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The 79th Annual Tony Awards are this Sunday, June 7, 2026. It's the biggest awards show of the Broadway season and it closes out a long awards season for Broadway and Off-Broadway musicals and plays. Which Best Musical and Best Play nominees will take home the ultimate prize?

These performers may have received other awards and accolades, but a Tony Award is shockingly not on their résumé.

Chicago Shakespeare Theater announced its 40th Anniversary Season, featuring Shakespeare classics in repertory, a bilingual ROMEO Y JULIETA, the return of ILLINOISE, and the world premiere of HEARTBREAKERS.

What did our critic think of THE WIZARD OF OZ at Hot Springs World Class High School Theater?

Jesse Tyler Ferguson is currently starring as the legendary Truman Capote in a new revival of the one-man play Tru. But, during his off time, the Tony-winner admits that he needs a break. Watch Ferguson's recent Tonight Show appearance now.

The Off-Broadway League has established the Paul Libin Leadership Award. George Forbes will receive the inaugural honor at the 2026 Lucille Lortel Awards. The ceremony will take place in New York.

This season, Broadway royalty has taken up residence in the splendid library of an Upper East Side mansion. So how did House of the Redeemer, a retreat house within the Episcopal Archdiocese of New York, become off-Broadway’s hottest new venue?

The Kruger Brothers will perform at the historic Vergennes Opera House in Vermont, closing out the 2025-2026 season in a donor-underwritten concert expected to sell out, as it did during their previous visit.

Tony and Emmy Award-winner Billy Crystal will return to Broadway this fall in a new one-man show, 860, written and performed by Mr. Crystal and directed by Olivier Award-winner Scott Ellis. We have all of the details!

Laurie Metcalf is back on Broadway! The actress of stage and screen is back in New York, starring in Death of a Salesman. As Metcalf takes her next Broadway bow, we're looking back on some of her many iconic roles.

TRU, starring Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Truman Capote, announced a final one-week extension closing May 10, 2026, alongside a $39 digital lottery for tickets at House of the Redeemer.

Tru, starring Tony Award winner & five-time Emmy-nominee Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Truman Capote, officially opened on Thursday, March 19. Check out photos from the opening night celebration here!

Semina DeLaurentis will reprise her award-winning role in NUNSENSE at Legacy Theatre, starting April 23. The show marks her return to a beloved character and kicks off the Mainstage Season.

Jesse Tyler Ferguson, who will star as Truman Capote in the first New York revival of Jay Presson Allen’s play Tru, visited Good Morning America to speak about the production, also sharing insights about how he has found his own version of Capote among all of the other portrayals. Watch the interview now.

Due to demand, Tru, starring Tony Award winner & five-time Emmy-nominee Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Truman Capote, has been extended to May 3, 2026. Learn more here!

Next month, 54 Below will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond for Women's History Month, including Linda Eder, Kate Baldwin, Jenn Colella and more. 

Two-time Tony nominee Charlotte d’Amboise has joined the production of Jay Presson Allen’s Tru, starring Tony Award winner & five-time Emmy-nominee Jesse Tyler Ferguson.

Olly Alexander and Iz Hesketh will join Vanessa Williams and Matt Henry in a UK reading of Stan Zimmerman's suicide awareness play, RIGHT BEFORE I GO, at London's Soho Theatre.

Almost forty years after its Australian premiere at Sydney Theatre Company in 1989, Larry Kramer's groundbreaking, semi-autobiographical and Tony and Olivier Award-winning masterpiece The Normal Heart returns for STC's 2026 season.

The Royal Ballet has announced the retirement of Gary Avis from his position as Principal Character Artist and Senior Répétiteur. Learn more about Gary and his retirement here.

A dependable haven for artists in isolation, Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) is celebrating its fifth year of non-stop weekly Community Gatherings. Up next is How in the World to Get Noticed: PR Strategies from the NY Festival Scene to the Edinburgh Fringe.

Hua Mulan, a new musical by Jason Ma inspired by the legendary 5th century Chinese folk heroine, will have an industry presentation on November 7, in New York City.

Multiple lost Broadway theaters intersect with the Hammerstein family. This follows since Oscar Hammerstein I was a theater owner and builder. In addition to Hammerstein’s which was named after him and is now the Ed Sullivan, and the New Victory which he originally built, there is also the Hammerstein Ballroom. Read more here!

Jason Graae (pronounced 'grah'or 'graw', but not 'gray' is an established American musical theater actor, best known for his musical theater performances but with a varied career spanning Broadway, opera, television and film. He has won four Bistro Awards, two Ovation Awards, two New York Nightlife Awards, the Theatre Bay Area Award for Best Actor in a Musical and the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Joel Hirschhorn Award for Outstanding Achievement in Musical Theatre.

Casting and full tour dates have been announced for Susan Hill's The Woman in Black, as it returns for a 22-venue UK Tour. Learn more about the upcoming show here!