Wednesday, May 27, 2015
June 7 — aka the day of the 2015 Tony Awards — is coming up fast. Nominees from Broadway’s newest shows as well as the stars of long-running hits put on a show today in Sh…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 04:12PMThe latest Broadway revival of Fiddler on the Roof has set dates and found a theater. The production, starring five-time Tony nominee Danny Burstein as Tevye the milkman, will begin preview…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 01:41PMTuesday, May 26, 2015
Oscar and Emmy winner Jessica Lange, Golden Globe winner and Tony nominee Gabriel Bryne, and Tony winner John Gallagher, Jr. will return to Broadway in a revival of Eugene O’Neill’s Pu…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 02:32PMThe Tony nominees for Best Actor in a Musical have a wide range of experience. Two are known principally as dancers, one is an Oscar nominee and veteran of the Japanese film and theater worl…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 09:57AMFriday, May 22, 2015
Since she was 10 and singing in her elementary school talent show, Kelli O’Hara knew that she belonged on stage. “I didn’t grow up around performing. It’s just that it came easy to m…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 12:10PMThe Tony Awards may take place at Radio City Music Hall, but there will also be a big party going on a few blocks south. The Times Square Alliance, along with the Broadway League and Clear C…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 11:47AMThursday, May 21, 2015
This year’s Tony nominees for Best Revival of a Play share the theme of searching for connection. Whether it’s the disfigured Elephant Man, a pair of battling ex-lovers, three rootless t…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 05:21PMRodgers and Hammerstein’s beloved 1951 musical The King and I is now playing at Lincoln Center’s Vivian Beaumont Theatre. The revival, which stars Ken Watanabe and Kelli O’Hara was n…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 03:11PMWednesday, May 20, 2015
The shows to be featured on the 69th Tony Awards have been announced and not only are all the nominated productions getting a national audiences, but also those which did not receive any Ton…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 03:15PMTelevision audiences may recognize Michael Cerveris from roles in acclaimed dramas such as The Good Wife, Treme and Fringe. But Broadway audiences know and love him from much more. The Tony …
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 02:14PMTuesday, May 19, 2015
Hamilton and Between Riverside and Crazy are taking the majority of theater awards in the Off-Broadway world. The 5th annual Off-Broadway Alliance Awards have chosen the productions as Best…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 06:28PMThe most delicious event leading up to the annual Tony Awards is Broadway Bakes at Schmackary’s. The Theater District cookie spot is a Broadway favorite, and for one week in May curren…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 05:43PMHamilton continues to dominate the 2015 theater award season, taking the top prize for Best New American Theater Work at the 60th annual Obie Awards, presented May 18 at Webster Hall. The c…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 05:09PMTimes Square is a hotbed of activity on any given day, but today’s event was one for the record books: the taking of Broadway’s Biggest Selfie. Tony nominee Micah Stock of It&…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 02:06PMMonday, May 18, 2015
The rumors have been swirling and now it’s official — Taye Diggs will be the next lead in Hedwig and the Angry Inch on Broadway. Diggs will take over the role on July 22 for a li…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 03:30PMThe three Tony nominees for Best Revival of a Musical have all had previous major Broadway productions – The King and I and On the Town have had multiple ones — but their direct…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 09:50AMAn American in Paris and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time were the big winners at the 81st Annual Drama League Awards presented on May 15 in a gala, star-studded luncheon a…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 09:31AMThursday, May 14, 2015
With less than a month to go, Broadway fans and industry insiders alike are anxiously awaiting the 2015 Tony Awards — this year even more so than most. Usually, the winner of the big a…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 11:08AMFun Home, the musical based on Alison Bechdel’s graphic memoir featuring book and lyrics by Lisa Kron and music by Jeanine Tesori, is now playing at Circle in the Square. The musical tie…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 10:10AMWednesday, May 13, 2015
Tuck Everlasting, a new musical based on the children’s novel of the same name, will begin preview performances on Broadway on March 19, 2016 in advance of an April 17 opening at a Shubert…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 02:13PMInternal struggles make for great drama and this year’s Tony nominees for Best Play feature lead characters in epic battles within themselves. A shy high school student wrestles with his s…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 01:18PMTuesday, May 12, 2015
This year’s Tony nominees for Best Musical could not be more different, but each demonstrates that when the creative teams, casts and designers are at the top of their game, the result is …
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 03:01PMThe 2015 edition of the free Stars in the Alley concert — a can’t-miss for Broadway lovers — is shaping up to be quite an event with the addition of Darren Criss, now rocki…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 11:33AMMonday, May 11, 2015
Broadway has its newest comedic musical actor to be reckoned with in the form of Brandon Uranowitz — even though he’s not that new to the business. He’s currently playing Adam Hoc…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 05:36PMThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and An American in Paris took the most awards from the Outer Critics Circle. Curious Incident won five including Outstanding Broadway Play w…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 12:18PMHamilton, the rap/hip-hop musical about our most controversial founding father, continued its winning ways by dominating the Lucille Lortel Awards, taking home ten prizes. The show won for O…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 10:24AMFriday, May 8, 2015
A really great meal can be a vital part of the New York theatergoing experience, so we asked 2015 Tony Award nominees for their favorite pre-theater restaurants. The responses ranged from tr…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 05:28PMThursday, May 7, 2015
An American in Paris, the new musical inspired by the Oscar-winning 1951 film and featuring the songs of George and Ira Gershwin, is currently playing on Broadway at the Palace Theatre. The …
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 04:29PMWednesday, May 6, 2015
Most actors fly when they make their Broadway debut. But when Steffanie Leigh took over the title role in Mary Poppins, she was literally airborne. “Mary Poppins flies over the audience. T…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 01:51PMBrother and sister Robert and Megan Fairchild, respective stars of An American in Paris and On the Town, are the among the winners of the 71st annual Theater World Awards, honoring perform…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 09:51AMTuesday, May 5, 2015
Now that the Tony nominations have been announced, we asked nominees for their favorite moments in their shows. The reactions range from the expected (their personal solo numbers in musicals…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 06:06PM 
