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The week ending May 1 was a strong one for Broadway productions, up $1.2 million from the week before.
That means it will have to go head-to-head with the smash hit "Hamilton" and other likely candidates in the best new musical category.
The Tony nominations will be announced on Tuesday, and it's possible that more African-American actors than ever will be among those chosen.
After several attempts, producers of this Broadway musical have hit upon a solution to perfume the theater with the scent of baking.
Still in previews, this hybrid of theater and acrobatic spectacle brought in more than $1 million in the last week.
This Broadway musical, vastly revamped since it was originally staged in 1921, is hoping to be categorized in a way that won't pit it against "Hamilton."
Michael Friedman will take over from Jeanine Tesori, founding director of the program that presents concert performances of musicals every summer.
The London production will star Janet McTeer as La Marquise de Merteuil and Liev Schreiber as Le Vicomte de Valmont.
The show, which could make hundreds of millions of dollars, is sharing some of its wealth with the actors who were in the room where it happened.
The work, which won five Tony Awards, will close on Jan. 1; a national tour is underway and the show continues to run in London and Australia.
Children in a program sponsored by the Rockefeller Foundation rapped and sang for this show's creator, Lin-Manuel Miranda, before attending the show.
Determined to bring a long-running production to New York, the company mounts a $25 million musical called "Paramour."
"Privacy," inspired by documents leaked by Edward Snowden, is written by James Graham and will be directed by Josie Rourke of Donmar Warehouse.
Ms. Rashad says the effort needed to portray the matriarch in this Tarell Alvin McCraney play leaves her "a little buoyant, to tell you the truth."
The convention, inspired by ComicCon, drew 5,000 people this year; organizers hope it will draw up to 15,000 next year.
Jennifer Hudson will leave the musical "The Color Purple" on May 8, and Heather Headley's first performance in the show will be on May 10.
The Tony Administration Committee met Thursday to make decisions about awards eligibility for recently opened productions and the performers in them.
Diane Lane will star in "The Cherry Orchard" on Broadway 39 years after she appeared in it as a child.
The show is the international troupe's first foray on Broadway.
The Broadway revival of "Falsettos," scheduled for the fall, announces its lead actors.
The new musical "Dear Evan Hansen" was shaped around the 22-year-old actor's voice " and personality.
The Irish Arts Center wants to build a new performing arts space in Hell's Kitchen.
The hit Broadway musical has won praise for its use of a diverse cast to explore American history, but Actors' Equity called the job posting inconsistent with union policy.
Mr. Hayes will play the title role in this show that imagines God offering a new version of the Ten Commandments for today's world.
Thirteen musicals each grossed more than $1 million for the week, and "Waitress" got off to a strong start in previews.
