"Steve would always say this as a comedy, and I find Mrs. Lovett to surely and truly be the clown as she was written to be," says Annaleigh Ashford of her character in the Broadway revival o…
"The moment before it happens, you're like, okay, this is another year of not hearing your name and then just preparing yourself mentally for it not to hear it," says NaTasha Yvette Williams…
"Who better to know how the American dream turns into the American nightmare than an African American family?," asks Wendell Pierce. The actor earned a Tony nomination, his first as a perfor…
"I wanted to make sure that it was as seamless as possible," explains "Schmigadoon!" re-recording mixer Vicki Lemar. Creating just the right sound mix for the Apple TV+ musical comedy series…
The 76th annual Tony Awards have already made history. For the first time, two of the acting nominees identify as non-binary: Harrison Ghee who is contending for lead actor in musical for "S…
"I knew that we were going in a darker turn this year," says "Schmigadoon!" production designer Jamie Walker McCall. "But still it was important to still have the fun liveliness of Season 1.…
The Kennedy Center Honors selections for 2022 were George Clooney, Amy Grant, Gladys Knight, Tania Leon and U2. The KCH committee will be announcing the 2023 honorees sometime in the summer …
According to our current combined predictions, Jodie Comer ("Prima Facie") is the frontrunner to win Best Actress in a Play at this year's Tony Awards with 12/5 odds. She already won an Oliv…
"It was a major challenge," admits Bill Sherman on working with the wide variety of music used in "& Juliet." He and collaborator Dominic Fallacaro created the orchestrations for the new…
"We don't know a lot about these female characters," says Betsy Wolfe of the women in the plays of William Shakespeare. The prospect of "filling in the gaps" of these women intrigued the act…
"He's one of the greatest comedic writers of our generation," reflects Alex Timbers on John Mulaney, whose Netflix standup special "John Mulaney: Baby J" he directed. The two had previously …
"It is such a show about Blackness, and it's so special for me to have been able to bring part of myself to the work in this way," explains "Ain't No Mo" sound designer Taylor Williams. The …
"I think it was sort of a long time coming," admits Jessica Stone of her transition to directing. She worked as an actor for years, with seven Broadway performance credits under her belt bef…
"To be recognized, particularly in this year, it's massive," admits scenic designer Scott Pask. He earned two Tony nominations for Scenic Design of a Musical for the new tuners "Shucked" and…
"If I was going to repurpose and reinvent Max's music, it also made sense to reinvent the story," reveals "& Juliet" writer David West Read. He took on the daunting task of combing throu…
This year's Tony race for Best Musical Revival has two Stephen Sondheim shows ("Into the Woods" and "Sweeney Todd") in contention. Will one of them win or will they cancel each other out? Le…
Winners of the 2023 Drama League Awards were announced on Friday, May 19, 2023, at an in-person ceremony, hosted by Emmy-winning reporter Frank DiLella at The Ziegfeld Ballroom. The Drama Le…
When Jefferson Mays wanted to perform a solo version of "A Christmas Carol," scenic designer Dane Laffrey knew right away that it wasn't going to be a simplistic approach with an actor and a…
On May 19, 2023, NEON released "Sanctuary" starring Emmy nominee Margaret Qualley and Christopher Abbott. The film directed by Zachary Wigon follows a dominatrix (Qualley) and Hal (Abbott), …
"It's rare that lightning in a bottle happens, but it did with this show. It's wild," exclaims Sean Hayes of "Good Night, Oscar." The actor received a Tony Award nomination for his portrayal…
The show will go on. Well, it was always likely going to go on, but now, thanks to a special arrangement with the Writers Guild, the 2023 Tony Awards will still happen as planned on CBS …
"I'm quite a light and silly person in my real life, so this is much more the way that I am in friends," reveals Aaron Tveit of his character in "Schmigadoon!" He portrays Topher in Season 2…
"The whole point of the piece to me is that if we don't grapple with the trauma and the history of our past, we are bound to repeat it," explains Michael Arden of "Parade." The director rece…
What do the 76th annual Tonys have in common with the 17th annual awards? Stephen Sondheim. The late, great influential composer is represented in this year's Tonys with the acclaimed, popul…
You might have noticed that a lot of the early talk surrounding the five-day-old strike by the Writers Guild of America is about ChatGPT and the possibility of artificial intelligence suppla…