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Nikiya Mathis, MAYBE HAPPY ENDING, & More Earn 2025 Hewes Design Awards
by Josh Sharpe - Sep 4, 2025

The Henry Hewes Design Awards Committee has revealed the 2025 Henry Hewes Design Awards Honorees who will be recognized at the 61st annual ceremony on October 20 in New York.

2025 Drama Desk Awards Winners- The Full List
by Nicole Rosky - Jun 1, 2025

Debra Messing and Tituss Burgess hosted the 69th Annual Drama Desk Awards at NYU Skirball. Check out the full list of winners from the big night here!

2025 Drama Desk Awards Nominations- The Full List
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 30, 2025

Nominations for the 69th Annual Drama Desk Awards were announced. This year’s awards, hosted by Debra Messing and Tituss Burgess, will be held on Sunday, June 1 at 6:15pm at NYU Skirball  Check out the full list here!

Recap Tony Awards Eligibility Decisions of the 2024/25 Season
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 29, 2025

The Tony Awards Administration Committee has been meeting all year to discuss the eligibility of the 2024/25 Broadway productions. Need a recap before the nominations announcement? Below, we've rounded up all rulings from all four meetings.

MCNEAL Now Available to Watch at the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive
by Nicole Rosky - Jan 22, 2025

Ayad Akhtar’s new play McNeal was filmed by the Library for the Performing Arts, and is now accessible to view at the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive. 

Tony Awards Administration Committee Rules on Eligibility for OH, MARY, OUR TOWN and More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 14, 2024

The Tony Awards Administration Committee met to confirm the eligibility status of eleven Broadway productions for the 2024-2025 season. Learn more about the shows eligible!

Photos: Robert Downey Jr. and Cast of MCNEAL Celebrate Opening Night
by Nicole Rosky - Oct 1, 2024

Last night, Ayad Akhtar’s new play McNEAL opened at the Vivian Beaumont Theater. Check out photos from inside the big night here!

Photos: Paul Rudd, Matt Damon & More at MCNEAL Opening Night
by Bruce Glikas - Oct 1, 2024

The Lincoln Center Theater production of McNEAL, a new play by Ayad Akhtar, directed by Bartlett Sher opened last night at the Vivian Beaumont Theater! See photos of stars on the red carpet!

Review Roundup: MCNEAL on Broadway - Robert Downey Jr. & More Star
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 1, 2024

Read the reviews for McNeal on Broadway which stars academy Award-winner and Marvel icon, Robert Downey Jr., as an acclaimed author obsessed by AI as he makes his Broadway debut alongside Brittany Bellizeare, Rafi Gavron, Melora Hardin, Andrea Martin, Ruthie Ann Miles, and Saisha Talwar. See what the critics had to say about Lincoln Center Theater’s McNEAL, from Pulitzer Prize-winner Ayad Akhtar.

Video: Robert Downey Jr. & More in MCNEAL on Broadway
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 30, 2024

Get a first look at footage of Robert Downey Jr. and more in the play McNeal at Lincoln Center Theater. The cast features Melora Hardin, Andrea Martin, Ruthie Ann Miles, and more. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets.

Meet the Cast of MCNEAL, Now on Broadway
by Stephi Wild - Sep 5, 2024

McNEAL begins is now running on Broadway at the Vivian Beaumont Theater, marking the first play of LCT’s historic 40th Anniversary season. Meet the cast of McNEAL here!

Video: McNEAL, Starring Robert Downey, Jr., Begins Rehearsals
by Blair Ingenthron - Aug 10, 2024

On Thursday, August 1 the cast and creative team for McNEAL gathered for the first day of rehearsals. McNEAL is a new play by Ayad Aktar, directed by Bartlett Sher. See footage in the video here!

Photos: The Cast of MCNEAL Assembles for the First Day of Rehearsals
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 2, 2024

On Thursday, August 1 the cast and creative team for McNEAL gathered for the first day of rehearsals. McNEAL is a new play by Ayad Aktar, directed by Bartlett Sher. See photos from inside the rehearsal room.

Melora Hardin, Brittany Bellizeare Join Robert Downey Jr. in MCNEAL
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 29, 2024

Lincoln Center Theater has revealed the complete cast for its production of McNEAL, a new play by Ayad Akhtar, directed by Bartlett Sher, and starring Robert Downey Jr. Learn how to purchase tickets.

MCNEAL Starring Robert Downey, Jr., FLOYD COLLINS, and More Set For Lincoln Center's 2024-25 Broadway Season
by Stephi Wild - Jun 10, 2024

Lincoln Center Theater has announced its 2024-2025 season of productions, including Robert Downey, Jr.'s Broadway debut, the Broadway premiere of Adam Guettel and Tina Landau's Floyd Collins, and more.

Robert Downey Jr. to Make Broadway Debut in Ayad Akhtar's MCNEAL
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 7, 2024

This fall, Lincoln Center Theater will produce MCNEAL, a new play by Ayad Akhtar, directed by Bartlett Sher, starring Robert Downey Jr. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.

Asia Society Presents COAL + ICE Climate Change Programs
by A.A. Cristi - May 3, 2024

Explore the COAL + ICE climate change programs presented by Asia Society through August 11.

Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living Memorial to the Holocaust to Present 'Courage to Act: Rescue in Denmark' in 2023
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 27, 2022

In fall 2023, New York’s Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living Memorial to the Holocaust will launch its first exhibition developed for elementary school-aged students. Courage to Act: Rescue in Denmark will commemorate the 80th anniversary of one of the most effective episodes of mass resistance in modern history. 

The Museum Of The City Of New York Announces Permanent Exhibition, NY AT ITS CORE
by Molly Tracy - Nov 25, 2016

The Museum of the City of New York presents its greatly anticipated permanent exhibition New York at Its Core. Five years in the making, New York at Its Core is the first-ever museum show to comprehensively interpret and present the compelling story of New York's rise from a striving Dutch village to today's "Capital of the World," a preeminent global city now facing the future in a changing world.

The Fast Company Innovation Festival Coming to NYC This November
by Caryn Robbins - Oct 21, 2015

Fast Company announces the line-up for its first ever week-long event, The Fast Company Innovation Festival, November 9-13, 2015 in New York City.