Category Archives: Stage

2020 Tony Award Winners

Posted on September 27, 2021 by boz

The long-awaited ceremony for the 2020 Tony Awards not only celebrated the 2019-20 Broadway season but also the return of live stage performances after 18 months of pandemic lockdown. In a bifurcated broadcast, the majority of awards were presented during … Continue reading →

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2021 Lotte Lenya Prize

Posted on September 22, 2021 by boz

The Kurt Weill Foundation for Music has named Andrew Polec as the first prize winner in its 23rd annual Lotte Lenya Competition, which recognizes young singer-actors who are adept in both opera and operetta as well as Broadway music. Polec … Continue reading →

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Dramatists Guild Foundation Awards

Posted on September 10, 2021 by boz

Each year, the Dramatists Guild Foundation recognizes achievement in the theater by presenting several awards to playwrights, composers, lyricists, and librettists, including the Legacy Playwrights Initiative Award, Madge Evans & Sidney Kingsley Awards, Flora Roberts Award, and Kirkwood Award to … Continue reading →

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2020 Special Tony Awards Update

Posted on July 29, 2021 by boz

The Broadway League and American Theatre Wing have announced two more special awards to be given at the Tony ceremonies on September 26. In addition to the previously announced prizes for the Broadway Advocacy Coalition, David Byrne’s American Utopia, and Freestyle … Continue reading →

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2021 Write Out Loud Winners

Posted on July 29, 2021 by boz

Write Out Loud, cofounded by Mean Girls Tony nominee Taylor Louderman to create opportunitiues for and help grow the next generation of musical theater composers, has announced the winners of its 2021 contest for songs by emerging musical theater songwriters. The … Continue reading →

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2021 Kennedy Center Honors

Posted on July 24, 2021 by boz

The Kennedy Center has announced its 44th class of honorees, and musical theater alums were well represented among them. This year’s five performing artists are opera singer Justino Díaz, writer-producer Berry Gordy, Tony-nominated producer Lorne Michaels, Tony-winning actress Bette Midler, … Continue reading →

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Milan Interntional Musical Festival

Posted on July 18, 2021 by boz

Whoopi Goldberg has announced the creation of Festival Internazionale del Musical, a global celebration of musical theater to premiere next summer in Milan, Italy. Goldberg sits on the festival’s Creative Advisory Board along with performers Patti LuPone, Bernadette Peters, and … Continue reading →

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2020 Special Tony Awards

Posted on June 23, 2021 by boz

Yesterday, the Tony Awards Administration Committee announced that the 74th annual Tonys will present three special awards for the 2019-20 Broadway season. The recipients of 2020 Special Tony Awards are the anti-racism advocacy organization Broadway Advocacy Coalition and two shows … Continue reading →

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2021 Hall of Fame Inductees

Posted on June 14, 2021 by boz

The American Theater Hall of Fame has announced its 2021 inductees: designer Bob Crowley, director Gerald Freedman, composer Alan Menken, writers Lynn Nottage and Anna Deavere Smith, and actor Leslie Uggams. To be eligible for induction, a theater professional must … Continue reading →

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2021 Tony Awards Update

Posted on May 28, 2021 by boz

This week, it was announced that the much-delayed 74th Tony Awards, honoring productions in the truncated 2019-20 Broadway season, will be broadcast on Sunday, September 26. The evening will begin with the award ceremony at 7 p.m. ET. Unfortunately, it … Continue reading →

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