Brooke Shields Has Worn Many Hats. Now She’s a Labor Boss. by Michael Paulson

The model-turned-actress-turned-businesswoman is the new president of Actors’ Equity. In an interview, she explained what she’s doing there.

Second Stage Becomes First Broadway Nonprofit in Decades to Name New Leader by Michael Paulson

The organization, which won this year’s best play revival Tony Award for “Appropriate,” has chosen Evan Cabnet as its next artistic director.

Betty Boop Time Travels to New York, and Broadway, Next Spring by Michael Paulson

“BOOP! The Betty Boop Musical” had a run in Chicago late last year. It is slated to open at a Shubert theater in April.

After a Brief Run, ‘Tommy’ Revival to Close on Broadway by Michael Paulson

“The Who’s Tommy,” which has a rock score by Pete Townshend, will end on July 21. A national tour is in the works.

Leslye Headland’s ‘Cult of Love’ to Open on Broadway in the Fall by Michael Paulson

The play will be produced by Second Stage, which is also planning an Off Broadway production of a two-character drama by Donald Margulies.

The Sisters Who Turned a Sondheim Flop Into a Tony Winner by Michael Paulson

Maria and Sonia Friedman discussed their long history with “Merrily We Roll Along,” after a bittersweet Tony Awards.

Huey Lewis Musical to Close on Broadway as New Shows Struggle by Michael Paulson

“The Heart of Rock and Roll” is the first new Broadway musical to announce a closing plan following Sunday’s Tony Awards.

Jay-Z’s Big Tonys Duet With Alicia Keys Was Pretaped by Julia Jacobs and Michael Paulson

The two stars brought down the house with “Empire State of Mind,” their 2009 love song to New York City, which they had recorded earlier on a grand marble staircase outside the auditoriu…

Why Jay-Z’s Big Tonys Duet With Alicia Keys Was Offstage by Julia Jacobs and Michael Paulson

The two stars brought down the house with “Empire State of Mind,” their 2009 love song to New York City, which they performed on a grand marble staircase outside the auditorium.

Daniel Radcliffe Conjures Up His First Tony by Michael Paulson

Daniel Radcliffe will forever be known for the "Harry Potter" movies, but at 34, he just won his first major award: for a Broadway musical.

‘The Outsiders’ Wins Tony Award for Best Musical, ‘Stereophonic’ Best Play by Michael Paulson

Stephen Sondheim’s “Merrily We Role Along,” long considered a flop, was named best musical revival, and Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’s “Appropriate” won best play revival.

‘Merrily We Roll Along’ Was a Flop in 1981. Now It’s a Tony Winner. by Michael Paulson

The musical by Stephen Sondheim follows the implosion of a three-way friendship in reverse chronological order.

Jonathan Groff’s Star Turn in ‘Merrily We Roll Along’ Lands Him His First Tony by Michael Paulson

The gregarious performer who loves and is loved by Broadway picked up a trophy for best leading actor in a musical.

‘The Outsiders,’ a Broadway Adaptation of the Classic Novel, Wins the Tony for Best Musical by Michael Paulson

The gritty, bloody and relentlessly youthful musical features some of the most effectively vivid violence seen on a Broadway stage.

Daniel Radcliffe Conjures Up His First Tony by Michael Paulson

“Merrily We Roll Along” is Radcliffe’s fifth show on Broadway, but the first for which he was even nominated for a Tony Award.

Nick Jonas and Adrienne Warren to Star in ‘Last Five Years’ on Broadway by Michael Paulson

Whitney White will direct the first Broadway production of Jason Robert Brown’s popular musical, which plans to open next spring.

5 Ways This Year’s Tony Awards Reveal That Theater Is Changing by Michael Paulson

As Broadway prepares to celebrate the best of the season, our theater reporter explores what the nominations tell us about the industry and the art form.

How to Watch the Tony Awards 2024: Date, Time, Streaming by Michael Paulson

The main event will be broadcast on CBS and livestreamed for Paramount+ with Showtime subscribers. A simulcast will also air at Damrosch Park in Manhattan.

Tony nominees speak to the shows that shaped them by Michael Paulson and Julia Jacobs / The New York Times

Tony Predictions: Expect Wins for ‘Merrily’ and ‘Stereophonic’ by Michael Paulson

Our reporter surveyed a quarter of Tony voters before Sunday’s ceremony. One certainty: Sondheim’s onetime flop seems destined for redemption.

Idina Menzel Will Return to Broadway in ‘Redwood’ by Michael Paulson

The new musical, about a woman seeking healing, is to arrive early next year.

This Year’s Tony Nominees in Portraits by Dana Scruggs, Michael Paulson, Julia Jacobs, Jolie Ruben and Amanda Webster

The Tony Awards are Sunday. Each year we photograph nominated performers and talk to them about their craft. This time, we asked about early theater memories.

A Cave Explorer Died 99 Years Ago. Now His Story Is Broadway Bound. by Michael Paulson

“Floyd Collins,” a musical about a trapped spelunker and the media circus surrounding his failed rescue, had a brief Off Broadway run in 1996.

Dolly Parton Says a Musical About Her Life Is Broadway Bound by Michael Paulson

The show, expected to arrive on Broadway in 2026, will be called “Hello, I’m Dolly.”

Jez Butterworth’s ‘The Hills of California’ to Open on Broadway by Michael Paulson

The play, about a group of English sisters who reunite at their mother’s deathbed, plans to open in New York in September. It ends a London run this month.

Audra McDonald to Star in ‘Gypsy’ Revival on Broadway This Fall by Michael Paulson

The six-time Tony-winning actress will play musical theater’s most famous stage mother in a production directed by George C. Wolfe.

Two More ‘Succession’ Actors Are Broadway Bound, in ‘Job’ by Michael Paulson

Peter Friedman and Sydney Lemmon will star in the two-hander, a psychological thriller that previously found success downtown.

Brooke Shields Elected President of Labor Union Actors’ Equity by Michael Paulson

She takes office immediately. The previous leader, Kate Shindle, had been president since 2015, and did not run again.

Kit Connor and Rachel Zegler Headline Broadway ‘Romeo and Juliet’ by Michael Paulson

A production featuring the screen stars, with music by Jack Antonoff, will open in October at Circle in the Square.

A Times Reporter Visits the Latest Broadway Shows by Michael Paulson

What’s it like to attend twelve productions in nine days? Michael Paulson, the Times theater reporter, shared his sprint around Midtown Manhattan.

Avett Brothers Musical, ‘Swept Away,’ to Open on Broadway This Fall by Michael Paulson

The show, inspired by a 19th-century shipwreck, has had previous runs in Berkeley, Calif., and Washington.