Get to Know the Tony Nominators
This time of year, most know the most important people in the industry are sadly not anyone putting on a show, but rather the Tony nominators.
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This time of year, most know the most important people in the industry are sadly not anyone putting on a show, but rather the Tony nominators.
Theater is often focused on the young.
Theater fans are used to seeing multiple shows with the same name.
In some ways, it was a surprise that antisemites took to the streets last week to demonstrate outside of PARADE.
When walking into MCC Theater to see Hansol Jung‘s WOLF PLAY, you are greeted by very little on the floor where the action will take place—a couch, a table, some balloons—but yet an entire wall chock full of stuff.
As last year wound to a close, the Hal Luftig Company, Inc.
On October 7, 2022--a mere three days before 2nd Annual Antonyo Awards were supposed to take place at the Apollo Theater--the Antonyos were canceled.
Brian d'Arcy James is Tony eligible this season for Best Actor in a Musical for his performance in INTO THE WOODS.
Sometimes seasons go by without any truly perplexing questions for the Tony Award Administration Committee to answer.
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about the problems regional theaters are having attracting audiences.
We've got the latest scoop on the Equity/SAG-AFTRA streaming deal.
Theater folks in New York tend to be focused on what is happening in New York.
Back when 2021 became 2022, it was hoped that live theater could return to pre-pandemic normality in the new year.
By the end of December, there has traditionally been one meeting of the Tony Awards Administration Committee to determine Tony eligibility.
This past week, there have been updates in a couple of the big theater-related lawsuits.
Slipping under the radar this past week was the news that Roundabout Theatre Company would not be presenting a winter/spring offering at the American Airlines Theatre for the first time (pandemic excluded) since the space opened in 2000.
It’s no secret that Broadway has not rebounded to pre-pandemic levels.
Streaming helped the industry stay alive through the pandemic.
The theater we see is not usually a first draft of a work.
In late September, The Broadway League and Actors’ Equity Association kicked negotiations into high gear for the next Broadway and sit-down production contract.
Last week Actors’ Equity announced that it was one step closer to unionizing the dancers at Star Garden Topless Dive Bar—the National Labor Relations Board approved a petition for a union recognition election.