Jean Smart News

Eileen Barnett celebrates her birthday with a one-night cabaret performance at the Catalina Jazz Club, performing songs by Sondheim, Rodgers and Hart, Randy Newman, Jerome Kern, Jacques Brel, and more. Barnett's career spans Broadway, television, and regional theatre, from starring in Tommy Tune's Tony Award-winning Nine to recent guest appearances on Hacks, Criminal Minds, and 9-1-1. She is joined by musical director Michael Collum, a Los Angeles-based pianist who received the 2025 Broadway World Cabaret Award for Music Direction, and director Kirsten Chandler.

Isa Briones and Sepideh Moafi hosted the live announcement of the 2026 Outer Critics Circle Award Nominations. Check out the full list of nominations here!

Check out photos from the red carpet premiere of Hacks Season 5 in Los Angeles, featuring Jean Smart, Hannah Einbinder, Megan Stalter, Robby Hoffman, and more.

This April, there are plenty of new titles for theater buffs to watch, including the film version of Merrily We Roll Along, the Michael Jackson biopic, Anne Hathaway's turn as a pop diva in Mother Mary, and more.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is March 24, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Hacks, the hit comedy series featuring Jean Smart in her Emmy-winning role as Deborah Vance, is returning for a fifth and final season on Thursday, April 9. Check out the trailer for the new season. 

Roundabout Theatre Company hosted its 2026 Gala at the Ziegfeld Ballroom, honoring Emmy Award-winner Jean Smart. BroadwayWorld was there for the big night and you can check out photos below!

Ariana Grande is not expected to attend the 2026 Actor Awards this Sunday due to the rehearsal schedule for her highly anticipated eternal sunshine tour, which kicks off in June.

El Portal Theatre will celebrate its Centennial Anniversary on October 5, 2026, marking 100 years since the theatre first opened its doors on Lankershim Boulevard on October 5, 1926.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is January 13, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Last night, the 83rd Golden Globes took place at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California. Check out photos from the ceremony featuring Ariana Grande, Stephen Schwartz, Jessie Buckley, Jennifer Lopez, Steven Spielberg, and more!

Jessie Buckley, Rose Byrne, Jean Smart, Michelle Williams, Timothée Chalamet, and more took home awards at the 83rd Golden Globes on Sunday. Take a look at the full list here!

The stars were out during the 83rd Annual Golden Globes, which officially kicked off award season. Check out photos from the red carpet of Emma Stone, Ariana Grande, Sarah Snook, Jennifer Lawrence, Steven Spielberg, Colman Domingo, Ethan Hawke, Rose Byrne, Kumail Nanjiani, Kate Hudson, and more now!

Jean Smart, recently on Broadway in Call Me Izzy, has won a Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy for her performance as Deborah Vance in Season 4 of HBO's Hacks.

The 83rd Annual Golden Globes, the first major award show of the season, will take place this Sunday, January 11, 2026. Find out everything to know about the program, including how to watch, pre-show coverage, presenters, and more, in our guide!

Ariana Grande, Jessie Buckley, Ethan Hawke, and more have received nominations for their performances in Wicked: For Good, Hamnet, and Blue Moon at SAG-AFTRA's 32nd Annual Actor Awards.

Jessie Buckley won the Critics Choice Award for Best Actress for her performance in the film adaptation of Hamnet. Wicked: For Good, which received 7 nominations, did not win any. Check out the full list here!

37 Broadway shows opened in 2025, and while not all of them were loved by the critics, there were plenty of standouts all year long. We're breaking down the best Broadway shows of 2025 by month, as reviewed by New York City theatre critics and rounded up right here at BroadwayWorld.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is December 11, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Roundabout Theatre Company's 2026 Gala will honor Emmy Award-winner Jean Smart at the Ziegfeld Ballroom in New York City. Smart will be honored for her contribution to the theatre with The Jason Robards Award for Excellence in Theatre.