Stephanie J. Block (Anything Goes), Megan Hilty (TV’s Smash), Nina Arianda (Venus in Fur), Celia Keenan-Bolger (Peter and the Starcatcher) and more have joined the roster of presenters at Broadway Barks!, the annual dog and cat adoption event hosted by Bernadette Peters and Mary Tyler Moore. The 14th annual Broadway Barks event is set for July 14 in Shubert ...

Get ready for a VIP pass into the lives of some of your favorite Tony nominees on Broadway’s biggest night. We asked Celia Keenan-Bolger (Peter and the Starcatcher), Laura Osnes (Bonnie & Clyde), Tracie Bennett (End of the Rainbow), Elizabeth A. Davis (Once) and Michael Cumpsty (End of the Rainbow) to share candid pictures via Broadway.com's Instagram and ...

Ever wonder what it's like to witness the Tony Awards through the eyes of a nominee? On June 10, Broadway.com is teaming with several of this year's nominees for a firsthand look at all the glamour, excitment and fun of Tony night. Throughout the evening, nominees will take their own personal pictures from getting ready for the ...

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Since making his Broadway debut in 1989, first time Tony nominee Michael Cumpsty has appeared in 15 Main Stem shows (including Copenhagen, The Heiress, La Bete and 1776) and won raves for his off-Broadway performances in Hamlet, Richard III, Twelfth Night and more. Cumpsty finally received long-deserved Tony recognition for his heartfelt performance as Judy Garland’s ...

These days, it seems that the Belasco Theatre’s "Rainbow Room" boasts as many famous faces as the wall at Sardi’s. On the weekend on June 1, Tony nominee Tracie Bennett welcomed Tony host Neil Patrick Harris, future Annie star and two-time Tony winner Katie Finneran and Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ Adrienne Maloof to End of the Rainbow ...

As the excitement builds for the 2012 Tony Awards, Broadway.com is presenting a series of exclusive video features in which your favorite nominated stars spill secrets about themselves, their stage faves and their preparation for Broadway's big night. Next up to bat is Michael Cumpsty, who received his first nomination (despite having appeared in 15 Broadway shows!) for ...

Two-time Tony Award nominee Kathleen Turner (Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof) and film star Liv Tyler took a trip “over the rainbow” to see Tracie Bennett’s award-winning performance as Judy Garland in Peter Quilter’s End of the Rainbow. After the enthusiastic curtain call on May 29, the two sun-kissed actresses and ...

Tracie Bennett celebrated her first Tony nomination on May 1 by welcoming celebrity guests from America and the U.K. to End of the Rainbow. American crooner and real-life friend of Judy Garland Tony Bennett (no relation to Tracie!) was in attendance, as well as Olivier Award winner Benedict Cumberbatch (and Star Trek star) and U.K. TV mogul Steven ...

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 among the callers offering congratulations and getting responses. Here are the first reactions from 2012 Tony nominees. Congrats to all!

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Nominated for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play, End ...

Tony winner Kristin Chenoweth and Harvey star Jim Parsons announced the nominations for the 66th Annual Tony Awards at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts' Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center at Lincoln Center on May 1. Once topped the noms with 11, while Peter and the Starcatcher is the play that garnered the most nods with ...