(NEW YORK) – The United Palace, the opulent and spectacular movie theater that was once home to minister Reverend Ike, served as the glamorous backdrop for Broadway’s night to honor its own, the 2023 Tony Awards on June 11. The evening was peppered by remarkable wins for gay, non-binary and trans artists including J. Harrison…
By AARON KRAUSE While we still do not know when the 2020 virtual Tony Awards broadcast will take place, we at least now know the nominees. The Tony Awards’ presenters, The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing, announced the nominees on Thursday. Alanis Morissette’s musical, Jagged Little Pill, leads the way with 15 nominations. In…
By AARON KRAUSE He is entering his 50th and final season as TheatreWorks Silicon Valley’s Artistic Director and has garnered many awards for his work with the Bay Area company. And to top off Robert Kelley’s five decades at its helm, one of the longest of any professional regional theater, the founding artistic director recently…
BEST PLAY MORE INFO Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two The eighth story in the Harry Potter series and the first official Harry Potter story to be presented on stage. Author: Jack Thorne BEST MUSICAL MORE INFO The Band’s Visit MORE INFO BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY MORE INFO Angels in…
BEST PLAY MORE INFO The Children The American premiere of a new play by Lucy Kirkwood. Author: Lucy Kirkwood MORE INFO Farinelli and the King Mark Rylance stars in this new play with music by author and composer Claire van Kampen about a Spanish monarch on the brink of madness who finds unexpected solace in the…
Dear Evan Hansen won the Tony Award for Best Musical at the 2017 Tony Awards ceremonies at Radio City Music Hall. In addition the musical about teenage angst, social media captured Best Score awards for the songwriting team of Benj Pasek and Justin Paul and Best Book for scriptwriter Steven Levenson. Star Ben Platt won the…
