Christopher Jackson News

Tony Award Winner, Laura Benanti, delighted the students of Broadway Artists Alliance's Summer Intensive program with a surprise visit this past Thursday! Benanti, who recently finished up a successful run of She Loves Me (2016 Tony Nomination for Leading Actress in a Musical), was as inciteful and entertaining off stage as she is on, during her Q&A with these aspiring young professionals. Scroll down for photos!

The baseball-loving HAMILTON stars talk about their favorite players and Mets moments.

Tony Award Nominee and School of Rock's leading man, Alex Brightman, visited the students of Broadway Artists Alliance on Thursday, July 7th. Brightman spoke of how his career journey led to originating the role of Dewey Finn, which earned him a Tony nomination for Best Actor in a Musical. Scroll down for photos!

Just last night, a chapter in Broadway musical history came to a close as Lin-Manuel Miranda, 2016 Tony Award winner Leslie Odom Jr. (Aaron Burr) and Phillipa Soo (Eliza Hamilton) all played their final performances in Hamilton.

Today's big news: SENSE AND SENSIBILITY, starring Megan McGinnis, starts tonight at The Old Globe, Rachel York and Betty Buckley bring GREY GARDENS to L.A., and the O'Neill Center's National Playwrights Conference begins today!

Sutton Foster, Christopher Jackson, the cast of Broadway's ON YOUR FEET!, GLEE's Amber Riley and more performed on last night's A CAPITOL FOURTH celebration on PBS. Check out photos from the show and backstage below!

On last night's A CAPITOL FOURTH celebration on PBS, Ana Villafañe, Ektor Rivera and the cast of Broadway's ON YOUR FEET performed a rousing medley of songs from the hit musical.

Tony Award winner Sutton Foster opened the 2016 A CAPITOL FOURTH on PBS with a rousing patriotic medley last night.

On last night A CAPITOL FOURTH special on PBS, HAMILTON star and Tony nominee Christopher Jackson performed THE LION KING ballad, 'Can You Feel the Love Tonight.'

Tony nominee Sara Bareilles performed the Broadway for Orlando song 'What the World Needs Now Is Love' on NBC's annual MACY'S 4TH OF JULY FIREWORKS SPECTACULAR.

"I feel like I'm interviewing the President," I say. "I know, right!?" Sutton Foster responds as we laugh, leaving the U.S. Capitol in a black SUV. There the two-time Tony winner and TV star has just finished rehearsing for the Capitol 4th concert that will air live tomorrow on PBS.

This weekend's big news: It's the 4th of July this holiday weekend, and HAMILTON's Christopher Jackson is among the lineup for PBS's A CAPITOL FOURTH, plus WAITRESS composer Sara Bareilles will perform on NBC's 4TH OF JULY FIREWORKS!

With the celebration of America's birthday just around the corner, BWW brings you a guide to this year's Fourth of July television specials!

Irish tap dancer Hannah Redlich decided to 'Take A Shot' at Broadway's hottest musical, posting a video to YouTube of her choreographed dance to HAMILTON's high-energy number 'Guns and Ships.'

Today's big news: Colman Domingo hosts today's Emerging Artists Luncheon at the Vineyard, and Idina Menzel co-hosts on THE TALK!

Christopher Jackson, who stars as George Washington in the Broadway smash hit musicalHAMILTON, winner of 11 Tony Awards, is set to perform at PBS' A CAPITOL FOURTH.

Filming of the Tony winning musical took place during last night's performance at the Richard Rodgers Theatre.

The New York Musical Festival (NYMF), previously known as The New York Musical Theater Festival, has announced Tony Award winner Jessie Mueller (Waitress, Beautiful - The Carole King Musical) as the 2016 NYMF Honorary Chair. The 2016 New York Musical Festival will be presented from July 11 through August 7 in various venues in Midtown Manhattan.

Hosts Tracee Ellis Ross and Anthony Anderson kicked off last night's 2016 BET AWARDS with a HAMILTON parody