Tony Awards announces four recipients of Tony Honors
The Tony Awards Administration Committee has announced the four recipients of the 2019 Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre. The honorary Tony Awards will be given to Broadway Inspirati…
The Tony Awards Administration Committee has announced the four recipients of the 2019 Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre. The honorary Tony Awards will be given to Broadway Inspirati…
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley will receive the 2019 Regional Theatre Tony Award. The Equity/LORT theater was founded in 1970 and produces eight shows annually, in addition to workshopping and …
"Oklahoma!" will extend through January 2020, producer Eva Price announced Monday. The revival was originally slated for a limited engagement ending on Sept. 1 at the Circle in the Square Th…
The Tony Awards Administration Committee made its final eligibility determinations Friday ahead of next week's nominations. In the fourth and final meeting of the season, the committee discu…
Judith Light will receive the 2019 Isabelle Stevenson Award from the Tony Awards committee. The Isabelle Stevenson Award is given out by the Tony Awards to a member of the theater community …
Designer David Rockwell is hoping to bring the behind-the-scenes players of the Broadway industry to the forefront with his design for the upcoming Olio hotel. Rockwell Group is designing th…
"To Kill a Mockingbird" has recouped its entire investment, producer Scott Rudin announced Friday morning. The play was capitalized for up to $7.5 million, according to documents filed with …
The revival of "Oklahoma!" led the Drama Desk list with 12 nominations Thursday. "Tootsie" and "Rags Parkland Sings the Songs of the Future" followed, with 11 and nine nominations respective…
Playwright Terrence McNally, actor Rosemary Harris and orchestrator and composer Harold Wheeler will be the recipients of this year's lifetime achievement awards from the Tony Awards. The…
"Hadestown" led the Outer Critics Circle nominations Tuesday, with 12 nominations. The Broadway musical was followed by "Tootsie" with 10 nominations and the Broadway revival of "Oklahoma!" …
Manhattan Theatre Club's "Ink" has announced a second extension ahead of opening on Wednesday. "Ink," at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, will now play an extra week to run through June 23. T…
Mel Brooks is coming to Broadway for two nights in June as part of the "In Residence on Broadway" series. Brooks will star in an unscripted show, entitled "Mel Brooks on Broadway," featuring…
Charles Randolph-Wright's play "Blue," is coming to Broadway under the direction of Phylicia Rashad. The play will come to Broadway in spring 2020 at a theater to be announced. Produced by B…
Following the news of a Netflix adaptation, "The Prom" has announced it will also be adapted into a young adult novel. Saundra Mitchell, an author of young adult novels , has written the ada…
Jake Gyllenhaal and Tom Sturridge will reprise their roles in "Sea Wall/A Life," as the plays transfer to Broadway's Hudson Theatre this summer. The two plays, which are distinct, but includ…
Ryan Murphy will bring a film adaptation of "The Boys in the Band" to Netflix, the television producer announced Wednesday. The film will be an adaptation of the Mart Crowley play, of which …
The Drama League announced its 2019 nominees Wednesday, which include off-Broadway and Broadway productions. In addition to category-specific awards, the Drama League, made up of industry pr…
Sean Cercone, president of Playscripts Inc., has purchased Broadway Licensing, an imprint of the Playscripts company. With the backing of The Antelope Group, a private live-entertainment inv…
Alan Wasser, a veteran Broadway general manager and founder of Foresight Theatrical, passed away on April 14 at the age of 70. Wasser died due to complications from Parkinson's disease. A…
"Fairview" by Jackie Sibblies Drury won the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, with "What the Constitution Means to Me" by Heidi Schreck and "Dance Nation" by Clare Barron named as finalists. Dr…
Laurie Metcalf will return to Broadway next season to star in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" alongside Eddie Izzard. The revival will be directed by Joe Mantello and will also star Russel…
The Tony Awards Administration committee set new rules Thursday that could offer authors and composers of revivals a first or second chance at a Tony Award. Effective immediately, the commit…
The Tina Turner musical, entitled "Tina " The Tina Turner Musical," will open at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in the fall, the producers announced Thursday. The musical, which is currently play…
Television producer Ryan Murphy is creating a film adaptation of "The Prom" for Netflix. Murphy, the creator and producer of shows such as "Glee" and "American Horror Story," will work on th…
Illusionist Criss Angel is the latest artist to join the "In Residence on Broadway" series at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. He will play the Lunt-Fontanne for eight performances from July 2 thr…