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Monday, June 9, 2025

Darren Criss Wins First Tony Award for ‘Maybe Happy Ending’ by Lexi Carson

Criss currently stars in and produces the original musical.

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:23AM

Sunday, June 8, 2025

Kara Young Becomes First Black Performer to Win a Tony Award Two Years in a Row by Lexi Carson

Young won the trophy this year for her role in 'Purpose.'

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 10:15PM

Saturday, May 31, 2025

Patti LuPone Apologizes for Interview Comments About Kecia Lewis, Audra McDonald: “I Am Devastated” by Lexi Carson

'The Roommate' star said: "I hope to have the chance to speak to Audra and Kecia personally to offer my sincere apologies."

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 06:16PM

Thursday, May 29, 2025

Lin-Manuel Miranda and Original ‘Hamilton’ Cast Performing at Tony Awards by Lexi Carson

To honor the 10th anniversary of the 11-time Tony-winning musical, a special anniversary performance will take place on the biggest night in Broadway with Jonathan Groff, Ariana DeBose and m…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 11:33AM

Wednesday, May 28, 2025

Darren Criss, Renée Elise Goldsberry Set to Host Tony Awards Preshow by Lexi Carson

Criss is a Tony nominee this year for 'Maybe Happy Ending' and Goldsberry won a Tony in 2016 for 'Hamilton.'

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 04:36PM

Saturday, May 17, 2025

Four-Time Tony Nominee Jonathan Groff on Eight-Year Journey to Become Bobby Darin and Spitting While Singing Quirk: “Nothing I Can Do About It” by Lexi Carson

The actor, who won a Tony for his role in 'Merrily We Roll Along' last year, opens up to The Hollywood Reporter about coming back to Broadway ("my first love") for 'Just in Time' and why thi…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:45AM

Thursday, May 8, 2025

Nicole Scherzinger on How Her “Pop Star Mentality” Prepared Her for ‘Sunset Blvd.,’ “Manifesting” a Film Adaptation and First Tony Nom by Lexi Carson

The former Pussycat Dolls lead tells The Hollywood Reporter why this recognition is the "one thing that I've never been more proud of in my life."

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 08:15AM

Thursday, May 1, 2025

How to Watch the 2025 Tony Awards Nominations Live by Lexi Carson

Sarah Paulson ('Appropriate') and Wendell Pierce ('Death of a Salesman') are announcing the nominees on a livestream Thursday morning.

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:08AM

Monday, March 24, 2025

‘Othello’ Director Kenny Leon and Denzel Washington Are “Absolutely” Discussing a Potential Film Adaptation by Lexi Carson

The play starring Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal officially opened Sunday at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre and marks the third project Washington and Leon have collaborated on.

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:02PM

Friday, June 7, 2024

‘Home’ Director Kenny Leon Talks Play’s Broadway Revival and Teases Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal in Upcoming ‘Othello’ by Lexi Carson

On Wednesday night, the cast and crew of “Home” welcomed the Tony-winning play back to Broadway for the first time since 1979 at the Todd Haimes Theatre. “Home” is directed by Tony-w…

SOURCE: Variety at 10:12AM

Wednesday, May 29, 2024

How ‘Illinoise’ Lighting Designer Created a ‘Visual Vocabulary’ Using Sufjan Stevens’ Album on Broadway by Lexi Carson

It was in 2010 at the New York City Ballet when Brandon Stirling Baker, the lighting designer of Broadway’s “Illinoise” met Justin Peck, the director and choreographer. One of the firs…

SOURCE: Variety at 05:45PM

Wednesday, May 8, 2024

How Broadway’s ‘Illinoise’ Used Sufjan Stevens’ 2005 Album to Create a ‘Silent Film’ Told Through Dance by Lexi Carson

“Illinoise” may be called a new musical on Broadway, but its real language is dance. Tony Award-winner Justin Peck directed and choreographed “Illinoise,” a 90-minute show without an…

SOURCE: Variety at 04:41PM

Monday, May 6, 2024

‘Vanderpump Rules’ Star Ariana Madix Returns to Broadway’s ‘Chicago’ by Lexi Carson

Ariana Madix will return to the Ambassador Theatre this summer for another round of all that jazz. Madix, the reality TV personality who has appeared in “Vanderpump Rules,” and “Love I…

SOURCE: Variety at 12:57PM

Friday, April 26, 2024

‘Mother Play’ Brings Jessica Lange Back to Broadway in a Family Tale That Blends Humor with ‘Wicked Darkness’ by Lexi Carson

Eight years after her last visit to Broadway, Tony Award winner Jessica Lange returns to the stage in “Mother Play,” a true story about a dysfunctional family with themes of love, loss, …

SOURCE: Variety at 08:34PM

Thursday, April 25, 2024

How ‘Water for Elephants’ Composers PigPen Used Their Background as Puppeteers to Bring the Circus Show’s Theatrics to Life by Lexi Carson

The music and lyrics in Broadway’s “Water for Elephants” are expansive and a rich tapestry of American music ranging from folk, to swing, jazz and bluegrass. PigPen, a collective of se…

SOURCE: Variety at 10:15PM

Thursday, April 18, 2024

Why ‘The Wiz’ Is Returning to Broadway Without Toto by Lexi Carson

“The Wiz” celebrated its return to Broadway on Wednesday night, but where was Toto? One of the most notable changes in the new revival, a re-imagining of “The Wizard of Oz” with a Bl…

SOURCE: Variety at 03:49PM

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