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"Hedwig and the Angry Inch" was a frontrunner going into the Tony Awards, and it didn't disappoint, winning Best Musical Revival, Best Actor in a Musical (Neil Patrick Harris), Best Featured…
Few pundits predicted the three big wins Sunday night for the revival of "A Raisin in the Sun." The play won Tonys for Best Play Revival, Best Direction of a Play (Kenny Leon), and Best Feat…
Jessie Mueller won Best Actress in a Musical, her first Tony win on her second nomination, for "Beautiful," about the early life and career of legendary songwriter Carole King.
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After winning four Emmys for producing and starring in "Breaking Bad" (for which he's eligible one more time this summer), Bryan Cranston got to add a Tony to his ever-expanding collect…
Just two years after winning Best Actress in a Musical for "Porgy and Bess" and tying Julie Harris and Angela Lansbury for the most wins by an actor at the Tony Awards, Audra McDonald broke …
Neil Patrick Harris won Best Actor in a Musical for playing the title role in the Broadway revival of the rock musical "Hedwig and the Angry Inch." Shortly after his victory, he came to the …
There were only four upsets at the Tony Awards and "A Raisin in the Sun" pulled off three of them: Best Play Revival, Best Director (Kenny Leon) and Best Featured Actress in a Play (Sophie O…
Hugh Jackman returned to host these kudos for the first time since 2005. This charmer sang, danced, joked and joshed his way through the three-hour ceremony.
From the opening seque…
Kudos to Tony Awards producer Ricky Kirshner and director Glenn Weiss for seamlessly weaving a staggering 14 musical numbers into the three-hour ceremony. Take a tour of these in the ph…
Okay, admit it. Sure you love to know who won the Tonys but isn't it fun to find out whcih shows were shut out as well. I don't mean those productions that didn't even reap nominations. Rath…
While this year's Tony Awards went mostly according to script in terms of the ceremony and the winners, there were a few jaw-droppers.
The love for the revival of "A Raisin in…
Fifteen Tonys Experts entered predictions at Gold Derby and three earned the biggest bragging rights: Thom Geier (Entertainment Weekly) and Gold Derby's own Tom O'Neil and Paul Sheehan score…
Almost 500 Gold Derby readers forecasted this year's Tony champs, logging nearly 10,000 predictions. To see how you fared, log in to your account and under your profile picture click Tony Aw…
It is always surprising to see the depth and breadth of support for some shows at the Tony Awards and the limited appeal of others. Below, a breakdown of the 26 winners arranged by the seven…
That opening number to the Tony Awards that saw host Hugh Jackman bounce his way along 53rd Street, into Radio City and onstage was the work of choreographer Warren Carlyle. As he explained,…
On paper, having Tony Awards host Hugh Jackman rip out a rap just doesn't sound like a good idea. Sure, he can carry a show tune but you just don't think of "Wolverine" getting jiggy. A…
Sutton Foster may have lost her bid for Best Musical (Actress) at Sunday's Tonys but she sure showed us why she earned her sixth nomination in that category for her performance as "Violet."&…
Sutton Foster may have lost her bid for Best Musical (Actress) at Sunday's Tonys but she sure showed us why she earned her sixth nomination in that category for her performance as "Violet."&…
Neil Patrick Harris may have hosted the Tonys four times in the past, but the black tie crowd gathered at Radio City Music Hall Sunday had never seen him like this before.
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Neil Patrick Harris may have hosted the Tonys four times in the past, but the black tie crowd gathered at Radio City Music Hall Sunday had never seen him like this before.
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Idina Menzel may not have won Best Musical Actress for her dual role in "If/Then" but she sure showed Tony voters why they did give her the award a decade ago for "Wicked."
T…
With her win for Best Actress (Play) for her performance as chanteuse Billie Holliday in "Lady Day at Emersons Bar and Grill," Audra McDonald set two new Tony records. This was her sixth vic…
This year's Tony Awards went pretty much as predicted, save for a surprisingly strong showing for a revival of the play "A Raisin in the Sun."
"A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murd…
While Broadway's best accepted their accolades at Radio City Music Hall, press eagerly awaited their arrival at, believe it or not, the Women's National Republican Club located down the bloc…
The 68th annual edition of these top theater kudos werehanded out on Sunday, June 8 at New York's Radio City Music Hall and air live on CBS. Nominees were determined by 44 theater profession…