It's Tony Sunday! The greatest day of the year has finally arrived. If you're like me (and if you're reading this, you are) - you're up early, and following BroadwayWorld.com for what's going to be a FULL day of fun, excitement and TONYS TONYS TONYS!
Anxiously awaiting Kristin Chenoweth and Alan Cumming's Tony Award Opening Number? Trying to see all of the Best Play and Best Musical nominations before Sunday? Well don't worry BroadwayWorld has rounded up some of the biggest stories from this week from Broadway and beyond with BroadwayWorld's 'This Week in Pictures.'
A $35 rush policy will be launched on Tuesday, June 9th when Tony Award-winning actor Jason Alexander assumes the role of Norman Drexel in Larry David's hit comedy Fish In the Dark, directed by Anna D. Shapiro, at the Cort Theatre (138 West 48th Street). A limited number of rush tickets will be available the day of the performance at the box office of the Cort Theatre. The $35 rush tickets will be limited to 2 per person and will be available when the box office opens.
JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE asked people from New York for their impressions of people from L.A. and vice versa. Spoiler alert: they weren't that flattering. Check out the clip below!
Before Broadway's biggest night on Sunday, June 7th, 37 productions will have opened on Broadway in the 2014-15 season. Of those productions, 10 were eligible for Best New Musical and 11 were eligible for Best New Play at the 69th Annual Tony Awards. In these new plays and musicals, 213 actors made their Broadway debuts in new shows.
Tony Award winner Jason Alexander, who joins the cast of Larry David's FISH IN THE DARK on Tuesday, June 9, surprised the author and star of the hit comedy with a cameo appearance during the Thursday, June 4 performance at the Cort Theatre.
Co-champions of the 2015 Scripps National Spelling Bee, Vanya Shivashankar and Gokul Venkatachalam, stopped by last night's JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE to take on the host in a spelling competition.
The Tony Awards today announced that more than 175 performers will join Josh Groban on-stage for a special performance - the most performers in a single number in Tony Awards history - at Radio City Music Hall on Sunday night for the 69th Annual Tony Awards. The 2015 Tony Awards will broadcast live from Radio City Music Hall in New York City, on CBS, on Sunday, June 7th 8:00 - 11:00 p.m. (ET/PT time delay) and are presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing.
On last night's JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE, music guest Hozier performed the songs 'Someone New' and 'Work Song' from his self-titled album. Watch both performances below!
In just over a week, Broadway will gather to celebrate the 69th Annual Tony Awards, broadcast live from Radio City Music Hall in New York City, on CBS, on Sunday, June 7th 8:00 - 11:00 p.m. (ET/PT time delay). BroadayWorld wants to give you a chance to hang with the stars on the big night, so we are giving away a pair of tickets to both the dress rehearsal and official ceremony! Winners will be notified on Thursday, June 4.
CLICK HERE to submit for tickets to the dress rehearsal and CLICK HERE to submit for tickets to the ceremony.
Jason Alexander will join the cast of Larry David's hit comedy about a death in the family, Fish In the Dark beginning Tuesday, June 9 at the Cort Theater (138 West 48th Street). Alexander and the rest of the company met the press earlier this week to talk about the cast switch-up and you can check out all the interviews below!
Still trying to perfect your 2015 Tony Awards scorecard? Ate way too many Schmackary's cookies at Broadway Bakes this week and you are just coming out of a sugar coma? Well don't worry BroadwayWorld has rounded up some of the biggest stories from this week from Broadway and beyond with BroadwayWorld's 'This Week in Pictures.'
A limited block of tickets to the 69th Annual Tony Awards will go on sale today to the public at 12 noon EST. Prices range from $300 to $500 and will be available on TonyAwards.com.
Jason Alexander will join the cast of Larry David's hit comedy about a death in the family, Fish In the Dark beginning Tuesday, June 9 at the Cort Theater (138 West 48th Street). Check out a first look at the cast welcoming Alexander below!
The new Broadway comedy An Act of God, starring Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner Jim Parsons, began performances on May 7 and officially opens tonight, May 28, 2015 at Studio 54 (254 West 54th Street). Let's see what the critics had to say...