391 stories by "Paul Sheehan"
The 71st annual edition of the Tony Awards takes place on Sunday, June 11 at New York’s Radio City Music Hall and airs live on CBS. Nominees for these top theater kudos were determined…
This year’s recipients of the Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award is  director, actress and choreographer Baayork Lee. This honor, named for the late president of the American Theatre Win…
Two new musicals — “Dear Evan Hansen” and “Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812” — will reap a good number of Tony Awards nominations on Tuesday bu…
This year’s recipients of the Tony Awards Honors for Excellence in the Theatre are two of the most successful General Managers in the industry: Nina Lannan and Alan Wasser. These honor…
The Tony Awards, which date to 1947, salute Broadway. Conversely, the Drama Desk kudos were begun in 1955 to honor the rest of the New York theater world. When the latter moved away from tha…
The Tony Awards administration committee issued its final ruling of the season on Friday about category placements. The Tonys usually decide who goes where on the ballot by billing — o…
Nominations for the 62nd annual Drama Desk Awards were announced on April 27. Nominees will be feted at a May 10 reception at the Marriott Marquis while winners will be revealed on June 4 du…
The smash hit revival of “Hello, Dolly!” leads with 10 nominations for the Drama Desk Awards, including a bid by Tony Awards frontrunner Bette Midler. Right behind with nine nomi…
Four years after dropping the two sound design categories, the Tony Awards will once again be honoring these creative folk starting next year. These top theater honors introduced these tw…
While the Outer Critics Circle can be a precursor for the upcoming Tonys, this year there are significant differences between the two awards. Two of the Tony frontrunners for Best Musi…
“Groundhog Day” leading man Andy Karl is the talk of Broadway as the living proof of that old showbiz adage that the show must go on. On Good Friday (April 14), he twisted his kn…
Just hours after being announced as the host of the upcoming Tony Awards, Kevin Spacey dropped by the “Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon” to chat about gig (watch above). He read…
The Drama League does not distinguish between Broadway and off-Broadway when doling out honors. However, with so many shows and performers included in Wednesday’s nominations, chanc…
Kevin Spacey is used to accepting awards, with two Oscars, four SAG Awards, a Golden Globe and a Tony crowding his mantle. Now comes news he will be handing them out as host of the upcoming …
Since Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles made her Broadway debut in the musical “Waitress” on March 31, fans have been flocking to the show. They have just 10 w…
Andy Karl started off the week by winning the Olivier Award for his performance in the musical “Groundhog Day” and ended it hobbled by an onstage injury. This two-time Tony Award…
Last month, Cher had to withdraw from “Flint,” a telefilm about the water crisis in the Michigan city due to family reasons. Executive producers  Craig Zadan and Neil Meron…
Since Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles made her Broadway debut in the musical “Waitress” on March 31, fans have been flocking to the show. They are eager to s…
As with two of the other Tony Awards precursors — the Outer Critics Circle and Drama Desk awards —  the Drama League does not distinguish between Broadway and off-Broadway …
Harry Potter fans on this side of the Atlantic will have to wait another year before the two-part play that envisions their hero as an adult arrives. “Harry Potter and the Cursed…
Lynn Nottage picked up her second Pulitzer Prize with her win Monday for “Sweat.” She had first prevailed back in 2009 for “Ruined.” While that play never made it to …
Unlike other kudos, the Tony Awards decide eligibility on a rolling basis and the 24 members of the Administration Committee met late last week for the third of four times this season.…
"La La Land" and "Hidden Figures" were the big winners at the Location Managers Guild Awards on Saturday (April 8). While “La La Land,” which was filmed on location in Los Ang…
Stuck for a prom date, Jacob Staudenmaier a 17-year-old from Phoenix, AZ decided to ask Emma Stone, who hails from his hometown. To get the attention of this Oscar champ, he recreated …
This Sunday’s Olivier Awards will boast a slew of talent from both sides of the pond as presenters. Â Among the Americans taking to the stage of the Royal Albert Hall will be multipl…
