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☆ Jonathan Groff’s Star Turn in ‘Merrily We Roll Along’ Lands Him His First Tony
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-16 | by ( Michael Paulson | More About Michael Paulson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Tony recognizes Groff’s empathetic portrayal of Franklin Shepard, a Juilliard-trained composer who jettisons his youthful idealism, his stage career and his co-writer to become a successful film producer. Groff uses his considerable charm to give the character, who can seem like a sellout, more depth, and in the process has helped make the musical, which was a notorious flop in 1981, into a huge hit this time around. (Another key factor: One of Groff’s co-stars is Daniel Radcliffe, of “Harry Potter” fame.) Groff’s performance, which is the scaffolding on which the production is constructed, was widely praised by critics. Jesse Green, writing in The New York Times, described Groff as “thrillingly fierce,” and said “Groff, always a compelling actor, here steps up to an unmissable one.” And Charles McNulty, writing in The Los Angeles Times, said, “The key to making this work — which is to say making us care — is the performance of Groff, who humanizes Frank’s choices without sentimentalizing his arc.”

Persons: Jonathan Groff, Tony, Sven, Disney’s, ”, King George, Franklin Shepard, Groff, Groff’s, Daniel Radcliffe, Harry Potter ”, Jesse Green, “, “ Groff, Charles McNulty Organizations: Broadway, Juilliard, New York Times, Los Angeles Times Locations: “ Hamilton

☆ Tony Awards 2024: See the full list of winners (Updating live)
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-16 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —The 2024 Tony Awards are underway at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City. Heading into the ceremony, Alicia Keys’ ambitious musical “Hell’s Kitchen” and “Stereophonic,” a play set in the ’70s about fictional band, led with 13 nominations each. Cast members from productions including “Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club,” “The Who’s Tommy,” “Water for Elephants” and the Hillary Clinton-produced “Suffs,” among others, are slated to perform. The Tony Awards are airing on CBS at 8 p.m. EDT/5 p.m. PDT and will stream on Paramount+ in the US. Here is a look at the full list of nominees, with winners indicated in bold, including those that were announced prior to the telecast.

Persons: Tony, David H, Oscar, Ariana DeBose, Billy Porter, Isabelle Stevenson Tony, Alicia Keys, ”, Kat, Tommy, Hillary Clinton, “ Mary Jane ”, “, Tommy ”, William Jackson Harper, “ Uncle Vanya ” Leslie Odom, Jr, Liev Schreiber, Jeremy Strong, Michael Stuhlbarg, Betsy Aidem, Republic ” Jessica Lange, ” Rachel McAdams, “ Mary Jane ” Sarah Paulson, Amy Ryan, Brody Grant, Jonathan Groff, Dorian Harewood, Brian d’Arcy James, Eddie Redmayne, Eden Espinosa, Maleah Joi Moon, Kelli O’Hara, ” Maryann Plunkett, ” Gayle Rankin, Will Brill, Eli Gelb, Jim Parsons, Tom Pecinka, Corey Stoll, Quincy Tyler Bernstine, Juliana Canfield, Celia Keenan, Bolger, Sarah Pidgeon, Kara Young, Roger Bart, Joshua Boone, Brandon Victor Dixon, Lynch, Daniel Radcliffe, Steven Skybell, Bean, Amber Iman, “ Lempicka, Nikki M, James, “ Suffs ” Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer, “ Monty Python’s, Kecia Lewis, ” Lindsay Mendez, Bebe Neuwirth, ” Kristoffer Diaz, ” Adam Rapp, Justin Levine “ Suffs, ” Shaina Taub, ” Rick Elice, Adam Guettel, David Byrne, Fatboy Slim, David Byrne “, Jonathan Clay, Zach Chance, Justin Levine, Will Butler “ Suffs, Shaina Taub, Derek McLane, ” David Zinn, Tatiana Kahvegian, Robert Brill, Peter Nigrini, Takeshi Kata, David Korins, Riccardo Hernández, Lempicka, Tim Hatley, Finn Ross, Tom Scutt, Dede Ayite, Enver Chakartash, Emilio Sosa, Linda Cho, David Israel Reynoso, Paul Tazewell, “ Suffs, Isabella Byrd, Amith, Republic ” Jiyoun Chang, Jane Cox, Natasha Katz, Brandon Stirling Baker, “ Illinoise, ” Natasha Katz, ” Bradley King, David Bengali, Brian MacDevitt, Hana S, Kim, Justin Ellington, Stefania Bulbarella, Leah Gelpe, “ Mary Jane ” Tom Gibbons, ” Bray, Will Pickens, Ryan Rumery, Cody Spencer, Kai Harada, Nick Lidster, Gareth Owen, Daniel Aukin, Anne Kauffman, “ Mary Jane ” Kenny Leon, Lila Neugebauer, Whitney White, Maria Friedman, Michael Greif, ” Leigh Silverman, Jessica Stone, Annie, Parson, Camille A . Brown, Rick Kuperman, Jeff Kuperman, Justin Peck, Jesse Robb, Shana Carroll, Timo Andres, ” Will Butler, Justin Craig, Matt Hinkley, Tom Kitt, Adam Blackstone, Jonathan Tunick Organizations: CNN, Koch, Lincoln Center, Performing Arts, CBS, Paramount, “ Patriots, Lakota, Jamestown, ” Bray Poor Locations: New York City, Hinton, Republic, “

☆ 5 Ways This Year’s Tony Awards Reveal That Theater Is Changing
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-16 | by ( Michael Paulson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Tonight’s Tony Awards ceremony will celebrate the best work on Broadway. Here are some things I’ve been thinking about as this awards season unfolded:Nonprofit theaters are struggling. Short of money, nonprofit theaters around the country are staging fewer shows, shedding jobs, and in a few cases, closing. Among plays, “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding,” “Mary Jane,” and “Prayer for the French Republic” were all staged on Broadway by the nonprofit Manhattan Theater Club. (“Mary Jane” had an earlier Off Broadway run at another nonprofit, New York Theater Workshop.)

Persons: Tonight’s Tony, They’re, Tony, “, ” “ Mary Jane, ”, Republic ”, “ Mary Jane ” Organizations: Nonprofit, Broadway, Manhattan Theater Club, New York Theater Workshop, Playwrights Horizons Locations: Republic

☆ Clooney and Roberts help Biden raise $30 million-plus at a star-studded Hollywood gala
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-16 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

U.S. President Joe Biden and former U.S. President Barack Obama share a laugh during a star-studded campaign fundraiser at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, on June 15, 2024. The fundraiser included singing by Jack Black and Sheryl Lee Ralph, and actors Kathryn Hahn and Jason Bateman introduced Kimmel, who himself introduced Biden and Obama. The president was fundraising "with out-of-touch elitist Hollywood celebrities," Trump campaign spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said. But Biden told the crowd in California that "we passed every major piece of legislation we attempted to get done." Earlier in the program, Kimmel noted Biden's campaign promise to restore the soul of America and said "lately it seems we might need an exorcism."

Persons: Joe Biden, Barack Obama, energizing, George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Barbra Streisand, Jimmy Kimmel, Biden, Donald Trump, Kimmel, Trump, Kamala Harris, Jack Black, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Kathryn Hahn, Jason Bateman, Obama, deadpanned, Bateman, Karoline Leavitt, Roe, Wade, Samuel Alito, Pope Francis, Stephen Colbert, Bill Clinton, John Paulson, Trump's Organizations: Peacock, Democratic, Republican, Batman, Biden, Trump, Supreme, Delta Force, Army, Radio City Music Hall, Biden's, Republican National Committee, Republican Party Locations: Los Angeles, Italy, Southern California, Switzerland, Ukraine, United States, Gaza, Detroit, California, America, New York, York, Florida

☆ Tony Predictions: Expect Wins for ‘Merrily We Roll Along’ and ‘Stereophonic’
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-14 | by ( Michael Paulson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

And this year, Broadway will be celebrating one for the ages. “Merrily We Roll Along,” a Stephen Sondheim show that has long been one of musical theater’s most storied flops, will cement its long-sought redemption on Sunday by winning the Tony Award for best musical revival, according to my annual survey of Tony voters. This week I have connected, by phone or by email, with just over a quarter of the 836 Tony voters, and asked how they were voting. The survey is not a scientific poll; some voters haven’t even cast their ballots yet. A preshow with some of the awards will stream on Pluto TV starting at 6:30 p.m. Eastern, and we’ll be live-blogging all evening at nytimes.com/theater.

Persons: “, ”, Stephen Sondheim, Tony voters, “ Hamilton, Tony, haven’t, we’ll Organizations: Broadway, Tony, CBS, Paramount, Showtime

“My parents took me to see ‘Peter Pan’ at TheatreWorks in Palo Alto. I was 3, and I was sitting on my mom’s lap, and Captain Hook had Peter Pan tied up, and apparently I stood up on my mom’s lap, and I screamed, ‘You poo-poo head!’ at Captain Hook.” — Will Brill“I saw Mark Rylance play Olivia in ‘Twelfth Night.’ And I was so astonished by his tragic sense of humor. I had been planning on doing an Olivia monologue to audition for school, and I was like, ‘I can’t do it because he’s too brilliant.’ I changed my monologue.” — Juliana Canfield“I did three different productions of ‘Grease.’ I played Danny every time, at 12, 14, and then my senior year of high school. When I was Danny my senior year, all of a sudden the girls started to take notice.” — Tom Pecinka

Persons: “, Peter Pan ’, Captain Hook, Peter Pan, — Will Brill, Mark Rylance, Olivia, ‘, ” — Juliana Canfield “, ’, Danny, ”, Tom Pecinka Locations: TheatreWorks, Palo Alto

☆ With signs of an M&A comeback, Goldman Sachs' bankers are raring to win. Do they still have what it takes following a raft of partner exits?
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-12 | by ( Reed Alexander | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

AdvertisementDavid Solomon Goldman SachsPressure-cooker cultureWith signs suggesting mergers and acquisitions could soon return — including the megadeals Goldman specializes in — the firm's dealmakers are itching to end 2024 on a high note. In M&A, Goldman has fallen to No. AdvertisementMark Sorrell Goldman SachsGoldman is also seeking to become more interconnected across its business lines via the One Goldman Sachs program. "They figure that if they're talking to one person at Goldman Sachs, they're talking to everybody." The result, bankers said, is an M&A machine built to withstand threats like star dealmakers leaving for more-nimble rivals.

Persons: —, Goldman Sachs, Bill Quinn, Goldman, Jacki Zehner, Rishi Bali, Hank Paulson, John Thornton, John Thain, David Solomon, Solomon, Dan Dees, What's, David Solomon Goldman Sachs, Gene Sykes, Alison, It's, LSEG, dealmaking, Goldman dealmakers, Momo Takahashi, We've, Mark Sorrell, Mark Sorrell Goldman Sachs Goldman, Sykes, they're, Sorrell, Dees, it's, Dan Dees Goldman Sachs, we're, John Waldron, Kim Posnett, that's, Timothy Ingrassia, Ingrassia, Stephan Feldgoise, I'm, Reed Alexander Organizations: Service, Business, Goldman, JPMorgan, playbook Bank, Wall Street, Competition, & $ Locations: Silicon Valley, London, New York City, Latin America

☆ Dolly Parton Says a Musical About Her Life Is Broadway Bound
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( Michael Paulson | More About Michael Paulson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Dolly Parton’s long-gestating biographical musical is aiming to arrive on Broadway in 2026, the singer-songwriter said Thursday. The musical will be called “Hello, I’m Dolly,” which is both the title of Parton’s first studio album and an allusion to the classic Broadway show “Hello, Dolly!”Parton announced plans for the show in remarks to CMA Fest, a gathering of country music fans in Nashville. “I just wanted to say that I wouldn’t be here, if you hadn’t been there, and I mean that — and that happens to be the name of one of the songs that’s going to be in my new Broadway musical,” she told the crowd. “I’ve written a whole lot of original songs for it, as well as all the hit songs that you know.”

Persons: Dolly Parton’s, Dolly, Parton’s, ” Parton, “, ” Organizations: CMA Fest Locations: Nashville

☆ Two More ‘Succession’ Actors Are Broadway Bound, in ‘Job’
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-28 | by ( Michael Paulson | More About Michael Paulson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“Job,” a two-character thriller about a psychological evaluation going awry, started small, with a run last year at SoHo Playhouse. Word-of-mouth was good, the New York Times review was positive and sales were strong, so early this year it transferred for another Off Broadway run at the Connelly Theater in the East Village. Now the play, written by Max Wolf Friedlich and directed by Michael Herwitz, is planning to make the leap to Broadway, with a two-month run beginning this summer at the Hayes Theater. The Broadway production, like the Off Broadway runs, will star Peter Friedman and Sydney Lemmon. Both of them appeared in the HBO series “Succession” — Friedman was a member of the principal cast, playing Frank Vernon, the chief operating officer of Waystar Royco, and Lemmon appeared in the show at one point as a love interest of Kendall Roy.

Persons: ”, Max Wolf Friedlich, Michael Herwitz, Peter Friedman, Sydney Lemmon, ” — Friedman, Frank Vernon, Waystar Royco, Lemmon, Kendall Roy, Friedman, ” Lemmon, Jack Lemmon Organizations: SoHo Playhouse, New York Times, Connelly, Hayes, Broadway, HBO, York, Hulu Locations: East

☆ Brooke Shields Elected President of Labor Union Actors’ Equity
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-24 | by ( Michael Paulson | More About Michael Paulson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Brooke Shields, the model-turned-actor who has starred in films, television and onstage, has been elected as the next president of Actors’ Equity Association, the labor union representing stage actors and stage managers. She succeeds Kate Shindle, who had been the union’s president since 2015, and announced last month that she would not seek re-election. The position of Equity president is a volunteer job, and Shields was elected to a four-year term. Shields won the election with about half the vote; the balance was split between two Equity vice presidents, Erin Maureen Koster and Wydetta Carter. Her victory was reported by the newsletter Broadway Journal and announced by the union on Friday; a union spokesman said she was not available for an interview.

Persons: Brooke Shields, Shields, Kate Shindle, Burgess Meredith, Ellen Burstyn, Colleen Dewhurst, Ron Silver, Erin Maureen Koster, Wydetta Carter Organizations: ’ Equity Association, Broadway Journal

☆ New York’s Palace Theater Gets an $80 Million Refresh (and 30 Feet Higher)
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-22 | by ( Michael Paulson | Amir Hamja | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The Palace already has its initial bookings. In October, performances will begin for “Tammy Faye,” a musical about the televangelist, with songs by Elton John and Jake Shears. But first, on May 28, Ben Platt kicks off an 18-performance concert residency to promote his new album. “People are going to be coming in wanting to take in the theater, and we want to give them space and a moment to take in where they are,” Platt said. “You can feel the positive ghostliness of everything that’s come before.”

Persons: Tammy Faye, ”, Elton John, Jake Shears, Ben Platt, ” Platt, that’s

☆ Trump reports outraising Biden campaign in April, but Dems maintain cash advantage
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-21 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Biden's political operation announced on Tuesday in a press release that the combined campaign, joint fundraising committees and the Democratic National Committee raised $51 million in April. Trump and the Republican National Committee recently announced they raised $76 million last month. Excluding any money from the RNC or any PACs, Trump's campaign committee reported raising $9.4 million in April. Biden's campaign committee raised $24.2 million in the same time period, according to new FEC filings released late Monday night. The event raised over $50 million shared between the Trump campaign, the RNC, his political action committee Save America and over a dozen state parties, according to the Trump campaign and the RNC.

Persons: Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Biden's, John Paulson's, Trump, Biden, Trump's Organizations: U.S, Republican, New, Democratic National Committee, Trump, Republican National Committee, Biden, Federal, Commission, RNC, Wall Street, White Locations: New Hampshire, Rochester , New Hampshire, U.S, New York, Florida, Manhattan

☆ It's shaping up to be a tough summer for the stock market, but Nvidia could help salvage things
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-20 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

In today's big story, we examine how this summer is shaping up to be tough for the stock market . Stocks are on track to either remain flat or turn negative going forward , according to two market vets Jennifer spoke to. The pessimism about stocks' future is due to a few factors. Some Nvidia employees are considered to be millionaires SOPA ImagesThere is, however, one company that could salvage things: Nvidia. As the key chipmaker in the space, a win for Nvidia is a win for everyone betting on AI being the future.

Persons: —, Jenny Chang, Rodriguez, Jennifer Sor, Stocks, Jennifer, It's, Jerome Powell, BI's Linette Lopez, Warren Buffett Scott Morgan, Warren, Berkshire Hathaway, Goldman Sachs, Michael Burry, John Paulson, Alyssa Powell, Gen Zers, Instagram, Vincent Sandoval, Getty, Henrik Sorensen, Tyler Le, Larry Ellison, it's, aren't, Cash, Bill Lee, Dan DeFrancesco, Jordan Parker Erb, Hallam Bullock, George Glover Organizations: Service, New York Knicks, NBA, Business, Getty, Fidelity, Hamptons, Nvidia, Reuters, Berkshire, JPMorgan, Meta, Sciences, Apple, The Locations: Montauk, Berkshire, New York, London

☆ Michael Burry and John Paulson hit the jackpot when they called the housing crash. Now they're betting on gold.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-19 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Michael Burry of "The Big Short" fame revealed an $8 million wager on gold this week. The renowned investor bought into a trust that owns physical gold bullion. John Paulson, who also called the mid-2000s housing crash, continues to bet big on gold. The investor of "The Big Short" fame purchased about 441,000 units of the Sprott Physical Gold Trust last quarter. The trust holds virtually all of its assets in physical gold bullion.

Persons: Michael Burry, John Paulson, —, Michael Burry isn't Organizations: Service, Scion, Management, Business

☆ Does a Smash Hit Like ‘Lion King’ Deserve a $3 Million Tax Break?
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Jay Root | Michael Paulson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

There is no greater success story on Broadway than “The Lion King.” It is reliably among the top-grossing stage shows in New York, where it has brought in nearly $2 billion over its 26-year run; its global total is five times that amount. The musical’s producer is the theatrical division of the Walt Disney Company, an entertainment industry behemoth that earned $89 billion in revenue during its last fiscal year. And yet, the show was one of roughly four dozen productions that have received millions of dollars in assistance from New York State under a program designed to help a pandemic-hobbled theater industry in New York City. Over the three years since the program was established, New York State has bestowed over $100 million on commercial Broadway productions.

Organizations: Walt Disney Company, New York, New York State Locations: New York, New, New York State, New York City

☆ Emcee Squared: Joel Grey and Eddie Redmayne on ‘Cabaret’
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-15 | by ( Michael Paulson | Dana Scruggs | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Eddie Redmayne had never seen “Cabaret” when, as a 15-year-old student at Eton, he was first cast as the Emcee, the indecorous impresario of the bawdy Berlin nightclub where the musical is set. So Redmayne did what anyone wondering about the character would do: He watched the 1972 film, and studied Joel Grey’s performance. Redmayne, 42, has played the Emcee three more times — at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe following high school; in London’s West End, winning an Olivier Award in 2022; and now on Broadway, where he has just picked up a Tony nomination. Redmayne had never met Grey, who originated the role on Broadway in 1966 and who went on to win both Tony and Academy Awards as the Emcee. So I asked them to lunch, to talk about a character both have played several times, and about a musical that has continued to move audiences.

Persons: Eddie Redmayne, Redmayne, Joel Grey’s, ”, Kat Club, Grey Organizations: Eton, Edinburgh, Broadway, Tony Locations: Berlin, London’s, American, British

☆ George Clooney to Make Broadway Debut in ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-13 | by ( Michael Paulson | More About Michael Paulson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

George Clooney is planning to make his Broadway debut next spring in a stage adaptation of his 2005 film “Good Night, and Good Luck.”Clooney will play Edward R. Murrow, the pioneering newscaster whose storied broadcast career in the mid-20th century made him a journalism icon. That role was played by David Strathairn in the film. “Good Night, and Good Luck” portrays the period when Murrow’s work brought him into conflict with Senator Joseph R. McCarthy, the Republican of Wisconsin who became notorious for the excesses of his anti-Communist crusade. Clooney wrote the movie with Grant Heslov; the two are teaming up again to adapt it for Broadway. Clooney also directed the film, and performed in it as Fred W. Friendly, Murrow’s collaborator.

Persons: George Clooney, ” Clooney, Edward R, Murrow, David Strathairn, Luck ”, Joseph R, McCarthy, Clooney, Grant Heslov, Fred W Organizations: Broadway, Republican, Communist Locations: Wisconsin

☆ Sarah Paulson Dares to Play the People You Love to Hate
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-13 | by ( Julia Jacobs | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Sarah Paulson still doesn’t fully understand why fans call her “mother.”At first, when she started seeing the word used online to describe her, she was bewildered and a bit irritated. Did these people really think she looked like their mother? “How did this happen to us?” Paulson wondered about her and Pascal, a longtime friend. “We were two 18-year-old kids who used to go to Sheep Meadow and smoke pot and go see Peter Weir movies. How did we become the mother and father of children on the internet?”For Paulson, the answer is a 30-year career that has wound its way from television bit parts to meaty lead roles as fraught real-life people.

Persons: Sarah Paulson, ”, —, Pedro Pascal, ” Paulson, Pascal, “, Peter Weir, Paulson, Ryan Murphy

☆ Tony Awards 2024: Print Your Ballot!
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-13 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +5 min

Best New Play "Jaja's African Hair Braiding" ☐ "Mary Jane" ☐ "Mother Play" ☐ "Prayer for the French Republic" ☐ "Stereophonic" Best New Musical "Hell's Kitchen" “Illinoise" ☐ "The Outsiders" ☐ "Suffs" "Water for Elephants" Best Play Revival ☐ “Appropriate" ☐ “An Enemy of the People" "Purlie Victorious" Best Musical Revival ☐ "Cabaret" ☐ “Gutenberg! The Musical!" "Merrily We Roll Along" "The Who's Tommy" Best Book of a Musical ☐ Bekah Brunstetter, "The Notebook" Kristoffer Diaz, "Hell's Kitchen" ☐ Rick Elice, "Water for Elephants" ☐ Adam Rapp with Justin Levine, "The Outsiders" ☐ Shaina Taub, "Suffs" Best Leading Actor in a Play ☐ William Jackson Harper, "Uncle Vanya" Leslie Odom Jr., "Purlie Victorious" ☐ Liev Schreiber, "Doubt" Jeremy Strong, "An Enemy of the People" ☐ Michael Stuhlbarg, "Patriots" Best Leading Actress in a Play ☐ Betsy Aidem, "Prayer for the French Republic" 0000 Jessica Lange, "Mother Play" Rachel McAdams, "Mary Jane" Sarah Paulson, "Appropriate" ☐ Amy Ryan, "Doubt" Best Leading Actor in a Musical ☐ Brody Grant, "The Outsiders" ☐ Jonathan Groff, "Merrily We Roll Along" Dorian Harewood, "The Notebook" ☐ Brian d'Arcy James, "Days of Wine and Roses" ☐ Eddie Redmayne, "Cabaret" The New York Times 2024 Tony Awards Ballot Best Leading Actress in a Musical Eden Espinosa, "Lempicka" ☐ Maleah Joi Moon, "Hell's Kitchen" Kelli O'Hara, "Days of Wine and Roses" ☐ Maryann Plunkett, "The Notebook" ☐ Gayle Rankin, "Cabaret" Best Featured Actor in a Play ☐ Will Brill, “Stereophonic" Eli Gelb, "Stereophonic" ☐ Jim Parsons, "Mother Play" Tom Pecinka, "Stereophonic" Corey Stoll, "Appropriate" Best Featured Actor in a Musical ☐ Roger Bart, "Back to the Future" ☐ Joshua Boone, "The Outsiders" ☐ Brandon Victor Dixon, "Hell's Kitchen" ☐ Sky Lakota-Lynch, "The Outsiders" ☐ Daniel Radcliffe, "Merrily We Roll Along" ☐ Steven Skybell, "Cabaret" Best Featured Actress in a Play ☐ Quincy Tyler Bernstine, "Doubt" ☐ Juliana Canfield, ☐ "Stereophonic" Celia Keenan-Bolger, "Mother Play" Best Direction of a Musical ☐ Maria Friedman, ㅁㅁㅁ ㅁ "Merrily We Roll Along" Best Lighting Design of a Musical ☐ Brandon Stirling Baker, "Illinoise" Michael Greif, "Hell's Kitchen" ☐ Isabella Byrd, "Cabaret" Leigh Silverman, "Suffs" ☐ ☐ Jessica Stone, "Water for Elephants" ☐ Danya Taymor, "The Outsiders" Best Scenic Design of a Play Natasha Katz, "Hell's Kitchen" ☐ Bradley King and David Bengali, "Water for Elephants" ☐ Brian MacDevitt and Hana S. Kim, "The Outsiders" Best Sound Design dots, "An Enemy of the People" of a Play ☐ dots, "Appropriate" Derek McLane, "Purlie Victorious" David Zinn, "Jaja's African Hair Braiding" David Zinn, "Stereophonic" Best Scenic Design of a Musical ☐ AMP featuring Tatiana Kahvegian, "The Outsiders" ☐ Robert Brill and Peter Nigrini, "Hell's Kitchen" ☐ Tim Hatley and Finn Ross, "Back to the Future" ☐ Riccardo Hernández and Peter Nigrini, "Lempicka" ☐ Takeshi Kata, "Water for Elephants" David Korins, "Here Lies Love" ☐ Tom Scutt, "Cabaret" Best Costume Design of a Play ☐ Dede Ayite, "Appropriate" ☐ Dede Ayite, "Jaja's African Hair Braiding" ☐ Sarah Pidgeon, "Stereophonic" ☐ Enver Chakartash, ☐ Kara Young, "Purlie Victorious" Best Featured Actress in a Musical ☐ Shoshana Bean, "Hell's Kitchen" ☐ Amber Iman, "Lempicka" Nikki M. James, "Suffs" ☐ ☐ Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer, "Spamalot" Kecia Lewis, "Hell's Kitchen" ☐ Lindsay Mendez, "Merrily We Roll Along" ☐ Bebe Neuwirth, "Cabaret" Best Direction of a Play Daniel Aukin, "Stereophonic" ☐ Anne Kauffman, "Mary Jane" Kenny Leon, "Purlie Victorious" Lila Neugebauer, "Appropriate" Whitney White, ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ "Jaja's African Hair Braiding" ☐ ☐ "Stereophonic" ☐ Justin Ellington and Stefania Bulbarella, "Jaja's African Hair Braiding" ☐ Leah Gelpe, "Mary Jane" ☐ Tom Gibbons, "Grey House" ☐ Bray Poor and Will Pickens, "Appropriate" ☐ Ryan Rumery, "Stereophonic" Best Sound Design of a Musical ☐ M.L. Dogg and Cody Spencer, "Here Lies Love" Kai Harada, "Merrily We Roll Along" ☐ Nick Lidster, "Cabaret" ☐ Gareth Owen, "Hell's Kitchen" ☐ Cody Spencer, "The Outsiders" Best Original Score Will Butler, "Stereophonic" ☐ Adam Guettel, "Days of Wine and Roses" ☐ Jamestown Revival and Justin Levine, "The Outsiders" ☐ David Byrne and Fatboy Slim, "Here Lies Love" ☐ Shaina Taub, "Suffs" Emilio Sosa, "Purlie Victorious" Best Choreography David Zinn, "An Enemy of the People" Best Costume Design of a Musical ☐ Dede Ayite, "Hell's Kitchen" ☐ Linda Cho, "The Great Gatsby" ☐ David Israel Reynoso, "Water for Elephants" Tom Scutt, "Cabaret" ☐ Paul Tazewell, "Suffs" Best Lighting Design of a Play ☐ Isabella Byrd, "An Enemy of the People" ☐ Amith Chandrashaker, "Prayer for the French Republic" Jiyoun Chang, “Stereophonic" Jane Cox, "Appropriate" ☐ Natasha Katz, "Grey House" ☐ Camille A. Brown, "Hell's Kitchen" ☐ Shana Carroll and Jesse Robb, "Water for Elephants" ☐ Rick and Jeff Kuperman, "The Outsiders" ☐ Annie-B Parson, "Here Lies Love" Justin Peck, "Illinoise" Best Orchestrations ☐ Timo Andres, "Illi

Persons: Mary Jane, Tommy, Bekah, Kristoffer Diaz, Rick Elice, ☐ Adam Rapp, Justin Levine, ☐ Shaina Taub, William Jackson Harper, Uncle Vanya, Leslie Odom Jr, ☐ Liev Schreiber, Jeremy Strong, Michael Stuhlbarg, Betsy Aidem, Jessica Lange, Rachel McAdams, Sarah Paulson, Amy Ryan, Brody Grant, Jonathan Groff, Dorian Harewood, Brian d'Arcy James, Eddie Redmayne, Eden Espinosa, Maleah Joi Moon, Kelli O'Hara, ☐ Maryann Plunkett, ☐ Gayle Rankin, Will Brill, Eli Gelb, Jim Parsons, Tom Pecinka, Corey Stoll, Roger Bart, Joshua Boone, ☐ Brandon Victor Dixon, Lynch, ☐ Daniel Radcliffe, Steven Skybell, Quincy Tyler Bernstine, Juliana Canfield, Celia Keenan, Bolger, Maria Friedman, ㅁㅁㅁ, Brandon Stirling Baker, Michael Greif, Isabella Byrd, Leigh Silverman, Jessica Stone, Natasha Katz, ☐ Bradley King, David Bengali, Brian MacDevitt, Hana S, Kim, Derek McLane, David Zinn, Tatiana Kahvegian, ☐ Robert Brill, Peter Nigrini, Tim Hatley, Finn Ross, Riccardo Hernández, Takeshi Kata, David Korins, Tom Scutt, Dede Ayite, Sarah Pidgeon, Enver Chakartash, ☐ Kara Young, Shoshana Bean, Amber Iman, Nikki M, James, ☐ Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer, Kecia Lewis, ☐ Lindsay Mendez, Bebe Neuwirth, Daniel Aukin, Anne Kauffman, Kenny Leon, Lila Neugebauer, White, Justin Ellington, Stefania Bulbarella, Leah Gelpe, ☐ Tom Gibbons, ☐ Bray, Will Pickens, Ryan Rumery, Cody Spencer, Kai Harada, Nick Lidster, ☐ Gareth Owen, ☐ Cody Spencer, Will Butler, Adam Guettel, ☐ David Byrne, Fatboy Slim, Shaina Taub, Emilio Sosa, Linda Cho, ☐ David Israel Reynoso, ☐ Paul Tazewell, Jiyoun Chang, Jane Cox, Camille A . Brown, ☐ Shana Carroll, Jesse Robb, Rick, Jeff Kuperman, Annie, Parson, Justin Peck, ☐ Timo Andres, Tom Kitt, Adam Blackstone, Justin Craig, Matt Hinkley, Jonathan Tunick Organizations: Patriots, New York Times, Lakota, ☐ Bray Poor Locations: Republic, Jamestown

☆ ‘Lempicka’ to End Broadway Run a Month After Opening
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Michael Paulson | More About Michael Paulson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“Lempicka,” a new musical about an artistically and sexually adventurous painter, announced Thursday evening that it would close on May 19, just a month after opening. This is the first show to fall after this year’s Tony nominations were announced on Tuesday. “Lempicka” scored three nods — for the actresses Eden Espinosa and Amber Iman, as well as for scenic design — but was shut out of the best musical category. It really needed a boost, because its grosses have been anemic — last week it grossed $288,102, which is unsustainably low for a Broadway musical. The show, which explores the life of the 20th-century painter Tamara de Lempicka, was written by Carson Kreitzer and Matt Gould and directed by Rachel Chavkin.

Persons: “, Tony, “ Lempicka ”, —, Eden Espinosa, Amber Iman, Tamara de Lempicka, Carson Kreitzer, Matt Gould, Rachel Chavkin Organizations: Williamstown Theater, La Jolla Playhouse, Broadway Locations: San Diego

☆ Watch Live: Tony Award Nominations Being Announced
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Michael Paulson | The New York Times | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

PinnedThe rollout of this year’s Tony Award nominations has just begun on CBS. For leading actor in a play: William Jackson Harper of “Uncle Vanya,” Leslie Odom Jr. of “Purlie Victorious,” Liev Schreiber of “Doubt,” Jeremy Strong of “An Enemy of the People” and Michael Stuhlbarg of “Patriots.”For leading actress in a play: Betsy Aidem of “Prayer for the French Republic,” Jessica Lange of “Mother Play,” Rachel McAdams of “Mary Jane,” Sarah Paulson of “Appropriate” and Amy Ryan of “Doubt.”For leading actor in a musical, the nominators chose: Brody Grant of “The Outsiders,” Jonathan Groff of “Merrily We Roll Along,” Dorian Harewood of “The Notebook,” Brian d’Arcy James of “Days of Wine and Roses” and Eddie Redmayne of “Cabaret.”For leading actress in a musical, the nominators chose: Eden Espinosa of “Lempicka,” Maleah Joi Moon of “Hell’s Kitchen,” Kelli O’Hara of “Days of Wine and Roses,” Maryann Plunkett of “The Notebook” and Gayle Rankin of “Cabaret.”The nominees for best musical, which is the most coveted prize because it often has the highest economic impact, are: “Hell’s Kitchen,” “Illinoise,” “The Outsiders,” “Suffs” and “Water for Elephants.”The nominations are being announced by Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Renée Elise Goldsberry. Those nominations not announced on CBS are to be announced on the Tony Awards YouTube channel at 9 a.m. The nominations were chosen by a group of 44 individuals, generally expert on theater (many of them are artists or arts administrators) but with no financial stake in any of the eligible shows. The nominators are required to see all eligible shows (there were 36 this season); the committee started with 60 people, but got smaller as members recused themselves because they missed a show or developed a conflict of interest.

Persons: Tony, William Jackson Harper, “ Uncle Vanya, ” Leslie Odom Jr, “, ” Liev Schreiber, ” Jeremy Strong, Michael Stuhlbarg, Betsy Aidem, ” Jessica Lange, ” Rachel McAdams, “ Mary Jane, ” Sarah Paulson, Amy Ryan, Brody Grant, ” Jonathan Groff, ” Dorian Harewood, Brian d’Arcy James, Eddie Redmayne, Eden Espinosa, ” Maleah Joi, ” Kelli O’Hara, ” Maryann Plunkett, Gayle Rankin, ”, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Renée Elise Goldsberry Organizations: CBS, “ Patriots, ”, “, YouTube Locations: French Republic

☆ Tony Awards Nominations 2024: The Complete List
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Rachel Sherman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Tony Awards nominators didn’t have much time. This year, in a crush of openings, 12 Broadway shows opened in the nine days before the eligibility deadline. (To qualify, a Broadway show must have opened between April 28, 2023, and April 25, 2024.) In a spread of achievements, 28 of the 36 eligible shows picked up at least one nomination. “Stereophonic” also triumphed for its ensemble acting: five of its seven performers were singled out for individual acting nominations.

Persons: Tony, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Renée Elise Goldsberry, “ Hamilton, “, Alicia Keys’s, David Adjmi’s, Daniel Radcliffe, Jeremy Strong, Rachel McAdams, Mary Jane ”, Sarah Paulson Organizations: Broadway, CBS, “ Locations: livestream

Here are our thoughts on this season’s inadvertent (and possibly advertent) snubs, delightful (or mystifying) surprises and other notable anomalies. A melancholy morning for ‘Vanya.’Television stars are considered good box office but not always good Tony bait. This year’s crop, including Sarah Paulson, Jeremy Strong, Steve Carell and William Jackson Harper, complicates that wisdom. Spreading all that love helped take the show to Number One with a Bullet — the most nominated play in Broadway history. On the other hand, the superb ensemble casts of “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding” and “Illinoise” were skunked.

Persons: “, ‘ Vanya, ’, Tony, Sarah Paulson, Jeremy Strong, Steve Carell, William Jackson Harper, Paulson, Carell, Harper, Uncle Vanya, ”, Chekhov, David Adjmi’s, Tom Pecinka, Sarah Pidgeon, Juliana Canfield, Will Brill, Eli Gelb, Illinoise Organizations: Broadway, Lincoln Center Theater

☆ Iconic photos show the biggest moments from O.J. Simpson's 'trial of the century'
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-12 | by ( Talia Lakritz | Geoff Weiss | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Simpson trial lives on infamy more than 30 years later. Here are some of the biggest moments from "the trial of the century." NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. The trial still remains a cultural touchstone, with the Emmy-winning 2016 FX series "The People v. O.J. Here's a look back at some of the most iconic photos from the trial.

Persons: Simpson, —, Rodney King, Rupert Murdoch, O.J, Cuba Gooding, Sarah Paulson, John Travolta, David Schwimmer, Sterling K, Brown Organizations: Bronco, Service, NFL, Los Angeles Police Department, Fox, CNN

☆ There’s a Bright Spot in New York Theater. It’s Not Where You Think.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-11 | by ( Michael Paulson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

At the same time, New York’s Off Broadway nonprofits, long essential seedbeds for many of the nation’s most acclaimed playwrights, are shedding staff, programming and even real estate. But there is an unexpected bright spot this season. Commercial Off Broadway, a small sector of New York’s theatrical economy and one that has for years been somewhere between difficult and dormant, is back in business. “Oh, Mary!,” a madcap comedy that imagines Mary Todd Lincoln as a daffy alcoholic, is selling out nightly at a 295-seat theater in the West Village, and is likely to transfer to Broadway this summer. Eddie Izzard’s solo “Hamlet” did well enough at a 199-seat theater in Greenwich Village that it relocated to a 349-seat house in the East Village, and next is planning runs in Chicago and London.

Persons: Mary !, Mary Todd Lincoln, Eddie Izzard’s, ” Organizations: Broadway Locations: West, Greenwich, East, Chicago, London

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