Illinoise Opening Night on Broadway by BroadwayWorld

Illinoise just celebrated opening night at The St. James Theatre. Go inside the special day with Justin Peck and all of the cast! We love a good party! BroadwayWorld's Opening Night Covera…

Broadway’s ‘Illinoise’ Cancels Performance Following Death Of Backstage Company Member by Greg Evans

Tonight’s performance of Broadway’s Sufjan Stevens dance musical Illinoise has been canceled due to the death of a backstage company member. The death did not occur at the St. James Thea…

‘Illinoise’ cancels May 8 evening performance by Andy Lefkowitz

The musical began Broadway performances on April 24 at the St. James Theatre.

ILLINOISE on Broadway Cancels Tonight's Performance

Illinoise on Broadway has cancelled tonight's performance. Learn more about the show.

Illinoise Cancels May 8 Performance Following a ‘Tragedy Within the Community’ by Margaret Hall

The evening performance of the Tony nominated musical will not go on as planned.

Video: Inside the ILLINOISE Opening Gala Celebration

In this video, watch as Justin Peck is joined by Illinoise cast members Ben Cook, Gaby Diaz, Ricky Ubeda and more to celebrate the special day.

Photos: Inside ILLINOISE's Gala Performance Curtain Call

Illinoise is now a four-time Tony nominated musical, and while it officially opened last month, the production waited until last night to celebrate at the St. James Theatre. BroadwayWorld wa…

Illinoise' Justin Peck and Jackie Sibblies Drury on Crafting a Musical With No Dialogue and All Dancing by Diep Tran

The musical, based on the Sufjan Stevens album Illinois, is now Tony nominated for Best Musical.

Illinoise' Justin Peck and Jacklie Sibblies Drury on Crafting a Musical With No Dialogue and All Dancing by Diep Tran

The musical, based on the Sufjan Stevens album Illinois, is now Tony nominated for Best Musical.

Interview: Singer/Songwriter Shara Nova Brings Her History With Sufjan Stevens to Broadway’s Illinoise

2023 - 2024 Broadway Musical Logos: Illinoise by JK

21 openings of musicals this season - 6 revivals and 15 new - means so many logos to look at and love. Today, we bring you our thoughts on the last one: the beautiful and emotional dance pie…

Interview: Singer/Songwriter Shara Nova Brings Her History with Sufjan Steverns to Broadway’s Illinoise

A Few Thoughts on an Awards Season Full of News-Worthy and Prize-Worthy Nominations by Jan Simpson

We’re officially in awards season.  The Outer Critics Circle, on whose nominating committee I sit, announced its choices for the best in the 2023-2024 season last week (click here to see …

Watch 2024 Best Musical Tony Videos by New York Theater

Watch one- or two-minute videos from each of the five musicals nominated for the 2024 Tony Award for Best Musical: “Hell’s Kitchen,” “Illinoise,” “The Outsiders,” “Suffs” a…

ILLINOISE by Brittany Crowell

A full-body celebration of telling stories, being vulnerable, and (very loosely) Illinois making some noise right now at the St. James Theatre.  

Illinoise Takes Flight On Broadway by Jk Clarke

Theater Review by Ron Fassler . . . . In charge of adapting Sufjan Stevens’ 2005 concept album Illinois for the stage, Jackie Sibblies Drury (playwright) and Justin Peck (director and chor…

The 2024 Tony Awards: About Those Nominations... by JK

After a huge number of productions opening by the season deadline, the Tony Awards nominating committee certainly had their work cut out for them! With 10 new plays, 5 play revivals, 15 new …

Hell’s Kitchen and Stereophonic lead 2024 Tony nominations by Benjamin Lee

Alicia Keys musical and play both score 13 nominations as Jeremy Strong and Rachel McAdams also recognized This year’s Tony nominations are led by Alicia Keys musical Hell’s Kitchen and …

‘Illinoise’ leads Chita Rivera Award nominations by Michael Abourizk

The annual ceremony, honoring achievement in dance and choreography on stage and in film, will be held on May 20.

Illinoise Leads 2024 Chita Rivera Award Nominations; Barbie, Mean Girls and The Color Purple Films Also Recognized by Hayley Levitt

The Chita Rivera Awards, an annual celebration of excellence in dance and choreography in film and theater, has released its list of 2024 nominees. Tony Award winner and current Cabaret st…

ILLINOISE, HELL'S KITCHEN & More Earn Nominations for 2024 Chita Rivera Awards

See who was nominated for Chita Rivera Awards! Check out the full list and learn more about the awards.

2024 Chita Rivera Award Nominations: Illinoise gets lots of love by New York Theater

Below is the complete list of the nominations for 2024 Chita Rivera Awards for dance and choreography, on Broadway, Off-Broadway and the movies, as announced this afternoon by Bebe Neuwirth.…

Broadway Finale: Great Gatsby, Mother Play, Illinoise, Uncle Vanya, Mary Jane, Patriots, The Heart of Rock and Roll. Awards Season Begins! Stageworthy by New York Theater

Three plays and four musicals opened on Broadway last week, the last of the 39 shows that opened during the 2023-2024 season. Awards season has already begun in earnest, with the nominations…

Today on Broadway: Monday, April 29, 2024 by Matt Tamanini

‘Illinoise’ Ends Season With Raves, ‘Forbidden Broadway’ Cancels Run, Final Tony Eligibility Rulings “Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday, podcast hitting the to…

The 2024 Tony Awards: If We Were Nominators by JK

This year, Mike and I still have several Tony-eligible shows to see before the nominations are announced tomorrow. So, instead of our typical list of informed predictions, we are going to ta…

‘A silent film of dance underscored by an album’: inside the audacious Sufjan Stevens musical by Osman Can Yerebakan

Illinoise sees the artist’s 2005 album transform into an ambitious and eye-opening modern dance show like nothing else on Broadway Justin Peck is spending the spring zigzagging between Tim…

The Broadway Review: ‘Illinoise’ is a rapturous album tenderly brought to life by Brittani Samuel

Director-choreographer Justin Peck’s unique dance-theater-concert hybrid is a commendable, imaginative rendering of Sufjan Stevens’ concept album.

Tony Awards Administration Committee Rules on Eligibility for Suffs, Stereophonic, Illinoise and More by Darryn King

The Tony Awards Administration Committee met on April 26 to confirm the eligibility status of 12 Broadway productions for the 2023-2024 season. This was the fourth and final time the Tony Aw…

‘Illinoise’ review: Moving Broadway show is about love, loss — and dance by Johnny Oleksinski

Set to the songs of Sufjan Stevens, it is a transporting and soul-stirring experience.

Montage: Scenes from Justin Peck and Sufjan Stevens's Illinoise on Broadway by TheaterMania

A full company of performers brings the original story to life, set to the entirety of Stevens’ album with new arrangements by composer, pianist, and frequent Stevens collaborator Timo And…

‘Illinoise’ Review: A Thrilling, Genre-Defying Broadway Musical Brings the Sufjan Stevens Album to Lyrical Life by Gordon Cox

Sufjan Stevens’s indie folk concept album “Illinois” (2005) is whimsical, earnest, and sorrowful; it weaves together events and figures from Illinois history (including UFO sightings, …