Broadway.com is hitting the road to bring you the best regional theater offerings from across the country. This week, there’s no shortage of musicals on the boards as The Jungle Book, Shrek, Hairspray, Thoroughly Modern Millie and a new tuner all take the stage. Get the lowdown on these great productions, coming to a regional theater near you ...

Nikki M. James picked up a Tony Award for her funny yet grounded performance as Nabulungi in the blockbuster musical The Book of Mormon. The New Jersey native, who also starred in Broadway’s All Shook Up, now makes her cabaret debut at 54 Below with a new show about growing up in the Garden State and making it on ...

Chuck Cooper exudes power on stage, both as a singer and a dramatic actor. His charismatic performance as a pimp named Memphis in Cy Coleman’s 1997 musical The Life earned the Ohio-born actor a Tony Award. Cooper has done tons of Shakespeare (including Othello) in regional theater, and he shared his passion for the plays of August Wilson during ...

Leapin’ lizards! Annie star Lilla Crawford leaped to the top this week’s top five list with her new video blog. Speaking of powerful ladies, Sherie Rene Scott gave a revealing interview to Broadway.com Editor-in-Chief Paul Wontorek, Cyndi Lauper shared pre-Tony secrets and costumer William Ivey Long revealed how he makes stars look their best. Click below to catch ...

Producing partners and (real-life spouses) Tom and Michael D’Angora are the masterminds behind the audience favorites NEWSical The Musical, A Broadway Diva Christmas, Icons and Naked Boys Singing. This summer, as Naked Boys expanded again from Theatre Row to Provincetown’s Crown & Anchor, NEWSical celebrated a landmark 1,000 performance at off-Broadway’s Kirk Theatre on June 3. Tom ...

Trying to find a way to keep cool this June? Well, look no further. Starry benefits, underground solo shows and a new musical about reality TV dating top this week’s Datebook. Read on below for all the NYC happenings the week of June 17.


MONDAY, JUNE 17
JACKIE HOFFMAN LEADS AN ALL-STAR ONCE UPON A MATTRESS
The Transport Group ...

The movie version of Grease turns 35 years old on June 15. Since it premiered, generations have grown up with Rydell High's Pink Ladies and T-Birds. And if you’re like us, you've been singing and dancing along to “Greased Lighting” and “Sandra Dee" since elementary school. But how could any youngster really know what this PG-rated (?!) musical ...

We’re finally fully rested after our all-night Tony Awards party last Sunday, and it’s a good thing—because there’s so much awesome news to talk about! From Lilla Crawford’s new tea time talk show to Elaine Stritch’s boring new life in Michigan, here are the top 10 things we learned this week.


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As families across the country fire up the grill this weekend for Father's Day barbecue celebrations, Broadway's own dads are headed to work to entertain New York theater audiences. From kooky dads (Mr. Wormwood in Matilda), hardworking fathers (Da in Once) and absentee pops (Hertz in Rock of Ages), a wide variety of patriarchs are currently represented on ...

Broadway.com's extensive coverage of the 2013 Tony Awards dominated the this week's list of most-read stories on the site. From news to analysis to the best photo galleries anywhere, our Tony-related features kept fans up to date and in the know. Click below to catch up on the top 10 stories from June 7 to June 13 ...