Phylicia Rashad to Receive William Shakespeare Award for Classical Theatre
Shakespeare Theatre Company’s benefit honoring the Tony-winning actor will feature a performance by Laura Benanti.
Today is Thursday, July 9, 2026 Broadway Baby Birthdays: Quentin Earl Darrington Hershey Felder Kelly McGillis Tom Hanks Mia Dillon Lisa Banes Jimmy Smits Chris Cooper Raymond Baker Timothy Nolen Brian Dennehy John Kramer Christopher Morahan Ed Ames Leo Ciceri Anne Renee Anderson Martin Burton Dorothy Thompson Harold Atteridge H.M. Horkheimer Roxy Rothafel William Anthony McGuire Dudley Digges Harry Lambart Maclyn Arbuckle Suzanne Rogers Martin Ross Virgilia Chew K. Todd Freeman Myra Lucretia Taylor Peter Land Nigel Lythgoe Kandis Chappell Paul Chihara Nancy Berg Martin Garner Earl Hagen David Diamond Abraham Ellstein Alan Lipscott Andrea Frierson