Apr 30 ‘Hadestown’ leads Tony Award nominations with 14 nominations By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press "Hadestown," singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell's Broadway debut, earned a leading 14 Tony Award nominations Tuesday, followed by the jukebox musical "Ain't Too Proud," built around songs by the Temptations, which received a dozen nominations. Continue reading
Aug 26 Neil Simon, comedy master and prolific playwright, dies at 91 By Corinne Segal Neil Simon, whose comedic mastery dominated American stages for decades, died Sunday at 91 of complications from pneumonia, his family said in a statement. Continue reading
May 01 Tina Fey’s ‘Mean Girls’ and ‘SpongeBob’ musical lead Tony Award nominations By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press A British revival of "Angels in America," Tony Kushner's monumental, two-part drama about AIDS, life and love during the 1980s, grabbed 11 nominations. Here's a look at who else got nods. Continue reading
Jun 12 “Dear Evan Hansen” is the biggest winner at the 71st Tony Awards By Dayana Morales Gomez This year’s Tony Awards honored the best and brightest of plays and musicals on Broadway. "Dear Evan Hansen" and "Oslo" took home the awards for best new play and musical -- the most coveted prizes of the night, respectively. Continue reading
Jun 09 Watch 7:14 Broadway’s ‘Oslo’ captures behind-the-scenes drama of painstaking diplomacy By PBS News Hour “Oslo,” a Tony-nominated Broadway drama, takes a deep look at the secret negotiations that went into the historic Middle East peace accords, and their relevance in today’s world. Using real characters and real events, the play imagines what went on… Continue watching
Sep 17 How Edward Albee felt about his most famous work By Corinne Segal Edward Albee, who interrogated contemporary life with plays that exposed the drama and psychology of human relationships, died Friday at 88, his personal assistant Jakob Holder confirmed. Continue reading
Jun 12 ‘Hamilton’ cuts guns from Tony performance By Corinne Segal The performance and awards ceremony is set to happen less than a day after the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history. Continue reading
Jun 11 Watch 5:37 ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ lyricist on how it became a sensation By PBS News Hour A half century after its premiere, the songs of “Fiddler On The Roof” are known around the world. The musical’s lyricist Sheldon Harnick, 92, is set to receive a lifetime achievement award this Sunday at the 70th annual Tony Awards… Continue watching
Jun 10 Watch 7:06 ‘Hamilton’ tops the Tonys list during a big year for Broadway By PBS News Hour The 70th annual Tony Awards, celebrating the best in live Broadway theater, air Sunday night. All eyes are on Lin-Manuel Miranda’s acclaimed historical hip-hop musical “Hamilton,” which has received a record 16 nominations. But there are a slew of other… Continue watching
Jun 10 Tony-nominated ‘King Charles III’ offers a new view of the royal family By artsdesk A fictional exploration of Britain's most famous family is written in the style of one of Shakespeare's history plays. Continue reading