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Below you can check out photos of Reed Birney, nominated for Best Featured Actor in a Play for Casa Valentina, in the BroadwayWorld.com series 'In the Spotlight' by acclaimed photographer Walter McBride!
Today we continue our Tonys coverage with Reed Birney, a nominee for Best Featured Actor in a Play for Casa Valentina, who chats about why the show is 'the perfect acting experiences,' how he worked his way up from being Mr. Off-Broadway and more. Check out what he had to say below!
Nominations for the 2014 Annual Drama Desk Awards were announced last month at 54 Below, and earlier this week, the honorees appeared at the 2014 Drama Desk Nominees Reception. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you a collection of candids of the stars at the big event!
Peter Maloney and Mare Winningham are the recipients of the annual Richard Seff Award presented by the Actors' Equity Foundation to a veteran male and female character actor for the best performance in a supporting role in a Broadway or Off-Broadway production. The announcement was made by Arne Gundersen, president of the Foundation, which administers the award.
Paramount Hotel just hosted the Meet the Nominees Press Reception for the 2014 Tony Award nominees today, April 30th . BroadwayWorld was there for the exciting day and below, you can go inside of the BroadwayWorld photo booth with this year's nominees. Be sure to check back later for BroadwayWorld's extensive coverage from the event!
THEATER TALK favorite Harvey Fierstein returns for an all-new interview about his latest (and Tony-nominated) play, Casa Valentina - his third show (along with Newsies and Kinky Boots) currently running on Broadway.
Not all of the 2014 nominees have walked down this Tonys road before- in fact, quite a few of them earned their first nominations this morning. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you a list of this year's acting nominees, who are celebrating their Tonys news for first time!
We've caught Tony fever here at BroadwayWorld.com, and it's spreading! All day BroadwayWord has been catching up with the 2014 nominees to find out their initial reactions to the news- and some of them shared some real gems. Below we bring you the top ten things that we learned from this year's nominees. Click here for a full list of reactions!
Paul Chahidi, Twelfth Night - Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play
Reed Birney, Casa Valentina - Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play
Earlier this morning, co-hosts Lucy Liu and Jonathan Groff announced this year's highly anticipated Tony Award Nominations live from Paramount Hotel's Diamond Horseshoe. Below, check out how each show fared individually in a list of nominations by show. CLICK HERE for a full list of nominees.
We're talking to this year's nominees ALL day from BWW's Tony Awards 'war room' - keep checking back for live updates!
Follow us on BWW throughout the day, as we'll bring you Tony nominee reactions, exclusive reports, surprises, behind the scenes coverage and oh, so much more! The 2014 Tony Awards, hosted by Hugh Jackman, will be broadcast live from Radio City Music Hall in New York City, on Sunday, June 8th on CBS. Our official Tony coverage kicks off - NOW!
Harvey Fierstein's first non-musical play on Broadway in 27 years gives a history lesson on cross-dressing straight men.
Manhattan Theatre Club's world premiere of Casa Valentina, the play by four-time Tony Award winnerHarvey Fierstein, directed by two-time Tony Award winner Joe Mantello just opened last night, April 23, 2014 at MTC's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (261 West 47th Street). BroadwayWorld was there for all of the opening night festivities and you can check out photos from the curtain call and after party below!
In the video below, the writers of Murder for Two play one of the songs they so totally wrote from the new Broadway hit, Manhattan Theatre Club's Casa Valentina!
Manhattan Theatre Club's world premiere of CASA VALENTINA, the play by four-time Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein, directed by two-time Tony Award winner Joe Mantello opens tonight, April 23, on Broadway at MTC's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (261 West 47th Street). Let's see what the critics had to say...
Eligibility and award category designations for the productions under consideration this season were determined by the Drama Desk board of directors with recommendations from the nominating committee. Because of the abundance of great work throughout the season, the Board also authorized the increase in the number of nominees allowed in select categories.
CASA VALENTINA, the new play by four-time Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein, directed by two-time Tony Award winner Joe Mantello, began performances on April 1 at Manhattan Theatre Club's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (261 West 47th Street) and officially opens on Broadway tonight, April 23, 2014.
Manhattan Theatre Club's world premiere of CASA VALENTINA, the play by four-time Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein, directed by two-time Tony Award winner Joe Mantello is now in previews for a Wednesday, April 23, 2014 opening on Broadway at MTC's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (261 West 47th Street). BroadwayWorld has new photos of the cast in action below!
