Tyne Daly News

The Manhattan Theatre Club's new Broadway production of MASTER CLASS by Terrence McNally, directed by Stephen Wadsworth, began previews on Tuesday, June 14 and will open Thursday, July 7 at MTC's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (261 West 47th Street).

Starting this week, Discovery Communication's Military Channel will air a series of PSAs produced by The Creative Coalition in partnership with Blue Star Families, with support from the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) and Health Net, Inc. Directed by actor and President of The Creative Coalition Tim Daly, the PSAs promote a toll-free suicide prevention help line.

Manhattan Theatre Club's new Broadway production of Terrence McNally's MASTER CLASS, directed by Stephen Wadsworth, began previews tomorrow at MTC's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. The limited engagement will open Thursday, July 7. Click below to hear all about Master Class from playwright McNally!

New Brunswick's George Street Playhouse has just announced that Harriet Harris will join previously announced Tyne Daly in the premiere of new musical IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU- directed by David Hyde Pierce. For season ticket information, visit: GSPonline.org.

Howard McGillin, who holds the record for longest run as the Phantom in PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, dropped by the Sirius/XM's Live On Broadway radio show yesterday and shared exciting news about his upcoming projects.

The 65th Annual Tony Awards were held last night and for the third consecutive year Audemars Piguet was proud to act as the presenting sponsor of the Tony Awards Red Carpet. The company further reinforced its commitment to Broadway's biggest night with an additional sponsorship of the backstage Green Room and Gifting Suite as well as hosting an innovative online charity clock auction to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

'Who would have thought that a young boy from Weymouth would become part of such a large family of vagabonds,' remarked Hal Holbrook about the actors and industry professionals that gathered to honor him at the 15th annual TONY Award party in Los Angeles. 'Not all of us have been lucky enough to make a steady income from this profession we love so much. It's nice to know an organization such as the Actors Fund exists to watch our backs, while we concentrate on using our craft to make the world a richer place to live,' added Holbrook just after friend and colleague, Sean Penn, presented the accomplished thespian with the Julie Harris Award. Penn, who directed Holbrook in 'Into The Wild,' said 'Hal always got it in the first take, but you wanted him to do it again, just so you could watch him work.'

On Sunday, June 12, BroadwayWorld.com brought you special and exclusive coverage throughout the night of the 65th Annual Tony Awards, airing on CBS live from the Beacon Theatre in New York City, including backstage videos, photos, speech transcriptions, winners stories, blogs and all the latest from the after parties. The night's big winner was The Book of Mormon, which took home nine prizes, including Best Musical. War Horse and Anything Goes were also evening standouts.

The 2011 Tony Awards were celebrated last night, June 12, at the Beacon Theatre in Manhattan! BroadwayWorld was of course on hand for the red carpet bring you photos of all of the stars. Below, we bring you the first part of the complete red carpet coverage!

BWW:UK's editor gives her views from her side of the Atlantic

The American Theatre Wing's 65th Annual Antoinette Perry 'Tony' Awards presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing, will air on CBS on Sunday, June 12th from 8:00 - 11:00 PM (ET/PT time delay) live from the Beacon Theatre. Now, join BroadwayWorld.com's Editor-in-Chief Robert Diamond for an exclusive blog from Tony Rehearals... Spoilers Ahead!

Will David Lindsay-Abaire's next project come in the form of a remake of Poltergeist from MGM? According to New York Magazine, the writer is in talks to reimagine the 1982 horror film.

Producer Daryl Roth announced today that "Grease" star and Love, Loss, and What I Wore alumna Didi Conn will join the show again for six performances only, filling in for current cast member Julie Halston from Wednesday, June 8th through Saturday, June 11th, who will be out of the show fulfilling a previous commitment.

Manhattan Theatre Club brings its popular discussion and performance series to the intimate venue of The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space at WNYC and WQXR with After Words: Master Class on Wednesday, June 22 starting at 4:30 pm.