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    <title>SCHMIGADOON! Completes Apple TV+ EGOT With Best Musical Victory</title>
    <description><![CDATA[Apple TV+ has achieved EGOT status thanks to Schmigadoon!&#39;s Best Musical victory at the the 2026 Tony Awards.

The Broadway adaptation of the acclaimed Apple TV+ musical comedy series won four Tony Awards, and was nominated for twelve. The production also earned wins for Best Book of a Musical and Best Original Score for creator Cinco Paul, along with Best Orchestrations for Doug Besterman.

According to Deadline, Apple&#39;s awards journey began in 2020 when Billy Crudup won an Emmy Award for The Morning Show. The company added Oscar recognition in 2022 when CODA earned three Academy Awards, including Best Picture.

Earlier this year, Apple secured a Grammy Award when Chris Stapleton won Best Country Solo Performance for &quot;Bad As I Used to Be&quot; from...]]></description>

    
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        <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 19:56:54 EST</pubDate>
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    <title>Photos: CATS: THE JELLICLE BALL Celebrates Tony Triumph at CATSQUERADE After-Party</title>
    <description><![CDATA[Cats: The Jellicle Ball celebrated its Tony Awards success with a special CATSQUERADE watch party and after-party hosted at Masquerade following the 2026 Tony Awards.

The event brought together cast members, industry guests, VIPs, and members of the Tony-winning creative team for a crossover celebration honoring Andrew Lloyd Webber&#39;s connection to both productions. The festivities took over two floors of the Drama Desk Award-winning immersive musical Masquerade.

Guests in attendance included Andrew Lloyd Webber, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Ra&uacute;l Esparza, Chris Colfer, Law Roach, and Tony Award winners Qween Jean, Zhailon Levingston, and Bill Rauch, among others.

Cats: The Jellicle Ball earned three Tony Awards at the 2026 ceremony. The ballroom-inspired revival won Best Direction of a Musical for Zhailon Levingston...]]></description>

    
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        <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 19:43:33 EST</pubDate>
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    <title>Video: Inside Rehearsals for ICEBOY! THE MUSICAL at Goodman Theatre</title>
    <description><![CDATA[Get a first look at rehearsals for Goodman Theatre&#39;s ICEBOY!, the world-premiere musical comedy which begins performances on June 20th, as the production announces a two-week extension carrying performances through August 7th, 2026.

The video highlights the show&#39;s all-star ensemble, which brings together Megan Mullally of WILL &amp; GRACE, Nick Offerman of PARKS AND RECREATION, Grey Henson, Sarah Stiles, Cedric Yarbrough, and Alex Goodrich for what has become one of the most talked-about theatrical events in Chicago this summer.

ICEBOY! carries the full title ICEBOY! OR THE COMPLETELY UNTRUE STORY OF HOW EUGENE O&#39;NEILL CAME TO WRITE THE ICEMAN COMETH, a premise that signals the show&#39;s comedic ambitions from the outset. The production features music and lyrics by Mark Hollmann and...]]></description>

    
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        <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 16:22:41 EST</pubDate>
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    <title>Photos: Go Inside RAGTIME&apos;s Tony Awards After Party</title>
    <description><![CDATA[Last night, the company of Ragtime celebrated their Tony Award wins for Best Sound Design of a Musical, Best Revival of a Musical, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical, and Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical. See photos of the company celebrating!

Written by the award-winning composer/lyricist team of Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens (&quot;Once On This Island,&quot; &quot;Seussical,&quot; &quot;Lucky Stiff&quot;), noted playwright Terrence McNally, (&quot;Kiss of the Spider Woman&quot;, &quot;Master Class&quot;), and based on E.L. Doctorow&#39;s distinguished novel, the musical intertwines the stories of three extraordinary families, as they confront history&#39;s timeless contradictions of wealth and poverty, freedom and prejudice, hope and despair, and what it means to live...]]></description>

    
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        <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 16:04:18 EST</pubDate>
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    <title>What Happened Inside the 2026 Tony Awards Afterparties</title>
    <description><![CDATA[When the Tony Awards have handed out the final award of the night and the curtain comes down at Radio City Music Hall, Broadway&rsquo;s best are ready to let loose. 

Immediately following the annual ceremony are the afterparties, and they typically go all night long. (Yes, some people are heading home as the sun begins to rise!) 

After years at The Plaza and a stint at the Museum of Modern Art, the main 2026 Tony Awards afterparty was held at Rockefeller Center. As soon as the ceremony concludes, many people who were at the awards filter their way into the official Tonys afterparty for small bites, drinks and hellos. 

Press are usually last to arrive since the Best Leading Actor and Actress in a Musical &mdash; <a...]]></description>

    
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        <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 16:10:26 EST</pubDate>
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    <title>FROZEN Movie Soundtrack Reaches RIAA Diamond Status</title>
    <description><![CDATA[Sorry, Elsa: we just can&#39;t let this album go. The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack for Disney&#39;s Frozen is now officially Diamond certified from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), signifying 10 million in sales and streams in the US alone.

The plaque was recently presented to Disney Music Group President Ken Bunt, alongside The Walt Disney Company Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Global Affairs Officer Horacio Gutierrez, following a keynote conversation with the RIAA Chairman &amp; CEO Mitch Glazier.

RIAA President &amp; COO Michele Ballantyne, Chief Policy Officer Morna Willens, Mickey Mouse and Caroline Bowman, who portrayed Elsa in the North American Touring production of &ldquo;Frozen,&rdquo; also joined the celebration.

With music and lyrics by award-winning songwriters Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, and score by acclaimed composer Christophe Beck, Walt Disney Animation...]]></description>

    
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        <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 15:03:24 EST</pubDate>
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    <title>Photos: SCHMIGADOON! Celebrates Tony Wins at After Party</title>
    <description><![CDATA[Last night at the 79th Tony Awards, Schmigadoon! took home the 2026 Tony Award for Best Musical! See photos from Schmigadoon!&#39;s Tony&#39;s after party, where the company and many more celebrated the show&#39;s wins!

Schmigadoon! also took home the Tony Awards for Best Book of a Musical, Best Orchestrations, and Best Original Score.

Schmigadoon! stars Alex Brightman and Sara Chase as Josh Skinner and Melissa Gimble, a couple who accidentally wanders into Schmigadoon &ndash; the magical town where every day is a musical. Everybody has a song for everything, the corn is as high as an elephant&rsquo;s eye, and the only bridge out of town leads nowhere. Melissa and Josh soon discover the only way to escape is by finding true love&mdash;which may...]]></description>

    
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        <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 14:32:14 EST</pubDate>
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    <title>Recap the 2026 Tony Awards</title>
    <description><![CDATA[Another Tonys has come and gone! The American Theatre Wing&#39;s 79th Annual Tony Awards, hosted by P!nk, aired live last night from Radio City Music Hall, honoring theatre professionals for distinguished achievement on Broadway and wrapping up the 2025/26 awards season.



Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions



Now that we&#39;ve all had some time to recover from the excitement of the big night, treat yourself today to some highlights from ALL of the festivities. Below, BroadwayWorld is excited to bring you a recap of all things Tonys!

THE CARPET: 

BroadwayWorld&#39;s Bruce Glikas was on hand to bring us stunning photos straight from the red carpet before the ceremony began. Plus BroadwayWorld&#39;s Richard Ridge and Broadway icon...]]></description>

    
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        <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 15:00:03 EST</pubDate>
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    <title>Bowen Yang Opens Up About Balancing WICKED and SNL: &apos;Incredibly Difficult&apos;</title>
    <description><![CDATA[Bowen Yang is opening up about his experience balancing Saturday Night Live while shooting the Wicked movies. Yang, who played Pfannee in the two-part adaptation, spoke to Rachel Sennott about his busy schedule for the two gigs during their Actors on Actors interview for Variety.

Yang remained a regular cast member on Saturday Night Live during the shoot for Wicked, which filmed in London. Flying back and forth for the projects was &quot;incredibly difficult,&quot; said the SNL alum, adding that it made him realize, &quot;That I need Lexapro. And thank God &mdash; Wellbutrin was not the girl for me. It just made me even more crazy.&quot; 

The performer also shed light on his decision to leave the legendary sketch comedy series mid-season in 2025 after seven seasons as a cast member....]]></description>

    
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        <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 12:52:26 EST</pubDate>
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    <title>Hugh Jackman Circling TREASURE ISLAND Movie Written by Jack Thorne</title>
    <description><![CDATA[Hugh Jackman will play pirate legend Long John Silver in a new adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson&#39;s Treasure Island, Deadline reports. The Tony winner is set to star in the film, which will be penned by playwright and Emmy-winner Jack Thorne and directed by acclaimed filmmaker Ridley Scott.

No studio is currently attached to the project, though 20th Century reportedly turned down the &quot;brand new take&quot; on the 1883 novel. Thorne will also executive produce, with Scott and Michael Pruss producing for Scott Free.

The original story charts the journey of teenager Jim Hawkins from a sheltered boy to an emboldened young pirate. When Jim gets his hands on a legendary treasure map, he embarks on a quest to find the buried...]]></description>

    
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        <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 12:27:50 EST</pubDate>
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    <title>Video: Red and Chloe Are Back in DESCENDANTS: WICKED WONDERLAND Teaser</title>
    <description><![CDATA[An official new teaser is now available for Descendants: Wicked Wonderland, the upcoming fifth installment of the hit Disney franchise. Awkwafina has officially joined the cast, stepping into the world of Wonderland as Chessy the Cat. The movie will premiere on Thursday, July 16, on Disney Channel and the next day on Disney+.

Descendants: Wicked Wonderland explores what happens after &ldquo;happily ever after&rdquo; for Red (Kylie Cantrall) and Chloe (Malia Baker) following their time-traveling adventures in the 2024 film Descendants: The Rise of Red.

Now that the Queen of Hearts is nice and Cinderella is safe, things seem perfect for the two characters. But little do they know that changing the past created a new villain: Maddox Hatter. When Maddox captures the Queen of Hearts, Red and Chloe must...]]></description>

    
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        <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 11:21:19 EST</pubDate>
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    <title>Review Roundup: What Did Critics Think of the 79th Annual Tony Awards?</title>
    <description><![CDATA[Broadway&#39;s biggest night has come and gone! The 79th Annual Tony Awards took place last night, June 7, at Radio City Music Hall, hosted by P!nk and celebrated some of this season&#39;s best and brightest shows.

What are the critics saying about this year&#39;s ceremony? Check out the reviews for this year&#39;s Tony Awards in our roundup below. The ceremony is now available to stream on Paramount+. 

Winners included Schmigadoon!, Liberation, Ragtime, Death of a Salesman, Shoshana Bean, Joshua Henry, and more. Check out the full list of winners here. Plus, BroadwayWorld rounded up some of our favorite moments here.

Performances included The Lost Boys, Schmigadoon!, Titan&iacute;que, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York), CATS: The Jellicle Ball, Ragtime and Richard O&#39;Brien&#39;s The Rocky Horror Show. Special tributes were performed in honor of the 30th anniversary...]]></description>

    
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        <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 11:09:04 EST</pubDate>
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    <title>Photos: Inside the 2026 Tony Awards Ceremony</title>
    <description><![CDATA[Last night saw the 79th Annual Tony Awards, celebrating the incredible theater work seen on Broadway this past year. Take a look inside the CBS and Pluto TV broadcasts below, including presenters, performances, and acceptance speeches from shows like The Lost Boys, Schmigadoon!, Ragtime, Titan&iacute;que, and more.

The 2026 Tony Awards, hosted by P!nk, are now available to stream on Paramount+. Watch them here.

Winners included Schmigadoon!, Liberation, Ragtime, Death of a Salesman, Shoshana Bean, Joshua Henry, and more. Check out the full list of winners here.

Special tributes were performed in honor of the 30th anniversary of Chicago on Broadway, with a reunion of the original cast of The Book of Mormon and a special performance from A Chorus Line by Rachel Zegler.

The 79th Tony...]]></description>

    
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        <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 10:38:25 EST</pubDate>
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    <title>Video: September L. Davis Responds to Ana Gasteyer&apos;s Tony Loss and Teases Return to the Stage</title>
    <description><![CDATA[Ana Gasteyer&#39;s satirical diva character, September L. Davis, has teased a return to the stage in New York following this year&#39;s Tony Awards. Gasteyer has famously been feuding with Davis, who reportedly died earlier this year, and then was confirmed to still be alive.

A statement from Davis was sent out after the Tony Awards, responding to Gasteyer not winning the Tony Award for which she was nominated for Schmigadoon!

&quot;I have been exactly where you are tonight, not winning a Tony (I lost five times,), and I want you to know: no one is saying that you&rsquo;re a loser,&quot; she writes. &quot;To your face. Yes, they&rsquo;re saying it behind your back, yes, they are making memes of you that you&rsquo;ll see tomorrow.&quot;

The statement goes on...]]></description>

    
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        <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 09:42:20 EST</pubDate>
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    <title>Black Joy Takes Center Stage at the Inaugural Black Broadway Nominee Soirée</title>
    <description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s Tony Award season and all the pre- and post-show gatherings are happening in real time, celebrating an amazing Broadway season. Among the who&#39;s who events of the season was the Black Broadway Nominee Soir&eacute;e, held on Friday, June 5, hosted by three-time Tony Award-winning producer Lamar Richardson and his wife, Zaire Julion-Richardson. Together, they are the founders of Ivy Lion Productions. This inaugural event has been years in the making, but for Lamar, having it happen right now felt especially meaningful.

&ldquo;We are living at a time of sociocultural and political upheaval, civil unrest, and mass erasure and Black resistance and Black joy are of the utmost importance during times like these. Community is everything. Togetherness, visibility, inclusion, belonging, these are all...]]></description>

    
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        <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 09:35:52 EST</pubDate>
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    <title>Videos: Watch All of the Acceptance Speeches From the 2026 Tony Awards</title>
    <description><![CDATA[The 79th Annual Tony Awards took place on June 7 at Radio City Music Hall. The annual ceremony was hosted by music superstar and global icon P!NK, and was broadcast LIVE to both coasts on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+. Check out our roundup of speeches from the evening below!

If you missed any of the speeches from either the pre-show, The Tony Awards Act One, or the main ceremony, you can recap all of the speeches here! Plus, check out the full list of winners here and watch all of the performances here.


John Lithgow




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        <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 05:45:48 EST</pubDate>
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    <title>Videos: Joshua Henry, Caissie Levy and Brandon Uranowitz Talk RAGTIME and the American Dream</title>
    <description><![CDATA[Ahead of the Tony Awards, CBS Sunday Morning showcased the Broadway revival of Ragtime in a special feature segment. Ragtime took home four Tony Awards at the June 7 ceremony, including Best Revival of a Musical, Best Sound Design of a Musical, Caissie Levy for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical, and Joshua Henry for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical.

As depicted in Ragtime, the pursuit of the American Dream was just as dramatic, expansive and heartfelt at the turn of the 20th century as it is today. Correspondent Mo Rocca talked with Tony-nominated actors Joshua Henry, Caissie Levy and Brandon Uranowitz, and with lyricist Lynn Ahrens...]]></description>

    
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    <title>Video: Lorne Michaels Celebrates Tony Win- &apos;Broadway Has Always Been a Part of My Life&apos;</title>
    <description><![CDATA[Earlier tonight at the 79th Annual Tony Awards, Schmigadoon! took home a Tony Award for Best Musical. After the team left the stage at Radio City Music Hall, lead producer Lorne Michaels checked in with BroadwayWorld&#39;s Richard Ridge to share his initial reaction!

&quot;I think there are not that many people who can write comedy and write it in an original way. And [Cinco] was just... everything seemed  both from a time but also very much now,&quot; he explained. &quot;And that&#39;s hard to do because it&#39;s not really sentimental in it. The musicals that he&#39;s dealing with are generally sentimental, but he&#39;s kind of unsparing in lots of things. There&#39;s so many laughs and great performance moments. The music is great. It&#39;s hopeful.&quot;  

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        <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:21:21 EST</pubDate>
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    <title>Video: Joshua Henry Is Living to Share His Tony Win with Caissie Levy and the RAGTIME Company</title>
    <description><![CDATA[Earlier tonight at the 79th Annual Tony Awards, Joshua Henry took home a Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical for Ragtime. After leaving the stage at Radio City Music Hall, he checked in with BroadwayWorld&#39;s Richard Ridge to share his initial reaction!



&quot;The words that are coming to mind are um deeply happy, content, peaceful, grateful,&quot; he said. &quot;When I looked out and saw just all my friends and the people that I&#39;ve respected for so long... I&#39;ve always been one of them. I&#39;m just more amplified now. And to be able to honor who got me here, the people that are with me, that felt so, so, so special. I took the moment really slow, I...]]></description>

    
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        <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:02:59 EST</pubDate>
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    <title>Video: Caissie Levy Reacts to Tony Win- &apos;It&apos;s All I Ever Dreamed Of&apos;</title>
    <description><![CDATA[Earlier tonight at the 79th Annual Tony Awards, Caissie Levy took home a Tony Award Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical for Ragtime. After leaving the stage at Radio City Music Hall, she checked in with BroadwayWorld&#39;s Richard Ridge to share her initial reaction!



&quot;Halfway up the stairs I thought, &#39;Did they say my name or have I just started walking?&#39; And it was like a very long road to the stage and my dress is precarious,&quot; she joked. &quot;But... it was just so beautiful to stand up there and look out and see all of the people that I love and have worked with or admired for so long. There&#39;s so much more I wanted to say....]]></description>

    
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        <pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 23:59:45 EST</pubDate>
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    <title>Video: Ali Louis Bourzgui Says His LOST BOYS Cast Almost Broke the Elevator When He Won</title>
    <description><![CDATA[Earlier tonight at the 79th Annual Tony Awards, Ali Louis Bourzgui took home a Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical for The Lost Boys. After leaving the stage at Radio City Music Hall, he checked in with BroadwayWorld&#39;s Richard Ridge to share his initial reaction!

&quot;The number one thing I feel is how much I love my cast,&quot; he said. &quot;And the featured actor thing is really cool, because we&#39;re all kind of a featured ensemble. So I really feel like this is for all of us. I&#39;m just trying to root  this in community, because, whoo, it&#39;s a lot to process personally. This is crazy. I still can&#39;t believe it!&quot;

Ali is an award-winning actor, singer, and musician who is...]]></description>

    
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        <pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 23:42:58 EST</pubDate>
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    <title>John Lithgow Becomes Oldest Man to Win Tony Award in an Acting Category</title>
    <description><![CDATA[At 80 years old, John Lithgow has added another Tony to his prestigious collection of awards. For his performance as Roald Dahl in Giant, the stage and screen performer has broken records with his third Tony Award, making him the oldest man to ever receive an award in a competitive acting category.

Previous oldest acting winners include Frank Langella, who won the 2016 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for The Father at 78 and Roy Dotrice, who, at 77, won for A Moon for the Misbegotten in 2000. In musical categories, Dick Latessa received the award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for Hairspray, with Andr&eacute; De Shields winning for Hadestown in the same category. Both...]]></description>

    
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        <pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 23:45:02 EST</pubDate>
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    <title>Video: Qween Jean Reacts to Tony Win - &apos;It&apos;s a Tremendous Blessing&apos;</title>
    <description><![CDATA[Earlier tonight at the 79th Annual Tony Awards, Qween Jean took home a Tony Award for  Best Costume Design of a Musical for her work on CATS: The Jellicle Ball. After leaving the stage at Radio City Music Hall, she checked in with BroadwayWorld&#39;s Richard Ridge to share her initial reaction!

&quot;It feels really special to be able to have been on that stage tonight, to be able to step in the legacy of so many of our matriarchs, and to know that this recognition means a lot for so many people, not just myself, but so many of the queer and trans people that are navigating a lot right now all across this nation,&quot; she said. &quot;Their stories need to be told and also their voices are...]]></description>

    
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        <pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 23:27:51 EST</pubDate>
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    <title>Video: Alden Ehrenreich Reacts to His Tony Win and Shares a Nugget He Learned from Angela Lansbury</title>
    <description><![CDATA[Earlier tonight at the 79th Annual Tony Awards, Alden Ehrenreich took home the 2026 Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play for his acclaimed performance in the Broadway revival of Becky Shaw. After leaving the stage at Radio City Music Hall, he checked in with BroadwayWorld&#39;s Richard Ridge to share his initial reaction!

&quot;I was in drama school here at Stella Adler for just a semester but while I was there, Angela Lansbury came and spoke and she talked about playing Mrs. Lovett,&quot; he said. &quot;She said sometimes in your career you find a character that kind of matches with the inherent talent you might feel in yourself... and I feel like this character was an opportunity of that....]]></description>

    
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        <pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 23:21:01 EST</pubDate>
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    <title>Video: Jack Knowles Reacts to Tony Win- &apos;It&apos;s Dedication, Hard Work, and Appreciation&apos;</title>
    <description><![CDATA[Earlier tonight at the 79th Annual Tony Awards, Jack Knowles took home a Tony Award for  Best Lighting Design of a Play for Arthur Miller&#39;s Death of a Salesman. After leaving the stage at Radio City Music Hall, he checked in with BroadwayWorld&#39;s Richard Ridge to share his initial reaction!



&quot;It really was about digging into the emotion of the characters and exploring how we can communicate this play in a new way and what the story is about, what the detail is about,&quot; he explained. &quot;And treating this play that so many people know and you studied it and it&#39;s seen various versions of it, but treat it as though it&#39;s been written for us to put on today in 2026.&quot;

Arthur Miller&#39;s DEATH...]]></description>

    
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        <pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 23:15:03 EST</pubDate>
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