Theater

BACKSTAGE

“I’m the Long-Reigning Queen”: Behind the Scenes With Camp Icon Alina Troyano

November 20, 2024

Playwright Branden Jacobs Jenkins sat down with his former teacher to reminisce on the downtown theater scene she helped create.

GAY

Cole Escola and Richard Perez Work Through Childhood Trauma in Wedding Gowns

November 14, 2024

The “Oh, Mary!” star joined their best friend and fellow comedian Richard Perez to talk marriage, stage fright, iced coffee, and what it’s like to live out your childhood dreams.

DATE NIGHT

“Shook, Gagged”: Jeremy O. Harris Takes the Girls of Katseye to See Sunset Boulevard

October 30, 2024

After seeing “Sunset Boulevard” and meeting Nicole Scherzinger backstage, the pop supergroup told us their dream roles and all-time favorite Broadway divas.

BACKSTAGE

Susan Kelechi Watson Takes Us Behind the Scenes of the Gentrification Drama Good Bones

October 22, 2024

The actress met us backstage at The Public Theater to discuss her heavy-hitting turn in James Ijames’ latest play, “Good Bones,” a drama of gentrification and community.

BROADWAY

“I Carry Myself Differently in Heels”: Nicole Scherzinger, by Lin-Manuel Miranda

October 18, 2024

This fall, the 46-year-old pop diva is taking Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical adaptation of Sunset Boulevard from the West End to Broadway, a role she’s been preparing for her whole life.

LIZA

“That Gracious, Exuberant Girl”: George Hamilton on a Lifetime of Liza Minnelli

October 17, 2024

The 85-year-old actor reflects on a lifetime of memories with our Fall 2024 cover star.

LIZA

“I Made My Own Lane”: A Rare Interview With Liza Minnelli

October 16, 2024

The showbiz legend tells her old chum Michael Feinstein about the trials and triumphs of life on center stage.

RORSCHACH TEST

Zane Phillips on Squats, Dick Pics, and Injectables

September 18, 2024

In this week’s Rorschach Test, the “Fire Island” actor and all-time hunk sounds off on influencers, throuples, Erewhon, and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

BACKSTAGE

“I Always Felt Like Tinkerbell”: Kara Young Takes Us Behind the Scenes of Table 17

September 13, 2024

In this week’s installment of “Backstage,” the Tony Award-winner talks to us about starring in “Table 17,” a new romantic comedy written by playwright Douglas Lyons.

ICON

“Definitely a Diva”: Vanessa Williams by Trixie Mattel

September 9, 2024

For our September 2024 issue, the former Miss America calls up her music collaborator as she gets set to conquer London’s West End as the star of “The Devil Wears Prada.”

BACKSTAGE

Ariana Madix Tells Kristin Chenoweth About Her Big Year, From Love Island to Chicago

August 20, 2024

Before wrapping up her run as Roxie Hart on Broadway, the “Vanderpump Rules” star talked to Tony-winner Kristin Chenoweth about learning to avoid the comments section.

HAPPY TRAILS

How Theresa Buchheister Rescued Experimental Theater in New York

July 31, 2024

After decades in New York, the artistic director of The Brick is saying goodbye to all that. But first, she talked to us about the realities of working in experimental theater.

BACKSTAGE

In I’m Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire, Tessa Albertson Channels a Rabid Fangirl

July 19, 2024

The actor joined us in the lobby of the Southwark Playhouse to talk about summoning crazy stan energy in Samantha Hurley’s critically-acclaimed coming-of-age play.

SOUND ADVICE

Jeremy Pope Doesn’t Trust Anyone Who Doesn’t Like Beyoncé

July 1, 2024

The actor and singer curated a a playlist that includes some of his long-time influences, and gets into the simple pleasures of Shirley Temples, Dreamgirls, and “borrowed” hotel robes.

CONSIGLIERE

“Big Lesbian Energy”: Hard at Work With Jeremy O. Harris

June 27, 2024

Before he jets off to London for “Slave Play”’s West End run, the playwright and Interview consigliere pops by the office for a quick check-in.

IN CONVERSATION

“It’s Like Lightning in a Bottle”: Eli Gelb and Idina Menzel Geek Out Over Stereophonic

June 11, 2024

The 37-year-old actor, who scored a Tony nom for his hilarious turn as the sound engineer in “Stereophonic,” caught up with his “Skintight” co-star Idina Menzel.

BACKSTAGE

The Ladies of Stereophonic Take Jeremy O. Harris Inside the Year’s Hottest Play

June 10, 2024

Sarah Pidgeon and Juliana Canfield, the Tony-nominated stars of the hit play “Stereophonic,” caught up with their fellow Golden Theatre alum Jeremy O. Harris.

BACKSTAGE

For Jonathan Groff, Merrily We Roll Along Feels Like an Exorcism

May 30, 2024

“I’m feeling more like myself than I ever have,” says the Tony-nominated actor, who opened up to Interview about coming out and growing up in show business.

BACKSTAGE

In Her One-Woman Show, Laura Benanti Bids Farewell to Her Inner-Ingénue

May 24, 2024

Backstage at the Minetta Lane Theater, the Tony winner talked to us about returning to the stage with “Nobody Cares,” an exorcism for the people-pleaser within.

Kit Kat

BACKSTAGE

“Split ‘Em and Dive In”: Meet the Kit Kats Who Brought Cabaret Back to Broadway

May 21, 2024

The immersive new Broadway production of “Cabaret” puts the Kit Kats front and center. As the Tony’s approach, we wanted to get to know them a bit more intimately.