Tony winners Linda Lavin and John Lloyd Young will announce the nominations for the 2013 Drama Desk Awards on April 29. The nominations were originally scheduled to be revealed on April 26, and Lavin is stepping in for the previously announced Jan Maxwell. The Drama Desk Award ceremony will take place May 19 at The Town Hall.

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What you have to ask yourself is...will Clint Eastwood direct the big-screen adaptation of Jersey Boys? The Oscar-winning filmmaker is in talks with Hollywood producers to take on the highly-anticipated movie musical, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Eastwood was set to direct a remake of A Star is Born, but that project is still having casting difficulties after the ...

Tony winners Lea Salonga and John Lloyd Young will soon return to the Cafe Carlyle as part of the legendary cabaret venue’s spring/summer season. Salonga will play a three-week engagement beginning May 21 through June 8.

Lloyd Young will head back to the Carlyle for one week with an encore performance of his solo concert, which ran at ...

It may still be winter, but the spring awards season is starting to show signs of life in New York. Drama Desk winners John Lloyd Young and Jan Maxwell are set to announce nominations for the 58th Annual Drama Desk Awards on April 26.

Young and Maxwell will reveal this year’s nominees (which recognize Broadway, off-Broadway and off-off Broadway ...

Valentine’s Day is a yearly celebration of love—so what better way to mark the holiday than by asking stage stars to reminisce about the musical that sparked their love of theater? Read on for a treasure trove of musical memories and inspirational stories from your favorite Broadway actors.

JOHN LLOYD YOUNG (Frankie Valli in Jersey Boys)

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John Lloyd Young took a night off from performing as Four Seasons frontman Frankie Valli in the blockbuster Broadway musical Jersey Boys to perform as...well...himself! The Tony winner kicked off his new solo concert at Café Carlyle on February 12, and he welcomed Jersey book writers Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice to the ritzy cabaret. Young, who returned ...

Tony winner John Lloyd Young is back in the Broadway musical that made him a star, Jersey Boys, but when he’s not on stage at the August Wilson Theatre, fans can catch him in his new solo concert at Café Carlyle. Young is performing under the musical direction of Tommy Faragher from February 12 through 23 at the swanky ...

Bring out the cake! The cast of Jersey Boys celebrated its 3,000th performance on February 7, and after the performance, stars John Lloyd Young, Drew Gehling, Jeremy Kushnier and Matt Bogart gathered backstage at the August Wilson Theatre to toast and dig into a huge treat. Jersey Boys, which won the 2006 Tony Award for Best Musical, is the ...

Welcome to February! There’s still plenty of time before planning your Valentine’s Day dinner and Oscar-watching party, so clear your calendar for the best stage-related events in the week ahead. Read on to get the scoop on the most exciting happenings in theater, TV, music and films in our calendar of events for Broadway lovers.


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Tony-winning original Jersey Boys star John Lloyd Young returns to the hit musical as Frankie Valli on January 11 at the August Wilson Theatre. 

Since winning the Tony Award for originating the role of Frankie Valli in 2006, Young has starred in the indie film comedy Oy Vey! My Son is Gay, dabbled in mixed-media pop art and guest-starred on ...