2025 AWARDS SEASON

Past Tony Award-winner and 'The Late Late Show' host James Corden will host THE 70TH ANNUAL TONY AWARDS, airing  live from the Beacon Theatre in New York City on Sunday, June 12 (8:00-11:00 PM, ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network.

Nominations for the 2016 FREDDY Awards were announced today, Thursday, May 12th, live on 69 WFMZ-TV during the Noon News broadcast. The complete 2016 nominations list can be found at www.freddyawards.org!

This year Barbra Streisand will appear on the Tony Award telecast for the first time since winning a special honor.

Randy Skinner is a tap dancing master and his resume is proof of it. The four-time Tony nominee just earned a nod for his work on DAMES AT SEA (Best Choreography) and he is just as happy about it as he was the first time!

Jane Krakowski has made a name for herself starring as some of television's kookiest characters, but the screen star has also had quite the career onstage. For her portrayal of Ilona in She Loves Me, Krakowski has picked up her third Tony nomination (Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical) and she couldn't be happier!

The newly minted Drama Desk nominees met the press just yesterday and BroadwayWorld.com was there to meet all of them!

The newly minted Drama Desk nominees met the press today and BroadwayWorld.com was there to meet all of them! 

Laura Benanti has been here before. The five-time Tony nominee (and one-time winner) has dazzled critics and audiences alike this season for her portrayal of 'Amalia' in the Roundabout revival of She Loves Me. Below, she explains why she's excited to be movin' on up to the 'Leading Actress' category!

Bill Camp currently stars in one of the most intense plays on Broadway- Ivo van Hove's revival of Arthur Miller's The Crucible. This marks Camp's seventh Broadway show and first Tony nomination for his performance as Reverend Hale (Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play).

As theatre critics for the New York Times, Ben Brantley and Charles Isherwood are perhaps the most influential voices when it comes to Broadway. Every awards season the pair comes up with a list of Tony nominees who they think will win and should win the coveted prize in June. Click here to check out their predictions for this year. But the real question is... how have they done in predicting Tony winners in years past? Check out how they fared last year.

Carmen Cusack has finally made her Broadway debut, and it's in the role of a lifetime. She plays Alice Murphy (at two ages) in Steve Martin and Edie Brickell's BRIGHT STAR- a performance that earned her a nomination for Best Performance by and Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical. Hear her story below!

Celebrating 34 years of excellence in theatre, the Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards Society will be announcing the nominees for the upcoming theatre awards honouring Vancouver's vibrant artistic community at the 2016 Jessie Nominations Party on Tuesday, May 24th at the York Theatre, 639 Commercial Drive. 

On May 4, the 2016 Tony nominees flocked to the Paramount Hotel, where they met with the press for the first time since getting the big news. BroadwayWorld will be bringing you coverage from the epic day over the next month (so watch out for lots more), but for now, check out photos of Best Performance by an Actor in Leading Role in a Musical nominee for She Loves Me, Zachary Levi, as captured by Walter McBride!

On May 4, the 2016 Tony nominees flocked to the Paramount Hotel, where they met with the press for the first time since getting the big news. BroadwayWorld will be bringing you coverage from the epic day over the next month (so watch out for lots more), but for now, check out photos of Best Performance by an Actress in Featured Role in a Musical nominee for Disaster!, Jennifer Simard, as captured by Walter McBride!

Jeff Daniels has done it all. The actor is well known for his performances on TV and the big screen as well as his work as a musician and playwright. This season he has picked up his second Tony nomination (Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play) for his portrayal of Ray in BLACKBIRD, opposite Michelle WIlliams. Below watch as Daniels admits that the news might make playing the brutal role every night a little less difficult.

Voting runs through May 31 for the 13th Annual BroadwayWorld.com Awards! Once again last year, hundreds of thousands of theatregoers and fans weighed in, breaking site traffic records and further solidifying the BroadwayWorld.com Awards place as the largest and most popular online Broadway polling event of its kind, open to all and with fully visible and audited results.  There's 20 days to go!   Check out the current standings below and click here to cast your vote!

Enjoy some of the magic moments that made the 2015-16 Broadway season a winner.

Michael Arden has been a part of the New York theatre community for quite a while, having made his debut in the 2003 revival of BIG RIVER. This year he stepped behind the scenes, making his Broadway directing debut with Deaf West's SPRING AWAKENING (for which he was nominated for Best Direction of a Musical). How did he end up here? Watch below to find out!

The Queen of Off Broadway has officially arrived! DISASTER might not mark Jennifer Simard's Broadway debut, but it has certainly launched her into a new level of stardom, as her portrayal of 'Sister Mary' has earned her love from critics and audiences alike. How did she land here? She explains below!

ECLIPSED marks Saycon Sengbloh's eighth Broadway production, and yet it is the first time that she's gotten to show what she's got in a non-musical role. Well now she has earned a nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play for her portrayal of 'Wife #1' and she couldn't be more thrilled about it!

He filled Studio 54 with water (yes, really!) and now is his being recognized for his ingenuity! Beowulf Borit picked up his third Tony nomination for his brilliant design of Therese Raquin and now he is telling us what the honor means to him!

He's the man behind the looks of Rounabout's revival of SHE LOVES ME. Below, watch as Best Costume Design for a Musical Tony Nominee Jeff Mashie tell us why he has enjoyed this project beyond all others!

Georg earns the love of Amalia in She Loves Me, just as Zachary Levi steals the hearts of audiences nightly at Studio 54. This marks film and television star's first Tony nomination in second Broadway role (he made his debut in FIRST DATE), and he's still in awe of  his dreams being realized. Watch below as he explains why he loves SHE LOVES ME!

Costume shop proprietor Sally Ann Parsons is one of three who will receieve a 2016 Tony Honor for Excellence in the Theatre. These annual honors celebrate individuals and/or organizations that have demonstrated extraordinary achievement in theatre, but are not eligible in any of the established Tony Award categories. Below, watch as she explains why she never thought she'd be in this position!

David Furr is one of three actors who has earned a nomination for his hilarious work in Roundabout Theatre Company's revival of NOISES OFF. How is he recovering from his bumps and bruises that came along with the role? FInd out below!