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May 1, 2025

The champagne is chilled and the ballots are ready. The nominees for the 2025 Tony Awards are being announced today, May 1 starting at 8:30 AM, and Theatrely is ready to bring you the latest as it rolls in.Eligible for the 2024-2025 Broadway season are 42 productions, with 14 new musicals, 14 new plays, seven musical revivals, and seven play revivals, all hoping to hear their name called this morning. The nominations are being revealed by Sarah Paulson and Wendell Pierce, live from the Sofitel Hotel in Midtown Manhattan.

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BOOP! THE MUSICAL Leads 2025 Drama Desk Nominations; Full List Here

April 30, 2025

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April 30, 2025

Another day, another list of nominations! Earlier this afternoon, nominations were announced for the 69th Annual Drama Desk Awards that celebrates the best of Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off Broadway during the 24/25 New York Season. This year, the awards will be hosted by Debra Messing and Tituss Burgess on Sunday, June 1st at 6:15pm at NYU Skirball. Stay tuned to Theatrely for all the latest information on winners.

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DEATH BECOMES HER Leads OCC Nominations With 12; Full List Announced

April 25, 2025

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April 25, 2025

It's Awards Season! Today the Outer Critics Circle (OCC), the official organization of writers on New York theatre for out-of-town, national, and digital news publications, has announced the nominees for the 2025 Outer Critics Circle Awards, honoring the 2024-2025 Broadway and Off-Broadway season. Leading the pack with the most honors of the season is the Broadway musical Death Becomes Her, with twelve nominations, followed by Maybe Happy Ending with nine nominations. Stranger Things: The First Shadow leads in the play categories with a total of seven nominations, followed by The Hills of California with six. See the full list below:

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Boston’s Huntington Theatre Announces A Bevy Of Broadway Favorites For 25/26 Season

April 24, 2025

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April 24, 2025

Today, The Huntington Theatre announced their upcoming 2025/2026 season including favorites from Broadway and world premieres including the sixth installment of Boston’s city-wide Ufot Family Cycle. The Huntington’s 2025/26 season includes: Tony Award winner Jez Butterworth’s The Hills of California, the haunting, international hit drama which asks, when home calls us back, how can we face everything we left behind; the poignant and hilarious toast of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Sardines (a comedy about death) written and performed by Chris Grace of TV’s Superstore, which wonders how we keep dancing even when the music stops; the groundbreaking and emotionally rich Tony Award-winning musical Fun Home, with music by Jeanine Tesori and book and lyrics by Lisa Kron, based on Alison Bechdel’s beloved graphic novel about how we learn to see our parents with grown-up eyes; Joshua Harmon’s heartfelt and funny We Had a World; an electrifying reimagining of the ancient myth of Oedipus with modern urgency to discover whether any of us can escape our fate in Oedipus El Rey by Luis Alfaro; and Eureka Day by Jonathan Spector, a biting, on-the-pulse, Broadway satire exploring all the ways we disagree with laugh-out-loud results.
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Harvey Fierstein Will Receive 2025 Special Tony For Lifetime Achievement In Theatre

April 24, 2025

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April 24, 2025

Harvey! Today, The Tony Awards Administration Committee announced today that legendary actor and writer, and four-time Tony Award winner, Harvey Fierstein will receive the 2025 Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre.

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Nominations Announced for 91st Annual Drama League Awards

April 22, 2025

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April 22, 2025

It's the best season… awards! Today, Sarah Hyland (currently starring in The Great Gatsby) and Orville Peck (currently starring in Cabaret) announced the nominations for the 91st Annual Drama League Awards from the Lincoln Center’s New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. The Awards will be held at the Ziegfeld Ballroom on Friday, May 16, 2025 at 12:00pm here in New York City. 

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Julie Benko Joins Broadway Cast of HARMONY

June 1, 2023

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June 1, 2023

Funny Girl fan favorite Julie Benko joins the Broadway cast of Harmony. The Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman musical will also star Chip Zien.
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Tyne Daly and Liev Schreiber To Star In Broadway Revival of DOUBT: A PARABLE Next Spring

June 1, 2023

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June 1, 2023

John Patrick Shanley’s Doubt: A Parable will receive its first Broadway revival starring Tyne Daly and Liev Schreiber.
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SWEENEY TODD to Launch National Tour Spring 2025

May 31, 2023

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May 31, 2023

The eight-time Tony-nominated musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is heading on a national tour across the United States. Set to launch in early Spring 2025, the tour has yet to announce casting, dates, or cities, so stay tuned.
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South Florida Teacher Honored With 2023 Excellence in Theatre Education Tony Award

May 31, 2023

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May 31, 2023

The 2023 Excellence in Theatre Education Tony Award will go to South Florida teacher Jason Zembuch Young of South Plantation High School. This honor is bestowed upon an outstanding teacher in theatre anywhere in the United States by the Tony Awards and Carnegie Mellon University.
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SOME LIKE IT HOT Wins Big at 2023 Drama Desk Awards

May 31, 2023

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May 31, 2023

The 2023 Drama Desk Award winners have been announced, and Broadway musical Some Like It Hot has won the most awards with eight, followed by Life of Pi with four.
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Sutton Foster in ONCE UPON A MATTRESS, JELLY’S LAST JAM, TITANIC, PAL JOEY and more at NEW YORK CITY CENTER

May 31, 2023

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May 31, 2023

Today, it has been announced that for Encores! 30th Season will include three trailblazing musicals in the American canon. Once Upon A Mattress starring Sutton Foster, Jelly’s Last Jam, and Titanic will complete the lineup for Encores! Artistic Director Lear deBessonet’s next season. City Center has also announced a brand-new adaptation of Rodgers and Hart’s Pal Joey reconceived by Savion Glover and Tony Goldwyn for its Gala starring Ephraim Sykes, Loretta Devine, Jeb Brown, Aisha Jackson, Elizabeth Stanley, and Brooks Ashmanskas.
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Max Clayton, Christian Probst, More Join SINGIN' IN THE RAIN at Ogunquit Playhouse

May 30, 2023

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May 30, 2023

Ogunquit Playhouse has announced casting for Singin' in the Rain! The musical will star Broadway alum Max Clayton, Christian Probst, Chiara Trentalange, Greg Jackson, Kate Loprest, and Lance Roberts.
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New York Premiere of ROCK & ROLL MAN Coming This June

May 30, 2023

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May 30, 2023

The New York premiere of new musical Rock & Roll Man will begin on June 3rd at New World Stages. The show stars Constantine Maroulis and Joe Pantoliano.
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Joanna Gleason to Direct Phylicia Rashad in MASTER CLASS

May 25, 2023

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May 25, 2023

Tony Award winners Joanna Gleason and Phylicia Rashad will work on Master Class together, with Gleason directing and Rashad starring.
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Pasadena Playhouse to Receive 2023 Regional Theatre Tony Award

May 23, 2023

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May 23, 2023

The Pasadena Playhouse will be honored with the 2023 Regional Theatre Tony Award at this year's ceremony on June 11.
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A BEAUTIFUL NOISE Takes Home Outstanding Choreography at 2023 CHITA RIVERA AWARDS

May 23, 2023

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May 23, 2023

The 2023 Chita Rivera Award winners have been announced, including dancers from New York, New York, Bob Fosse's Dancin', A Beautiful Noise, and more!
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Watch the Trailer for New THE COLOR PURPLE Film

May 22, 2023

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Jordanna Brody

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May 22, 2023

The Color Purple movie musical will start playing in theaters on December 25. The film stars Danielle Brooks, Taraji P. Henson, Fantasia Barrino, and more.
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MOANA Star Auli'i Cravalho Will Not Reprise Role in Life Action Film

May 19, 2023

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Jordanna Brody

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May 19, 2023

Moana star Auli'i Cravalho has announced she won't reprise her role in the upcoming live-action Disney adaptation.
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Annaleigh Ashford, Lear deBessonet, More Honored at 2023 Drama League Awards

May 19, 2023

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May 19, 2023

The 2023 Drama League Award winners have been announced, including Annaleigh Ashford, Some Like It Hot, Leopoldstadt, and more.
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Nicole Scherzinger Will Star in SUNSET BOULEVARD in London

May 19, 2023

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May 19, 2023

Former pop star Nicole Scherzinger will star in new version of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Sunset Boulevard in London this fall.
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Adam Chanler-Berat, Mary Testa, and Tally Sessions Will Star in A NEW BRAIN at Barrington Stage

May 18, 2023

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May 18, 2023

Initial casting has been announced for Barrington Stage's production of A New Brain playing later this summer.
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SOME LIKE IT HOT Scores Big at 2023 Outer Critics Circle Awards

May 16, 2023

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Jordanna Brody

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May 16, 2023

Some Like It Hot took home the most Outer Critics Circle Awards this year, with Leopoldstadt following closely behind. Find out all the 2023 winners here.
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Kara Lindsay, Beth Malone, More Set For GENIUS: A NEW MUSICAL COMEDY Staged Reading

May 12, 2023

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May 12, 2023

Ogunquit Playhouse announced a staged reading for GENIUS: A New Musical Comedy, which will be held on Friday, May 19. Based on the novel by Patrick Dennis with a book by Michael Heitzman and Ilene Reid, music and lyrics by Ilene Reid, the musical will be directed by Heitzman. Incidental lyrics enhanced with Spanish translation are by Jaime Lozano.
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Jeremy Strong Will Lead AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE On Broadway

May 12, 2023

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May 12, 2023

Emmy and Golden Globe-winning actor Jeremy Strong will star in a new Broadway production of Henrik Ibsen’s An Enemy Of The People, featuring a new adaptation by 2023 Tony Award Nominee Amy Herzog, directed by Tony Award-winner Sam Gold.
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Alan Menken, James Lapine, Nell Benjamin Are Hard At Work On A NANCY DREW Musical

May 11, 2023

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May 11, 2023

Nancy Drew is headed to the stage in a new musical by Alan Menken and Nell Benjamin
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BAD CINDERELLA Will Close on Broadway in June

May 10, 2023

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Jordanna Brody

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May 10, 2023

Andrew Lloyd Webber's Bad Cinderella will close on Broadway.
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McCarter Theatre Center Announces Adventurous 2023–2024 Season

May 8, 2023

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Jordanna Brody

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May 8, 2023

The McCarter Theatre Center has announced their 2023-2024 season, which includes a Pulitzer finalist's play, a Tony nominated musical, and an Emmy Award winner's play.
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Kennedy Center Announces 2023-2024 Season

May 5, 2023

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Jordanna Brody

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May 5, 2023

The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. has announced its 2023-2024 season, including Tony Award winning shows, new works, and theatre for young audiences.
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Joel Grey and John Kander Will Each Receive 2023 Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in Theatre

May 3, 2023

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Jordanna Brody

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May 3, 2023

Broadway legends Joel Grey and John Kander will each receive 2023 Special Tony Awards for Lifetime Achievement in Theatre.
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BOB FOSSE'S DANCIN' Will Close on Broadway

May 2, 2023

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Jordanna Brody

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May 2, 2023

Bob Fosse's Dancin' will close on Broadway on Sunday May 14, 2023.
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2023 Tony Nominations Complete List: SOME LIKE IT HOT Leads the Way

May 2, 2023

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Theatrely Staff

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May 2, 2023

2022-2023 Tony Award nominations are here! This is the complete list of nominees.
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Lisa Dawn Cave, Victoria Bailey and Robert Fried to Receive 2023 Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre

May 1, 2023

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Jordanna Brody

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May 1, 2023

Three excellent theatre professionals will be honored with the 2023 Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre.
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