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The 2023-2024 Broadway season, which began way back in June 2023 with the opening of the new play "Grey House," is now in its final week as Tony Awards voting concludes before the ceremony o…
The 2023 Tony Awards stand out as a different beast from any other Tony ceremony in history. Instead of its usual home at Radio City Music Hall, the CBS telecast moved to the United Palace, …
The musical "Hell's Kitchen" and the drama "Stereophonic" are leading the nominations with 13 followed closely by the musical "The Outsiders" with 12 for the 77th annual Tony Awards which…
The hit revival of "Merrily We Roll Along" and Off-Broadway sensation "Oh, Mary!" won over the LGBTQ journalists of GALECA and dominated the group's 2nd Annual Dorian Theater Awards. Winners…
"It's helped me to trust that even on my not amazing days, or even on my greatest days, that either way, the story is being communicated," reflects Brody Grant on how receiving a Tony nomina…
The day before the 2024 Tony Awards, June 15th, will mark 40 years to the day since Kecia Lewis made her Broadway debut in "Dreamgirls." After four decades in the industry, the actress will …
"I still don't know that I have the words for it," admits Sarah Paulson as she gathers her thoughts surrounding her recent Tony nomination, "it just was and has been the most special experie…
According to the combined predictions of Gold Derby users as of this writing, "Appropriate" is the frontrunner to win Best Play Revival at this year's Tony Awards with 27/20 odds. In second …
It's been quite the banner year for Amy Ryan. The Tony and Oscar nominated actress played an alcoholic rock star on the Apple TV+ crime drama "Sugar," and has earned her third career Tony no…
"We needed every single step of the way to get us to Broadway. And that entire process took almost 13 years," reveals David Korins of the long journey to bring "Here Lies Love" to Broadway. …
"I was completely shocked," shares Justin Levine about how he felt on the morning of Tony Awards nominations when he heard his name called not once or twice but three times for his work on t…
"I just remember listening to it for the first time and being blown away by just the scale of it, the storytelling that exists inside of it and the ambition of it," recalls Justin Peck of th…
Kara Young is once again Tony-nominated for Best Featured Actress in a Play, for her hysterical and moving performance in the revival of "Purlie Victorious." It's her third nomination in tha…
Carol Burnett is unstoppable. The coolest 91-year-old in show biz, Burnett is a contender for her 25th Emmy nomination for her role as Norma Dellacorte, the powerful maven of Palm Beach soci…
Rick Elice first encountered the story of "Water for Elephants" around 18 years ago when he read the novel in his book club. As a former creative director at an advertising agency who handle…
Tony Award winner Roger Bart is no stranger to reinventing iconic movie characters thanks to his celebrated runs in "The Producers" and "Young Frankenstein." The actor scored another Tony no…
"We represent this beautiful, beautiful play and this beautiful company," says Maryann Plunkett on how she and Dorian Harewood, her costar in the new musical "The Notebook," feel about their…
"I wasn't prepared for how much it really meant to me," admits Maria Friedman on her first ever Tony Award nomination for directing the hit revival of "Merrily We Roll Along." This recogniti…
"I thought at least once, I should try a brand new play," reveals Jessica Lange of her return to Broadway in "Mother Play." The acclaimed actress won a Tony Award for her portrayal of Mary T…
"I was sleeping when the nominations happened because I just didn't expect to get one," confesses Sky Lakota-Lynch about the morning of the 2024 Tony Awards nominations. When he heard that h…
Corey Stoll leapt at the chance to work with director Lila Neugebauer on "Appropriate," but admits that he wasn't sold on his character Bo initially. "I think I was still judging the charact…
"Broadway was so not on my radar in any way," reflects Juliana Canfield about what she was envisioning when she signed on to do the play "Stereophonic" Off-Broadway last fall. In the months …
"This show was an idea that started before I was ever nominated for any Tony," says Kelli O'Hara about her role of Kirsten in "Days of Wine and Roses" that has earned her the eighth Tony Awa…
The Drama League Awards unveiled their slate of winners at an in-person ceremony on Friday, May 17. The event was hosted by Frank DiLella at the Ziegfeld Ballroom, where attendees toasted th…
"It's shock, disbelief, excitement, you want to throw up, and happiness," exclaims Amber Iman as she recounts the emotions she felt after learning that she earned her first ever Tony nominat…