Hartford Public Library unveiled their new Library on Wheels at Bushnell Park on Friday, June 6, 2025.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 04:54PMMillennial Notes Tennessee Williams’ Haunting Power Trip Fits Our Politics by Isa S. Chu In Tennessee Williams’ “Suddenly, Last Summer,” we step into an elegant sitting room, refined…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 04:52PMEnter by midnight June 6 for a chance to be in the audience June 8 at Radio City Music Hall.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:36PMThe initiative is celebrating its 15th anniversary with a free tour of the Shakespeare classic across all five boroughs.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:36PMCan you guess who has previously won consecutive acting awards?
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:35PMIt's been a busy week on (and off) Broadway! It's Tony Awards weekend! Catch up on all the latest from the week ending June 6, 2025 with videos from Heathers, Hadestown, and more!
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SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:32PMTony Awards weekend has begun! The best of Broadway will take the stage on Sunday at Radio City Music Hall for the 78th Annual Tony Awards, hosted by Cynthia Erivo. Need a refresher on how t…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:32PMAfter five weeks of furious debate since Tony Award nominations were announced, over 1,000 people have made their winner predictions at Gold Derby. New musical Maybe Happy Ending will lead a…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 04:22PMIn this provocative one-woman show, Markell inhabits the controversial filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl with such fierce intelligence and nuanced complexity that she transforms what could have bee…
SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 04:19PMAlthough Cobb makes references to Iago, Othello’s, second-in-command, and Barbary, the maid to Desdemona’s late mother who brought her up, Nine Moons does not tell us anything we don’t…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 04:19PMIn the basement of the Flea on Thomas Street, just inside The Siggy Theater, two millennials Puff and Jame, are debating how they’ll celebrate Puff’s birthday. They’ve just finished th…
SOURCE: Culture Bot at 04:12PMTony, Emmy, and Grammy winner Cynthia Erivo recently joined the TODAY Show to talk about her new album "I Forgive You," also teasing Wicked: For Good following the new trailer drop this week…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:12PMA limited number of mezzanine tickets are available for purchase for the 78th Annual Tony Awards via digital lottery. Winners will be able to purchase the seats for $495 each.
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A column chronicling conversations and events on the awards circuit. Emmy nomination-round voting gets going next T, hursday, with ballots due to be completed by the June 23 deadline. Maybe …
SOURCE: Deadline at 03:43PMTony Award Productions announced today that a limited number of mezzanine tickets are available for purchase for the 78th Annual Tony Awards. The digital lottery closes at midnight tonight, …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:42PMOn Thursday, Andrew Rannells and Nick Kroll joined The Tonight Show to talk about making their new movie, I Don't Understand You. Also on their visit, the duo bonded with Jimmy Fallon about …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:42PMDisney has dropped the trailer for Frozen: The Broadway Musical, a live stage film set to stream globally on 20 June via Disney+. Despite the title, the film captures the 2023 West End cast,…
SOURCE: musicalsdaily.com at 03:39PMCAST ANNOUNCED for “the other Shakespeare in the Park” Shakespeare Sports Theatre Company opens its SHAKESPEARE SUMMER TOUR with a new production of the Comedy of Errors directed by�…
SOURCE: Arts Independent at 03:14PMIf the Tony Awards speak to what’s happening on Broadway now, the Jimmy Awards forecast Broadway's future. Formally known as the National High School Musical Theatre Awards, the Jimmy Awar…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:06PMBack in her Mean Girls era, Erika Henningsen was Too Grool for School. But now that she's a-splishin' and a-splashin' in the Bobby Darin musical Just in Time, she's happily living lif…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:06PMPitlochry Festival theatreRichard Baron and Ellie Zeegen’s play follows the writer from wide-eyed child discovering nature in rural Scotland to feisty care-home resident
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In 1881 a small band of Black laundresses decided they'd had enough of being pushed around by dead-beat clients, and despite having little perceived leverage, went on strike for better pay.�…
SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 01:49PMIn a Stellar evening of musical artistry and cultural connection, the inimitable singer and composer Sabeth Pérez and her band delivered a mesmerizing performance at The Jazz Gallery, nestl…
SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 01:48PM...if you were like me, if you spent hours ruining your eyesight squintingat the dark screen of your Gameboy on a family road trip, or hoarded holographic laminated cards in hopes that one d…
SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 01:44PMTheatre for a New Audience is presenting Taylor Mac’s Prosperous Fools, directed by Darko Tresnjak. Prosperous Fools, very loosely inspired by Moliere’s 17TH Century classic Le Bourgeois…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:32PMThis may shock you, maybe it won’t, most likely you won’t care, but I was a huge fan of Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn (2002-2004) back in the day, and I’m still a fan of Quinn’s. If y…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 01:32PMGroff paid a visit to The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, where he revealed the chap-forward ensemble he wore to the music icon's concert.
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As an eight-year-old growing up in Michigan, Elijah Rhea Johnson was introduced to the world of Michael Jackson by his father, leading him down a never-ending rabbit hole of cinematic music …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:54PMOn top of its 10 competitive Tony nominations, Buena Vista Social Club is being honored at this year's Tony Awards ceremony with a special award for the musicians that turn the Schoenfeld …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:54PMLeslie Odom Jr. has added dates to his return engagement in Hamilton Broadway! Learn more about Leslie Odom Jr.'s return to the show and see how to purchase tickets here....
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:48PMWatch out, Westerberg. The candy store is about to reopen off-Broadway! Rehearsals are offficially underway for Heathers The Musical, featuring book, music, and lyrics by Kevin Murphy and La…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:48PMBestselling author Taylor Jenkins Reid recently visited The Kelly Clarkson Show to discuss her new novel, Atmosphere. However, during her appearance, she also teased a recently announced pro…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:48PMBy WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS NEW YORK (AP) — Craft labels from the now-shuttered fabrics seller Joann are making their way to a new home: Michaels. The Michaels Companies announced on Thursd…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:22PMIf "Chiaroscuro" occasionally falters under the weight of its ambition, it ultimately dazzles with its daring. Rahman has crafted a bold, theatrical puzzle box — part satire, part sermon, …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:19PMAlex Reynolds brings her solo debut In the Land of Eagles to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this summer
SOURCE: theatreweekly.com at 12:16PMThe award is presented annually to an individual who "embodies the spirit, independence and character of the legendary actress" during The Kate's fundraising gala.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:15PMYou can now get a first look at Myra Molloy singing 'Flowers' in Hadestown on Broadway! Molloy stars as 'Eurydice' opposite Ali Louis Bourzgui as 'Orpheus'. Watch the video here!
Hadestown i…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:12PMHe is currently nominated for his eighth Tony Award, for playing Herbie.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06PMLin-Manuel Miranda's Pulitzer Prize-winning musical will be celebrated June 8 at the 2025 Tony Awards.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06PMThe Tony-winning Best Musical continues at the Walter Kerr Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06PMHe's Tony-nominated for his work in the George Clooney play, and he also designed Oh, Mary!
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06PMThe new musical is by Micki Grant Artist-in-Resident Dahlak Brathwaite and Mikey Rosenbaum.
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Lighting Designers Michael Berger and Travis Hagenbuch recently lit the 60th Anniversary show of the Academy of Country Music Awards that took place at Dallas, TX's Ford Center. The rig incl…
SOURCE: PLSN at 11:44AMTo celebrate the release of her new album, I Forgive You, Tony Award winner Cynthia Erivo took the TODAY Show stage on Friday morning as part of their ongoing Citi Concert series. For her se…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:32AMOn Sunday, June 8, Harvey Fierstein will take the stage at Radio City Music Hall to accept perhaps the biggest award of his career- the 2025 Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in th…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:24AMReed Birney and Lisa Emery in a two-hander, Taylor Mac in a Molière riff and Jay Ellis in a romantic drama — here’s what’s on New York stages this month.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:24AMSeveral pieces from Joel Grey's personal collection, including costumes, Cabaret memorabilia, and more, are being auctioned off. The auction, titled 'Master of Ceremonies: The Joel Grey Coll…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:18AMThis weekend, Cynthia Erivo will host The Tony Awards, which returns to Radio City Music Hall for its 78th ceremony. However, that isn't all the multifaceted performer has on her plate. She …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:18AMBroadway’s history books might remember the 2024-2025 season as the year Hollywood stars – George Clooney, Denzel Washington, Jake Gyllenhaal, Kieran Culkin, Sarah Snook – sent box off…
SOURCE: Deadline at 11:06AMThe auction will take place June 20.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:02AMThe new musical is by Micki Grant Artist-in-Resident Dahlak Brathwaite and Mikey Rosenbaum.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:02AMGoldsberry, who will co-host The Tony Awards: Act One, performed a tune from her debut solo album on Today.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:01AMMove over, Seymour! Because suddenly Cynthia is standing beside us, waiting to take the reins on Broadway’s biggest night! The silver screen’s celebrated green girl is set to emcee the 7…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 11:00AMDecades before CNN agreed to a live telecast of Broadway’s Good Night, and Good Luck on June 7, George Clooney had originally envisioned it as a special for CBS, not a movie for theaters a…
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The musical will perform at the 78th annual Tony Awards June 8.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:59AMYou gotta catch a potential audience’s attention in any way possible these days. From massive social campaigns to wild in-person activations, folks are trying everything. But one performan…
SOURCE: Theatrely at 10:55AMThe confessional continues with more behind-the-scenes intel from our annual series, Secrets of the Tony Nominees. Curious who’ll be keeping a speech in their back pocket and who’ll be r…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:48AMWilliam Dudley, an innovative set and Costume Designer in the English theater scene, has passed away at the age of 78. With a career spanning more than four decades and a winner of seven Oli…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:48AMDetails have emerged about this year's Tony Awards opening number! The number was written by Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, and orchestrated by Joseph Joubert.
The …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:48AMThe hit Off Broadway production of Gregg Ostrin’s comedy Kowalski is aiming for a Broadway transfer this fall, producers have announced. They’re on the lookout for a venue. Directed by C…
SOURCE: Deadline at 10:43AMWhen "Good Night, and Good Luck" arrived on Broadway this spring, it initially provoked a surprising amount of cynicism. There were complaints that the adaptation by George Clooney and Grant…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:43AMThe annual free outdoor horror film series at Constitution Plaza in Hartford begins on July 12 with "The Conjuring" and ends on Aug. 30 with "28 Days Later."
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:36AMThe Channel Islands were dubbed ‘the witch-hunting capital of Atlantic Europe’. Even just talking to a cat could get you hanged, strangled or burned. We go behind the scenes of an outdoo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:36AMBefore Mitzi Green and Mitzi Gaynor, show biz had Mitzi Mayfair (Juanita Emylyn Pique, 1914-1976). This Mitzi started out as a kid act in vaudeville at age 11 in her hometown of St. Louis, e…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:18AMOur critic listened to the cast recordings of all the nominated musicals and picked one of his favorite tracks from each.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:12AMAhead of hosting the Tony Awards this Sunday, award-winning actress and performer Cynthia Erivo has released her eagerly awaited new album, I Forgive You. This follows her previously release…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:12AMThe physical CD edition of the Original Broadway Cast Recording of Death Becomes Her is available now! The 24-track album was released on digital platforms for streaming earlier this spring,…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:12AMIt’s time for the 78th Annual Tony Awards! If you’re...
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Kiskaddon worked on the Production Contract team for much of his tenure.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:54AMThe 2018 musical will now be available for viewing all around the globe on Disney+.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:54AMThe West Coast theatre company will host plenty of Broadway favorites and beloved stars in its 2025-2026 season.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:54AMThe play will be telecast for one night only on June 7.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:54AMTony winner Danya Taymor is directing the U.S. premiere.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:54AMThe Max Webster-directed staging of the Oscar Wilde classic played London's National this past winter.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:54AMFollow along on Broadway's biggest night with a digital edition of this year's Tony Playbill.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:54AMThe Original Broadway Cast Recording of Real Women Have Curves: The Musical is available in streaming and digital platforms today, Friday, June 6. A CD edition of the album is scheduled for …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:42AMThe musical based on the 1980s movie marvelously mocks the 1950s, the '80s and musicals themselves.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 09:31AMOperation Mincemeat star and writer David Cumming is taking over our Instagram today! Check out our Story to see a look inside rehearsals for the Tony Awards and more.
David Cumming is an aw…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:24AMTony and Grammy Award winner Renée Elise Goldsberry's debut album Who I Really Am is available now! Stream or download the album HERE.
“This album is a declaration—not just of where I�…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:24AMKiskaddon has worked for the union representing actors and stage managers since 1998.
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 09:22AMBuena Vista Social Club has thrilled audiences since its first performance, thanks to its music and incredibly moving story of the famed band. Marco Ramirez, who’s nominated this year for …
SOURCE: Theatrely at 09:20AMMexican band Matute is touring Mexico and the U.S. with their 'Disco Stereo' Tour, which takes fans on a journey through the most iconic LPs of the 1970s, ’80s, and ’90s. Claypaky fixtur…
SOURCE: PLSN at 09:06AMTribute now to stage and screen actor Tyler Brooke (Victor Hugo de Bierre, 1886-1943), known especially for his association with classic comedy. Brooke had been a bank clerk and a lawyer pri…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:06AMOkay, no one remembers Peter Donald (1918-1979) but the handful who do know him as the Irishman Ajax Cassidy from Allen’s Alley on The Fred Allen Show. In that and such-like capacities he …
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Michael Wartella delivers a performance that shines bright- an award-deserving performance! This is a very special play that entertains and instructs, thrills and horrifies. As the unoffici…
SOURCE: theberkshireedge.com at 08:43AMThe mastermind musician behind ‘Aladdin’ and ‘The Little Mermaid’ has more Oscars than anyone alive. As ‘Hercules’ the musical hits the West End, he speaks with Lydia Spencer-Ell…
SOURCE: www.the-independent.com at 08:42AMIf THE ELEPANT MAN is not a great play it certainly is well written & an entertaining and sturdy verhicle when given a more than solid production starring MICHAEL WARTELLA as "John Merrick" …
SOURCE: www.saratogian.com at 08:34AMThe Place, London The Yorkshire-born dance artist concludes his social historical trilogy on the Thatcher era by celebrating resistance to homophobia
Gary Clarke grew up in a Yorkshire minin…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:24AMFrom writing and directing milestones to the possibility of many consecutive wins, the June 8 ceremony for the 78th annual awards could bear witness to a number of historical firsts.
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 08:01AM“Six Men Dressed Like Joseph Stalin” is a play concerned with what its title suggests: men bearing resemblance to one another and to a third, absent figure.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMLifeline’s production takes on misinformation, a clueless media and the rejection of science—all worthy targets. But the death rays don’t always land.
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Tom Felton to Play Draco Malfoy on Broadway, Site-Specific ‘Chorus Line’ Announced and Canceled, Trailers for ‘Spider Woman’ and ‘Wicked: For Good’ Since 2016, “Today on Broadw…
SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 07:55AMThe 2025 Tony Awards:
Our Predictions
At last the Super Bowl of theater is upon us! As usual, Mike and I have given thought to all of the shows we've seen this season - including 2 new pl…
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:18AMBridge theatre, LondonThe immersive setup brings the audience into the midst of the play’s shapeshifting unreality among a comedy-gold cast of magical characters
Shenanigans reign in this …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:12AMThe Stratford Theatre Review: Here For Now Theatre’s Stick Around By Ross She studies herself, deep into the mirror in the first few telling moments of Here For Now Theatre‘s auspicious …
SOURCE: front mezz junkies at 07:12AMHere are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, May 31, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered…
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Based on the iconic ITV series, Footballers’ Wives: The Musical is a sassy new musical comedy of waggish excess
SOURCE: theatreweekly.com at 06:51AMThe meticulously crafted dollhouse world of director Wes Anderson expands even further with "The Phoenician Scheme," an externally wily yet internally melancholy comedy about international e…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:45AMHeathers The Musical is gearing up to make its Off-Broadway return! Featuring book, music, and lyrics by Kevin Murphy and Laurence O’Keefe, the show will start performances on June 22, 202…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:24AMAt 78, the great choreographer is enjoying a career-spanning celebration in Oslo. He reflects on his leap from dance to visual art and why he feels snubbed by Britain
A gang of young dancers…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:12AMLOS ANGELES — The new film "Materialists" is something of a bargain: essentially two films in one. It's very much a sparkling romantic comedy in which a young woman finds herself torn betw…
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If you’re still hungering for the touch of the Righteous Brothers, a duo that opened for the Beatles and the Rolling Stones six decades ago, Bill Medley is still on the road at age 84, sin…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:45AMWASHINGTON — Backers of a new museum honoring American Latinos are hoping it can withstand a budgetary strike from the White House, despite fears it could become a casualty in Donald Trump…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:30AMThis summer, Gorilla Circus: RPM will take over the Market Place in Newbury with two thrilling performances on Saturday 12th July at 6:30pm and 9:30pm
SOURCE: theatreweekly.com at 05:24AMReview: Oscar at the Crown
"Oscar at the Crown offers a night of unforgettable theatre… or should that be clubbing?”
SOURCE: theatreweekly.com at 05:24AMPreviews begin this evening for Disney’s Hercules at Theatre Royal Drury Lane, and Disney Theatrical Group has announced that the production will now extend its run until 28 March 2026
SOURCE: theatreweekly.com at 05:23AMFollowing a sold-out run at the National Theatre, The Importance of Being Earnest will transfer to the West End will Olly Alexander playing Algernon
SOURCE: theatreweekly.com at 05:22AMThe Olivier Award-nominated stage adaptation of The Smeds and The Smoos, based on the book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, is set to return to the West End this summer. Produced by Ta…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:06AMRise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is June 6, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours:
But first...
This Week's Call Sheet
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Today is a very important day because not only are we just two days away from the 78th Annual Tony Awards, all voting must be completed via an online portal by Noon, ET. So in just a few hou…
SOURCE: Theatrely at 12:30AMFRANKEN-FLIX — (Via Hollywood Reporter) When it comes to producing exclusive movies, Netflix, in a way, cannot win. If the streamer makes a lousy movie, the project will be criticized for …
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SOURCE: stageraw.com at 12:12AMBesides Broadway shows, New York City has easy access to some tasty wineries.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06AMBeautifully gowned women adorned in diamonds swirl in a rainbow of colors across the ballroom floor, all looking for their idealized prince. They are all ripe for the picking, as we soon fin…
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