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Tony Moments: A Night for Broadway to Reclaim its Groove

Surely many in the audience were thinking it, but “Company” director Marianne Elliott said it most directly at Sunday's Tony awards: In the devastating two years since the pandemic hit, it “felt at times that live theater was endangered.” As in, the industry might never recover. The exuberant ceremony Sunday…

Asharq Al-Awsat

John Stamos ‘disappointed’ Bob Saget was ‘left out’ of Tony Awards in Memoriam tribute

‘Bob loved Broadway and I know the community loved him,’ Stamos tweeted, prior to the ceremony

The Independent UK

6 takeaways from the 2022 Tony Awards

Ariana DeBose should host everything. Jennifer Hudson makes history. And we should all celebrate understudies.

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British talent scoops top prizes at 75th Tony Awards

Best leading actor in a play went to veteran actor Simon Russell Beale and the direction categories were dominated by Sam Mendes and Marianne Elliott

Evening Standard

Tony awards 2022: Company and The Lehman Trilogy lead big night for Brits

Broadway transfers of West End shows were out in front at this year’s celebration of the best of New York theatre

The Guardian - US

Tony Awards Has Stars — And Those Usually Far from Spotlight

Darren Criss’ favorite night of the year has arrived. It’s the Tony Awards. “I’ll never shut up about the Tonys. I love the Tonys,” he says. Criss will not only be watching the Tonys on Sunday, he’ll also be working.

Asharq Al-Awsat

The Great White Way is still too white, Black Broadway stars and advocates say

NEW YORK — Broadway is living up to its old nickname of the Great White Way in more ways than one.

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My worst moment: Broadway and ‘Gilded Age’ star Kelli O’Hara talks about a prickly (literally) situation

Kelli O’Hara is currently filming the second season of HBO’s “The Gilded Age,” where she plays Aurora Fane, the sweetest of the society snobs. “I’m trying to find more ways to be spicy,” said O’Hara, “but I think Aurora is definitely one of those who is trying to play by…

Chicago Tribune

With 9 Broadway musicals currently on Australian stages, musical theatre is thriving again

With nine Broadway musicals currently playing on Australian stages – and a further three set to open or reopen in coming months – audiences could be forgiven for thinking “what pandemic?”

The Conversation

On Broadway, more visibility, yes, but also an unseen threat

For the first full season since the death of George Floyd reignited a conversation about race and representation in America, Broadway responded with one of its most diverse Tony slates yet

The Independent UK

Almost Famous: The Musical is set to open on Broadway

The film’s director Cameron Crowe wrote the new show and song lyrics

The Independent UK

L Morgan Lee on making Broadway history: ‘I could not stop crying’

The actor has become the first openly trans performer to receive a Tony nomination for her role in the Pulitzer prize-winning musical A Strange Loop

The Guardian - US

Reshaped play, reshaped country key to the relevance of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’

“We can only hope that [audiences] learn something, that they leave the theater more empathetic,” says actor Yeagel T. Welch, who stars as Tom Robinson.

Chicago Sun-Times

Dylan musical 'Girl From the North Country' tour will debut in Minneapolis in 2023

MINNEAPOLIS — Fresh off being nominated for seven Tony Awards Monday, Broadway's "Girl From the North Country" has announced a national tour debuting in the state its songwriter, Bob Dylan, hails from.

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What the 2022 Tony nominations say about the state of Broadway

The 75th Tony nominations were announced Monday, nearly a week behind schedule, in a Broadway year still in the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic. Yes, things are markedly better. But for a season that began with a delta wave and finished with an omicron onslaught, timetables have had to be…

Los Angeles Times

‘A Strange Loop,’ ‘Lehman Trilogy’ lead the 2022 Tony nominations

There were stumbles, heartbreak, elation and plenty of cancellations, but Broadway made it through its first full post-shutdown season and on Monday announced the Tony Award nominations to prove it.

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'A Strange Loop' garners 11 Tony nominations, including Best Musical

These nominations are for Broadway's first season after the 2020 COVID shutdown.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘A Strange Loop’ leads Broadway pack with 11 Tony Award nominations

“Paradise Square,” which enjoyed its pre-Broadway world premiere last year in Chicago, received 10 nominations.

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‘A Strange Loop’ leads Tony nominations with 11 nods; ‘MJ’ ties with ‘Paradise Square’ for 10

NEW YORK — The field of the nominees for the 75th annual Tony Awards was set in stone on Monday morning, as the theater industry shakes off the coronavirus pandemic and prepares to celebrate a season packed with powerful plays.

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What to stream: Documentary turns spotlight back on 'Spring Awakening' cast

Debuting Tuesday, May 3, on HBO Max is a documentary taking a look at a reunion 15 years in the making. “Spring Awakening: Those You’ve Known” follows the reunion concert of the original cast of the eight-time Tony winning musical “Spring Awakening,” benefiting The Actor’s Fund. The film, directed by…

The Independent UK

Cast of Broadway's 'Spring Awakening' reunite and reminisce

While many of John Gallagher Jr.’s peers went to college, he didn’t

The Guardian - UK

Theatres need more plus-sized black actors, says Broadway and West End star

Marisha Wallace wants to inspire young girls and call out lack of diversity as she takes on role in Oklahoma!

Salon

Jesus Christ Superstar's Easter legacy

Andrew Lloyd Webber's rock opera, once thought "the worst idea in history," has shaped Broadway musicals today

Chicago Sun-Times

The Mix: Cool things to do in Chicago April 14-20

The Broadway musical “The Prom,” Lynn Nottage’s “Intimate Apparel” and an Easter Egg-Stravaganza at Lincoln Park Zoo are among the entertainment highlights in the week ahead.

Daily Mirror

Singin' in the Rain turns 70 and these fascinating facts tell story of iconic film

Iconic film Singin' in the Rain has turned 70 years old and there is an amazing story to be told about one of the most celebrated movies of all time

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