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75 Minutes Before Curtain With a Super-Zen Cody Simpson

Los Angeles–based pop star and avid surfer Cody Simpson discusses how he gets in the zone for his Broadway debut in 'Anastasia'—and why being in New York gives him "a chance to wear some more clothes."

By Marshall Heyman

30 Hilarious Photoshops of Chris Christie and His Beach Chair in Broadway Shows

Actor Stephen Wallem was sick this weekend, and so decided to pair Christie up with Bette Midler, Josh Groban, Ben Platt and Patti LuPone.

By John Bonazzo

Derek Klena Brings Your Childhood Crush to Broadway in ‘Anastasia’

Consider yourself officially absolved for any of the weirdness of having a crush on an animated character: with his floppy hair and John Cusack voice, Dimitri, the rogue-ish St. Petersburg street rat who trains Anya to pose as the lost Princess Anastasia, was most certainly a babe.

By Dana Schwartz

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