Among the many things we have to thank Spring Awakening for is the discovery of Kyle Riabko, a young Canadian rocker who followed Jonathan Groff as Melchoir before hitting the road with the Tony-winning show. Riabko is the real thing—a strong singer who can command the stage, which isn’t surprising given the fact that he’s been writing ...

On stage and screen, Sam Rockwell is a shape shifter. In person, he’s got an everyman handsomeness and a conversational style that’s more casual than most guys his age (41). Movie directors have looked at him and seen villains (The Green Mile, Charlie’s Angels), oddballs (Choke, Box of Moonlight), comic relief (Galaxy Quest, the upcoming Iron Man ...

Kerry Washington, who is making her Broadway debut in David Mamet’s Race, has the kind of intelligence, poise and wide-ranging career (Ray, The Last King of Scotland, Our Song, She Hate Me, Boston Legal) that can make other actors cringe with envy. Oh, yeah—and the L’Oreal spokesperson is also drop-dead gorgeous and one of the nicest people ...

Age: 28

Hometown: Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England

Currently: Making her off-Broadway debut in an acclaimed dual performance as a pair of strong-minded women (both named Sylvia) alongside Hugh Dancy and Ben Whishaw in MCC Theatre’s production of The Pride.

Loving Will: Riseborough’s been drawn to drama ever since she can remember. “My sister and I used to go to the ...

The flashy girl from Flushing, known everywhere as the Nanny named Fran, has returned to off-Broadway. Fran Drescher made a name for herself with her uber-popular '90s sitcom The Nanny and has since become politically active. In addition to heading her non-profit organization Cancer Shmancer, the actress was appointed as a U.S. diplomat in 2008 and travels the world ...

Michael Feinstein reigns as one of the most celebrated interpreters of classic American songs, which he performs at a grand piano in sophisticated, tuxedoed style. So what’s he doing co-starring on Broadway with Dame Edna Everage, the brash, bejeweled, lavender-haired comic creation of Australian actor Barry Humphries? The short answer: performing the music he loves and having fun playing ...

Age: “Twentysomething”

Hometown: Austin, Texas

Currently: Juggling four diverse roles—the hero’s mother, a flirtatious widow, a childlike young woman and an elderly spinster—in Horton Foote’s nine-hour-long The Orphans’ Home Cycle at Signature Theatre Company.

Lone-Star Gal: Kull’s first ambition was quite a bit different from where she ended up: “I wanted to be a neurologist ...

Three nights after his March 4 Broadway opening in Martin McDonagh's black comedy A Behanding in Spokane, Anthony Mackie will be walking the red carpet at the Academy Awards for his starring role as Sgt. J.T. Sanborn, the calm center in a Baghdad bomb squad, in Best Picture nominee The Hurt Locker. His current Broadway role is the ...

The word is overused these days, but nevertheless, “fierce” applies to Lucy Liu. With a bevy of action-packed flicks (Charlie’s Angels, Kill Bill and Kung Fu Panda) under her belt as well as an unforgettable breakthrough performance as a vicious vixen on '90s TV sensation Ally McBeal, the actress’ persona is sexy, smart and tough as nails. Yet the ...