Latest Tony Awards News

Playwright Christopher Durang, a Tony winner for 'Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike,' dies at 75

Apr. 03, 2024 16:06 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Playwright Christopher Durang, a master of satire and black comedy who won a Tony Award for “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” and was a Pulitzer Prize finalist with “Miss Witherspoon,” has died. He was 75. Durang died Tuesday at his home in Pipersville,...

Ariana DeBose to host Tony Awards for the third straight time

Mar. 27, 2024 12:05 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — It's a new location but the same host for the Tony Awards:Ariana DeBose will make it three in a row as MC of theater's most watched event, which this year moves uptown to Lincoln Center. The Academy Award winner and Tony Award nominee, who hosted both the 2023 and...

The 'Aladdin' stage musical turns 10 this month. Here are the magical stories of three Genies

Mar. 21, 2024 09:06 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — James Monroe Iglehart’s mom took him to see the animated Disney movie “Aladdin” as a high-school graduation gift in 1992. He fell in love with the Genie, naturally. Fast-forward more than two decades and Iglehart found himself playing the first Genie on...

Nicole Scherzinger and Sarah Jessica Parker are among the nominees for London's Olivier Awards

Mar. 12, 2024 13:58 PM EDT

LONDON (AP) — An acclaimed revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Sunset Boulevard” and a play about the travails of England’s national soccer team lead the race for the Olivier Awards recognizing work on the London stage. The 11 nominations for “Sunset Boulevard” announced...

Da’Vine Joy Randolph wins her first Oscar after being a favorite for her work in ‘The Holdovers’

Mar. 10, 2024 23:26 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — While tears rolled down Da’Vine Joy Randolph's face, she collected her first Oscar then delivered a powerful speech about her realizing that she's good enough as an actor. “I always wanted to be different. Now I realize I just need to be myself,” said...