Joe DiPietro News

The Tony Awards Nominations were announced Tuesday, May 4th. The Tony Awards will be broadcast in a live three-hour ceremony from Radio City Music Hall on the CBS television network on Sunday, June 13, 2010. Yesterday, BroadwayWorld brought you a sneak peek at photos from the day's 'Meet the Nominees' press event. Today, we bring you the full photo coverage. Meet 'The Men' below!

Here's a sneak peek at photos from today's 'Meet the Nominees' press event - check back tomorrow for our full coverage.

Chad Kimballl, the newly-Tony nominated star of MEMPHIS, is headed to Seth's Broadway Chatterbox this Thursday, May 6th, at 6:00 PM.

The Broadway production of Memphis, which originated at the La Jolla Playhouse during the 2008/09 season before transferring to New York, has garnered eight Tony Award nominations.

This year's Tony nominations include a healthy showing for a musical developed last year at Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre during its pre-Broadway run: Memphis. A co-production between The 5th and La Jolla Playhouse, this original musical by David Bryan (music and lyrics) and Joe DiPietro (lyrics and book) tells the story of a white DJ whose love of black music helped bring about the birth of rock n' roll.

Chad Kimballl, the newly-Tony nominated star of MEMPHIS, is headed to Seth's Broadway Chatterbox this Thursday, May 6th, at 6:00 PM.

'I was asleep when I got the news from my publicist! I did the Sinatra concert at Carnegie Hall last night so I was so tired. But talk about waking up to amazing news! Tonight, I am going to go to work and sure I congratulate every member of my cast, especially Chad for his nomination. It is collective work on that stage and we work so hard to make sure every night is as good as it can be.'

Nominations in 26 competitive categories for the American Theatre Wing's 64th Annual Antoinette Perry 'Tony' Awards were announced May 4, 2010 by Broadway Star Lea Michele and Tony Award Nominee Jeff Daniels.

The Tony Awards Nominations were announced this morning on Tuesday, May 4th. The Tony Awards will be broadcast in a live three-hour ceremony from Radio City Music Hall on the CBS television network on Sunday, June 13, 2010. Click here for the full list of nominations! BroadwayWorld.com will be talking to nominees throughout the day so keep checking back!

Lortel Statues for 14 categories and 2 special awards were handed out by celebrity presenters at the 2010 Lucille Lortel Awards at a live awards ceremony last night, May 2, at Terminal 5. Hosted by the Off-Broadway League, the live show was co-hosted by Bryan Batt and Bebe Neuwirth and featured performances by Alan Menken, STOMP, Seth Rudetsky, Edward Watts of The Fanasticks and LaChanze. BroadwayWorld was on the red carpet to capture the evening's starry arrivals!

The Tony Awards Nominations were announced this morning on Tuesday, May 4th. The Tony Awards will be broadcast in a live three-hour ceremony from Radio City Music Hall on the CBS television network on Sunday, June 13, 2010.

Nominations for the American Theatre Wing's 64th Annual Antoinette Perry 'Tony' Awards were announced May 4, 2010 by Broadway Star Lea Michele and Tony Award Nominee Jeff Daniels.

Lortel Statues for 14 categories and 2 special awards were handed out by celebrity presenters at the 2010 Lucille Lortel Awards at a live awards ceremony tonight at Terminal 5. Hosted by the Off-Broadway League, the live show was co-hosted by Bryan Batt and Bebe Neuwirth and featured performances by Alan Menken, STOMP, Seth Rudetsky, Edward Watts of The Fanasticks and LaChanze.

Tthe 55th Annual Drama Desk Awards ceremony will take place on Sunday, May 23, 2010 at the F.H. LaGuardia Concert Hall at Lincoln Center. Former Drama Desk Award winner Patti LuPone will host the awards ceremony.

The York Theatre Company Presents a new musical, FALLING FOR EVE July 6 through August 8. FALLING FOR EVE is a collabaration of Joe DiPietro, Brett Simmons and David Howard, with direction by Larry Raben.

According to Variety.com, this year's Tony Awards could potentially make history in the Best New Musical category as being the first year in which four jukebox musicals are nominated for the award. The article cites American Idiot, Come Fly Away, Million Dollar Quartet, Fela!, and Everyday Rapture as the frontrunners for the category, all of which use preexisting music ranging from Sinatra to Green Day.

The world's largest and most respected music print publisher, Hal Leonard Corporation is publishing publish vocal selections for Memphis and The Toxic Avenger, two highly acclaimed new musicals from the songwriting team of Joe DiPietro and David Bryan. Both titles are due off press for the Summer NAMM convention, held June 18-20 in Nashville.

TheatreWorks, the nationally-acclaimed theatre of Silicon Valley, has announced the line-up for its 2010-2011 season. Founding Artistic Director Robert Kelley and Managing Director Phil Santora announced a 41st season that will include three world premieres (bringing the company's total to 56); three regional premieres including the newest play by the author of AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY, Broadway's quirky hit musical about writers writing a quirky hit musical and a spell-binding mystery about a Japanese-American veteran charged with murder; and two Broadway favorites. The company will once again lead off with an extensive New Works Festival.

Del 22 de Abril al 16 de Mayo, vuelve el musical de Joe DiPietro y Jimmy Roberts al Teatro Alfil de Madrid, dirigido por Pablo Muñoz-Chápuli y producido por Tela-Katola.

Executive Producer Lou Spisto today announced the complete cast and creative team for the Globe's 2010 Shakespeare Festival performed in repertory in the outdoor Lowell Davies Festival Theatre.