Neil Patrick Harris to Host Tony Awards

By Claire Ruhlin at 5:00 PM on May 9, 2013

The Tonys can’t seem to get enough of Neil Patrick Harris, as the How I Met Your Mother actor and Broadway musical star is set to host the awards show for a fourth time. ...  read more

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Tony Awards Slated for June 9 on CBS

By Mark Rozeman at 3:00 PM on March 18, 2013

Theater nerds, mark your calendars.   read more

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Once Wins Big at the Tonys

By Ryan Bort at 1:55 PM on June 11, 2012

The Tony Awards were last night, and the star of this year’s show was Once, a musical set in Dublin that follows a Czech flower seller and his Irish street musician love interest. The musical won eight awards including Best Lead Actor in a Musical (Steve Kazee), Best Musical Direction (John Tiffany) and Best Musical....  read more

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The Book of Mormon Triumphs at 2011 Tony Awards

By Caitlin Peterkin at 12:02 PM on June 13, 2011

Writers Trey Parker and Matt Stone have already shown they’re masters of comedy for the small screen. Their Emmy award-winning South Park has remained Comedy Central’s highest-rated show throughout its 15-season run. But at last night’s 2011 Tony Awards, the duo proved their satirical genius extends beyond television....  read more

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A Rocky Musical in the Works?

By Caitlin Peterkin at 5:15 PM on June 3, 2011

With Sister Act and Catch Me If You Can both nominated for Best Musical for the 2011 Tony Awards, it appears that stage adaptations of movies are becoming more and more successful. Perhaps that’s why a Rocky musical is currently in the works....  read more

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Fela! Cast May Perform in Nigeria

By Lindsay Eanet at 3:00 PM on June 17, 2010

The cast of the Will Smith and Jay-Z-produced Broadway hit Fela!, based on the life and music of Nigerian Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti, may have quite the itinerary ahead of them....  read more

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Musical Version of Little Miss Sunshine Announced

By Emily Riemer at 1:00 PM on September 23, 2009

The Oscar winner and 2006 Sundance Film Festival darling Little Miss Sunshine has been picked for musical adaptation by Sundance....  read more

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Tony Awards 2009 Winners Round-Up

By Michael Saba at 12:12 PM on June 8, 2009

Who said theatre is dead? You wouldn't know it from watching the opening to last night's Tony Awards, that saw Elton John, Liza Minelli and Dolly Parton join the cast of about a million different musicals for a mash-up of Broadway's greatest hits. It was the "biggest and most expensive number in the history of the Tonys," host Neil Patrick Harris observed. "That is why I am your host tonight."...  read more

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