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Friday, June 20, 2025

Video: How Cynthia Erivo's Closing Song at the 2025 Tony Awards Was Written on the Spot by Diep Tran

Benj Pasek, Justin Paul, Marc Shaiman, and Scott Wittman wrote the opening and closing numbers.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:18PM[SHARE]

Experimental Theatre Maker Diana Oh Passes Away Suddenly by Diep Tran

Their work blended theatre and ritual to create queer-friendly spaces.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:54AM[SHARE]

Lea DeLaria Wouldn't Mind Doing The Rocky Horror Show (Again) by Diep Tran

The comedian/singer is bringing a new cabaret evening, Out Rage, to Café Carlyle.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:18AM[SHARE]

Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Michelle Williams, Mike Faist, Justin Vivian Bond to Headline St. Ann's Warehouse 2025"2026 Season by Diep Tran

Williams and Faist will costar in Anna Christie while Bond will open a new show.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:46PM[SHARE]

Tuesday, June 17, 2025

How National Queer Theater Is Fighting Back Against the Trump Administration by Diep Tran

Their Criminal Queerness Festival got defunded, but that didn't stop this Off-Broadway theatre company.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:12PM[SHARE]

Monday, June 16, 2025

Matthew Broderick, Francis Jue, Bianca Del Rio, Amber Gray to Lead Tartuffe Off-Broadway by Diep Tran

Molière's classic is about to get a new, starry production at New York Theatre Workshop.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:30PM[SHARE]

Friday, June 13, 2025

Hell's Kitchen Lead Jessica Vosk to Take Three-Week Leave of Absence by Diep Tran

The Broadway favorite is taking time off to recover from back surgery.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:16PM[SHARE]

Photos: See Christine Baranski, Cynthia Nixon, and the Cast of HBO's The Gilded Age at the Season 3 Premiere by Diep Tran

Most of Broadway was also in attendance, including Phylicia Rashad and Patrick Page.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:42PM[SHARE]

Thursday, June 12, 2025

At Opening Night of Les Misérables at the Kennedy Center, Trump and Drag Artists Shared the House by Diep Tran

Drag queen Mari Con Carne provides an inside look at the charged performance.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:24PM[SHARE]

Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Smash Announces Abrupt Closing on Broadway by Diep Tran

The musical, about the making of a musical, will play its final performance June 22.

SOURCE: Playbill at 06:48PM[SHARE]

Lin-Manuel Miranda on How that Hamilton Reunion at the Tony Awards Came Together in a Few Days by Diep Tran

The cast learned the medley over the weekend.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:12PM[SHARE]

Read the Text of Harvey Fierstein's Acceptance Speech for His 2025 Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement by Diep Tran

"I dedicate this award to the people in the dark and offer my most profound thanks to all of you, my community."

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:42AM[SHARE]

Monday, June 9, 2025

From Sneaking Into Tony Parties to Being a Tony Winner, Cole Escola Reflects on How Far They've Come by Diep Tran

They spoke to Playbill after winning the Tony for Oh, Mary!

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:51PM[SHARE]

Sunday, June 8, 2025

Darren Criss Wins Leading Actor in a Musical at the 2025 Tony Awards by Diep Tran

Criss was recognized for his performance in Maybe Happy Ending.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:24PM[SHARE]

Watch Cynthia Erivo's Tonys Opening Number and Read the Lyrics by Diep Tran

The ode to theatre featured the Tony-honored Broadway Inspirational Voices.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:24PM[SHARE]

Sam Pinkleton Wins the 2025 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play by Diep Tran

Pinkleton was recognized for his work on Oh, Mary!

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:32PM[SHARE]

Purpose Wins Best Play at the 2025 Tony Awards by Diep Tran

Playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins won a Tony back-to-back with his 2024 win for Appropriate.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:25PM[SHARE]

Kip Williams Says Cynthia Erivo Will Be Starring in a 'Queer' Dracula by Diep Tran

The Tony nominee gave Playbill a preview of what to expect from him after Picture of Dorian Gray.

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:44PM[SHARE]

Lea Michele Says the Chess Score Is a 'New Anthem' for Her by Diep Tran

The stars of the upcoming Chess Broadway revival gave Playbill some details on what audiences can expect.

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:26PM[SHARE]

'I'm Rooting for the Theatre': Audra McDonald Sends Well-Wishes to Broadway Ahead of the 2025 Tonys by Diep Tran

The six-time Tony winner is up for another prize for her performance as Rose in Gypsy.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:50PM[SHARE]

'I'm Rooting for the Theatre': Audra McDonald Sends Well-Wishes to Broadway Ahead of the 2025 Tonys by Diep Tran

Tony Awards 'I'm Rooting for the Theatre': Audra McDonald Sends Well-Wishes to Broadway Ahead of the 2025 Tonys The six-time Tony winner is up for another prize for h…

SOURCE: southfloridatheater.com at 12:50PM[SHARE]

Friday, June 6, 2025

Actors Who Have Received Back-to-Back Tonys; Kara Young and Jonathan Groff Could Join Them by Diep Tran

Can you guess who has previously won consecutive acting awards?

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:35PM[SHARE]

Joel Grey Is Auctioning Off His Cabaret Costume, and Other Career Memorabilia by Diep Tran

The auction will take place June 20.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:02AM[SHARE]

Thursday, June 5, 2025

Glenn Davis Is Acting in Purpose on Broadway While Running a Tony-Winning Theatre at the Same Time by Diep Tran

Besides playing a disgraced politician in Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' family drama, Davis is also a head of Steppenwolf Theatre Company.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:34PM[SHARE]

2025 Tony Awards Host Cynthia Erivo on Her Favorite Broadway Shows of the Season by Diep Tran

The Wicked star may be having her busiest year, but she's making sure to make time for theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:48AM[SHARE]

Wednesday, June 4, 2025

Kip Williams Says The Picture of Dorian Gray Is a 'Love Letter to Theatre Making and to Filmmaking' by Diep Tran

The play is currently nominated for six Tony Awards, including for Williams' direction.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:48AM[SHARE]

Tuesday, June 3, 2025

Saturday, May 31, 2025

Patti LuPone Apologizes to Kecia Lewis and Audra McDonald by Diep Tran

"For as long as I have worked in the theatre, I have spoken my mind and never apologized. That is changing today."

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:42PM[SHARE]

Friday, May 30, 2025

Video: Nicole Scherzinger and Mandy Gonzalez Do a 'With One Look' Duet and More From Ham4Ham Concert by Diep Tran

Plus, performances from Gypsy's Joy Woods and Jordan Tyson and Operation Mincemeat.

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:48PM[SHARE]

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Video: How Cynthia Erivo's Closing Song at the 2025 Tony Awards Was Written on the Spot by Diep Tran

Experimental Theatre Maker Diana Oh Passes Away Suddenly by Diep Tran

Lea DeLaria Wouldn't Mind Doing The Rocky Horror Show (Again) by Diep Tran

Michelle Williams, Mike Faist, Justin Vivian Bond to Headline St. Ann's Warehouse 2025"2026 Season by Diep Tran

How National Queer Theater Is Fighting Back Against the Trump Administration by Diep Tran

Matthew Broderick, Francis Jue, Bianca Del Rio, Amber Gray to Lead Tartuffe Off-Broadway by Diep Tran

Hell's Kitchen Lead Jessica Vosk to Take Three-Week Leave of Absence by Diep Tran

Photos: See Christine Baranski, Cynthia Nixon, and the Cast of HBO's The Gilded Age at the Season 3 Premiere by Diep Tran

At Opening Night of Les Misérables at the Kennedy Center, Trump and Drag Artists Shared the House by Diep Tran

Smash Announces Abrupt Closing on Broadway by Diep Tran

Lin-Manuel Miranda on How that Hamilton Reunion at the Tony Awards Came Together in a Few Days by Diep Tran

Read the Text of Harvey Fierstein's Acceptance Speech for His 2025 Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement by Diep Tran

From Sneaking Into Tony Parties to Being a Tony Winner, Cole Escola Reflects on How Far They've Come by Diep Tran

Darren Criss Wins Leading Actor in a Musical at the 2025 Tony Awards by Diep Tran

Watch Cynthia Erivo's Tonys Opening Number and Read the Lyrics by Diep Tran

Sam Pinkleton Wins the 2025 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play by Diep Tran

Purpose Wins Best Play at the 2025 Tony Awards by Diep Tran

Kip Williams Says Cynthia Erivo Will Be Starring in a 'Queer' Dracula by Diep Tran

Lea Michele Says the Chess Score Is a 'New Anthem' for Her by Diep Tran

'I'm Rooting for the Theatre': Audra McDonald Sends Well-Wishes to Broadway Ahead of the 2025 Tonys by Diep Tran

'I'm Rooting for the Theatre': Audra McDonald Sends Well-Wishes to Broadway Ahead of the 2025 Tonys by Diep Tran

Actors Who Have Received Back-to-Back Tonys; Kara Young and Jonathan Groff Could Join Them by Diep Tran

Joel Grey Is Auctioning Off His Cabaret Costume, and Other Career Memorabilia by Diep Tran

Glenn Davis Is Acting in Purpose on Broadway While Running a Tony-Winning Theatre at the Same Time by Diep Tran

2025 Tony Awards Host Cynthia Erivo on Her Favorite Broadway Shows of the Season by Diep Tran

Kip Williams Says The Picture of Dorian Gray Is a 'Love Letter to Theatre Making and to Filmmaking' by Diep Tran

Eurydice, Starring Maya Hawke and Brian d'Arcy James, Gets Extended; Read the Reviews by Diep Tran

Watch: Will Aronson and Hue Park Revisit on Why They Cut a Singing Plant Number From Maybe Happy Ending by Diep Tran

Finn, Once Canceled by the Kennedy Center, Is Returning to Washington, D.C. for World Pride by Diep Tran

Patti LuPone Apologizes to Kecia Lewis and Audra McDonald by Diep Tran

Video: Nicole Scherzinger and Mandy Gonzalez Do a 'With One Look' Duet and More From Ham4Ham Concert by Diep Tran