Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 20 minutes ago
Hannah Cruz is telling on herself, but everyone is on her side. The Broadway revival of Chess's one-act wonder stopped by the Playbill Studio, where she shared where she's at in the multi-decade filming of Richard Linklater's adaptation of Merrily We Roll Along, why Christina Aguilera is her forever hair inspiration, and which ABBA song is (in her opinion!) overplayed.
Hannah Cruz is telling on herself, but everyone is on her side. The Broadway revival of Chess's one-act wonder stopped by the Playbill Studio, where she shared where she's at in the multi-decade filming of Richard Linklater's adaptation of Merrily We Roll Along, why Christina Aguilera is her forever hair inspiration, and which ABBA song is (in her opinion!) overplayed.

![Kit Buchan and Jim Barne (Two Strangers) Trade Notes With Michael R. Jackson (A Strange Loop)
Wanna know which musical the Two Strangers composer love? A Strange Loop. And not just because they share a common word. I feel like A Strange Loop is the most experimental musical to have won [the Tony Award for Best Musical], said Two Strangers Kit Buchan. Responds A Strange Loop creator Michael R. Jackson with a laugh, I tricked them!
See the Two Strangers creators Jim Barne and Kit Buchan in conversation with A Strange Loops Jackson, and trade songwriting tips, in the video above. Kit Buchan and Jim Barne (Two Strangers) Trade Notes With Michael R. Jackson (A Strange Loop)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/_eJVB3N_Qb4/mqdefault.jpg)




![Rachel Dratch on Whats Scarier: SNL Audiences or Rocky Horror Show Audiences?
Rachel Dratch, an alum of aturday Night Live, has returned to the Broadway stage in the current revival of The Rocky Horror Show. And shes gotten a Tony nomination for it, playing The Narrator who assists in, not only in driving forward the plot onstage, but also overseeing the nightly audience interactions. I did improv back in the day, thats where I started out. Luckily, Im not completely thrown by it, but [its] definitely a learning curve.
Watch Dratchs full interview with Playbill in the video above, where she discusses how she gauges the room each night at Studio 54. Rachel Dratch on Whats Scarier: SNL Audiences or Rocky Horror Show Audiences?](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/aRKdLeJfazo/mqdefault.jpg)



