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Broadway's Hand to God shared their amazement at the close up images of Pluto from the historic NASA fly-by probe, New Horizons.

Directed by Leigh Silverman and choreographed by Sonya Tayeh, THE WILD PARTY will run tonight, July 15, through July 18 at New York City Center.

BroadwayWorld has learned John Ellison Conlee, Tony nominee for THE FULL MONTY, has had to depart Encores! Off-Center's upcoming production of Andrew Lippa's THE WILD PARTY due to a scheduling conflict. Ryan Andes, who last starred on TV in PETER PAN LIVE! and in Broadway's BIG FISH, steps in.

Dear readers, it had been about a year since my previous trip back to the Mothership (a.k.a. New York) and I felt it was time for a recharge of my Broadway batteries, even if it could only be a quickie. Well let me tell you there is plenty of awesome happening out there to catch. Now I only caught five of them but they were all amazing. Granted, I did pick from the cream of the crop of recent award winners and high profile shows but that only means that I can give a collective WOW to them all with my three letter rating system. Let's take a look at my whirlwind journey.

Broadway's HAND TO GOD went home Tony-less last month but not penniless. 

The Ojai Playwrights Conference (OPC), one of the most acclaimed new play developmental programs in the country, announces its 18th season with an extraordinary program of playwrights, new play workshops and special performance events from August 2 through 9, 2015 in Ojai, California.

Justin Bartha and cast say goodbye to PERMISSION!

Producer Kevin McCollum has announced that his Tony Award-nominated new comedy Hand to God-which for the week ending June 7, 2015 saw its highest grosses yet on Broadway-is now on sale into the new year.  Previously available through October 4, 2015, Hand to God can now be purchased through January 24, 2016.  The production opened on April 7, 2015 at The Booth Theatre (222 West 45th Street).  For more info, visit www.HandToGodBroadway.com.

The 2015 Tony Awards are airing on CBS tonight, June 7 at 8pm, co-hosted by Kristin Chenoweth and Alan Cumming, and, as usual, BroadwayWorld.com will be your one-stop shop for all things Tonys on Tony Day, Night and Beyond! The red carpet is streaming live right now, and BroadwayWorld has more photos of the stylish arrivals. Scroll down for our second batch of photos and click here for the first album!

The New York Times writes that Abbott & Costello's estate has sued Broadway's Hand to God because of its use of their classic 'Who's on First?' sketch.

For the first time since 1983 with LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, an Off-Broadway musical, HAMILTON, has won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical! The 60th Annual Drama Desk awards took place Sunday night, Sunday, May 31st at 8pm at The Town Hall (123 W. 43rd Street). BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge was on hand to chat with all of the evenng's winners and you can check out interviews with Lin-Manuel Miranda, Robert Fairchild, Alex Sharp, Annaleigh Ashford and more below!

Can't be in New York City for Broadway's biggest night of the year? No sweat! Plenty of this year's Tony Award nominees -- from the stars to the show's creative teams -- are active on Twitter, and you can be sure at least some of them will be posting reactions, comments and content about the ceremony all weekend long and beyond. Plus, you can congratulate the winners as they take the stage for their speeches. To make it easier on our readers, BroadwayWorld has rounded up all the nominees on Twitter - scroll down for the full list!

It's just days until the 69th Annual Tony Awards, and just last night the nominees gathered at The Diamond Horseshoe at the Paramount Hotel to celebrate the 2015 Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre and 2015 Special Award Recipients, including Tommy Tune, Stephen Schwartz, John Cameron Mitchell, Gene O'Donovan, Adrian Bryan-Brown, and Arnold Abramson. BroadwayWorld brings you photos from inside the special event below!

For the first time since 1983 with LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, an Off-Broadway musical, HAMILTON, has won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical! The 60th Annual Drama Desk awards took place last night, Sunday, May 31st at 8pm at The Town Hall (123 W. 43rd Street). BroadwayWorld brings you more photos of the winners below!

For the first time since 1983 with LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, an Off-Broadway musical, HAMILTON, has won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical! The 60th Annual Drama Desk awards took place last night, Sunday, May 31st at 8pm at The Town Hall (123 W. 43rd Street). BroadwayWorld brings yuo photos from the red carpet below!

For the first time since 1983 with LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, an Off-Broadway musical, HAMILTON, has won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical! The 60th Annual Drama Desk awards took place last night, Sunday, May 31st at 8pm at The Town Hall (123 W. 43rd Street). BroadwayWorld brings yuo photos of the red carpet fashions below!

For the first time since 1983 with LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, an Off-Broadway musical, HAMILTON, has won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical! The 60th Annual Drama Desk Awards took place last night, Sunday, May 31st at 8pm at The Town Hall (123 W. 43rd Street). BroadwayWorld brings you photos from inside the Winners' Room below!

For the first time since 1983 with LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, an Off-Broadway musical, HAMILTON, has won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical! Check out all the winners below!

The 60th Annual Drama Desk awards will take place tonight, Sunday, May 31st at 8pm at The Town Hall (123 W. 43rd Street).

It's almost here! The 2015 Tony Awards will air on CBS Sunday night, June 7 at 8pm and, as usual, BroadwayWorld.com will be your one-stop shop for all things Tonys on Tony Day, Night and Beyond!