Carolee Carmello News

These performers may have received other awards and accolades, but a Tony Award is shockingly not on their résumé.

The 42nd Helen Hayes Awards were presented at an event at The Anthem. The awards celebrated productions in the Washington, DC region in the 2025 calendar year.

Chromolume Theatre will present William Finn's ELEGIES: A SONG CYCLE at the Hollywood Fringe Festival, directed by Carol M. Becker, at the Zephyr Theatre in Los Angeles for three performances only.

The New York City Gay Men’s Chorus has announced the starry lineup for Harmony, the organization’s annual gala fundraising benefit, which will be held on Monday, March 23, starting at 6:00 PM at the Edison Ballroom.

The 2026 Helen Hayes Award nominations have been announced, recognizing outstanding achievement in Washington-area professional theatre. Arena Stage, Signature Theatre, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Round House Theatre, and dozens of regional companies are represented across performance, direction, design, and production categories. The awards highlight the breadth of theatre work presented throughout the D.C. metropolitan area.

The upcoming Annual Gala will feature performances by Broadway luminaries including Mandy Gonzalez, Bianca Marroquin, John Riddle, Samantha Pauly, Mary Testa, and Alysha Umphress. This star-studded event promises an unforgettable evening of entertainment.

The New York City Gay Men’s Chorus has announced the first performers and honorees for Harmony, its annual gala benefit at the Edison Ballroom. The event will feature Broadway performers including Carolee Carmello, Kate Baldwin, and Kecia Lewis.

The York Theatre recently held its 33rd Annual Oscar Hammerstein Award Gala, honoring Jerry Zaks and Joan Ross Sorkin. Check out photos from the event here!

The Dramatists Guild Foundation hosted its annual Gala  at Ziegfeld Ballroom. This year’s Gala celebrated 25 years of the DGF Fellows program, fostering emerging dramatists through mentorship and collaboration to prepare their next great story for the stage. Check out photos here!

When the national tour of KIMBERLY AKIMBO arrived in New Orleans, it brought a Tony-winning musical balancing quirky humor and emotional depth.

Dramatists Guild Foundation has revealed the line-up for the organization’s annual Gala, including Paulo Szot, Carolee Carmello and more. See the full lineup here!

Earlier this week, in recognition of Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, the Entertainment Community Fund dedicated a room at The Samuel J. Freidman Health Center for the Performing Arts to the Feldshuh Fund for Women’s Health.

The national tour of Kimberly Akimbo has released a video of Ann Morrison performing 'Make A Wish.' She recently took on the role in the touring company of the Tony-winning musical after Carolee Carmello took her final bow.

Performing arts and arts education nonprofit New 42 celebrated the 25th anniversary of New 42 Studios with a luncheon hosted by Sarah Jessica Parker and Jonathan Groff. See footage from the event here!

Mamma Mia! is back on Broadway! As we celebrate the homecoming of this iconic Broadway staple, we're taking a look back on some of the notable stars who have appeared in various productions of Mamma Mia! around the world!

PRODIGAL DAUGHTERS, a new musical with book and concept by Tony Award nominee Elizabeth A. Davis and music and lyrics by Grammy & Dove Award Winner Lauren Daigle, will be performed at The Sheen Center for Thought and Culture. Learn more!

Offerings of the musical theater cover a vast array of topics.  There is the tale of the young prince who wants to find his “Corner of the sky” (PIPPIN), the flower girl who wants to be a lady (MY FAIR LADY), and the dairy man who has a life ruled by tradition (FIDDLER ON THE ROOF).

This past season contained a higher than usual amount of Broadway shows involving death; in fact, Operation Mincemeat and Dead Outlaw both specifically revolved around transporting a corpse! And Death Becomes Her leans into the hilarity as two women become gorgeous living corpses before our very eyes, thanks to a touch of magic. But plays and musicals about death and its attendant macabre topics have been a part of the theatre landscape for many decades...

The national tour of Kimberly Akimbo, the five-time Tony Award-winning musical, opened this week at the Orpheum Theatre in downtown Minneapolis — and it is, quite simply, a triumph of storytelling.