David Leveaux’s prime consideration for the first Broadway production of Romeo and Juliet in over three decades is ensuring that the 16th century Shakespeare classic feels contemporary. “At the end of day, Romeo and Juliet is about a miracle of love between two young people, and in these very cynical times we need to address the play with as much heat and directness as possible for a modern audience.”

The first thing you notice are the trees in the new Broadway production of Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella. “We wanted the forest to remain prevalent on stage, and natural elements to exist from beginning to end,” says set designer Anna Louizos.

When F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote that “there are no second acts in American lives,” he wasn’t thinking of the theater. (He should know: He wrote a play for Broadway with a second and a third act.) But the stage is …

Sue Mengers isn't the only larger-than-life personality to have her story portrayed on the Great White Way this season. Meet the real-life inspiration behind several of this season's hottest tickets, and the stars who play them.

The world of the New York City tabloids in the 1980s was filled with shady deals, courageous reporting, fast deadlines and even faster living – and Nora Ephron, who began her storied career as a New York Post reporter, had a ringside seat for it all.

"Sorry, are those piano notes bothering you?" Matthew James Thomas is having his piano tuned. And he wants to make sure he can be heard over the plinking sounds. That piano will get a workout over the next few months. This is where Thomas, an open-faced 24-year-old from the United Kingdom, will prepare for the title role in PIPPIN.

When Jeff Calhoun was tapped to helm a new production of JEKYLL & HYDE, the Tony nominated director and choreographer came to the project with what he calls "baby eyes." "I had never actually seen the show before nor listened to a recording," says Calhoun, explaining his blank slate approach. It was a rare asset, given the phenomenal popularity of the musical, which has enjoyed multiple incarnations since its debut as a concept album over two decades ago.

With her aptly titled debut solo album, “She’s So Unusual,” Cyndi Lauper made pop history in 1983 when she became the first female artist to have four Top 5 hit singles from an album (“Girls Just Want to Have Fun,” “Time After Time,” “She Bop” and “All Through the Night”) for which she also received a Grammy Award® for Best New Artist.

Constantine Maroulis joins with multi-platinum recording artist and Grammy® nominee Deborah Cox to inject new life into the classic tale of good and evil, JEKYLL & HYDE.

BROADWAY DIRECT recently caught up with Thomas Schumacher, president of Disney Theatrical Productions to learn more about Inside The Lion King, the new pop-up exhibit celebrating the show's 15th anniversary on Broadway.