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There may be dueling Jesuses at next year's Tony Awards! The Stratford Shakespeare Festival's Jesus Christ Superstar is heading to Broadway next spring after an acclaimed production in Ontario. The Andrew Lloyd Webber / Tim Rice (subtlety alert!) show will be hot on the sandaled heels of the first Broadway revival of Godspell, which opens this fall. But the real question: which will feature the sexier Jesus?

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imageAs star of Broadway and Showtime's Weeds, Hunter Parrish seems like a swell fellow. Both as a member of our New Regime and genteel interview subject, he seems an unlikely actor for his next role -- tormenting Zac Efron as a bully in 17 Again. Nevertheless, when he needs comfort cuisine, Parrish turns to New York's Brooklyn Diner, which is neither in Brooklyn nor blue-collar enough to be a diner. See our review.

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'Weeds' star Hunter Parrish takes a whack at Hollywood and Broadway.

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The New Seven-Card Studs: Year after year, Hollywood ushers in a fresh crop of young heartthrobs, with the promise of turning extras into “It Boys” (many of whom turn to Promises treatment center just short of their 15 minutes). Here, actors Hunter Parrish, Sebastian Stan and Jonathan Groff raise the stakes, bet the house and play for keeps. By Nick Haramis

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