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The musical "Hell's Kitchen" and the play "Stereophonic" headed into the Tonys ceremony tied with the most nominations, and Eddie Redmayne, Jessica Lange and Sarah Paulson were among those v…
The Tony nominee explains why this 'Purlie Victorious,' premiering Friday on PBS' Great Performances series, isn't a musical " and why it's all the better for it.
The nominees for Broadway's biggest prize were announced Tuesday, with "Stereophonic" and "Hell's Kitchen" receiving 13 nods each. Here's the full list of 2024 Tony nominations.
Robert O'Hara's new "Hamlet," as well as the Broadway tours of "Life of Pi" and "Parade," are among Center Theatre Group's 2024-25 season offerings.
The Geffen Playhouse's 2024-25 season lineup includes premieres by Sara Porkalob, a.k. payne and Jake Brasch, plus a 20th anniversary staging of artistic director Tarell Alvin McCraney's 'Th…
TV veteran Gloria Calderón Kellett explains how Hollywood treating her with 'zoo animal fascination' inspired her history-making play 'One of the Good Ones,' opening Sunday.
Musicals have come to follow a Broadway run with a national tour. 'The Wiz,' starting Tuesday at the Pantages, is doing the opposite " and the strategy is paying off.
Broadway actor Zuri Washington hopes her racial discrimination suit reignites conversations about the industry's inequitable treatment of Black hair and the harmful perpetuation of the 'angr…
A filmed performance of 'Waitress,' starring Sara Bareilles, captures how the musical won over Broadway's most underappreciated audience: women.
The settlement comes after Equity attempted to organize a nonunion tour of the Sara Bareilles musical, the first effort of its kind in more than 20 years.
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Phylicia Rashad and others will unveil a new bill Thursday as the industry struggles: 'If you're not at the table, you're on the menu.'
The gonzo journalism pioneer could be 'pretty despicable.' And unlike its bio-musical counterparts, a new SoCal show about the author doesn't shy away from it.
Center Theatre Group announces its 2023-2024 season, which includes 'A Christmas Story, The Musical,' 'Hadestown' and other offerings.
Broadway stars Stephanie J. Block and Sebastian Arcelus have been married for 15 years and play a married couple onstage in Stephen Sondheim's 'Into the Woods.' The national tour arrives in …
Broadway marks the 2023 Tony Awards on Sunday after a tumultuous run-up. Stay here for live updates on the winners, effects of the writers' strike and more.
Broadway's biggest night will broadcast live from New York City on June 11, airing on CBS and Paramount+. A preshow ceremony will stream for free on Pluto TV.
The threat to this year's Tonys underscored their sway over the industry. Some say making them the 'be-all, end-all' of shows' survival is risky business.
Filming live theater is usually a form of sacrilege. A musical about the wives of Henry VIII turned it into grassroots marketing for a new generation of fans.
The WGA announced Monday that it would not picket the Broadway awards show, scheduled for June 11, allowing it to proceed in altered form.
The Tony Awards Management Committee and television partner CBS will meet Monday to determine next steps for the awards show.
Ghee and Newell's nominations follow last year's historic first, when composer Toby Marlow's became the Tony Awards' first nonbinary nominee and winner.
Merle Dandridge, Montego Glover, Annaleigh Ashford, Katie Rose Clarke and Britney Coleman, each starring in a Stephen Sondheim musical, reflect on the texts of the late theater legend.
The creative team behind the ambitious spectacle discuss its sudden end and potential future: 'We never got a fair chance.'
Daniel Fish and members of the cast reflect on the bold revival of the beloved Rodgers & Hammerstein musical " and the more extreme reactions it's elicited from audiences.
The organization's employees see unionization as 'a new way to rebalance power structures in the American theater.'