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Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Are Broadway show tickets actually more expensive in 2025? by Michael Abourizk

Broadway News takes a deep dive into average paid admission data over the past several years.

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'Shucked' is acquired for licensing by Music Theatre International by Michael Abourizk

The 2023 Best Musical Tony Award nominee is currently playing on a national tour.

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Tuesday, June 10, 2025

2025 Tony Awards achieves record-high post-pandemic viewership by Michael Abourizk

The Cynthia Erivo-hosted ceremony also yielded the highest social media engagement in three years.

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Global broadcast of 'Good Night, and Good Luck' reaches over seven million viewers by Michael Abourizk

A performance of the George Clooney-led Broadway play was broadcast live on CNN.

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Grosses analysis: Several shows get a pre-Tonys boost as Broadway bids farewell to two top-grossing plays by Michael Abourizk

For the week ending June 8, the 40 currently running productions grossed $45,788,192.

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Monday, June 9, 2025

Key takeaways from 78th annual Tony Awards: strides in AAPI representation, history-making triumphs and more by Michael Abourizk

Broadway News examines the records broken by Darren Criss, Cole Escola, Paul Tazewell and more on Tony night 2025.

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Sunday, June 8, 2025

Live Update: 2025 Tony Award winners list by Michael Abourizk

Click below to see the winners updated live.

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Friday, June 6, 2025

Actors' Equity business representative Walt Kiskaddon to retire by Michael Abourizk

Kiskaddon has worked for the union representing actors and stage managers since 1998.

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What records could be broken at the 2025 Tony Awards? by Michael Abourizk

From writing and directing milestones to the possibility of many consecutive wins, the June 8 ceremony for the 78th annual awards could bear witness to a number of historical firsts.

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Thursday, June 5, 2025

Sonya Tayeh-directed "Black Swan" and Taibi Magar-directed "Wonder" will have world premieres at American Repertory Theater by Michael Abourizk

The Cambridge-based theater has announced its 2025-2026 season.

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The themes of the 2024-2025 Broadway musicals? Dead bodies and laughter by Michael Abourizk

2025 Tony Award nominees director David Cromer, producer Mara Isaacs, actor Joy Woods and more sound off on the commonalities between many of this season's musicals.

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Wednesday, June 4, 2025

American Express partners with Tony Awards for contest with a grand prize of attending 2026 Tony ceremony by Michael Abourizk

Fans will have the chance for Aaron Tveit to read their contest responses live at the 2025 Tonys.

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How to watch George Clooney in the historic broadcast of 'Good Night, and Good Luck' by Michael Abourizk

Anderson Cooper and Pamela Brown will host pre-show coverage.

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How to watch the 2025 Tony Awards by Michael Abourizk

The annual celebration of achievement on Broadway will take place on June 8.

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Tuesday, June 3, 2025

Grosses analysis: 'Dorian Gray,' 'Good Night, and Good Luck,' 'Othello' have best weeks while overall box office dips by Michael Abourizk

For the week ending June 1, the 40 currently running productions grossed $44,949,803.

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'John Proctor Is the Villain' leads winners of Dorian Theater Awards by Michael Abourizk

"Cats: The Jellicle Ball" was the most awarded in the Off-Broadway categories.

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Monday, June 2, 2025

'Real Women Have Curves' will host weeklong series of special programming by Michael Abourizk

The post-show events will occur in the week leading up to the 2025 Tony Awards.

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Taylor Louderman, Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer, John-Andrew Morrison set for reading of Tom Jones jukebox musical by Michael Abourizk

Luke Sheppard will direct the musical comedy, titled "What's New Pussycat?"

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Friday, May 30, 2025

Music Theatre International secures licensing rights to 'Girl From the North Country' by Michael Abourizk

The seven-time Tony Award-nominated musical bowed on Broadway in 2020.

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Thursday, May 29, 2025

Angie Schworer to lead industry presentation of 'The Legend of Prairie Park' by Michael Abourizk

The new comedy by T.J. Pieffer is directed by Stephen Santa.

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Brooklyn educator Gary Edwin Robinson to receive the Tonys' 2025 Excellence in Theatre Education Award by Michael Abourizk

Robinson is the first New York City educator to be honored.

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Original Broadway cast of 'Hamilton' will reunite at 2025 Tony Awards by Michael Abourizk

The performers will mark the musical's 10th anniversary with a special performance.

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Wednesday, May 28, 2025

2024-2025 Broadway season is second best attended and highest grossing on record by Michael Abourizk

An additional unique attendance record was also broken.

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Grosses analysis: 'Buena Vista,' 'Real Women,' 'Pirates!' and more have highest-grossing weeks as 2024-2025 season concludes by Michael Abourizk

For the week ending May 25, the 40 currently running productions grossed $47,275,423.

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What Broadway orchestrators want you to know about their craft by Michael Abourizk

Tony Award-nominated orchestrators from "Floyd Collins," "Buena Vista Social Club" and more shed light on an often misunderstood discipline.

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Tuesday, May 27, 2025

Late playwright Terrence McNally's home street to be named in his honor by Michael Abourizk

Jonathan Groff, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Brandon Uranowitz and Caissie Levy will take part in the thoroughfare's unveiling ceremony.

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Thursday, May 22, 2025

West 45th Street to be dubbed 'Marilyn Mon-Row' for a day, World Trade Center to be illuminated as 'Smash' honors Marilyn Monroe by Michael Abourizk

The new musical will honor the anniversary of Monroe's 99th birthday on June 1.

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Pekoe Group, Super Awesome Friends and more win Telly Awards by Michael Abourizk

Black Theatre United, the American Theatre Wing and David Henry Hwang were also recognized.

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Bonnie Milligan will host 2025 Tony Awards 'First Impressions Cam' by Michael Abourizk

Milligan will bring viewers of the telecast backstage with newly crowned Tony winners.

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Exclusive: Drew Hodges will return to SpotCo by Michael Abourizk

Hodges, who founded the agency, tells Broadway News about creating an ad campaign in the 2020s.

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How this season's Tony Award nominees were influenced by their past work by Michael Abourizk

Broadway News spoke with veteran nominees from "Death Becomes Her," "Oh, Mary!," "Maybe Happy Ending" and more.

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