Ryan Murphy News

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is June 19, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours: 

According to a new report, Tony Award-winning actor Nathan Lane and Golden-Globe-winning actor Matt Bomer will be co-starring in a new Hulu comedy inspired by the fan-favorite show Golden Girls. The series, titled, Mid-Century Modern, was created by Max Mutchnick and David Kohan of Will & Grace. Ryan Murphy is set to executive produce the show.

Jonathan Groff took home a Tony Award for 'Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical' for his outstanding work in Merrily We Roll Along.Watch what happened afterwards in this video!

Jonathan Groff won the 2024 Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical for MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG. Watch his acceptance speech in the video here!

Platt and Sam Smith performed a cover of Smith's song 'Lay Me Down,' and Jennifer Hudson joined Platt for a cover of the West Side Story classic 'Somewhere.' Watch videos of the performances here!

Tonight's special guest at Ben Platt: Live at the Palace was incoming 'Sunset Boulevard' leading lady, Nicole Scherzinger! Watch the video!

Tonight's special guest at Ben Platt: Live at the Palace was Tony-nominee Brian d'Arcy James! See photos from his appearance and watch Brian and Ben perform 'Lily's Eyes' from the beloved musical, The Secret Garden.

The party's over! Ben Platt concludes his concert residency, which celebrated the release of his third album Honeymind and brought some of the biggest stars of Broadway and the music industry to new the Palace Theatre stage. 

Ariana DeBose, actor, singer, and host of the upcoming 77th Annual Tony Awards appeared on CBS Mornings on Thursday as part of their 'Road to the Tonys' segment to share some insights into the highly anticipated event. This is the Oscar winner's third time hosting the prestigious ceremony. Watch the interview!

Watch Ben Platt perform songs from Rent with Skylar Astin and Mykal Kilgore at Ben Platt Live at the Palace.

Yesterday's special guest at Ben Platt: Live at the Palace was Cynthia Erivo! The Broadway star, and star of the upcoming Wicked film, joined Platt onstage for a rendition of 'Get Happy / Happy Days Are Here Again'. Check out video clips here!

Watch Meghan Trainor appear at Ben Platt's Palace Residency to perform a duet of 'Like I'm Gonna Lose You' in the video here!

Joining Ben Platt as the special guest at his residency, Ben Platt: Live at the Palace, last night was Kristen Bell! Bell joined Platt for a mashup of songs from celebrated songwriters Carole King and James Taylor.

Ariana DeBose, actor, singer, and host of the upcoming 77th Annual Tony Awards will be appearing on CBS Mornings next week as part of their 'Road to the Tonys' segment. The program will air on Thursday, June 13 from 7:00-9:00 AM on CBS.

Darren Criss and his wife, Mia, have welcomed their second child. Brother László Criss was born on June 6. BroadwayWorld congratulates the couple on the new addition to their family!

Joining Ben Platt as the special guest at his residency, Ben Platt: Live at the Palace, last night was Kelli O'Hara! O'Hara joined Platt for a performance of 'Both Sides Now' by Joni Mitchell. Watch the video here!

Last night's special guest at Ben Platt's residency, Ben Platt: Live at the Palace was Tori Kelly. The singer joined Platt for a performance of 'Stay' by Rihanna. Check out the video here!

In a new interview, Tony-Award-nominated actor Jonathan Groff discussed a few of his projects, including his current role as Franklin Shepard in the Broadway revival of Merrily We Roll Along. Groff also revealed some details about the massively popular musical series Glee.

According to reports Demi Moore's chihuahua Pilaf loves attending plays as much as the rest of us. 'She recently saw Tom Holland in Romeo And Juliet in London. She was quite moved. She thought the performance was extraordinary, as it was.'

Last night's special guest at Ben Platt's residency, Ben Platt: Live at the Palace was Alex Newell! Newell joined Platt for a performance of 'Suddenly Seymour' from Little Shop of Horrors. Check out the video here!