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Christian Hoff, starring in Jersey Boys as Tommy Devito in Jersey Boys has been nominated for Best Featured Actor in a Musical.

John Lloyd Young is currently starring as Frankie Valli in Broadway's JERSEY BOYS. So far John Lloyd has received the 2006 Outer Critics Circle Award, a 2006 Theatre World Award, and nominations for the 2006 Drama League Award, and the 2006 Drama Desk Award. Now, he adds a 2006 Tony Award Nomination for Best Leading Actor in a Musical to his list of credits.

We checked in with the star, who's currently in Los Angeles for her latest news, and the scoop on what it's like to make the transition from stage to the small screen.

These days the West End is booming, with one of the busiest slates of shows to open in recent memory. To shed some light on what's hot right now in London, as well as on the business side of the ticket broker industry - on both sides of the pond - I sat to chat with Tracy Schiller, the Managing Director for Keith Prowse, one of the leading authorized ticket agencies in the world.

In light of the recent phenomenal success of Disney's High School Musical, BWW decided to go on a journey of its own into the world of 'High School' musicals with 18 stars.

One of the hottest topics today, in the world of theatre business, is the increasing trend of Broadway shows setting up shop in Las Vegas. BroadwayWorld.com now turns it spotlight to the desert...and it seemed like the perfect time to chat with Michael Gill. Widely considered to be the leading expert at this crossroads of Broadway and Vegas, Gill reveals what makes a Broadway show desireable for transfer. He also talks about his current and upcoming productions, such as Hairspray and Phantom. Here is an insider's take on the Vegas theatre business and much more.

Broadway: The Golden Age Week starts officially on Monday featuring daily, NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN footage from Rick McKay's Broadway: The Golden Age Vaults. To kick things off, we checked in with the filmmaker about the success of the film, its upcoming airing on PBS, the sequels and lots more...

Ann E. Wrecksick & The Odyssey of the Bulimic Orphans is written by bare actor Scott Allgauer and bare composer Damon Intrabartolo with music and lyrics by Intrabartolo. It seemed like the perfect time to sit down with both to get the scoop on the show...and lots more.

February 27 will see the New York Musical Theatre Festival celebrate a birthday of sorts, with its 'Best of Fest Bash' presenting the highlights of their first two big years.

An arranger, musical director, conductor and orchestrator on Broadway since the age of 22, Larry Blank now has more than 15 Broadway credits along with a slew of stage, screen, and album work. He gave BroadwayWorld the scoop on his career, the theatre world, his latest projects - and lots more.

With Phantom of the Opera approaching its milestone performance on Jan. 9 as the longest running musical of all time, it seemed a perfect time to check in with the original star - Michael Crawford.

As Phantom of the Opera prepares to roll into the history books on Monday night, January 9, 2006 as the longest running show of all time, BroadwayWorld checked in with some of the many men behind the mask. Phantom alumni Kevin Gray, Cris Groenendaal, and Davis Gaines, along with Broadway's current Phantom Howard McGillin each shared their experiences of donning the mask.

There's little argument that Barbra Streisand is one of the most highly regarded performers of our time. Never has this fact been better confirmed than by the thrilling performances evident on the recent DVD release, Barbra Streisand: The Television Specials.

The Emmy Award-winning actress and comedian will appear in 25 Questions For a Jewish Mother at the Ars Nova from January 18-February 12. We checked in to get the scoop.

After 15 years away from the Broadway stage, and well-known as a romantic lead, British star Michael Ball is making his return to Broadway in the most anti-type of roles - Count Fosco in Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Woman in White. Before being buried under latex, and a fat suit for an evening show, the star gave BroadwayWorld the scoop.

No stranger to the New York stage, Tony-winner Lea Salonga will make her Carnegie Hall debut in a highly anticipated concert on November 7th. I spoke to the star to get the scoop on that 'bound to be memorable' night, 'Wicked', what else she's been up to...and lots more!

She's appeared on Broadway in Forum, Les Miserables, Good Vibrations and Little Shop of Horrors, starring alongside a wide range of performers from Colm Wilkinson, to Nathan Lane, Whoopi Goldberg and Joey Fatone. In the Summer of 2005 though, Jessica-Snow Wilson is playing to smaller audiences, having just finished in the Fringe Festival, and next up - NERDS in NYMF.

BroadwayWorld sits down with four cast members from Lennon, which opens on Broadway on August 14th. Will Chase, Julie Danao, Mandy Gonzalez and Terrence Mann sounded off about the show, Yoko, the Beatles the legend of John and lots more…

Productions involving Betty Buckley, Shuler Hensley, Maria Friedman, Daisy Eagan, and a Bernadette Peters concert have all been scrapped and constant stories have covered the theater's plight. BroadwayWorld went straight to the source, interviewing producer Tony Georges, and more...

From understudy on Broadway to lead in Chicago, Kristoffer now stars as Fiyero in the new company of Wicked. We checked in with the rising star...