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The stage adaptation of "Room," one of the most anticipated new plays of the spring Broadway season, is postponed indefinitely. The show was scheduled to begin performances on April 3, 2023 …
You wish to have the curse reversed? You'll need to win a Tony first! Brian d'Arcy James gave an impressive performance as the Baker in the recent revival of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapin…
Friends, Romans, theater lovers, lend me your ears! The 2023 Tony Awards nominations prediction center is now open, with 23 plays competing for Broadway's top honors. Be sure to log your ear…
Strap on your LaDucas and warm up your best 16 bars. The 2023 Tony Awards nominations prediction center is open for business, and a medley of musicals are vying for a spot in this year's com…
The Tony Awards Administration committee unveiled their first round of eligibility determinations on February 2 for the 2023 Tony Awards. Pundits eagerly anticipate these determinations beca…
The Tony Awards Administration Committee met for the first time during the 2022-2023 Broadway season on January 31 to discuss eligibility of 20 productions for the 76th Annual Tony Awards in…
The Christmas season brings scores of ticket buyers to Broadway as tourists flood Times Square and locals bring visiting family to the theater. Many of those audiences should catch the bold …
The Tony Awards have a 2023 date, and they are moving way uptown! The 76th edition of these kudos honoring the best of Broadway will be broadcast live on Sunday, June 11, 2023 on CBS and str…
Amid a stacked fall season on Broadway, "Kimberly Akimbo" has emerged as an early Best Musical frontrunner for next spring's Tony Awards. The new show from Jeanine Tesori and David Lindsay-A…
Tom Stoppard's haunting drama "Leopoldstadt" is the rare non-musical play to become a smash hit on Broadway. After critics fell in love with the gripping historical piece, the show broke the…
I've been covering the Tony Awards for years but I had never stepped foot inside of Broadway's biggest celebration until this year. When offered the last minute opportunity to attend the 75t…
Another Tony Awards season has come to a close! My colleagues Susan Haskins-Doloff and David Buchanan rubbed open our weary eyes after a long night celebrating the best of Broadway to recap …
Thanks to a Tony Award win for "Take Me Out" in the Best Revival of a Play category, Second Stage Theater can finally join the ranks of the other nonprofit theater organizations on Broadway.…
Marianne Elliott prevailed in a tough Tony race " Best Director of a Musical " winning for her gender-swapped update to Stephen Sondheim's "Company." This victory means far more than just an…
"The Lehman Trilogy" proved to be unbeatable in the Tony race for Best Play, as many pundits predicted all season long. Written by Stefano Massini and adapted by Ben Power, this epic drama t…
"A Strange Loop" won the much-coveted Tony Award for Best Musical at the 2022 Tony Awards on Sunday, June 12. The tuner from Michael R. Jackson claimed a total of two Tonys at the ceremony. …
We are just days away from the 2022 Tony Awards on Sunday, June 12 and voters are making their final decisions on who will emerge victorious on Broadway's biggest night. Before you lock in y…
With just days to go before the 75th Annual Tony Awards on Sunday, June 12, Gold Derby's trio of Broadway pundits gathered together to dish which shows are ahead in the race. Susan Haskins-D…
"It was really healing, actually, to come back together," reveals Jonathan Groff of the reunion captured in "Spring Awakening: Those You've Known." The HBO documentary chronicles the recent …
"I had an intuition," reveals Gabby Beans on her approach to playing Sabina in "The Skin of Our Teeth." The "very meta" role in the revival of Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer Prize winning play r…
"My job was to find out who my Mason was and carve a new path for him," explains Jesse Tyler Ferguson of his character in "Take Me Out." The actor portrays an accountant who discovers a love…
"Schmigadoon!" burst onto Apple TV+ to deliver musical comedy heaven during a time in the pandemic where live performance was still impossible to find. With Broadway temporarily shuttered, a…
"I read the play and laughed so hard I was sweating," exclaims actress Julie White of the new play "POTUS." The Broadway veteran portrays Harriet, the White House Chief of Staff tasked with …
"We had the chance to make something truly joyous," explains Tony nominee Warren Carlyle of "The Music Man." With Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster as the stars in this revival, the stage was s…
"It's a New York story that not a lot of people knew about," explains Tony nominee Joaquina Kalukango of the musical "Paradise Square." The actress plays Nelly, a born-free Black woman in 18…