Phylicia Rashad News

The 51st Annual Village Voice Obie Awards, Off Broadway's highest honor, were handed out last tonight at the Skirball Center on the campus of New York University in a ceremony hosted by Lili Taylor and Eric Bogosian presented by S. Epatha Merkerson, Christine Ebersole, Edward Hibbert, Douglas Carter Beane, Phylicia Rashad and Oskar Eustis.

Announced this morning and reported on live at BroadwayWorld.com, we've got all the nominees for the 2006 Tony Awards, which will be broadcast on CBS on Sunday, June 11th.

On Sunday, May 21, 2006, the New York Musical Theatre Festival will host UNLEASHING THE NEXT LINK, a celebration to kick-off the new theater season and to announce the 18 new musicals selected for this year's NYMF Next Link Project, as well as a peak at many of the invited works.

The Tony Awards Administration Committee met today to decide eligibility of thirteen Broadway productions for the 2006 American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards®, presented by the League of American Theatres and Producers and the American Theatre Wing.

Sam Waterston has joined the star-studded cast of Our Time Theatre Company's June 12th benefit

Tickets for the 60th Annual Tony Awards will go on sale on May 16th

Tony Award-winners Phylicia Rashad, Natasha Richardson and Liev Schreiber will announce nominations for the 60th Annual Tony Awards on Tuesday, May 16th at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts' Bruno Walter Auditorium

Marking the 60th annual presentation of the American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards, XM Satellite Radio will launch a four week series of encore episodes of 'Downstage Center,' featuring interviews with Tony Award-winners

An opening night party for Hot Feet, the dance musical set to the songs of Earth, Wind & Fire, was held on April 30th and BroadwayWorld was there!

Paul Rudd will host Our Time Theatre Company's benefit on June 12

Christine Ebersole, Phylicia Rashad, Oskar Eustis and others will be among the presenters of the Obie Awards on May 15th, with more to be announced

August In April, A Tribute to August Wilson's Life and Legacy, runs Thursday, April 27 through Saturday April 29, 2006, in the Harry DeJur Playhouse at the Henry Street Settlement Abrons Art Center (466 Grand Street, New York, NY).

Jennifer Holliday will serve as co-host of the Black 2 Broadway event--honoring Tony Award winners of color--on June 11th

Phylicia Rashad will be among the honorees of the National Corporate Theatre Fund's April 10th gala and benefit

August in April, A Tribute to August Wilson's Life and Legacy, presented by Brooklyn College in collaboration with Arizona State University, will run from April 27 through April 29 at the Harry DeJur Playhouse

Michael John LaChiusa, as part of Lincoln Center Theatre's Platform series, will take part in a pre-performance talk after Bernarda Alba on March 29th

Ghostlight Records is said to go into the studio on March 27th to record the new production of Michael John LaChiusa's Bernard Alba.

Ghostlight Records will record a cast recording of Michael John LaChiusa's Bernarda Alba on March 20th for a late spring release

With a majestic, flamenco-inspired score by Michael John LaChiusa, dynamic dance-infused direction by Graciela Daniele and a powerful, anguished performance by Phylicia Rashad in the title role, Bernarda Alba is a captivating ninety minutes of intense and inspired musical drama

Michael John LaChiusa's new musical Bernarda Alba, starring Phylicia Rashad and Daphne Rubin-Vega, opens tonight, March 6th