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The cast has been revealed for The Contention (Henry VI, Part II) at Shakespeare & Company, directed by Founding Artistic Director Tina Packer and staged June 17 through July 15, opening Saturday, June 24.

Additional casting has been announced for The Wiz, coming to Broadway next year following a national tour. Award-winning recording artist Deborah Cox will take on the role of Glinda with Melody A. Betts as Aunt Em and Evillene.

Last night, Broadway celebrated the 76th Annual Tony Awards at the United Palace in Washington Heights, and BroadwayWorld followed along with our readers on Twitter - including our live gifs throughout the entire night!

Go backstage at last night's Tony Awards with photos of Alex Newell, Bonnie Milligan, Lea Michele, Joel Grey, John Kander, Annaleigh Ashford, Lorna Courtney, Josh Groban, Ben Platt, Micaela Diamond, and the casts of Kimberly Akimbo, Funny Girl, Shucked, and more!

Take a look inside the CBS broadcasts and Pluto TV pre-show below, including photos of Bonnie Milligan, Ariana DeBose, J. Harrison Ghee, Jodie Comer, Alex Newell, Sara Bareilles, Josh Groban, and the casts of shows like Kimberly Akimbo, Some Like It Hot, Sweeney Todd, and more!

Tonight's the night! The 76th Annual Tony Awards have just wrapped up. Lea Michele and the cast of Funny Girl performed 'Don't Rain on My Parade'. Check out the full performance here!

Tonight's the night! The 76th Annual Tony Awards have just wrapped up. The company of Sweeney Todd performed 'Prologue: The Ballad of Sweeney Todd'. Check out the full performance here!

Tonight's the night! The 76th Annual Tony Awards have just wrapped up. Victoria Clark and Justin Cooley of Kimberly Akimbo performed 'Anagram'. Check out the full performance here.

What did our critic think of American Repertory Theater's EVITA? There is little mystery to be found in the musical “Evita.” After all, it begins and ends with the death of its title character, Eva Perón.

 Tonight's the night! The 76th Annual Tony Awards have just wrapped up. The company of Shucked performed a medley of songs from the show. Check out the full performance here!

Tonight's the night! The 76th Annual Tony Awards just wrapped up. Ben Platt and Micaela Diamond performed 'This Is Not Over Yet'. Watch the full performance here!

Tonight's the night! The 76th Annual Tony Awards are now underway. Will Swenson and the company of A Beautiful Noise performed 'Sweet Caroline'. Watch the full performance here!

Tonight's the night! The 76th Annual Tony Awards are now underway. Lorna Courtney and the company of & Juliet performed 'Roar'. Watch the full performance here!

Tonight's the night! The 76th Annual Tony Awards are now underway. The company of Camelot performed 'The Lusty Month of May' & 'Camelot'. Watch the full performance here!

Tonight's the night! The 76th Annual Tony Awards are now underway. Joaquina Kalukango performed 'Wishing You Were Somewhow Here Again' from The Phantom of the Opera during a special 'In Memoriam' performance at The 76th Annual Tony Awards.

Tonight's the night! The 76th Annual Tony Awards are now underway. The cast of Into The Woods, featuring Sara Bareilles and Brain d'Arcy James, performed 'It Takes Two'.  Watch the full performance here!

Tonight's the night! The 76th Annual Tony Awards are now underway. The cast of Some Like It Hot took the stage to perform the title song, 'Some Like It Hot'. Watch the full performance here!

Tonight's the night! The 76th Annual Tony Awards are now underway. The cast of New York, New York took the stage as the first nominated show of the night to perform a number. Watch the full performance here!

Ariana DeBose kicked off the big night with a dance medley. The song was decidedly lyric-less, and the rest of the show will also be unscripted, due to the WGA strike. This was referenced at the beginning of the show, when DeBose flipped through a binder labeled 'Tony Awards Script', full of empty pages.

The Broadway community honors the memory of Robin Wagner, the triple Tony Award-winning scenic designer who worked on more than 60 Broadway shows in a career that spanned over five decades.

Tonight's the night! The best of Broadway gathers today, June 11, at the United Palace to celebrate the 76th Annual Tony Awards. Kimberly Akimbo, Leopoldstadt, Some Like It Hot, Alex Newell, Sean Hayes, and more took home trophies. Check out the full list of winners now!

Hough, star of last season’s hit Broadway play “POTUS,” and Astin, who originated the role of Georg in the Tony and GRAMMY Award-winning musical “Spring Awakening,” will kick off Broadway’s biggest night with the presentation of the first round of Tony Awards during the exciting pre-show telecast.

Emmy winner and Grammy Award nominee Wayne Brady (Hamilton, Whose Line Is it Anyway?) and Alan Mingo Jr. (Kinky Boots, Doom Patrol) will lead the production as the Wiz in the all-new production of the groundbreaking, Tony Award-winning hit musical The Wiz. Learn more about the show and how to get tickets here!

Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. (‘MSG Entertainment’) announced that by overwhelming demand, legendary musician and MSG franchise Billy Joel has added the next show in his record-breaking, sold-out residency at The World’s Most Famous Arena on Thanksgiving Eve – November 22, 2023.

Which Best Musical and Best Play nominees will take home the ultimate prize at the 2023 Tony Awards? We're breaking it down.