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Which Best Musical and Best Play nominees will take home the ultimate prize? 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.

Acclaimed Black Filipinx playwright and Kilroys List honoree Roger Q. Mason will receive a staged reading of their play THE PRIDE OF LIONS, directed by é boylan with original dramaturgy by Gaven Trinidad

A medieval mystic and a scribe walk into a 21st-century dorm room . . . No, that’s not the start of a joke. It’s the beginning of Talking to Margery, a play written and directed by Zoë Alexander in which famed mystic Margery Kempe (Denise Evans) and her devoted scribe (Jamie Izzet) somehow end up in the room of university student Grace Thomas (Billie Early) in Leicester. All of this is set to musical accompaniment by harpist Alice Brightman, who composed the music for the show.

I thought there must be a way to create really beautiful, high-level productions that people understand and walk away with meaning.

Today’s subject Carlos Acosta is currently living his theatre Life as the Artistic Director of Birmingham Royal Ballet. He has been in the position since January of 2020. Carlos’ work can be seen at the Kennedy Center in the Opera House from June 4th to the 8th when Birmingham Royal Ballet presents Black Sabbath- The Ballet.

This £12,000 bursary supports a playwright in the early stage of their career, providing them the opportunity to spend between 6 months and a year writing at Pentabus in Ludlow.

East 9th street between Broadway and University Place will be co-named in honor of the late legendary playwright Terrence McNally, who proudly lived on East 9th Street for 24 years.

The Grammy-winning trio I'm With Her will perform in Overture Center's Capitol Theater for one night only with opener Mason Via. Since forming in 2014, Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O'Donovan and Sara Watkins have imbued their songs with sharply detailed lyricism, graceful musicianship and mesmerizing harmonies that endlessly reflect their extraordinary chemistry.   

Everyone and his mother has seen JOSEPH – it’s an Andrew Lloyd Webber classic. I myself, have seen the show live five times – including school, community theatre, and professional productions (Never mind the Donny Osmond version that we hired on VHS when I was a little girl and which the show’s composer graciously made available to stream for free in 2020, when we were all bored out of our minds while COVID raged outside). Why then, after so much JOSEPH do you need to see this production?

Alicia Witt's music has been described as ‘sharply personal, boldly melodic pop originals in the Carole King/Billy Joel vein’. I had the absolute pleasure to chat with the LONGLEGS star ahead of her upcoming show at 54 Below on June 1

Johathan's high standards, attention to detail, enthusiasm, exceptional work ethic, willingness to pitch in wherever needed, and contagious smile are one of the many reasons why Brassfield is a one-of-a-kind Estate Winery.

Boiling Point Players are joining forces to recreate this reimagining of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar—set not in ancient Rome, but behind the bars of Rome Correctional Facility, a women’s maximum-security prison where power is currency and betrayal is a daily threat.

Rising Los Angeles-based artist Rio Romeo is set to embark on a headline North American tour this fall. Kicking off on October 2, the run of dates will stop at New York’s Bowery Ballroom, Los Angeles’ Lodge Room, and more.

After international acclaim for BLKDOG, Sadler's Wells Associate Artist and Olivier Award-winning choreographer Botis Seva brings his latest work Until We Sleep to Sadler's Wells East.

Dances With Films: LA has announced the film lineup for next month's return of Los Angeles' largest indie film-focused film festival (June 19-29) for its 28th edition.

“The great thing about this character is she's so positive. She really has such a great outlook on life, much, much better than I have in real life. I can learn a lot from the way she's written.” Carolee Carmello on her character Kimberly Akimbo

MOULIN ROUGE! The Musical, is an electric jukebox musical based on the 2001 film Moulin Rouge! directed by Baz Luhrmann. The stage adaptation, like the movie, is a visually extravagant love story set in the Montmartre district of Paris at the turn of the 20th century. It opened on Broadway in 2019.

As a first glimpse into their new album, ENHYPEN has unveiled a dynamic album preview on the HYBE LABELS official YouTube channel, featuring the members vibing freely to each of the six unique tracks. Watch it now.

​​​​​​​Those drawn to intimate, music-driven storytelling and powerful, personal theater take note of This Is Water, written and performed by a singer-songwriter Rain Perry, which makes its debut at the 2025 Hollywood Fringe Festival. I decided to speak with Rain about the genesis of her show, her six-disc recording career, and how her own experience lends to taking an insightful look into her own history in the United States.

Brooklyn Film Festival (BFF) has announced the film lineup for its 28th edition, themed Pause. The 2025 edition will feature 36 World Premieres, 17 US premieres, 28 east coast debuts, and 44 first-time screenings in NY.

Few honors in entertainment are as coveted—or as rare—as achieving EGOT status. This elite distinction marks a career filled with versatility, longevity, and extraordinary talent across multiple mediums. What does it all mean? We're taking a closer look at the artists who have managed to join one of the industry’s most exclusive clubs.

Chicago’s Tony-Award winning Lookingglass Theatre Company has shared new summer programming tied to Iraq, But Funny. See full programming here and learn how to attend!

The Trust for Governors Island has unveiled its summer season calendar with a host of events and experiences in honor of the Island's 20th year open to the public.

The Burton Brothers and Interactive Theatre International will present The Burton Brothers: 1925, running 16:20 30 Jul - 24 Aug (60 min) at Assembly George Square, The Crate.

Julie Benko is an actor, singer, and writer based in New York City. She recently marched her band out on Broadway as Fanny Brice in Funny Girl, skyrocketing to fame and joining the annals of theatrical lore for her sensational understudy-to-star trajectory in the show.