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The Tony Awards Administration Committee met today for the fourth and final time this season to decide the eligibility of 19 Broadway productions for the 2011 American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards®, presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing. The Tony Awards Administration Committee has met a total of four times throughout the 2010-2011 season to decide the eligibility for the 2011 Tony Awards.

THE BOOK OF MORMON star Andrew Rannellsrecently chatted with MensWeek about playing leading man Elder Price and what he's done to prepare for the role. Rannells commented: 'I got to be funny - and a lot of times you're not supposed to be. I've certainly played those leading man or male juvenile roles, where you're not supposed to make people laugh. [The producers] let me sort of explore that and what is funny about that guy and also to make him quirky and weird in his own way.'

Welcome to BroadwayWorld's newest feature: GETTING SIRIUS WITH SETH, a sneak peek preview of Rudetsky's weekly popular Sirius Radio program. Each Thursday, we're bringing you highlights from the program, which airs nationally on Fridays. Want the scoop before the rest on your favorite stars in entertainment? Check GETTING SIRIUS WITH SETH each week here!

The 25th Annual EASTER BONNET COMPETITION raised $3,706,085, the result of six weeks of intensive fundraising for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS by 52 Broadway, Off-Broadway and national touring companies. The grand total was announced at this year's EASTER BONNET COMPETITION, which ended in two shows featuring original presentations, songs and elaborate, custom-made bonnets from 17 of the participating shows. BroadwayWorld was of course on hand for the big event and brings you photo coverage below!

The 25th Annual EASTER BONNET COMPETITION raised $3,706,085, the result of six weeks of intensive fundraising for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS by 52 Broadway, Off-Broadway and national touring companies. The grand total was announced at this year's EASTER BONNET COMPETITION, which ended in two shows featuring original presentations, songs and elaborate, custom-made bonnets from 17 of the participating shows. BroadwayWorld was of course on hand for the big event and brings you photo coverage below!

at a special reception hosted by Carolyn Kendall Buchter, Ronald Buchter and Patricia Watt, Producer of the Astaire Awards at Theater Row's Firebird Russian Restaurant,. The 'Astaires' are the only awards to honor excellence in dance and choreography on Broadway and in film.

The Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS 25th Annual Easter Bonnet Competition has just wrapped at the Minskoff Theatre! The first acts were presented yesterday, April 25, with the show continuing today, Tuesday, April 26. The proceeds from the event will benefit BC/EFA.

Outer Critics Circle, the organization of writers covering New York theatre for out-of-town newspapers, national publications and other media beyond Broadway, announced their 2010-11 nominations this morning.

According to the NY Times, BOKK OF MORMON representatives have confirmed that theatre-goers have been showing up with counterfeit tickets to the hot new show in the past few weeks. On at least five seperate occassions, ushers have had to turn away audience members who have arrived with tampered tickets purchased on Craigslist.

Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS will present the 25TH ANNUAL EASTER BONNET COMPETITION on Monday, April 25 (4:30 PM) and Tuesday, April 26 (2 PM) at Broadway's Minskoff Theatre (200 West 45th Street). The event celebrates and concludes six intensive weeks of fundraising by the theatre community benefiting BC/EFA.

This morning, Norbert Leo Butz and Kathleen Chalfant announced the nominations for The 77th Annual Drama League Awards in the categories of Distinguished Production of Play, Distinguished Production of a Musical, Distinguished Revival of a Play, Distinguished Revival of a Musical and the Distinguished Performance Award. Both actors are previous winners of The Drama League's Distinguished Performance Award. BroadwayWorld brought you the live stream of the nomination reception at SD26 Restaurant and now we bring you the list of honorees!

THE BOOK OF MORMON features book, music and lyrics by Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone. Parker and Stone are the four-time Emmy Award-winning creators of Comedy Central's landmark animated series, 'South Park.' Tony Award-winner Lopez is co-creator of the long-running hit musical comedy, Avenue Q. The world premiere musical is choreographed by three-time Tony Award-nomineeCasey Nicholaw Monty Python's Spamalot, The Drowsy Chaperone and directed by Nicholaw and Parker. In the video below, stars of the show Andreww Rannells and Josh Gad stop by ABCNews to chat aout the show. Click below to check it out!

Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS will present the 25TH ANNUAL EASTER BONNET COMPETITION on Monday, April 25 (4:30 PM) and Tuesday, April 26 (2 PM) at Broadway's Minskoff Theatre (200 West 45th Street). The event celebrates and concludes six intensive weeks of fundraising by the theatre community benefiting BC/EFA.

'Cute' is probably not the adjective that Robert Lopez, Matt Stone and Trey Parker were going for when they co-authored the book, music and lyrics of The Book of Mormon.  Neither is 'cute' a word I'd expect to use when describing a musical where genital mutilation and the belief that having sex with an infant will cure an adult of AIDS figure significantly in the plot and the big Act I showstopper has a chorus of villagers happily singing, 'f**k you, God!'  But The Book of Mormon - which absolutely should be praised for its non-traditional material that, to borrow what Brooks Atkinson wrote of Pal Joey, attempts to draw sweet water from a sour well - sets us up for intriguing social satire and then settles for being well-structured, sharply mounted, terrifically performed innocuous entertainment.

According to Whatsonstage.com, the Broadway hit THE BOOK OF MORMON might make a transfer to the West End next year. Baz Bamigboye recently revealed: 'the actual opening date will depend on the availability of Parker and Stone, who are working on the 15th season of South Park. They will need to be on hand to help shape and tweak the West End show.'

SiriusXM Radio has announced that the creators of 'South Park,' Matt Stone and Trey Parker and Avenue Q co-creator Robert Lopez, will be featured in 'The Book of Mormon Radio,' an exclusive special celebrating their new musical, The Book of Mormon. The Book of Mormon opened on Broadway last week, receiving rave reviews and quickly becoming a sold out box office smash.

The cast and creative team of Broadway's THE BOOK OF MORMON chatted with Broadway Beat at the opening night after party on March 24. There, they caught up with one of the show's creators, Robert Lopez, who acts as co-lyricist/composer/book writer.

THE BOOK OF MORMON opened last week, March 24 at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre to RAVE reviews. Here's a look at the famed pre-show Gypsy Robe ceremony!

The cast and creative team of Broadway's THE BOOK OF MORMON chatted with Broadway Beat at the opening night after party on March 24. There, they caught up with Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells who star as the quirky leading duo Elder Cunningham and Elder Price.

Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) announced today that the Emmy Award®-winning creators of South Park, Matt Stone and Trey Parker, will be featured during "The Book of Mormon Radio," an exclusive special marking the Broadway debut of their new musical, The Book of Mormon.