Our thoughts on why playwright Jeremy O. Harris needs to be on Big Brother, the hit CBS reality competition. Best known for Slave Play (and subsequently Zola and his appearance on season 2 of Emily in Paris), Jeremy O. Harris has become a household name for any theatre lover. What you may not know about him is his love of reality television. Recently O. Harris tweeted his “10 TV Shows to know me,” with Big Brother and Survivor both cracking the top 10 (great picks imo). After revealing this, he tweeted, “Listen @cbs I told @JeffProbst that unfortunately I could never hack it on Survivor…I would embarrass myself and the fandom… BUT I NEED TO BE ON BIG BROTHER. I could go the distance! I could be the Mike white of BB!” (For those who aren’t Survivor fans, Mike White is a well-known screenwriter and director (School of Rock, Nacho Libre, and White Lotus to name a few) who made it to the final 3 of Survivor: David vs. Goliath in 2018 and played amazingly.)

We all know and love Kristin Chenoweth for iconic roles like Glinda in Wicked, Sally Brown in You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown, and the iconic April Rhodes on Glee. What you may not know is, she has two amazing (in my opinion) Christmas albums, A Lovely Way to Spend Christmas (2008) and Happiness is…Christmas! (2021). While everyone else has been listening to the likes of Mariah Carey and Michael Bublé this holiday season, I’ve been listening to these two albums on a loop. Nothing against Mariah or Michael, but nothing hits quite like Kristin’s iconic voice this time of year (especially her high notes).Here are my top 10 songs from her two albums (in no particular order)

It is “So Exciting” is it not?! Moulin Rouge! The Musical has won Best Musical at the 74th Annual Tony Awards. The Alex Timbers spectacular premiered at the Emerson Colonial Theatre in Boston, MA in 2018, and opened officially on Broadway in 2019 at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre. Moulin Rouge! The Musical beat out fellow Best Musical nominees Jagged Little Pill and Tina: The Tina Turner Musical. The show was nominated for 14 awards at this year’s ceremony.

The Inheritance has won Best Play at the 74th Annual Tony Awards. The play premiered in London at the Young Vic in 2018, and opened on Broadway in 2019 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre.

A Soldier’s Play has won Best Revival of a Play at the 74th Annual Tony Awards.

Adrienne Warren has won Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical at the 74th Annual Tony Awards for her performance as Tina Turner in Tina: The Tina Turner Musical.

Mary-Louise Parker has won Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play at the 74th Annual Tony Awards for her performance as Bella in The Sound Inside.

Aaron Tveit has won Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical at the 74th Annual Tony Awards for his performance as Christian in Moulin Rouge! The Musical. This is his first Tony nomination and win.

Andrew Burnap has won Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play at the 74th Annual Tony Awards for his performance as Toby Darling in The Inheritance.

Sonya Tayeh has won Best Choreography at the 74th Annual Tony Awards for her choreography for Moulin Rouge! The Musical. This is her first nomination and win.

Katie Kresek, Charlie Rosen, Matt Stine & Justin Levine have won Best Orchestrations at the 74th Annual Tony Awards for their work on Moulin Rouge! The Musical. This is everyone’s first Tony nomination and win. 

Christopher Nightingale has won Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics Written for the Theatre) at the 74th Annual Tony Awards for his incidental music for A Christmas Carol. This is his second Tony nomination and first win. He was previously nominated for Best Orchestrations for Matilda the Musical.

Simon Baker has won Best Sound Design of a Play at the 74th Annual Tony Awards for his work on A Christmas Carol. This is his third nomination and first win. He was nominated for his work on Boeing-Boeing and Brief Encounter.

Peter Hylenski has won Best Sound Design of a Musical at the 74th Annual Tony Awards for his work on Moulin Rouge! The Musical. This is his eighth Tony nomination and first win. He was previously nominated for his work on Rock of Ages, The Scottsboro Boys, Motown the Musical, After Midnight, Once on This Island, King Kong, and Beetlejuice.

Justin Townsend has won Best Lighting Design in a Musical at the 74th Annual Tony Awards for his work on Moulin Rouge! The Musical. This is his fourth nomination and first win. He has previously been nominated for his work on The Humans and American Psycho.

Catherine Zuber has won Best Costume Design of a Musical at the 74th Annual Tony Awards for her work on Moulin Rouge! The Musical. This is her 15th nomination and eighth win. She has previously won for her work on The Light in the Piazza, Awake and Sing!, The Coast of Utopia, South Pacific, The Royal Family, The King and I, and My Fair Lady. She has been nominated for her work on Twelfth Night, Dinner at Eight, Seascape, Born Yesterday, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Golden Boy, and War Paint.

Derek McLane wins Best Scenic Design of a Play at the 74th Annual Tony Awards for his work on Moulin Rouge! The Musical. This is his sixth nomination and second win. He has previously won for his work on 33 Variations. He has been nominated for his work on The Pajama Game, Ragtime, and Anything Goes.

Hugh Vanstone has won Best Lighting Design in a Play at the 74th Annual Tony Awards for his work on A Christmas Carol. This is his fifth nomination and second win. He previously won for his work on Matilda the Musical in 2013. He has also been nominated for his work on Spamalot, Mary Stuart, and Ghost the Musical.

Rob Howell has won Best Costume Design of a Play at the 74th Annual Tony Awards for his work on A Christmas Carol. This is his 12th nomination and fourth win. He has previously won for his work on Matilda the Musical and The Ferryman. He has been nominated for his work on Boeing-Boeing, The Norman Conquests: Table Manners, The Norman Conquests: Round and Round the Garden, The Norman Conquests: Living Together, Ghost the Musical, and Groundhog Day.

Rob Howell has won Best Scenic Design of a Play at the 74th Annual Tony Awards for his work on A Christmas Carol. This is his 12th nomination and fourth win. He has previously won for his work on Matilda the Musical and The Ferryman. He has been nominated for his work on Boeing-Boeing, The Norman Conquests: Table Manners, The Norman Conquests: Round and Round the Garden, The Norman Conquests: Living Together, Ghost the Musical, and Groundhog Day.

Lauren Patten has won Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical at the 74th Annual Tony Awards for her performance as Jo in Jagged Little Pill. This is her first Tony nomination and win.

Lois Smith has won Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play at the 74th Annual Tony Awards for her performance as Margaret in The Inheritance.

Danny Burstein has won Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical at the 74th Annual Tony Awards for her performance as Harold Zidler in Moulin Rouge! The Musical.

David Alan Grier has won Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play at the 74th Annual Tony Awards for his performance as Sergeant Vernon C. Waters in A Soldier’s Play.

What’s a Tony Awards night without some celebratory toasting to the Great White Way? Take your celebration a step further this year with Theatrely’s 2020 Tony Awards Drinking Game. Follow our rules and we guarantee you’ll be sloshed enough to think the show was actually worth watching. Bottoms up*

If hiding vegetables in your child’s macaroni and cheese were a musical, it would be The Door You Never Saw Before: A Choosical Musical at the Geffen Playhouse. This interactive musical written by Matt Schatz is the latest offering in the Geffen’s Stayhouse series of performances via Zoom.

I attended BroadwayCon for the first time this year, and, long story short, it wasn’t what I was expecting at all. In past years, BroadwayCon seems like a gathering place for theatre superfans with the opportunity to connect with fellow enthusiasts and the Broadway stars we love.