John Lithgow reached a Tony Awards milestone on Sunday, becoming the oldest winner in the Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play category for Giant. Along with that accomplishment, the 80-year-old actor noted during his acceptance speech that it has been an eye-popping 53 years since his first Tony win. [β¦]
No small part of the power in Richard Thomasβ Tony-nominated performance in the current production of David Lindsay-Abaireβs subtly scalding play The Balusters might, in fact, be something the audience itself carries into the theater: We are programmed to love this actor. Not just to admire his tremendous talent and the nuanced character study he [β¦]
The 79th annual Tony Awards will kick off summer during the first weekend of June, ushering more Broadway thespians into the winnerβs circle at Radio City Music Hall. Hollywood names to look out for who received nominations this year include Stephanie Hsu, Daniel Radcliffe, John Lithgow, Carrie Coon, Rose Byrne and others who overlap more [β¦]
The Tony Awards will pay tribute to the 30th anniversary of Broadwayβs Chicago with special performances by stars associated with the musical including Queen Latifah, Julianne Hough, Whitney Leavitt, Alex Newell and Dylan Mulvaney. Theyβll join Tony host Pink for the tribute, along with other performers including Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Adrienne Warren. The 79th [β¦]
Schmigadoon! officially made Apple TV an EGOT at Sundayβs Tony Awards, crowning the achievement by winning Best Musical. The show led the field with 12 nominations and came away with four wins, including Best Book of a Musical, Best Original Score and Best Orchestrations along with the nightβs big prize. βI think I should start [β¦]
UDPATED with video lyrics: As expected, P!nk soared into her Tony Awards hosting gig on flying wires β dressed as Peter Pan. Ok the costume wasnβt expected, but former host Neil Patrick Harris quickly put a stop to that. Hasnβt she heard, he asked? βThe flying twinks are all vampires now.β P!nk, changing into a [β¦]
Rachel Zegler, who will return to Broadway in Evita next spring, will deliver a special tribute to A Chorus Line at the upcoming Tony Awards ceremony, and Tony winner Leslie Odom, Jr. will perform βWithout Youβ from Rent during the In Memoriam segment. A Chorus Line turns 50 this year, and Rent is celebrating its [β¦]