow night, June 7! Her fans will get the chance to see her live, up-close and personal at Broadway's Stephen Sondheim Theatre through to August 4, 2018!Of course, many will know Melissa from her starring role as Marley Rose...

Interview with Angels in America star James McArdle

Born in Glasgow, Scotland, and a graduate of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, James McArdle is currently making his Broadway debut as Louis Ironson in the National Theatre's 11-time Tony-nominated revival of Angels in America at the Neil Simon Theatre. He earned an Olivier Award nomination for his turn at London's National Theatre and has been honored with a host of accolades on this side of the pond, including a Theatre World Award and a Drama Desk nomination.After graduation in...

Interview with Tony Award winner Lea Salonga

Tony Award winner Lea Salonga is a Broadway fan favorite, who shot to international musical theatre fame back in 1989 when she was cast as Kim in Cameron Mackintosh's world premiere of Miss Saigon in London's West End. After winning the Olivier Award, she made her Broadway debut in the production in 1991 at the Broadway Theatre and added a Tony Award to her list of accolades. Since Saigon, she also became the first actress of Asian descent to ever play the roles of Éponine and Fantine in Les...

Deka Walmsley

Q & A with Deka Walmsley who starred as George Brown in Lee Hall's The Pitmen Painters, which played at Broadway's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre from 14 Sep - 12 Dec 2010.Birthday? Jul 22, 1965.Place of birth? Corbridge, Northumberland. Raised in Wallsend, about 5 miles east of Newcastle.You now live in? After the Broadway run finishes, my fiancé and I are looking for a new house in London.Did you go to training school, if so which one? I trained at Rose Bruford Drama School in London 1985-88.As an...

Seth Numrich

Q & A with Seth Numrich who starred as 'Albert' from 17 Mar 2011 - 8 Jan 2012 in the Tony Award-winning play War Horse, which played at the the Lincoln Center's Vivian Beaumont Theater from 17 Mar 2011 - 06 Jun 2013.Birthday? January 19th. I'm a Capri-quarius...Place of birth? Minneapolis, MN.You now live in? Fort Green Brooklyn. Best neighborhood in the city.Did you go to training school, if so which one? I went to Juilliard, right across the street from where I'm working now at Lincoln Center...

Quincy Tyler Bernstine

Q & A with with Quincy Tyler Bernstine who stars as 'Masha' in the Public Theater's Off- Broadway production of Neva, written and directed by Guillermo Calderón, which played at the Public's Anspacher Theater from 01 - 31 Mar 2013.Birthday? March 27th.Place of birth? Madison, WI.You now live in? Astoria, NY.Did you go to training school, if so which one? UC San Diego.As an actor, do you have a preference for stage, tv or film? Stage is my first love. However, I would welcome the opportunity to...