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Lilli Cooper and Sarah Stiles will star alongside Santino Fontana in the musical adaptation of “Tootsie,” premiering in Chicago this fall. Cooper, currently starring in “Sp…
The New York State Legislature passed a bill Wednesday that takes aim at ticket resellers. The legislation, which has been supported by the Broadway League and its members, will require …
"Lifespan of a Fact" will feature Broadway's first all-female design team for its production opening this fall. Assembled by director Leigh Silverman, the play will include scenic design by …
Broadway industry members plan to open a new studio space in 2019, which will include the largest rehearsal studios in Manhattan. The studios, which are meant for rehearsals, auditions a…
The Broadway League is hosting its first training on sexual harassment later this month, ahead of New York city and state legislation that will require producers and other employers to enact…
The Michael Jackson estate and Columbia Live Stage are developing a stage musical about Jackson’s life. The musical will feature a book by Lynn Nottage, who is also writing the book fo…
Producer Ken Davenport has sold his group sales business, Your Broadway Genius, to the John Gore Organization's Group Sales Box Office. Stephanie Lee, president and chief executive of Group …
The Dramatists Guild penned an open letter to Les Moonves, chief executive of CBS, speaking out against the lack of representation of playwrights, composers and lyricists on the Tony Awards …
Coming off of its Tony win for best revival of a musical, “Once on This Island” is receiving more acclaim. Actors’ Equity Association has chosen “Once of This Island&…
Some praise is due the 850-plus Tony voters, a group more maligned than any industry group outside of the Golden Globes. They violate Tony rules by voting in categories in which they haven't…
For the past 30 years, members of the theater community have attended the Tony Awards and then, win or lose, set off on a nine-day trip to Israel. "The joke is most people lose so they're ju…
Starring Kelli O’Hara, “Kiss Me, Kate” will begin previews in February at Studio 54. The Roundabout Theatre Company production will start performances on Feb. 14, 2019, wit…
“The Band’s Visit” swept the Tony Awards Sunday night, taking home the big prize for best musical, as well as best director, best score and the two leading acting awards…
The 72nd annual Tony Awards take place Sunday night at 8 p.m. Josh Groban and Sara Bareilles will host the show at Radio City Music Hall, where we can expect performances from all nominated …
Going to the Tony Awards could cost some attendees up to $4,000, and that's not counting the hundreds of thousands of dollars it took to get there. These are the costs that many co-producers…
Kerry Washington and Steven Pasquale will star in the Broadway premiere of “American Son” this fall. Kenny Leon will direct the play, written by Christopher Demos-Brown. ̶…
The Tony Awards on Sunday are sure to paint a happy face on the Broadway season that just concluded with record high ticket sales of $1.7 billion and branded shows that will look to viewers …
Bruce Springsteen will perform at the Tony Awards on Sunday, the show announced Wednesday. In addition to performing, Springsteen will receive a special Tony Award for his ongoing show, …
Daniel Radcliffe, Cherry Jones and Bobby Cannavale will star in the world premiere of the play “The Lifespan of a Fact” this fall. The play, written by Jeremy Kareken and David M…
After close to six weeks of working the Tony Awards circuit, nominees can see an end in sight. At the Tony Honors party Monday night, one of the last major events before the awards show itse…
Music Theatre International has acquired the licensing rights to “Waitress.” The musical, with music and lyrics by Sara Bareilles, opened at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre on April …
If you judged the state of playwriting by this year’s Tony nominations for best play, you might think some unidentified virus had wiped out a generation of American writers. Three of t…
A few behind-the-scenes members of the Broadway community took a brief pause from work Monday night to celebrate their Tony Honors. At the Tony Awards Honors cocktail party, New York Time…
Broadway casting directors and the Broadway League have made “significant progress” toward a settlement in the lawsuit concerning the unionization of the casting directors. In a …
After more than 15 years producing the Tony Awards, Ricky Kirshner and Glenn Weiss have learned the tips and tricks of putting on the show at Radio City Music Hall. One trick: adding a false…
