Leigh Silverman News

Francis Jue has won the 2025 Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play for YELLOW FACE.

Hundreds gathered at Lincoln Center on Monday evening to honor Tony Award-winning producer Rachel Sussman and support JQY (Jewish Queer Youth), the largest direct service provider for queer Jewish teens and young adults. Take a look at photos from the evening here.

PBS recently aired the official pro-shot of the 2024 Broadway production of David Henry Hwang's Yellow Face as part of the Broadway Great Performances line-up. Now, viewers can go behind the curtain of the Tony-nominated production in a new video with Daniel Dae Kim, Francis Jue, Leigh Silverman, playwright David Henry Hwang, and more. Watch it here!

The Public Theater’s Artistic Director Oskar Eustis and Executive Director Patrick Willingham announced the line-up for The Public’s 2025-26 Season at their landmark Astor Place home. We have the full season details here!

PBS has shared a clip from the upcoming Great Performances broadcast of David Henry Hwang’s Yellow Face, which ran on Broadway in 2024. Watch it now, ahead of the full live capture of the show airing on Friday, May 16.

 WP Theater has announced the presenters and performers for its 2025 Annual Gala, celebrating extraordinary achievement by Women+ artists and industry leaders. Learn more here!

Last night, the Dramatists Guild of America honored the recipients of their 2025 Awards with a ceremony at Green Fig at which playwrights, composers, lyricists, and librettists celebrated their fellow theatre writers. Check out photos here!

Earlier this week, Dead Outlaw officially opened on Broadway at the Longacre Theatre! BroadwayWorld was there for opening night and you can check out photos from the red carpet arrivals 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!

Roundabout Theatre Company celebrated opening night of the reimagined, jazz-infused, New Orleans-style Broadway production, Pirates! The Penzance Musical. BroadwayWorld was there for the big night and you can check out photos from the red carpet arrivals here.

Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation revealed the recipient and four finalists for the 2025 Barbara Whitman Award. Learn more about the award here!

The Drama League announced the 2025 Drama League Awards Nominees for Outstanding Production of a Play, Outstanding Revival of a Play, Outstanding Production of a Musical, Outstanding Revival of a Musical, Outstanding Direction of a Play, Outstanding Direction of a Musical, and the much-coveted Distinguished Performance Award. We have the full list of nominees here!

In a new interview, Amanda Seyfried talked about her experience in the off-Broadway play The Way We Get By, sharing the intense stage fright she felt during the production.

The 5th Avenue Theatre Company and Seattle Theatre Group are launching a new strategic alliance that will strengthen and preserve the musical company’s role in staging award-winning locally produced live theater. Learn more about the 25/26 season!

James Monroe Iglehart will host Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation's “Mr. Abbott” Award Gala honoring Christopher Ashley. Learn more about the event here.

Renovations have begun at Rattlestick Theater's home in the heart of the West Village. First built in 1854 and occupied by Rattlestick since 1999, Rattlestick’s two-floor building at 224 Waverly Place will undergo an overhaul. Learn more!

Manhattan Theatre Club just celebrated opening night for the world premiere of Dakar 2000, written by Pulitzer Prize finalist and two-time Obie Award winner Rajiv Joseph and directed by May Adrales. Check out photos from inside opening night!

BroadwayWorld is excited to spotlight five incredible female theatre-makers who are changing the game from offstage. In this second edition of 'Female Theatremakers' we are catching up with the wonderful composer and lyricist, Georgia Stitt. 

PBS has confirmed that the recording of Roundabout Theatre Company’s production of David Henry Hwang’s Yellow Face will air on Friday, May 16 as part of the Great Performances series.

Two-time Tony Award-Winning songwriter/performer Shaina Taub is heading back to her alma mater, Stagedoor Manor. Learn more about Taub and about the youth production of Suffs.