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Get ready for her to do the thing, again! Oscar winner and Tony nominee Ariana DeBose will return to host the 76th Annual Tony Awards, from the historic United Palace in New York City's Wash…
The Tony Awards Administration Committee met on April 11, for the second time during the 2022-2023 Broadway season, to discuss the eligibility of seven productions for the 76th Annual Tony A…
Leslie Odom Jr. has been flirting with EGOT in recent years, but hasn't quite gotten there yet. But he could get one step closer to that elite status with a Best Comedy Guest Actor win for "…
"We just knew we wanted it to feel contemporary," explains Casey Nicholaw of his new musical "Some Like it Hot." Although the show is adapted from the classic film of the same name, there ar…
"When I write plays, I hope that they're useful," confesses "Cost of Living" playwright Martyna Majok. "I write them partly to feel less alone myself. And I hope that in going to the theater…
"It was an extraordinary group of people," says Brian d'Arcy James as he thinks of his "Into the Woods" co-stars. The actor notes that he was "the new kid on the block" given that the hit re…
On Monday, Disney released a new trailer for "Peter Pan & Wendy," directed by acclaimed "The Green Knight" filmmaker David Lowery and written by Lowery and Toby Halbrooks. The film will …
"It was a family type of thing," says Stephen McKinley Henderson of working on "Between Riverside and Crazy." The play reunited him with a longtime collaborator and friend, playwright Stephe…
"What I wanted to do was redefine what I think is an American classic kind of comedy for a new generation," reveals Robert Horn. This mission has resulted in the riotous new show "Shucked," …
Longtime "Simpsons" voice Hank Azaria, Broadway superstar Sutton Foster, Darren Criss, Danny Strong, Sean Gunn and David Paymer will be featured as guest stars on the fifth and final seas…
"It's hilarious, sweet, universal," declares Kevin Cahoon of the new Broadway musical "Schucked." Original works spend years in development before they make it to the rialto, and the actor h…
The contest for Best Play Revival at this year's Tony Awards is shaping up to be a true nail-biter, even in the nominations round of voting. Five of the eligible productions " "A Doll's Hous…
It was the battle of the Stephens at the 27th annual Tony Awards telecast March 25, 1973 on ABC from the Imperial Theatre. In one corner was Stephen Sondheim's glorious and exquisite romanti…
The corn is as high as an elephant's eye in Broadway's latest musical comedy "Shucked." The new original show is an intentionally corny riff on classic Golden Age musicals: it sets a country…
Apparently, it's never too late to open a show on Broadway. With just 23 days left until the eligibility cutoff for the 2023 Tony Awards, "The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window" has just anno…
"I tried to reference all of the stimulus in his head that led him to create amazing pieces of theater," details director Wayne Cilento on honoring the legendary choreography of Bob Fosse. C…
JoAnn M. Hunter didn't plan on becoming a choreographer. She built a successful life as a dancer with a dozen Broadway credits before ever having idea to make a career shift. She admits that…
The top honorees at the 2023 Laurence Olivier Awards were plays that focused on cultures outside of London. "My Neighbour Totoro," which is based on the beloved Japanese film of the same nam…
An emotional and reflective James Corden bid his fans and television farewell " at least for now " during a PaleyFest LA event Sunday night at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood a few weeks befo…
March really has been great at the box office, beginning with Michael B. Jordan's "Creed III," followed by two out of three franchise sequels that outperformed their original movies. This we…
Everyone loves an EGOT. The prestigious title goes to the select few who win an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony across their careers " proving them to be at the top of their game in fou…
The Tony Awards contest for the top honor of Best Play is the most crowded it has been in at least a decade. A whopping 17 new dramatic works will vie for only five slots that recognize the …
The American Theatre Critics Association (ATCA) announced that "Good Night, Oscar" by Doug Wright is a finalist for their 2023 Harold and Mimi Steinberg/ATCA New Play Award. This prize honor…
Martin Scorsese's long-awaited Western drama "Killers of the Flower Moon" will officially debut in 2023 " and in movie theaters. On Monday, Apple announced the awards contender starring Leon…
First "Company," then "Into the Woods," and now the demon barber of Fleet Street. In the year or so since legendary composer Stephen Sondheim's death, Broadway has seen an increasing number …