Top 'Hamilton' premium ticket pushed to record $849 by Mark Kennedy

Be prepared to fork over a lot more Hamiltons to see the Broadway smash "Hamilton." Producers have pushed the top premium seat price up to a record $849.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 7:07am on June 10, 2016☆⚑

The tale of the tight Tony ticket by Nelson Pressley

Sunday's ceremony will be in the smaller Beacon Theatre, with no tickets made available to the public.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:43pm on June 9, 2016☆⚑

Top 'Hamilton' premium ticket pushed to record $849 by Mark Kennedy

Be prepared to fork over a lot more Hamiltons to see the Broadway smash "Hamilton." Producers have pushed the top premium seats up to a record $849.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:34pm on June 9, 2016☆⚑

Tony Award predictions: Will 'Hamilton' win them all? by Peter Marks

Here are my picks for who should take home the statuettes on Broadway's biggest night.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:34pm on June 9, 2016☆⚑

These 'Kinky Boots' were made for gawking by Geoffrey Himes

Show's costume designer had to come up with sturdy " but sexy! " stilettos.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 7:16pm on June 8, 2016☆⚑

Shylock goes to Washington in 'District Merchants' at Folger by Peter Marks

Playwright Aaron Posner's revision broadens the comedy and raises the modern ethical stakes.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 6:09pm on June 8, 2016☆⚑

Tony nominee Adrienne Warren is called 'miracle performer' by Mark Kennedy

When pioneering director and writer George C. Wolfe needed a young actress who could sing and tap to help him give birth to his next show, he turned to Adrienne Warren.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:51am on June 8, 2016☆⚑

A winningly intense 'El Paso Blue' at GALA Hispanic Theatre by Celia Wren

Poetic play reimagines the Oedipus myth as a contemporary love triangle in Texas.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:31pm on June 7, 2016☆⚑

Faction of Fools' 'The Miser' generates a windfall of wit by Celia Wren

Actor/director Toby Mulford, as Harpagon, and Molière's 1668 comedy are a perfect match.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:28pm on June 7, 2016☆⚑

Broadway Bound 'Dear Evan Hansen' to play Belasco Theatre by Peter Marks

Hit musical sets Broadway theater, opening date.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:26pm on June 7, 2016☆⚑

Broadway embraces diversity, but have things really changed? by Mark Kennedy

This season, the theater community is celebrating how Broadway has finally become the Great un-White Way.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:26pm on June 7, 2016☆⚑

Peter Shaffer, acclaimed British playwright of 'Equus' and 'Amadeus,' dies at 90 by Emily Langer

His works resonated on both sides of the Atlantic, on-screen as well as onstage.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 8:15pm on June 6, 2016☆⚑

Nothing is black and white in Branden Jacobs-Jenkins's 'An Octoroon' by Peter Marks

Woolly Mammoth production handles hot-button subjects with humor and smarts.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 6:06pm on June 6, 2016☆⚑

Sally Field to return to Broadway in 'The Glass Menagerie' by Mark Kennedy

Emmy- and Oscar-winner Sally Field will return to Broadway in a revival of "The Glass Menagerie."

SOURCE: Washington Post at 3:57pm on June 6, 2016☆⚑

James Earl Jones, Neil Patrick Harris to appear at Tonys by Mark Kennedy

Tony Award host James Corden will be getting some starry help when he hands out the trophies next weekend " fellow Tony-winners Angela Lansbury, James Earl Jones and Neil Patrick Harris have…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:44pm on June 6, 2016☆⚑

New Brunstetter play and 'Floyd Collins,' looking for wings by Nelson Pressley

An appealing drama and a daunting musical grapple with mortality.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:44pm on June 6, 2016☆⚑

Agent: Peter Shaffer, playwright of hits 'Equus' and 'Amadeus,' dies at 90 by Associated Press

Agent: Peter Shaffer, playwright of hits 'Equus' and 'Amadeus,' dies at 90.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:36pm on June 6, 2016☆⚑

'Equus' and 'Amadeus' playwright Peter Shaffer dies at 90 by Associated Press

Playwright Peter Shaffer, whose durable, award-winning hits included "Equus" and "Amadeus," has died at the age of 90.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:36pm on June 6, 2016☆⚑

Broadway's 'The King and I' to close in late June by Mark Kennedy

The Tony Award-winning revival of "The King and I" on Broadway is abdicating.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 8:34pm on June 5, 2016☆⚑

With a recent Tony nod, Broadway composer Andrew Lloyd Webber looks back, and forward by Peter Marks

After a 10-year drought, his recent Tony nomination brings him full circle.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:58pm on June 5, 2016☆⚑

Enda Walsh steps outside the Irish playwriting box by Rebecca Ritzel

His "A Girl's Bedroom," at Kennedy Center festival, is an immersive experience.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 2:28pm on June 3, 2016☆⚑

The American Ballet Theatre circles back to Wolf Trap after 31 years. by Sarah L. Kaufman

The ABT will return to Wolf Trap again this summer with 'Romeo and Juliet.'

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:19pm on June 3, 2016☆⚑

Dueling interpretations of 'Merchant of Venice' to grace D.C. by Peter Marks

The Folger Theatre and the Kennedy Center will stage summer productions of Shakespeare's play.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:19pm on June 3, 2016☆⚑

Broadway's 'Spring Awakening' needs help to get on Tonys by Mark Kennedy

Getting a chance to perform at the Tony Awards may be priceless, but actually getting to the Tony stage has a high cost.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:16am on June 3, 2016☆⚑

Royal Swedish Ballet offers an innovative 'Juliet and Romeo': One for today by Sarah L. Kaufman

Mats Ek's version honors its Renaissance source while tying it directly to our current world.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 5:43pm on June 2, 2016☆⚑