Thursday, June 26, 2025

Manhattan Theatre Club’s Visionary Artistic Director Lynne Meadow To Step Aside After 53 Years, Will Take Advisory Role by Greg Evans

Lynne Meadow, whose 53-year run as artistic director of the highly influential Manhattan Theatre Club included guiding shows by such playwrights as Christopher Durang, John Guare, Beth Henle…

SOURCE: Deadline at 12:29PM
Monday, June 9, 2025

Meet the Tony-Nominated Playwrights of 2025 by BroadwayWorld

Five outstanding new plays and four equally outstanding revivals have been singled out this Broadway season! Nominees for Best Play are: English (Sanaz Toossi), The Hills of California (Jez…

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:02PM
Sunday, June 8, 2025

Video: EUREKA DAY Team Talks Tony Win for Best Revival of a Play

Earlier tonight at the 78th Annual Tony Awards, Eureka Day took home a Tony Award for 'Best Revival of a Play'. After playwright Jonathan Spector and the producing team left the stage at Rad…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:18PM

Eureka Day Wins 2025 Tony for Best Revival of a Play by Margaret Hall

The win is a first for playwright Jonathan Spector, who made his Broadway debut with the production.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:32PM

Jonathan Spector | 2025 Tony Awards First Impressions by The Tony Awards

Jonathan Spector and the team of Eureka Day are congratulated by Bonnie Milligan at the Tony Awards First Impressions Cam presented by City National Bank, backstage at the 78th Annual Tony A…

SOURCE: YouTube at 10:22PM

EUREKA DAY Wins 2025 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play

‍Eureka Day by Jonathan Spector has won the 2025 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play. It beat out fellow nominees Romeo + Juliet, Thornton Wilder's Our Town, and Yellow Face by David Hen…

SOURCE: Theatrely at 09:43PM

Kara Young Wins 2nd Tony Award In A Row for PURPOSE

Kara Young has won the 2025 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her performance in Purpose. Young beat out fellow nominees Tala Ashe for English, Jessica Hecht for Eureka Day,…

SOURCE: Theatrely at 08:49PM

2025 Tony Award Winners: Purpose, Eureka Day, Sunset Blvd. by Jonathan Mandell

“Purpose” won’t best play at the 78th annual Tony Awards, “Eureka Day” best play revival, Sunset Blvd best revival of a musical. Below the list of winners: (Here’s a guide to the…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 07:25PM

Tony Award Winners: Updating Live by Joey Moser

Best Musical Buena Vista Social Club Dead Outlaw Death Becomes Her Maybe Happy Ending Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical Best Play English The Hills of California John Proctor Is the Villain…

SOURCE: The Contending at 07:22PM
Thursday, June 5, 2025

How Tony Nominees Would Throw a Broadway.com 25th Anniversary Party by Alexandra Pierson

Who do you go to for expert party-planning advice? Theater people, obviously! We asked the nominees for suggestions on how to celebrate our 25th anniversary. For a top-notch showbiz shindig…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:48AM
Wednesday, June 4, 2025

My Tony Award Predictions: A Very Competitive Season with a Maybe Happy Ending by Frank Rizzo

The 2024-25 Broadway season — which ended April 30 — was one of the richest and most competitive seasons in years. While there hasn't been been a megahit of the likes of “Hamilton” o…

SOURCE: ShowRiz at 11:53AM

BEST SHOWS – Tony Predictions by Mason Pilevsky

Mason Pilevsky, Pages on Stages Best Revival of a Play Eureka Day This edgy show about how leftist ideology about inclusivity can be taken too far is scathing in its brilliance, particularly…

SOURCE: Pages on Stages at 08:30AM
Tuesday, June 3, 2025

JOHN PROCTOR IS THE VILLAIN and CATS: THE JELLICLE BALL Lead 2025 Dorian Theater Awards

John Proctor is the Villain and Cats: The Jellicle Ball received top honors in the group's third annual Dorian Theater Awards. Both productions won three awards each, making them the most aw…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:54PM
Monday, June 2, 2025

Jessica Hecht Is Thankful for Her Meaningful History in the Theatre Following 2025 Tony Nomination by BroadwayWorld

Did you know that Eureka Day was Jessica Hecht's eleventh Broadway show and third Broadway show with Manhattan Theatre Club? This year she earns her third Tony nomination for her outstanding…

SOURCE: YouTube at 06:12PM

2025 Tony Nominee Interview with EUREKA DAY Playwright Jonathan Spector by Broadway.com

Broadway.com Editor-in-Chief Paul Wontorek interviews Jonathan Spector about receiving a Tony nomination for EUREKA DAY.

SOURCE: YouTube at 01:48PM

2025 Tony Nominee Interview with Jessica Hecht of EUREKA DAY by Broadway.com

Broadway.com Editor-in-Chief Paul Wontorek interviews Jessica Hecht about her Tony-nominated turn as Suzanne in EUREKA DAY.

SOURCE: YouTube at 11:36AM
Sunday, June 1, 2025

2025 Drama Desk Award Winners: Maybe Happy Ending and Purpose. Gypsy and Eureka Day. Audra and Jasmine. Donnelly and Snook. by Jonathan Mandell

“Maybe Happy Ending” won best musical and “Purpose” best play at the 69th annual Drama Desk Awards. “Eureka Day” won best revival of a play and “Gypsy” best revival of a musi…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 10:34PM

2025 Drama Desk Awards by Barry Gordin

Purpose and Maybe Happy Ending win Outstanding Play and Outstanding Musical Awards. Maybe Happy Ending leads with 6 total wins across all categories. June 3, 2025: The 69th Annual Drama De…

SOURCE: theaterlife at 10:00PM
Wednesday, May 28, 2025

‘Eureka Day’ playwright Jonathan Spector talks vaccine debates, vicious comment sections, and ‘the failure of a utopia’ by Sam Eckmann

Playwright Jonathan Spector describes his arrival on Broadway as a "wild" and "out of body" experience. Not only did he make his mainstream debut with Eureka Day, a comedy about vaccine mand…

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 03:00PM

5 minutes with a Tony nominee: ‘Eureka Day’’s Jonathan Spector by Ruthie Fierberg

With his Broadway debut, Spector has earned his first Tony Award nomination.

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 07:58AM
Tuesday, May 27, 2025

5 minutes with a Tony nominee: ‘Eureka Day’ and ‘The Hills of California’’s Manhattan Theatre Club by Ruthie Fierberg

Manhattan Theatre Club’s leaders, Lynne Meadow, Chris Jennings and Nicki Hunter, discuss the nonprofit’s programming strategy.

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 06:00AM
Monday, May 26, 2025

‘Eureka Day’ Playwright Jonathan Spector Talks Vaccines, Getting Canceled By Trump And A Possible Film Adaptation Of His Newly Controversial Comed by Greg Evans

When Jonathan Spector first staged his now-Tony-nominated play Eureka Day in 2017, he couldn’t have known just how timely it would be eight years later. The Manhattan Theatre Club’s Broa…

SOURCE: Deadline at 02:39PM
Thursday, May 22, 2025

Video: Jessica Hecht's Vaccine Monologue From Eureka Day That Earned Her a Tony Nomination by Diep Tran

Jonathan Spector's work is also nominated for Best Revival of a Play for bringing comedy, and humanity, to the vaccination debate.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:32PM
Monday, May 19, 2025

Photos: 2025 Drama League Awards, With Winners Nicole Scherzinger, Sam Pinkleton, More by Logan Culwell-Block

Maybe Happy Ending, Sunset Blvd., Eureka Day, and Vanya all won production honors.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:48PM
Friday, May 16, 2025

Nicole Scherzinger, Maybe Happy Ending and Oh, Mary! Among 2025 Drama League Winners by Darryn King

The 91st Annual Drama League Awards, held on May 16 at the Ziegfeld Ballroom, has named its winners.  The award for Distinguished Performance went to Sunset Boulevard's Nicole Scherzinger,…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:42PM

Nicole Scherzinger Wins Distinguished Performance at 2025 Drama League Awards; Read the Full Winners List by Logan Culwell-Block

Maybe Happy Ending, Sunset Boulevard, Eureka Day, and Vanya all won production honors.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:03PM
Tuesday, May 13, 2025

EUREKA DAY Offers Fresh Perspective on Vax Debate by Lauren Van Hemert

The Eureka Day school prides itself on inclusion, “holding space for everyone,” as noted by one of its Board members. But what happens when those opinions are so diametrically opposed [�…

SOURCE: Beltline to Broadway at 11:55AM
Monday, May 12, 2025

Odds & Ends: Kimber Elayne Sprawl, Jessica Hecht and More Win Actors’ Equity Awards; Jennifer Garner Joins 13 Going on 30 Producing Team by Broadway.com

Here's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed. Actors’ Equity Foundation Announces Recipients of 2025 Performance Awards The Actors’ Equity Foundation has announced the recipi…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:36PM

Nicholas Barasch, Jessica Hecht and More to Receive Actors' Equity 2025 Performance Awards

The Actors’ Equity Foundation has revealed the recipients of its awards for performers for the 2024–2025 season. The Richard Seff Award for two veteran actors is awarded to Jessica Hecht…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:18PM
Saturday, May 10, 2025

2025 Tony Predictions by Wendy Caster

Although we have not previously shown great acuity in Tony prediction, here we are again. Hope springs eternal! This year’s list of Tony nominees reveals a healthy, exciting season. Lookin…

SOURCE: Show Showdown at 11:36PM