From Ragtime to Schmigadoon: What to look for at the Tony Awards
It was a great year for plays, but a so-so year for musicals. NPR's Jeff Lunden points out what to look for at the Tony Awards this year.
It was a great year for plays, but a so-so year for musicals. NPR's Jeff Lunden points out what to look for at the Tony Awards this year.
By JESSICA NEU Not many plays open with the storyline of the President of the United States (POTUS) using a controversial four-letter word that begins with the letter C to describe his wif…
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Post critic Johnny Oleksinski picks who will win at the 2026 Tony Awards, which air Sunday June 7 on CBS.
Lighting up the town with VJayBombs, the trio of anonymous guerilla artists skewering the administration in building-sized projections all around town.
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Follow along on Broadway's biggest night with a digital edition of this year's Tony Playbill.
By ALAN SMASON, WYES-TV Theatre Critic (“Steppin’ Out“) The first clue I had that this production was going to be something special was when I got to my row and discovered to my shock …
Original Off-Broadway Cast, 2026 (Center Stage Records) Listeners looking for a standard, story-driven musical theatre score will instead find here one that values dreamlike atmosphere ove…
On this very special episode of BroadwayRadio, Matt Tamanini brings his theatre-insider group chat to the podcast feed to predict the 2026 Tony Awards. On the episode, Matt is joined by thea…
The Off-Broadway musical sensation Disenchanted! makes its UK professional premiere at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe The post Edinburgh Fringe Preview: Disenchanted! at Pleasance at EICC (Pe…
Sixteen shows are up for big awards at the Tony Awards on Sunday night. They include Best Musical: The Lost Boys, Schmigadoon!, Titaníque, and Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York); …
Both New York’s basketball fans and theater fans are experiencing suspense and excitement at exactly the same time, which makes this feel the right time to revisit some shared history. Bel…
June 6 is not only D-Day, it also happens to be National Caves and Karst Day. For which I have been saving this little post about my most recent adventure in one. As a New Englander, caves a…
A high-octane fusion of storytelling and physical theatre, The Distance makes its world premiere at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe The post Edinburgh Fringe Preview: The Distance at Summerhal…
Caissie Levy has been treading the boards of Broadway for two decades, taking on iconic characters in such beloved shows as Hairspray, Hair, Wicked, Ghost, Frozen, and more. Now in 2026, her…
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Following a successful previous run, Deluge returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with its distinctive blend of comedy, physical theatre and magical realism The post Edinburgh Fringe Prev…
This year’s annual celebration of the best on Broadway is being hosted by Pink.
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Broadway heads to Radio City Music Hall Sunday night for the 79th Annual Tony Awards, where glamour, ambition, gratitude, politics and panic will all be wearing formalwear. This year’s cer…
All The Drama is hosted by Jan Simpson. It is a series of deep dives into the plays that have won The Pulitzer Prize for Drama. 1946 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, State of the Union” by Russel…
Celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community at these shows.
If the company's hit musical wins any of the 12 Tonys for which it is nominated on Sunday, it will have completed the feat in six-and-a-half years, besting Netflix's current record of 12 yea…
Disney's Aladdin on Broadway has unveiled a giant version of the musical's iconic magic lamp in Times Square. Check out photos from the special event below. The installation, located in D…
On Wednesday evening, June 3, the Perelman Performing Arts Center [PAC NYC] hosted a benefit celebration of Andrew Lloyd Webber and the extraordinary production of Cats: The Jellicle Ball, w…
Tony Award winner Sonya Tayeh (Gatsby at A.R.T., Moulin Rouge! The Musical on Broadway) returns to the A.R.T. to bring the Oscar-nominated psychological thriller Black Swan to the stage. Go …
Gold Derby's resident Broadway experts share their picks for the marquee awards ahead of Sunday's ceremony.
The musical revival race is neck and neck, while Schmigadoon! leads for Best Musical and Liberation is the favorite for Best Play.
You can now watch the acceptance speeches from this year’s Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre recipients André Bishop, Jules Fisher, and James Lapin, and Isabelle …
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At Red Rocks, the top-tier tribute band hits every note in songs from Pink Floyd’s masterpiece.
Cumming has starred in the musical Cabaret three times. He talks about everything from his costume (which he calls a "Wonder Bra" for men) to the show's darker themes. Originally broadcast i…
The Tony Award-winning actor, who died in 2022, starred in the Broadway musicals Mame, Gypsy and Sweeney Todd, as well as in the TV series Murder, She Wrote. Originally broadcast in 1980.
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Four outstanding new plays and four equally outstanding musicals have been singled out this Broadway season! Nominees for Best Play are: The Balusters (David Lindsay-Abaire), Giant (Mark …
Broadway's biggest night is June 7, but some acceptance speeches are already here.
Award-winning songwriting duo Benj Pasek and Justin Paul are teaming up with fan-favorite song-and-dance sports team, The Savannah Bananas. The collaboration was teased in a joint video on I…
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Daniel Radcliffe may have already concuded his run in Every Brilliant Thing (now starring Mariska Hargitay), but his journey with the show is not yet over. On Sunday night, he'll be at Radio…
Winning writers include Jaime Cepero, Gaurav Mishra, Kate Kilbane, Parisa Shahmir, and more.
Wrapping up many weeks on the road together, and a long time as close friends, the Bean Tones sing beautifully and banter comfortably between songs. The post The Bean Tones appeared first on…
The new play from Jonathan Spector had been scheduled to begin performances Off-Broadway June 6.
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