Broadway legend Chita Rivera will join a newly former six-person committee that will aid in the selection process for the Kennedy Center honors, according to The Washington Post. Rivera and her co-committee members will serve five-year terms and choose 10 to 20 candidates to put forward for the selection process.

Rivera, the only Hispanic woman to have received the ...

Nathan Lane took home the top honor at the 79th Annual Drama League Awards, winning the Drama League Distinguished Performance Award for his performance as a veteran burlesque performer in Douglas Carter Beane's The Nance. The two-time Tony winner bested 59 other nominees for the coveted prize, which was handed out at a starry ceremony at the Marriot Marquis ...

The Tonys are just around the corner, and though exciting, it also means tensions are high around the Great White Way. Of course, no award season would be complete without a little drama and this year is certainly no exception.

News broke Friday that the Tony Awards Administration Committee will assemble on May 23 to discuss a “possible infraction” upon ...

Tickets are now on sale for the off-Broadway premiere of The Two-Character Play by Tennessee Williams. The rarely performed drama will begin preview performances on June 10 at New World Stages. Opening night is set for June 19.

The Two-Character Play tells the story of Clare and Felice, two actors on tour who are also siblings. After finding themselves deserted ...

For its 20th anniversary, David Drake has re-imagined his powerful play The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me from a solo show to one featuring several performers. In a special one-night-only performance, presented by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me will feature a star-studded cast of out gay actors, including Drake, Rory O'Malley, Robin De ...

Mad Men star Vincent Kartheiser will make literature-loving ladies swoon as Mr. Darcy in Pride and Prejudice at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, Minnesota this summer. Directed by Joe Dowling, the new adaptation by Simon Reade will begin performances July 6, with an official opening night on July 12. Pride and Prejudice will play a limited engagement through August 31 ...

Tom Hanks made his Broadway debut earlier this spring in Nora Ephron’s Lucky Guy, and now the A-lister may have another splashy stage debut up his sleeve. The U.K.’s Daily Mail reports that Hanks is in early talks to transfer with the Tony-nominated play to the West End as early as spring 2014. A rep for the ...

Disney’s long-running musical sensation The Lion King is welcoming a new addition to the Serengeti. Starting May 18, Buyi Zama will step into the leading role of Rafiki in the beloved Broadway blockbuster. This marks the South African actress’s Broadway debut.

Zami has previously played the part in the North American tour, London, South Africa, Australia and China ...

The female-empowering off-Broadway musical Sistas: The Musical will be released for DVD and digital download on June 4. Released through One Village Entertainment, the DVD features off-Broadway players Tracey Conyer Lee, Jennifer Fouche, Amy Goldberger, April Nixon and Lexi Rhoades. Directed by Kenneth Ferrone, Sistas continues to play the St. Luke’s Theatre.

With news of their grandmother's passing ...

Watch your back! Tony winner Cynthia Nixon is slated to direct a benefit reading of Jules Feiffer’s 1967 comedy Little Murders at the New Group at off-Broadway’s Theatre Row. The reading will take place on May 19 at the Acorn Theatre, starring America Ferrera (Ugly Betty), Caroline Rhea (Sabrina the Teenage Witch), Eric Bogosian (Talk Radio), Rory O ...