Who Will Win at the 2022 Tony Awards?
by Team BWW - Jun 11, 2022
Which Best Musical and Best Play nominees will win a Tony Award? BroadwayWorld has rounded up the winners of the Tony Awards, the Drama Desk Awards, the Drama League Awards and the Outer Critics Circle Awards for the last fifty years to compare winners year by year.
Student Blog: Zodiac Signs of Tony-Nominated Musicals
by Student Blogger: Madison Moore - Mar 22, 2021
The criteria are that these shows have been nominated for Best Musical from the 3rd Tony Awards (the ceremony that started the Best Musical category) in 1949 to the nominations of what will now be the 74th Tony Awards in 2021. I will be determining their signs based upon their Broadway premiere date. With those rules in mind, here we go!
Venice Theatre Presents Area Premiere Of MAMMA MIA!
by Julie Musbach - Oct 17, 2019
Venice Theatre's MainStage Series will present the ABBA-themed musical Mamma Mia! Friday Oct. 25, 2019 through Sunday Dec. 1, 2019. Tuesday through Saturday performances start at 7:30 p.m. Sunday performances are at 2 p.m. During the week of Thanksgiving, there will be no shows on Wednesday, Nov. 27 and Thursday, Nov. 28. There is no evening show on Saturday, Nov. 30 due to the Venice Holiday Parade. There will be a 2 p.m. matinee on that day instead.
The Firehouse Theatre Announces 2020 Season
by Stephi Wild - Sep 27, 2019
The Firehouse Theatre has announced its 2020 season, which includes beloved classics, new work, a fan favorite, and a holiday show. The theme for the season is Do Something. The bold season opens with patron favorite The Drowsy Chaperone January 30 a?" February 23, 2020, which The Firehouse Theatre produced five years ago starring Janelle Lutz. The Firehouse Theatre Artistic Director Derek Whitener explains, a?oeOur patrons have been asking us to produce The Drowsy Chaperone again for years. It's the perfect way to open our anniversary season.a?? Janelle Lutz returns to Dallas to reprise her role as Janet van de Graaf in The Drowsy Chaperone.
Who Will Win at the 2019 Tony Awards? We Compare Year By Year!
by Nicole Rosky - Jun 7, 2019
The 72nd Annual Tony Awards are this Sunday June 10th at 8/9c hosted by Josh Groban and Sara Bareilles. It's the biggest award show of the Broadway season and it closes out a long awards season for Broadway and Off-Broadway musicals and plays. We can't help but wonder what chances this year's Best Musical and Best Play nominees have of taking home the ultimate prize...
BWW Review: URINETOWN - THE MUSICAL at Fredericia Teater
by Maria Bruun Fanoe - Apr 13, 2019
Man sidder tilbage med ondt i kinderne af de store smil, og publikum vil ikke forlade salen. Kunne vi da bare fa et af de store numre en gang til. For "Urinetown" er en musical fyldt med absurd komik, god musik og masser af showstoppers.
THE TRUTH ABOUT SANTA Holiday Party Announced at The Drama Bookshop 11/28
by BWW
News Desk - Nov 28, 2018
The Tank (Meghan Finn and Rosalind Grush, Artistic Directors) and Theater of the Apes invite you to a very special holiday party, to herald their 10th anniversary co-production of The Truth About Santa, an apocalyptic holiday comedy by Greg Kotis (Winner of 2002 Tony Award, 2001 Drama Desk Award, and 2001 Obie Award for Urinetown). Join us for this FREE celebration at The Drama Bookshop (250 West 49th Street between 7th and 8th Avenue) on Today, November 28 from 5pm-7pm to indulge in some complimentary holiday cheer, witness a live taping of the Tanked podcast, and pick up some autographed scripts of The Truth About Santa, Urinetown (The Musical), Pig Farm, and Eat the Taste for your favorite theater lovers' stockings. Admission is FREE and open to the public.
Casting Announced For THE TRUTH ABOUT SANTA at The Tank
by Julie Musbach - Nov 12, 2018
The Tank in association with Theater of the Apes will present the 10th anniversary production of the dark holiday comedy, The Truth About Santa, written by Greg Kotis (Winner of 2002 Tony Award, 2001 Drama Desk Award, and 2001 Obie Award for Urinetown), directed by Ilana Becker (Lincoln Center Theater Directors Lab; Playwrights Horizons Robert Moss Directing Fellow) at The Tank (312 West 36th Street between 8th and 9th Avenues), December 5-20.
THE TRUTH ABOUT SANTA Holiday Party Announced at The Drama Bookshop 11/28
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 5, 2018
The Tank (Meghan Finn and Rosalind Grush, Artistic Directors) and Theater of the Apes invite you to a very special holiday party, to herald their 10th anniversary co-production of The Truth About Santa, an apocalyptic holiday comedy by Greg Kotis (Winner of 2002 Tony Award, 2001 Drama Desk Award, and 2001 Obie Award for Urinetown). Join us for this FREE celebration at The Drama Bookshop (250 West 49th Street between 7th and 8th Avenue) on Wednesday, November 28 from 5pm-7pm to indulge in some complimentary holiday cheer, witness a live taping of the Tanked podcast, and pick up some autographed scripts of The Truth About Santa, Urinetown (The Musical), Pig Farm, and Eat the Taste for your favorite theater lovers' stockings. Admission is FREE and open to the public.
THE TRUTH ABOUT SANTA Celebrates 10th Anniversary at The Tank
by Julie Musbach - Oct 18, 2018
The Tank in association with Theater of the Apes will present the 10th anniversary production of the dark holiday comedy, The Truth About Santa, written by Greg Kotis (Winner of 2002 Tony Award, 2001 Drama Desk Award, and 2001 Obie Award for Urinetown), directed by Ilana Becker at The Tank (312 West 36th Street between 8th and 9th Avenues), December 5-20.
VIDEO: On This Day, September 20- Run, Freedom, Run! URINETOWN Opens On Broadway!
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 20, 2018
'Urinetown, The Musical' is a hilarious tale of greed, corruption, love, and revolution in a time when water is worth its weight in gold. In a Gotham-like city, a terrible water shortage, caused by a 20-year drought, has led to a government-enforced ban on private toilets. The citizens must use public amenities, regulated by a single malevolent company that profits by charging admission for one of humanity's most basic needs. Amid the people, a hero decides he's had enough, and plans a revolution to lead them all to freedom!