Category Archives: Stage

2020 Pulitzer Prize for Drama

This afternoon, award administrator Dana Canedy announced the 104th class of Pulitzer Prize winners. The prize for drama, given “for a distinguished play by an American author, preferably original in its source and dealing with American life,” also includes a $15,000 … Continue reading

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2020 Lucille Lortel Awards

Last night, Mario Cantone hosted the Lucille Lortel Award ceremony online. The big musical winner of the night was Octet, which was named Outstanding Musical of the 2019-20 Off-Broadway season. The production also picked up honors for Annie Tippe as … Continue reading

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2020 Drama League Nominees

During the Gratitude Awards livestream ceremony on April 30, actors Alex Brightman and Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer announced the nominees for the 86th annual Drama League Awards. The winners of this year’s special awards include James Lapine (Distinguished Achievement in Musical … Continue reading

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2020 OBA Award Nominees

This morning via Facebook Live, journalist Michael Musto announced the nominees for the 10th annual OBA Awards. Among the Off Broadway Alliance honorary awards, book writer and lyricist Gretchen Cryer was named as one of the Legends of Off Broadway. The 2020 … Continue reading

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2020 Drama Desk Nominees

Today, Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley announced the nominations for the 65th annual Drama Desk Awards on the afternoon edition of their Stars in the House livestream. The 2020 awards will be presented remotely in a virtual ceremony on May … Continue reading

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2020 N.Y. Drama Critics’ Circle Awards

Michael R. Jackson’s musical A Strange Loop was honored this morning by the New York Drama Critics’ Circle as best musical of the 2019-20 season. The critic’s circle also awarded a special citation to David Byrne’s staged concert version of … Continue reading

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2020 Lucille Lortel Nominees

Yesterday, husband and wife musical performers Jeremy Jordan and Ashley Spencer announced the nominees of the 35th annual Lucille Lortel Awards for Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway. The 2020 awards ceremony will be presented online May 3, beginning at 7 p.m. The virtual host … Continue reading

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Broadway Theater Hall of Fame

On Monday, Jan. 28, Tony-winning actor Tyne Daly (Gypsy) will host the Theater Hall of Fame’s 2012 Gala Induction and Dinner at the Gershwin Theatre, where the plaques of the inductees will be hung. This year’s class includes artistic directors … Continue reading

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Newsies Chorus Honored

The chorus of Newsies has won Equity’s sixth annual ACCA Award for Outstanding Broadway Chorus. The winners, all members of the Broadway musical’s March 29 opening night, are Aaron Albano, Mark Aldrich, Tommy Bracco, John E. Brady, Ryan Breslin, Kevin … Continue reading

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Spotlight on Broadway

Mayor Bloomberg unveiled Spotlight on Broadway yesterday during the free Broadway on Broadway concert in Times Square. A project of the New York mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment, the program will celebrate the history of Broadway by highlighting the … Continue reading

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