The World’s Their Stage

Through Shakespearean monologues or jukebox musicals, these actors and creatives have perfected their crafts via live theater — just as they like it.

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Mother Mary

Jinkx Monsoon Takes Silliness Very Seriously

The RuPaul’s Drag Race star, now on Broadway in Cole Escola’s Oh, Mary!, thinks every acting role is a drag role.

By Nolan Feeney
With One Look

For Nicole Scherzinger, The Whole World’s A Stage

Whether she’s belting on Broadway or dusting off her Pussycat Dolls hits, the singer loves to “show up and show out.”

By Nolan Feeney
Entertainment

The Entertainers Issue

Featuring Katseye, Kesha, Jenny Han, Brittany Broski, Domhnall Gleeson, Janelle James, Nicole Scherzinger, Chloe Fineman, and Jinkx Monsoon.

By Emma Chao
28

At 28, Daphne Rubin-Vega Was Suddenly Famous — And Figuring It All Out

“It was a struggle to make sense of the catastrophe of success for me,” she says. “I was a struggling actor, and all of a sudden, people knew my name and treated me very differently.”

By Christina Amoroso
28

At 28, Elaine Hendrix Relished Playing The Villain

The actor opens up about her favorite memories from The Parent Trap and producing an off-Broadway parody of the 1998 classic.

By Jake Viswanath
Curtain Call

In 'Cabaret,' Marisha Wallace Is Redefining Sally Bowles

The two-time Oliver nominee joins the Broadway revival of the classic Kander and Ebb musical as the first Black actor to step into the iconic role.

By Christina Amoroso
Theater

'Liberation' Is Heading To Broadway

Find out how to buy tickets to the award-winning new play.

By Jake Viswanath
Exclusive

Behind The Scenes Of Jinkx Monsoon's 'Oh, Mary!' Debut

Jinkx Monsoon steps into Cole Escola’s twisted, Tony Award-winning Broadway play for eight weeks.

By Nolan Feeney
Curtain Call

Chiara Aurelia Is Living Her 10-Year-Old Broadway Dream

The Cruel Summer star just took over for Sadie Sink in John Proctor Is the Villain — and she’s soaking it all in, pre-show superstitions and all.

By Jake Viswanath
Entertainment

Meet The 'Sunset Blvd.' Superfans Trying To See The Show 40 Times

The Tony-winning Broadway revival starring Nicole Scherzinger is turning viewers who weren’t previously “theater people” into repeat obsessives.

By Kerensa Cadenas
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