After a journalist asked the Oscar-winning actress why she would choose to do "such a small play," Nyong'o penned a Lenny Letter essay explaining why she won't chase "Hollywood" roles.read m…
Despite landing on the featured actress shortlist for Jennifer Simard's inspired comic turn as a nun with a gambling habit, the Broadway musical will close Sunday. read more
Now that the nominations have been determined (by fewer than 50 people), all 900 Tony voters get to weigh in " and that's a lot of people for any show to accommodate, let alone one as in-dem…
Andrew Rannells and Nikki M. James will announce the nominations from New York City's Paramount Hotel.read more
Lin-Manuel Miranda's hip-hop juggernaut is one of a handful of shows that yielded noms for actors of color, flipping the trend of this year's #OscarsSoWhite controversy. read more
An annual report covering the 2014-15 theater season showed increased hiring of non-white actors at the city's top non-profits, even if Broadway experienced a dip.read more
A rundown of the nominations for the 70th annual Broadway-lauding awards ceremony.read more
Established in 1938, the New Jersey venue has propelled a number of musicals to Broadway, including 'Newsies,' 'Honeymoon in Vegas' and the upcoming 'The Bandstand.'
The top honors for off-Broadway theater were presented Sunday in New York, with 'Guards at the Taj' and 'The Robber Bridegroom' leading the winners.
This new contemporary musical stars Ben Platt of 'Pitch Perfect' fame as a depressed high-schooler caught up in a lie that acquires a life of its own in the social media bubble. read more
THR's chief theater critic shares his top picks from a season packed with invigorating revivals, fresh movie adaptations and audacious new works.
Gillian Anderson stars as Blanche DuBois, fleeing from time and tawdry reality as she careens into insanity in Tennessee Williams' classic, with Ben Foster as her adversary.
Gillian Anderson stars as Blanche DuBois, fleeing from time and tawdry reality as she careens into insanity in Tennessee Williams' classic, with Ben Foster as her adversary. read more
The cast of Lin-Manuel Miranda's Broadway hit recreated two of 'Rent's' famous songs on Friday.read more
Producer Scott Rudin had lobbied for the behind-the-scenes reimagining of the 1921 jazz show to be considered as a revival, thus taking it out of direct competition with 'Hamilton.'read more
'Hamilton' is the hottest ticket on Broadway and President Obama has seen the show numerous times.read more
"That's why we're doing this show, so they'll remember these people and the struggle and everything they accomplished, so that we never go back to what they had to endure."read more
Writer-director George C. Wolfe and choreographer Savion Glover reteam on another unique journey into black history, featuring a radiant Audra McDonald. read more
How does Lange unwind after such long and emotionally demanding shows? "With a little bit of morphine," she joked.read more
Jessica Lange, Gabriel Byrne, Michael Shannon and John Gallagher Jr. play the tortured souls of the Tyrone family in Eugene O'Neill's autobiographical magnum opus. read more
What about doctors and nurses, aren't they heroes too? "Well, if it wasn't for drunk guys on trampolines, they wouldn't have a job to do."read more
An 11-year-old-girl encounters a family who will live forever in this Broadway musical adapted from Natalie Babbitt's classic children's book. read more
The keyboardist is a Tony winner for composing the Broadway musical 'Memphis.'read more
'Modern Family' star Jesse Tyler Ferguson returns to Broadway in this one-person, multi-character play about a frazzled reservations clerk at the hottest restaurant in town. read more
'Game of Thrones' hearthtrob Kit Harrington stars as the original man who sells his soul in Jamie Lloyd's London revival of Christopher Marlowe's 16th century drama.read more