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Monday, April 28, 2025

Tony Awards announce 2025 honorees: Michael Price, PBS' Great Performances, New 42 and the Performing Arts library by Michael Abourizk

The 2025 Tony Awards will take place on June 8.

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Norm Lewis will announce 2025 Drama Desk Award nominations by Michael Abourizk

The Drama Desk Awards honor Broadway, Off-Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway.

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Thursday, April 24, 2025

New musical from Gloria Estefan will debut at Alliance Theatre by Michael Abourizk

"Basura" is a collaboration between Estefan and her daughter, Emily Estefan.

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Tituss Burgess and Debra Messing to host 2025 Drama Desk Awards by Michael Abourizk

The annual ceremony honoring shows produced on, Off- and Off-Off-Broadway will take place in June.

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'John Proctor' associate director Autumn Angelettie named winner of SDCF Barbara Whitman Award by Michael Abourizk

Angelettie serves as the associate director of Kimberly Belflower's "John Proctor Is the Villain."

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Theatrical Rights Worldwide acquires licensing rights to 'Swept Away' by Michael Abourizk

The maritime-set Avett Brothers musical bowed on Broadway in 2024.

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Harvey Fierstein to receive 2025 Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement by Michael Abourizk

The 78th annual Tony Awards ceremony will be held on June 8.

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Exclusive: Items from Broadway's 'Dead Outlaw' to be inducted into the Library of Congress by Michael Abourizk

The new musical by Itamar Moses, David Yazbek and Erik Della Penna will open on April 27.

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Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Ramin Karimloo will lead industry presentation of Rupert Hands-helmed musical 'Roam' by Michael Abourizk

The new musical features a score by Alexander Sage Oyen and a book by Michael Dovid.

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Carly Rae Jepsen and Ethan Gruska to write score for stage adaptation of '10 Things I Hate About You' by Michael Abourizk

Lena Dunham and Jessica Huang will write the book for the new musical.

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Nominations announced for 2025 Drama League Awards by Michael Abourizk

The honors, which recognize both Broadway and Off-Broadway productions, will be celebrated at a ceremony in May.

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Tuesday, April 22, 2025

Grosses analysis: Broadway welcomes highest number of admissions since 2018 by Michael Abourizk

For the week ending April 20, the 40 currently running productions grossed $50,874,940.

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Sarah Paulson and Wendell Pierce to announce 2025 Tony Award nominations by Michael Abourizk

Nominations for the 78th annual Tony Awards will be revealed on May 1.

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New app StagePlay will offer live stage performances on mixed-reality headsets by Michael Abourizk

The inaugural offering will be a live capture of Off-Broadway's 'Blue Man Group.'

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Monday, April 21, 2025

Joey Fatone will host a sing-along at Broadway's '& Juliet' by Michael Abourizk

This is the fourth event of its kind offered by the 2023 Best Musical Tony Award nominee.

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Why a variety of genres was essential to crafting Kip Williams' 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' by Michael Abourizk

The playwright and director breaks down his process for adapting Oscar Wilde's novel to the stage.

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Thursday, April 17, 2025

New platform Broadway Resource Guide will serve as informational hub for theater industry by Michael Abourizk

The website is a product of Open Jar Studios.

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Broadway's 'Cult of Love' to receive film adaptation by Michael Abourizk

Will Ferrell and Jessica Elbaum will produce the motion picture adaptation of Leslye Headland's family drama.

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Wednesday, April 16, 2025

'Thanksgiving Play' scribe Larissa FastHorse named a Guggenheim fellow by Michael Abourizk

FastHorse will receive a fellowship in the newly created category of Indigenous Studies.

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Newly revised Alfred Uhry play will receive industry presentation in fall 2025 by Michael Abourizk

Lisa Dozier Shacket will develop and produce "Without Walls."

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Tuesday, April 15, 2025

Gloria Estefan and Joy Huerta will lead post-show conversation at 'Real Women Have Curves' by Michael Abourizk

The Grammy Award winners will discuss bringing pop music to the Main Stem.

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'Stomp' creators Luke Cresswell and Steve McNicholas explain the inspiration behind five of their iconic instruments by Michael Abourizk

Finding the sound, rhythm and dynamics of "Stomp."

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Grosses analysis: Broadway offers 40 shows for first time in over six years by Michael Abourizk

For the week ending April 13, the 40 currently running productions grossed $44,162,127.

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Thursday, April 10, 2025

Actors' Equity releases new employment bias report by Michael Abourizk

The publication notes particular strides in race and age parity in industry hiring practices.

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Bonnie Langford and Gavin Lee of 'Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends' to host post-show conversation by Michael Abourizk

The musical, which celebrates the career of the late Tony Award-winning songwriter, opened on April 8.

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Wednesday, April 9, 2025

Jeff Calhoun will direct Deaf West's Broadway-aimed 'Elephant Shoes' musical at Two River Theater by Michael Abourizk

The musical will be performed in both American Sign Language and spoken English.

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Tuesday, April 8, 2025

Grosses analysis: Broadway has best attended week of 2024-2025 season, while most shows drop in gross by Michael Abourizk

For the week ending April 6, the 39 currently running productions grossed $42,361,129.

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Cunard named cruise partner of 2025 Tony Awards by Michael Abourizk

The 78th annual ceremony will take place on June 8.

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Monday, April 7, 2025

Watch Robyn Hurder, Susan Stroman, Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman discuss bringing 'Smash' to Broadway by Michael Abourizk

The musical inspired by the television series will open at the Imperial Theatre on April 10.

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Friday, April 4, 2025

How often do shows win both the top Tony Award and Olivier Award? by Michael Abourizk

Broadway News examines the count of dual Tony and Olivier Award winners.

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Wednesday, April 2, 2025

David Henry Hwang to receive 2025 Dramatists Guild award for lifetime achievement by Michael Abourizk

The playwright of "Yellow Face" and "M. Butterfly" will be honored on April 28.

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