James Earl Jones News

Playwright Drake Susuras will bring his queer dramedy LOCKER ROOM TALK OR: HOW TO SURVIVE IN A 'STRAIGHT' MAN'S WORLD to Boulder's Dairy Arts Center before its world premiere at Brooklyn Art Haus.

You can now watch the acceptance speeches from this year’s Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre recipients André Bishop, Jules Fisher, and James Lapin, and Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award winner Mary-Mitchell Campbell.

The Shubert Organization will unveil a bronze bust of James Earl Jones, honoring the legendary actor’s enduring contributions to Broadway and American culture.

Ryan J. Haddad, Zhailon Levingston, Michael Mayer, Sam Pinkleton, Stark Sands, and Jesse Tyler Ferguson hosted the “Men of Broadway Celebrate Liberation” cocktail party, which was held at Dear Irving. Check out photos here!

All new production images have been released from the world premiere of new musical Dark of the Moon. Learn more about the show and check out the photos here!

BroadwayWorld has just learned that Liberation, winner of the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and recently nominated for five Tony Awards including Best Play, will be produced in London in 2027.

Park Theatre in Jaffrey, NH announced a five-film Summer Baseball Movie Series featuring classics including THE NATURAL, BULL DURHAM, and FIELD OF DREAMS, screened in its 330-seat Eppes Auditorium with large-format sound.

The best of Broadway and off-Broadway were on hand at the Ziegfeld Ballroom to celebrate 92nd Annual Drama League Awards, hosted by Emmy Award winner Frank DiLella. Check out a full list of winners here.

Alec Baldwin will narrate the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s performance of Aaron Copland’s Lincoln Portrait in the Koussevitzky Music Shed. The award-winning actor and classical music enthusiast joins a special Independence Day weekend program.

Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter, actress, author, and producer Ledisi will head to Broadway this fall in the new musical WANTED. Ledisi will star as Tallulah Clarke, mother of the sisters Clarke.

xBroadway performers Hugh Panaro and NaTasha Yvette Williams and will headline American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.)'s annual gala honoring entrepreneur, activist, and former A.R.T. Board of Trustees Chair Steve Johnson.

The 2026 Honorees for the Theatre World Award for an Outstanding Debut Performance in a Broadway or Off-Broadway Production have been revealed. Honorees include Luke Evans, Ayo Edebiri and more.

An all new video has been released of Glenn Adamson and Lauren Jones performing 'Wildflower' from the upcoming musical, Dark Of The Moon. Check out the video here!

Theater Resources Unlimited and the League of Professional Theatre Women will present a Town Hall discussion on gender equality in theater, hosted at Polaris North Studio in NYC with simultaneous streaming available.

Kim Kardashian visited The Fear of 13 on Broadway, speaking on stage with Adrien Brody, Tessa Thompson & Nick Yarris after the show. See the photos!

The Pulitzer Prize Board has just announced that Bess Wohl's Liberation has won the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Other finalists included: Nazareth Hassan's Bowl EP, and Talene Monahon's Meet the Cartozians.

Two-time Academy Award winner Adrien Brody received his portrait at Sardi’s to celebrate his Broadway debut in Lindsey Ferrentino’s new play, The Fear of 13. Check out photos here!

The Fear of 13, Lindsey Ferrentino’s new play is now open on Broadway at the James Earl Jones Theatre. The drama starring Academy Award-winner Adrien Brody welcomed a visit from another Hollywood icon, Robert de Niro, when he stopped in to see the show this week, Check out photos from his visit!

The Tony Awards Administration Committee announced that André Bishop, Jules Fisher, and James Lapine will each receive the 2026 Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre.

Just months ago, Whitney White was celebrating the opening of her third Broadway project. Liberation was loved by both critics and audiences when it transferred to the James Earl Jones Theatre following its triumphant run off-Broadway last season. Watch in this interview as she chats more about her Liberation experience and looks ahead to her upcoming projects.