Stew News

The 53rd annual Village Voice Obie Awards were presented last night at a ceremony at Webster Hall, an East Village landmark in Manhattan.

The 53rd Annual Drama Desk Awards were held Sunday, May 18, 2008, in the LaGuardia Concert Hall at Lincoln Center. August: Osage County, Les Liasons, and South Pacific brought home big wins.

On Wednesday, May 14th the Tony Nominees met the press at the Hilton Hotel.

New York Drama Critics' Circle names 'August' best play and 'Passing Strange' best musical of 2007-08.

The nominations are out for the 2008 Tony Awards. IN THE HEIGHTS led the pack with 13 nominations, followed by SOUTH PACIFIC with 11 and AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY, GYPSY and PASSING STRANGE with 9. Click in to see all the nominees!

August: Osage County, by Tracy Letts, today won the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award (NYDCC) for Best Play of the 2007-2008 season. The Best Musical award was given to Passing Strange (book and lyrics by Stew and music by Stew and Heidi Rodewald).

The nominations are out for the 2008 Tony Awards. IN THE HEIGHTS led the pack with 13 nominations, followed by SOUTH PACIFIC with 11, SUNDAY IN THE PARK with George at 9 and AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY, GYPSY and PASSING STRANGE with 7. Click in to see all the nominees!

Mario Lopez hosted a line-up of performances from all of the musicals from the 2007-2008 Broadway musicals.

'Passing Strange' will be the first Broadway musical to release its cast recording on iTunes.

Enter now to win tickets to the Broadway hit PASSING STRANGE! PASSING STRANGE is the coming-of-age story of a middle-class youth seeking to find 'the real' by embarking on a journey of escape and exploration: he leaves the confines of his upbringing and discovers that the further he travels the more it is that the voyage within is the one that counts.

The League of Off-Broadway Theatres and Producers presented the 23rd Annual Lucille Lortel Awards for Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway on Monday night, May 5, 2008.

On May 11, 2008 CBS will be broadcasting the Visa Signature Tony's Preview Concert which will feature songs from all twelve Tony eligible musicals currently on Broadway. Passing Strange, among that list, was recently cut out of the broadcast lineup because they planned to perform the song 'We Just Had Sex'.

The Drama League (Jano Herbosch, President; Roger T. Danforth and Gabriel Shanks, Executive Directors) proudly announces the roster of presenters scheduled to appear for the The 74th Annual Drama League Awards Ceremony and Luncheon on Friday, May 16, 2008 (noon) at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in Times Square (1535 Broadway at 46th Street).

The League of Off-Broadway Theatres and Producers presented the 23rd Annual Lucille Lortel Awards for Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway on Monday night, May 5, 2008.

After saying 'Good Night Alice' last April, a transformed Alice Tully Hall, designed by architects Diller Scofidio + Renfro in association with FX Fowle, will open on February 22, 2009 with the Alice Tully Hall Opening Nights Festival, an exciting two-week celebration designed to highlight the artistic range of Alice Tully Hall's primary tenants, and showcase the Hall's prominence as one of New York City's premier concert venues.

The Official Drama Desk Cocktail Reception honoring this year's Drama Desk Award Nominees was held Thursday, May at Arte Cafe.

The new musical Passing Strange opened on Broadway at the Belasco Theatre (111 West 44th Street) on February 28, 2008.

What happens when you give a couple of cast members of Passing Strange the hot new gadget - The Flip - and let them loose on their fellow cast members? Click now to watch Part 1 as Chad Goodridge takes you backstage of Passing Strange!

Nominations for the 53rd Annual Drama Desk Awards were announced this morning at the New York Friars Club. 'A Catered Affair' led the way with 12 nominations.

The Drama League (Jano Herbosch, President; Roger T. Danforth and Gabriel Shanks, Co-Managing Directors) proudly announces nominations for the 2007-08 Drama League Awards, to be awarded at The 74th Annual Drama League Awards Ceremony and Luncheon on Friday, May 16, 2008 (noon) at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in Times Square (1535 Broadway at 46th Street).