Lena Waithe News

The 2026 Tony Awards achieved an impressive 5.06 million viewers on Sunday, very slightly down from the 78th Tonys in 2025, which came in at 5.10 million.

It’s Tony Award season and all the pre- and post-show gatherings are happening in real time, celebrating an amazing Broadway season. Among the who's who events of the season was the Black Broadway Nominee Soirée, held on Friday, June 5, hosted by three-time Tony Award-winning producer Lamar Richardson and his wife, Zaire Julion-Richardson.

On June 3, the Perelman Performing Arts Center (PAC NYC) hosted a special benefit celebration honoring Andrew Lloyd Webber and the acclaimed production of Cats: The Jellicle Ball. Check out photos from the event.

The stars are aligning at Rockefeller Center! That's where the best of Broadway comes together today to walk the red carpet ahead of the 79th Annual Tony Awards- the biggest celebration in the American theatre. BroadwayWorld of course will be on hand at Radio City Music Hall all night to keep you up to speed on what's going on onstage, backstage, and behind the scenes!

The world premiere production of Girl, Interrupted written by Martyna Majok and based on the memoir by Susanna Kaysen, has officially opened at The Public Theater. Check out photos from opening night here!

The Tony Awards has revealed the line-up of stage and screen stars slated to appear during the 79th Annual Tony Awards, including Rachel Zegler, Darren Criss, Cole Escola and many more.

Something's coming! The best of Broadway will take the stage Sunday night at Radio City Music Hall for the 79th Annual Tony Awards, hosted by P!nk. Need a refresher on how to watch and when? We've got you covered!

CATS: The Jellicle Ball is celebrating Pride unlike any other show on Broadway with charity partnerships, community engagements, and a special screening of Paris is Burning.

Black Women on Broadway (BWOB) recently held its fifth annual awards celebration, honoring Debra Martin Chase, Whitney White, Alana Raquel Bowers, and Destiny Lilly for their contributions to the theater industry. The event was hosted by BWOB co-founders Danielle Brooks, Amber Iman, and Jocelyn Bioh.

La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club has announced staged readings of CUL-DE-SAC by Leslie Gauthier and HOUSE GYALZ by Abigail C. Onwunali, this year's Morgan Jenness Experiments in Playwriting Fellows.

A new documentary spotlighting a beloved Wizard of Oz character is coming to digital platforms next month. It's Dorothy!, which takes a look at Dorothy Gale, will be available to watch on video on demand beginning Friday, June 12.

On Tuesday, May 12, stars Jason Weaver, Jacob Latimore, and Birgundi Baker of The Chi supported the show's creator, Lena Waithe, with a visit to CATS: The Jellicle Ball, produced by Waithe. Take a look at photos from their visit here.

Black Women on Broadway announced its 2026 honorees, recognizing the contributions of Black women to the Broadway community. Learn more about the honorees here!

National Black Theatre announced its spring/summer programming, including a co-commission with Oxford University featuring Tony Award-winner Sarah Jones and a theatrical reimagining of Amy Sherald's American Sublime, directed by Zhailon Levingston.

Lena Waithe's drama series The Chi will return to Paramount+ next month with its eighth and final season. Watch a new teaser for the highly anticipated conclusion.

Paramount+ is expanding the ensemble cast for the final season of The Chi, welcoming new recurring guest stars including Liza Jessie Peterson, Biko Eisen-Martin, Anthony B. Jenkins, and more.

To celebrate the reimagined Broadway production of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical CATS: The Jellicle Ball, the cast, crew, and dancers recently joined CBS Sunday Morning for a segment dedicated to the show. Watch the extended interviews now.

A new block of tickets is now on sale for the new Broadway production of CATS: The Jellicle Ball. The production, which opens on Tuesday April 7 at the Broadhurst Theatre, is now on sale through September 6, 2026. 

Performances are now underway for Manhattan Theatre Club's world premiere of The Balusters, a new play by Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winner David Lindsay-Abaire, directed by Tony Award winner Kenny Leon. Meet the cast of The Balusters here!

Law Roach will make his Broadway producing debut with CATS: The Jellicle Ball. Inspired by the original CATS musical, The Jellicle Ball blends the iconic score with contemporary dance, fashion, and storytelling.