Productions like The Phantom of the Opera, Chicago, and Cats are synonymous with Broadway theater. Each of these shows surpassed 7,000 performances, and the 1996 Chicago revival continues to run at the Ambassador Theatre. A total of 124 Broadway plays and musicals...
For most actors and actresses, the ultimate goal is to perform on Broadway. Live theater is a different beast than performing in scripted films or TV series, but many performers excel at both. Some began their career on the stage and others have starred on Broadway...
After periods of stops and starts during the COVID-19 pandemic, Broadway is finally moving toward pre-pandemic totals in terms of total revenue and audience. Broadway plays and musicals grossed a combined $845.4 million with 6.73 million attendees during the 2021-22...
Despite the ongoing Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike, the 76th annual Tony Awards took place with minimal issues on June 11 at the United Palace in Washington Heights. Tony Award organizers, prior to the ceremony, agreed to a deal with the WGA to host the...
Although the Tony Awards is the most prominent awards show for the Broadway theater industry, there are other award programs in the United States that recognize excellence among directors, producers, actors, choreographers, and other theater professionals. These...
For the second time in her already impressive career, Ariana DeBose was selected to host the Tony Awards in 2023. DeBose, who won an Oscar for West Side Story and was a nominee for the Tony for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for Summer: The Donna Summer Musical,...
New York City’s theater district, also known as Broadway, is rich in history and culture with roots dating back to the 19th century. Many of the 41 Broadway theaters still in operation today opened in the early 1900s and have shown now-iconic plays and musicals...
An iconic Broadway composer who helped shape the musical theater genre in the United States for more than three decades, Stephen Sondheim is considered by many to be the greatest composer of all time. Lin-Manuel Miranda, who won the Tony Award for Best Original Score...
Hosted annually by the American Theatre Wing, the Tony Awards were first held in 1947 as a black tie optional dinner in the Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York. The inaugural ceremony featured seven award categories and 11 award presentations. More...
The ultimate goal for most actors is to either land a lead role in a film or TV production or to perform on Broadway. There are only 41 official Broadway theaters as part of New York’s iconic theater district, and some of these have shown the same productions...
