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Photos: On the Red Carpet for THE MINUTES Opening Night

Tracy Letts' The Minutes, the newest work from the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of August: Osage County, has officially opened on Broadway last night at Studio 54. BroadwayWorld was there for the special occasion and you can check out photos from the red carpet arrivals .

Donna Murphy, Kelli O'Hara & More Upped to Series Regulars For THE GILDED AGE Season Two

Kelli O’Hara, Donna Murphy, Debra Monk, Kristine Nielsen, Taylor Richardson, Ben Ahlers, Kelley Curran, Douglas Sills, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Michael Cerveris, Erin Wilhelmi, Patrick Page, and Sullivan Jones will appear in the second season as regulars. Audra McDonald, Nathan Lane, Denee Benton, and more will also appear in the new season.

Photos: On the Opening Night Red Carpet for AMERICAN BUFFALO

David Mamet's American Buffalo opened on Broadway at Circle in the Square Theatre (235 W 50th Street), exactly two years after it was originally scheduled to open and BroadwayWorld was there to capture pictures of the guests on opening night!

Bernard Telsey Teases More Tony Winners for THE GILDED AGE Season Two

Casting directors Bernard Telsey and Adam Caldwell have revealed that more Tony winners and Tony nominees will be joining The Gilded Age in it's upcoming season season. In a new interview with Variety, the pair discussed the positive response response to first season and what audiences can expect in season two.

BWW Review: TRAYF at The Geffen Playhouse

The thing about Lindsay Joelle’s Trayf, now playing at the Geffen Playhouse, is that it has really excellent dialogue. In every sense of the word. The opening patter between two Chassidic teenage boys fizzes like a sketch comedy routine and the rhythm carries like a current through a lot of silliness and a lot of seriousness.

BWW Interview: Playwright Lindsay Joelle Always Making Her Work TRAYF-ier

Geffen Playhouse’s next live production in their Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater, Lindsay Joelle’s TRAYF opens March 10th (with previews already in progress). Maggie Burrows directs the cast of Ilan Eskenazi, Ben Hirschhorn, Louisa Jacobson and Garrett Young. For those unfamiliar with the term “trayf,” Oxford Language dictionary defines trayf as “adjective: (of food) not satisfying the requirements of Jewish law.” I had the opportunity to throw out a few questions to Lindsay amidst her final rehearsals.

HBO Renews THE GILDED AGE For A Second Season

The nine-episode drama series stars an extensive list of Broadway names, including Carrie Coon, Denée Benton, Cynthia Nixon, Christine Baranski, Michael Cerveris, Claybourne Elder, Linda Emond, Katie Finneran, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Nathan Lane, Audra McDonald, Debra Monk, Donna Murphy, Kristine Nielsen, Kelli O’Hara, and more.

BWW Interview: Kelli O'Hara on Stepping Into THE GILDED AGE

Through her performances in The King and I, Kiss Me, Kate, South Pacific, and more, Kelli O'Hara is no stranger to slipping into a different era in history. BroadwayWorld caught up with O'Hara to discuss her role in the new series, how she researched The Gilded Age, working with the all-star theatre cast, and more.

Geffen Playhouse Announces Cast Of TRAYF

Geffen Playhouse today announced the full cast for its West Coast premiere of TRAYF, written by Lindsay Joelle (The Messengers, The Garbologists) and directed by Maggie Burrows (Spacebar, Damsels).

Broadway Actors in THE GILDED AGE & How You Know Them

Meet all of the Broadway actors in THE GILDED AGE! The new series features appearances by Audra McDonald, Denée Benton, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Kelli O'Hara, Carrie Coon, Claybourne Elder, Donna Murphy, Katie Finneran, Debra Monk, Taylor Richardson, Douglas Sills, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Patrick Page, Michael Cerveris, and more.

VIDEO: Christine Baranski & Cynthia Nixon Talk THE GILDED AGE on TODAY SHOW

The cast also includes Denée Benton, Carrie Coon, Michael Cerveris, Claybourne Elder, Linda Emond, Katie Finneran, Bill Irwin, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Nathan Lane, Audra McDonald, Debra Monk, Donna Murphy, Kristine Nielsen, Kelli O'Hara, Patrick Page, Taylor Richardson, Douglas Sills, and John Douglas Thompson. Watch the new interview now!

BWW Interview: Denée Benton & Louisa Jacobson on THE GILDED AGE

BroadwayWorld sat down with Tony-nominee Denée Benton and Louisa Jacobson ahead of the series premiere to discuss their characters' friendship, what sets The Gilded Age apart from other period dramas, and working with the all-star cast, including Christina Baranski, Cynthia Nixon, Audra McDonald, Kelli O'Hara, and more. 

VIDEO: Audra McDonald, Deneé Benton & More in THE GILDED AGE Trailer

The star-studded cast of the new series includes Carrie Coon, Denée Benton, Cynthia Nixon, Christine Baranski, Ben Ahlers, Michael Cerveris, Claybourne Elder, Linda Emond, Katie Finneran, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Nathan Lane, Audra McDonald, Debra Monk, Donna Murphy, Kristine Nielsen, Kelli O'Hara, Patrick Page, Taylor Richardson, and Douglas Sills.

VIDEO: Watch Deneé Benton, Christine Baranski & More in HBO's THE GILDED AGE Trailer

HBO has released the trailer for The Gilded Age, featuring Deneé Benton, Carrie Coon, Cynthia Nixon, Christine Baranski, Michael Cerveris, Claybourne Elder, Linda Emond, Katie Finneran, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Nathan Lane, Audra McDonald, Debra Monk, Donna Murphy, Kristine Nielsen, Kelli O’Hara, Patrick Page, Taylor Richardson, and Douglas Sills.

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