
The week ending May 1 was a strong one for Broadway productions, up $1.2 million from the week before.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:34PM[SHARE]That means it will have to go head-to-head with the smash hit "Hamilton" and other likely candidates in the best new musical category.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:52PM[SHARE]The Tony nominations will be announced on Tuesday, and it's possible that more African-American actors than ever will be among those chosen.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:38PM[SHARE]After several attempts, producers of this Broadway musical have hit upon a solution to perfume the theater with the scent of baking.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:22PM[SHARE]Still in previews, this hybrid of theater and acrobatic spectacle brought in more than $1 million in the last week.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:45PM[SHARE]This Broadway musical, vastly revamped since it was originally staged in 1921, is hoping to be categorized in a way that won't pit it against "Hamilton."
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:52PM[SHARE]Michael Friedman will take over from Jeanine Tesori, founding director of the program that presents concert performances of musicals every summer.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:21PM[SHARE]The London production will star Janet McTeer as La Marquise de Merteuil and Liev Schreiber as Le Vicomte de Valmont.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:44PM[SHARE]The show, which could make hundreds of millions of dollars, is sharing some of its wealth with the actors who were in the room where it happened.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:46PM[SHARE]The work, which won five Tony Awards, will close on Jan. 1; a national tour is underway and the show continues to run in London and Australia.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:04PM[SHARE]Children in a program sponsored by the Rockefeller Foundation rapped and sang for this show's creator, Lin-Manuel Miranda, before attending the show.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:22PM[SHARE]Determined to bring a long-running production to New York, the company mounts a $25 million musical called "Paramour."
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:24AM[SHARE]"Privacy," inspired by documents leaked by Edward Snowden, is written by James Graham and will be directed by Josie Rourke of Donmar Warehouse.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:21PM[SHARE]Ms. Rashad says the effort needed to portray the matriarch in this Tarell Alvin McCraney play leaves her "a little buoyant, to tell you the truth."
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:10PM[SHARE]The convention, inspired by ComicCon, drew 5,000 people this year; organizers hope it will draw up to 15,000 next year.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:15PM[SHARE]Jennifer Hudson will leave the musical "The Color Purple" on May 8, and Heather Headley's first performance in the show will be on May 10.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:15PM[SHARE]The Tony Administration Committee met Thursday to make decisions about awards eligibility for recently opened productions and the performers in them.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:23PM[SHARE]Diane Lane will star in "The Cherry Orchard" on Broadway 39 years after she appeared in it as a child.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:56AM[SHARE]The show is the international troupe's first foray on Broadway.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:51PM[SHARE]The Broadway revival of "Falsettos," scheduled for the fall, announces its lead actors.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:27PM[SHARE]The new musical "Dear Evan Hansen" was shaped around the 22-year-old actor's voice " and personality.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:04PM[SHARE]The Irish Arts Center wants to build a new performing arts space in Hell's Kitchen.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:50PM[SHARE]The hit Broadway musical has won praise for its use of a diverse cast to explore American history, but Actors' Equity called the job posting inconsistent with union policy.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:50PM[SHARE]Mr. Hayes will play the title role in this show that imagines God offering a new version of the Ten Commandments for today's world.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:54AM[SHARE]Thirteen musicals each grossed more than $1 million for the week, and "Waitress" got off to a strong start in previews.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:34PM[SHARE]Four performances were canceled because Audra McDonald, the show's star, was ill.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:54PM[SHARE]The newest version of the musical, "Roman Holiday " The Cole Porter Musical," is to be presented at the Golden Gate Theater in San Francisco starting on May 24, 2017.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:38PM[SHARE]The play, called "Turn Me Loose," will star Joe Morton and will feature an original song by Mr. Legend.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:26PM[SHARE]The well-regarded but itinerant Off Broadway nonprofit will hold a symbolic groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday, more than four years after announcing plans to expand.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:48PM[SHARE]Jack O'Brien, who will direct the Broadway production, said that this version would be "an American version," different from the production on London's West End.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:27AM[SHARE]Lin-Manuel Miranda, the creator of "Hamilton," received assurances from the secretary of the Treasury about Alexander Hamilton and the bill redesign.
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