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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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HELLS KITCHEN's Kecia Lewis Wins Tony Award For Best Performance by An Actress In A Featured Role In A Musical

June 16, 2024

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June 16, 2024

Lewis beat out fellow nominees Lindsay Mendez for Merrily We Roll Along, Bebe Neuwirth for Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club, Shoshana Bean for Hell's Kitchen, Amber Iman for Lempicka, Nikki M. James for Suffs, and Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer for Monty Python's Spamalot.
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MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG's Daniel Radcliffe Wins Tony Award For Best Performance By An Actor In A Featured Role In A Musical

June 16, 2024

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June 16, 2024

Radcliffe beat out fellow nominees Steven Skybell for Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club, Roger Bart for Back to the Future: The Musical, Joshua Boone for The Outsiders, and Brandon Victor Dixon For Hell's Kitchen, and Sky Lakota-Lynch for The Outsiders.
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THE OUTSIDERS's Danya Taymor Wins Tony Award For Best Direction Of A Musical

June 16, 2024

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June 16, 2024

Taymor beat out fellow nominees Danya Taymor for The Outsiders, Maria Friedman for Merrily We Roll Along, Michael Greif for Hell's Kitchen, and Leigh Silverman for Suffs
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STEREOPHONIC's Daniel Aukin Wins Best Direction

June 16, 2024

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June 16, 2024

Aukin beat out fellow nominees Anne Kauffman for Mary Jane, Kenny Leon for Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch, Lila Neugebauer for Appropriate, and Whitney White for Jaja's African Hair Braiding. This
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PURLIE VICTORIOUS: A NON-CONFEDERATE ROMP THROUGH THE COTTON PATCH's Kara Young Wins Tony Award For Best Performance By An Actress In A Featured Role In A Play

June 16, 2024

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June 16, 2024

Young beat out fellow nominees Quincy Tyler Bernstine for Doubt: A Parable, Juliana Canfield for Stereophonic, Celia Keenan-Bolger for Mother Play, and Sarah Pidgeon for Stereophonic.
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STEREOPHONIC's Will Brill Wins Tony Award For Best Performance By An Actor In A Featured Role In A Play

June 16, 2024

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June 16, 2024

Brill beat out fellow nominees Eli Gelb for Stereophonic, Jim Parsons for Mother Play, Tom Pecinka for Stereophonic, and Corey Stoll for Appropriate.
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ILLINOISE's Justin Peck Wins Tony Award for Best Choreography

June 16, 2024

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June 16, 2024

Peck beat out fellow fantastic nominees Camille A. Brown for Hell's Kitchen, Jesse Robb and Shana Carroll For Water for Elephants, Rick Kuperman and Jeff Kuperman For The Outsiders, and Annie-B Parson For Here Lies Love.
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SUFFS Writer Shaina Taub Wins Best Book Of A Musical

June 16, 2024

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June 16, 2024

Taub beat out fellow nominees Adam Rapp and Justin Levine for The Outsiders, Rick Elice for Water for Elephants, Kristoffer Diaz for Hell's Kitchen, and Bekah Brunstetter for The Notebook.
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2024 Tony Award Winners Full List

June 16, 2024

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June 16, 2024

The winners of the 77th Annual Tony Awards will be announced live tonight at Lincoln Center in a ceremony hosted by Oscar winner Ariana DeBose.
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Nick Jonas And Adrienne Warren Will Star In Jason Robert Brown's THE LAST FIVE YEARS On Broadway

June 16, 2024

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June 16, 2024

This morning it was announced that Nick Jonas and Adrienne Warren will return to the stage to star in the first ever Broadway production of Jason Robert Brown’s The Last Five Years in Spring of 2025. This brand-new production will be directed by Tony-nominee Whitney White. 
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Tony Award-Winner Idina Menzel To Return To Broadway This Season In REDWOOD

June 13, 2024

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Alex Mecklosky

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June 13, 2024

Redwood, a new, original musical starring Tony Award-winner and multi-hyphenate performer Idina Menzel, will premiere on Broadway next year.
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Lincoln Center Theater Announces Its 40th Anniversary Season Of Productions And Special Events

June 10, 2024

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Alex Mecklosky

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June 10, 2024

Lincoln Center Theater has announced its 2024-2025 season of productions in the Vivian Beaumont, Mitzi E. Newhouse, and Claire Tow Theaters as well as a series of special events celebrating LCT’s 40th Anniversary including the Broadway premiere of the modern-day classic Floyd Collins, with music and lyrics by Adam Guettel, book and direction by Tina Landau.
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Dolly Parton’s New Musical HELLO I’M DOLLY Will Hit Broadway in 2026

June 6, 2024

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June 6, 2024

Today, beloved singer and icon Dolly Parton announced from the stage of the CMA Fest in Nashville, that she will partner with ATG Productions to bring a new musical inspired by her life and trailblazing career titled Hello, I’m Dolly to Broadway in 2026. 
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HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD Announces Showbill Cover Art Contest

June 5, 2024

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Alex Mecklosky

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June 5, 2024

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is calling on fans to submit their own original artwork in the first-ever Showbill cover art contest.
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THE HILLS OF CALIFORNIA To Open On Broadway This Fall

June 4, 2024

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Alex Mecklosky

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June 4, 2024

Butterworth’s new play The Hills of California, directed by Sam Mendes, will open on Broadway for a limited engagement at the Broadhurst Theatre this fall.
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Audra McDonald To Star In GYPSY Revival This Fall

May 29, 2024

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May 29, 2024

It has been officially announced that six-time Tony Award Winner Audra McDonald will return to Broadway this fall as “Rose” in GYPSY. This upcoming revival will be directed by Tony Award-winning Director George C. Wolfe.
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JOB The Critically-acclaimed Psychological Thriller, To Open On Broadway At The Hayes Theater This Summer

May 28, 2024

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Alex Mecklosky

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May 28, 2024

Following two sold-out runs Off-Broadway, JOB, the smash hit play by Max Wolf Friedlich, will open on Broadway this summer.
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Award Winning Singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson To Release Brand New Album FOR THE DREAMERS on August 23rd

May 24, 2024

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May 24, 2024

Emmy Award-nominated singer, songwriter, and composer Ingrid Michaelson has announced a brand new traditional pop album on her Cabin 24 label, For the Dreamers, alongside today’s release of her new single, “What A Wonderful World.”
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The Wilma Theater to Receive 2024 Regional Theatre Tony Award

May 22, 2024

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Alex Mecklosky

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May 22, 2024

The Tony Awards Administration Committee has announced that, based on the recommendation by the American Theatre Critics Association, The Wilma Theater in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania will be the recipient of the 2024 Regional Theatre Tony Award.
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NINE At The Kennedy Center To Be Directed By Andy Blankenbuehler - Casting Announced

May 22, 2024

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May 22, 2024

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has announced that the 2018 Kennedy Center Honoree and three-time Tony Award winner Andy Blankenbuehler will direct and choreograph the upcoming Broadway Center Stage production of Nine. The production will star Steven Pasquale, Lesli Margherita, Carolee Carmello, and more.
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NORTON AWARDS Recipients Announced

May 21, 2024

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Alex Mecklosky

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May 21, 2024

Awards were presented last night in 37 categories including outstanding actors, directors, designers, choreographers, musicians, productions and 4 visiting productions by the Boston Theater Critics Association at the 41st Annual Elliot Norton Awards ceremony, held at the Huntington Theatre in Boston.
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2024 CHITA RIVERA AWARDS Winners Announced

May 21, 2024

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Alex Mecklosky

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May 21, 2024

Winners of the 2024 Chita Rivera Awards were announced last evening, with Illinoise, Barbie, and more being honored for dance and choreographic excellence.
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SOMEONE SPECTACULAR Will Open This Summer At The Pershing Square Signature Center

May 17, 2024

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Alex Mecklosky

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May 17, 2024

someone spectacular, the world premiere of a new play by Domenica Feraud will open at The Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre at The Pershing Square Signature Center this summer.
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Tony Winner Sutton Foster To Star In ONCE UPON A MATTRESS On Broadway This Summer

May 17, 2024

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Alex Mecklosky

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May 17, 2024

Once Upon A Mattress will open on Broadway this summer at The Hudson Theatre. Tony Award winner Sutton Foster will lead the Broadway cast, reprising her acclaimed performance as Winnifred the Woebegone.
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Barrington Stage Company Announces Casting For LA CAGE AUX FOLLES

May 16, 2024

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Alex Mecklosky

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May 16, 2024

Barrington Stage Company will launch its 30th anniversary season with a new production of the multi-Tony Award-winning musical, La Cage aux Folles. The production will star Alex Michaels, aka Alexis Michelle as Albin and Tom Story as Georges.
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TEETH Will Transfer To New World Stages This October

May 16, 2024

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Alex Mecklosky

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May 16, 2024

An open-ended, Off-Broadway transfer of the new musical comedy Teeth will be coming this fall following its sold-out, extended world premiere at Playwrights Horizons.
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Megan Hilty and Jennifer Simard Led DEATH BECOMES HER To Open This Fall on Broadway

May 15, 2024

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Kobi Kassal

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May 15, 2024

his morning Universal Theatrical Group has announced the new musical comedy Death Becomes Her will officially begin performances on Broadway on Wednesday, October 23, 2024 before an official opening night on Thursday, November 21, 2024 at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. Christopher Gattelli will direct and choreograph the new comedy featuring a book by Marco Pennette and an original score by Julia Mattison and Noel Carey. Based off the 1992 film of the same name, the new musical is currently playing Broadway In Chicago’s Cadillac Palace Theatre where it stars Mega Hilty, Jennifer Simard, Christopher Sieber and Michelle Williams. The Pre-Broadway production officially opens this Sunday and closes June 2, 2024. 
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