Gregg Barnes News

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!

The latest standings have been released for BroadwayWorld's 22nd Annual Theater Fans' Choice Awards. The Theater Fans' Choice Awards honor and celebrate the best of New York Theater. There's just one week left to vote!

Show your support for shows like Maybe Happy Ending, Operation Mincemeat, Death Becomes Her, BOOP! The Musical and more.

Disney Theatrical Group celebrated the 4000th performance of Aladdin on Broadway and honored Howard Ashman. Check out a video of the post-show tribute performance here.

16-time Grammy Award winner David Foster made a surprise appearance at the curtain call of BOOP! The Musical last night, sharing his excitement about the upcoming Original Cast Recording of BOOP! The Musical. See footage here!

We took a look at which 2025 Tony nominees have won at least a Tony or two (or eight!) - amongst them, they've gathered a total 77 awards. Check out who'll be looking to add even more hardware to their Tony shelf at this year's ceremony.

This time, the reader question was: Who are the most Tony-nominated people of all time? Audra McDonald now holds the record for the most-nominated performer, but do you know who has the most ever?

The first standings have been released for BroadwayWorld's 22nd Annual Theater Fans' Choice Awards. The Theater Fans' Choice Awards honor and celebrate the best of New York Theater - as decided by the most important critics, the audience at large - allowing YOU to have your say during the most exciting time of the year for the theater community.

The Outer Critics Circle has announced the winners for the 2025 Outer Critics Circle Awards, honoring the 2024-2025 Broadway and Off-Broadway season. Check out the full list here!

The 2025 Tony nominees gathered at the Sofitel New York yesterday to meet the press for the first time and BroadwayWorld was there for the special day. Check out photos of the 2025 musical nominees here.

The movie, Some Like It Hot, has long been a favorite of mine. As a kid growing up in Dayton and then Cincinnati, Ohio, I loved seeing Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon don women’s clothing, outrun the bad guys, and the line that Lemmon says, ‘now look what you did – you tore off one of my chests!’ struck me then and now as hilarious.

Check out title star Luke Brady and the company of Hercules bringing their gospel truth to the Britain's Got Talent stage. Watch the video of the cast performing some classic tunes from the film as well as a brand-new song for the mythic hero himself! 

On Wednesday morning, Jasmine Amy Rogers and her co-stars took the plaza stage to perform 'Where I Wanna Be' and 'The Color of Love' from the new musical based on the iconic cartoon character. Watch the performances here!

The 78th Annual Tony Awards nominations were announced by Sarah Paulson and Wendell Pierce and here they are... celebrating the best of the 2024-25 theatre season. Check out the full list of nominees here.

Tonys time is here at last! The nominations for the 78th Annual Tony Awards were announced this morning by Sarah Paulson and Wendell Pierce. Follow us throughout the day, as we'll bring you Tony nominee reactions, exclusive reports, surprises, behind the scenes coverage and oh, so much more!

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!

Ensemble Arts Philly and The Shubert Organization will present the Philadelphia premiere of Some Like It Hot at the Forrest Theatre. Learn more and see how to attend.

The Outer Critics Circle has announced the nominees for the 2025 Outer Critics Circle Awards, honoring the 2024-2025 Broadway and Off-Broadway season. We have the full list of nominees here!

BOOP! The Musical will perform on NBC's TODAY Show on April 30 as part of Broadway Week, the breakfast broadcast's annual celebration of the best new Broadway musicals.

Tony Award-winning director-choreographer Jerry Mitchell breaks down the creation of “Where Is Betty?”—the viral showstopper from Boop! The Musical—and reveals how post-tryout rewrites, vintage inspiration, and theatrical illusion brought Betty Boop’s world to life onstage. Read our interview!