'Hell's Kitchen' and 'Stereophonic' lead Tony Award nominations, 2 shows honoring creativity's spark
Two Broadway shows celebrating the origins of sonic creativity โ the musical โHellโs Kitchenโ fueled by Alicia Keys songs, and the play โStereophonicโ about a โ70s rock band at the edge of stardom โ each earned a leading 13 Tony Award nominations Tuesday.
Broadway-bound revival of 'The Wiz' finds its next Dorothy, thanks in part to TikTok
A 24-year-old triple threat who toured in โHairspray,โ competed on โAmerican Idolโ and came to the attention of casting agents with her TikTok videos has landed the plumb role of Dorothy in the Broadway-bound production of โThe Wiz.โ.
Striking Hollywood writers vow not to picket Tony Awards, opening the door to some kind of show
Striking members of the Writers Guild of America have said they will not picket next monthโs Tony Award telecast, clearing a thorny issue facing show organizers and opening the door for some sort of Broadway razzle-dazzle.
'A Strange Loopโ makes history at Tonys; โCompanyโ wins 5
โA Strange Loop,โ an irreverent, sexually frank work about Blackness and queerness took home the best new musical crown at the Tony Awards on Sunday, as voters celebrated Broadwayโs most racially diverse season by choosing an envelope-pushing Black voice.
Maxwell C. King Center for the Performing Arts announces 2022-23 Broadway season
The Maxwell C. King Center for the Performing Arts 2022-23 season, featuring โChicago,โ โSTOMP,โ โOn Your Feet! The Musical โ The Story of Emilio & Gloria Estefan,โ โRESPECT: A Musical Journey of Women,โ and โFiddler on the Roof,โ runs from Oct. 13, 2022 to April 11, 2023.
Orlandoโs Norm Lewis continues to make musical history on Broadway
Before he made history by becoming the first African American to play coveted Broadway roles, such as Javert in Les Miserables and the Phantom in Phantom of the Opera, Norm Lewis spent his years growing up in Eatonville, a town located just to the north of Orlando.
Cheers greet the reopening of three mega-hit Broadway shows
Kristin Chenoweth, Julie Taymor and Lin-Manuel Miranda welcomed back boisterous audiences to โWicked,โ โThe Lion Kingโ and โHamiltonโ for the first time since the start of the pandemic, marking Tuesday as the unofficial return of Broadway.