Tony Shalhoub’s starring role in the Broadway revival of Lend Me a Tenor represents a “full-circle” moment in more ways than one: He’s back on the Great White Way for the first time since the early 90s, when he earned a Tony nomination for Conversations with My Father, and he’s sharing the stage with wife Brooke Adams ...

Last month, Broadway fans everywhere decided which of their favorites of the 2009-2010 season deserved Broadway.com Audience Awards, and now it's time to give out some trophies! The side-splitting farce Lend Me a Tenor won your votes for Favorite Revival of a Play, so we headed over to the Music Box Theatre to present the award. Representing the ...

Jan Maxwell’s a two-time nominee at this year’s Tony Awards, getting nods for spring’s recent Lend Me a Tenor revival and last fall’s hilarious The Royal Family. Here, this scene-stealing theater gem shows us why she’s Broadway royalty in a royal blue gown and cascading drop jewels that scream sophistication even louder than her over-the-top ...

The revival of Lend Me a Tenor delivers big stars, big laughs and, with a Broadway.com Audience Award for Favorite Broadway Play Revival and a Tony nomination for Best Revival of a Play, big acclaim! But what’s it like backstage at the high-energy, door-slamming farce? Do the onstage hijinks head offstage with the performers once the curtain goes ...

Lend Me a Tenor star Justin Bartha made a visit to Late Night to chat with Jimmy Fallon on June 10. It’s unclear why but he started the visit by presenting Fallon with a nice tray of vegetable crudite and low-fat ranch dressing before launching into a rundown of Tenor, chatting about director Stanley Tucci, the fourth wall and ...

How appropriate that the stars of a comedy about an Italian opera star would get a place on the “Broadway Wall of Fame” in an Italian eatery in the theater district. We’re talking about Lend Me a Tenor and Tony’s di Napoli, which has been building a collection of portraits of Broadway stars in character. On June 1 ...

It’s been a busy year for the multitalented Stanley Tucci: first an Oscar nomination (for playing a creepy killer in The Lovely Bones) and now a Sardi’s caricature (honoring his stint as director of the Tony-nominated revival of Lend Me a Tenor). Though he’s constantly in demand as an actor, Tucci has an abiding affection for the ...

The Tony-nominated revival of Lend Me a Tenor has announced a closing date of August 15, 2010, when contracts end for the current cast of the comedy. However, producers are discussing the possibility of an extension with the stars of the show through Labor Day weekend

Lend Me a Tenor stars Tony Shalhoub, Anthony LaPaglia, Justin Bartha, Tony nominee Jan ...

As only the fourth actress in history to be nominated for two Tonys in the same season, Jan Maxwell has joined an exclusive sorority. (For the record, the others were Amanda Plummer, Dana Ivey and Kate Burton). Maxwell received this singular honor for a pair of roles in which she donned retro outfits and sleek '30s wigs: Broadway diva Julie ...

The morning the Tony nominations are announced, phones start ringing off the hook 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 2010 Tony nominees. Congrats to all!

Jan Maxwell
Nominated for Best Actress in a Play, The Royal Family
and Best Featured ...