Mr and Ms Broadway 2013

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This year's choices for Broadway man and woman of the year are pretty unconventional.  One didn't actually appear on Broadway in 2013; one would be 449 were he alive in 2013.  Unconventional choices, but no less valid.

Mr. Broadway 2013 had a banner year this year.  On Broadway alone, there were two productions of Macbeth, a Romeo and Juliet (the same time it played off-Broadway, no less!), and Twelfth Night and Richard III in rep!  And there were a ton of productions all around New York City, including a Julie Taymor Midsummer Night's Dream, an all-female Julius Caesar, and, of course, The Comedy of Errors and a musical version of Love's Labours Lost in Central Park.  Of course, I'm talking about William Shakespeare.

Ms. Broadway 2013 also had an amazing year.  But the two-time Tony nominee didn't step foot on a  Broadway stage.  That doesn't mean she didn't make an impact of the theatre scene.  In addition to a new album and a stint at 54 Below, she lit up two productions off-Broadway, and both were critically acclaimed and successes with the public.  In Classic Stage Company's revival of Passion, she took the iconic role of Fosca and made it all her own - touching, crazy and even funny!  Most recently, she has been playing the mother of Alison Bechdel in Fun Home, giving a touching, passionate performance.  Of course, I'm talking about Judy Kuhn.


Here is their year in pictures (Click on each image to enlarge):

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

JUDY KUHN

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Mr. Broadway December 2013: After Midnight's Dule Hill

Mr. December 2013

Dule Hill

WHY HE'S MR. BROADWAY: Well, it seems pretty obvious if you've seen After Midnight.  This triple threat narrates the best new Broadway musical of the season, singing and dancing with flare and panache, and still manages to make an impression with his "special guest" co-star.  Many of you may know him from the cult classic film, Holes (with Broadway wannabe Shia LeBeuf), and still more of you may know him from NBC's The West Wing or USA's Psych (which will be soon showing a musical episode, where he will sing and dance).  But lest you think Dule Hill just another TV star showing up for a brief stay, he has done both a play (Stick Fly) and a musical (Bring In Da Noise/Bring In Da Funk).  He also has an early childhood stage credit as the title character in the National Tour of The Tap Dance Kid.  I saw that very production, and I can tell you even as a little boy, he was impressive. What a great way to end the year, with this super talented Mr. Broadway December!

FUN FACTS:

• His birthday is on May 5th.
• He's a native New Jersey guy, born in East Brunswick.
• He was plucked from elementary school during a talent search looking for tap dancing kids.
• Contrary to popular belief, he was NOT "Bud," Rudy's friend on The Cosby Show.

IN PHOTOS:
Head Shots and Candids:

Movies: Holes and She's All That

MORE FUN FACTS:

• He was a business finance major in college.
• He considers Martin Sheen to be his acting mentor.
• He was in the film She's All That, and had a role on All My Children.
• He was nominated for an Emmy Award for his work on The West Wing.

TV: The West Wing and Psych

STAGE: The Tap Dance Kid, Stick Fly and After Midnight

IN VIDEO:

"B Roll" from After Midnight

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