"You know what? Fans are awesome! I’m gonna call Kinky Boots fans 'Kinks' from now on!" Cyndi Lauper joyously exclaimed as she headed backstage at the Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards. Lauper and her Kinky collaborator Harvey Fierstein accepted the trophy for Favorite New Musical and couldn't wait to celebrate with their fierce cast.

"This is such a ...

Everybody did say yeah when Kinky Boots star Billy Porter picked up the Broadway.com Audience Choice Award for Favorite Actor in a Musical for his role as Lola in the rocking new tuner. Broadway.com caught up with the leading man after his win to find out how he was feeling on his big night.

"It feels amaaaazing! It ...

When the Tony Award nominations were doled out on April 30, we knew that some of our favorite Broadway stars would finally receive their first nod for theater’s top honor. As fate would have it, a whopping 21 actors landed their first nomination on Tony day. Over the weekend, Broadway.com asked readers to tell us which actor’s ...

This week was a very special week on Broadway! The 2013 Tony Award nominations were announced on April 30, and Broadway (and Broadway.com) was all aflutter with nomination reactions, snubs and more. In honor of the new nominees, we present completely Tony nomination-centric lessons of the week. Click below for the highs, the lows and the utterly impossible.


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Now that the Tony nominations have been announced, there are a ton of Broadway performers (some veterans, some newbies) who have reason to celebrate! We’re always happy to see new faces earn their first nod for theater’s most prestigious award, and this year is no exception, with a whopping 21 first-timers in the race. From acting veterans like ...

The most Tony and Broadway.com Audience Awards-nominated show of the year, Kinky Boots, is eyeing a London run, according to The Daily Mail. Tony-nominated director Jerry Mitchell said he would love to find British actors to play the lead roles of Lola and Charlie, but if casting Brits proved difficult, current Broadway Tony nominees Billy Porter and Stark ...

Seven-time Grammy nominee Katy Perry kicked up her heels at the Tony and Broadway.com Audience Choice Award nominated musical Kinky Boots. Perry was eager to take in Cyndi Lauper’s first Broadway musical, and by the end of the May 1 performance, the pop superstar was Kinky’s biggest fan. After the show, Perry hung with the cast and ...

There’s not much time left to get in your vote for the 2013 Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards, but maybe this will jolt you non-voters into action! Some of our favorite nominees are doing their part to spread the word by showing off their awesome #VoteBway buttons. We’ve got Annie’s darling duo Lilla Crawford and Sunny the ...

The morning the Tony nominations are announced, phones start buzzing with texts and calls for the happy few who get nods. As usual, Broadway.com is thrilled to be among the callers offering congratulations and getting responses. Here are the first reactions from 2013 Tony nominees. Congrats to all!

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Two-time Tony winner Sutton Foster and Modern Family star and Broadway vet Jesse Tyler Ferguson announced the nominations for the 67th annual Tony Awards at the Library of the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center on April 30. Two new musicals dominated the nominations: Kinky Boots led the pack with 13 nods while the family-friendly Matilda followed closely on its (very ...