"We needed every single step of the way to get us to Broadway. And that entire process took almost 13 years," reveals David Korins of the long journey to bring "Here Lies Love" to Broadway. …
"I just remember listening to it for the first time and being blown away by just the scale of it, the storytelling that exists inside of it and the ambition of it," recalls Justin Peck of th…
Kara Young is once again Tony-nominated for Best Featured Actress in a Play, for her hysterical and moving performance in the revival of "Purlie Victorious." It's her third nomination in tha…
Rick Elice first encountered the story of "Water for Elephants" around 18 years ago when he read the novel in his book club. As a former creative director at an advertising agency who handle…
Tony Award winner Roger Bart is no stranger to reinventing iconic movie characters thanks to his celebrated runs in "The Producers" and "Young Frankenstein." The actor scored another Tony no…
"I wasn't prepared for how much it really meant to me," admits Maria Friedman on her first ever Tony Award nomination for directing the hit revival of "Merrily We Roll Along." This recogniti…
"I thought at least once, I should try a brand new play," reveals Jessica Lange of her return to Broadway in "Mother Play." The acclaimed actress won a Tony Award for her portrayal of Mary T…
Corey Stoll leapt at the chance to work with director Lila Neugebauer on "Appropriate," but admits that he wasn't sold on his character Bo initially. "I think I was still judging the charact…
Raja Feather Kelly makes his playwriting debut with a spellbinding story of three generations of Black men at Soho Rep.
The Drama League Awards unveiled their slate of winners at an in-person ceremony on Friday, May 17. The event was hosted by Frank DiLella at the Ziegfeld Ballroom, where attendees toasted th…
"It's shock, disbelief, excitement, you want to throw up, and happiness," exclaims Amber Iman as she recounts the emotions she felt after learning that she earned her first ever Tony nominat…
Celia Keenan-Bolger received her fifth Tony nomination for "Mother Play," but beyond her own recognition, she is most excited that she gets to navigate awards season alongside her nominated …
Twenty years since making her Broadway debut in "Hairspray," Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer is finally a Tony nominee. "I just screamed," admits the actress as she recalls seeing her name splashed…
"It was a certain sense of elation," reveals Jim Parsons when recounting the emotions around his first Tony nomination. The actor scored this recognition for his performance in "Mother Play"…
GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics unveiled nominations for their 2nd annual Dorian Theater Awards on Monday, March 13. GALECA's 39-member theater wing decided this season's …
Our new series on transformative theatrical discoveries begins with the surreal 1986 drama set on a street in Lancashire I must have been about 14. Our English teacher had taken us to a libr…
Winners of the 2024 Lucille Lortel Awards, honoring outstanding achievements in Off-Broadway theater, were announced on Sunday, May 5, in a ceremony at NYU Skirball. The show was hosted by R…
A tormented young man is visited by the ghost of his recently slain father, who asks the son to avenge his death at the hands of his own brother"who, to add insult to injury, has taken his j…
"It was fantastic training for being able to think quickly on your feet," explains production designer Patrick Howe when reminiscing about his many years spent in the realm of soap operas. "…
The 2023-2024 Broadway season has been positively packed with an abundance of talent as dozens of new productions danced across New York City stages. The nominating committee for the Tony Aw…
Director-choreographer Justin Peck's unique dance-theater-concert hybrid is a commendable, imaginative rendering of Sufjan Stevens' concept album.
The Tony Awards Administration Committee met for the fourth and final time during the 2023-2024 Broadway season on April 26, to discuss eligibility of 12 productions for the 77th Annual Tony…
Director Marc Bruni mounts a sumptuous musical adaptation of the American classic that represents how dazzling theater can look, but now how impactful it can be.
Vogel's nuanced exploration of her own family sets the stage for a profound and humorous new American play.Â
"Every season we've had some sort of theme or inspiration for Mabel's costumes," reveals Dana Covarrubias when referencing the character played by Selena Gomez on "Only Murders in the Buildi…