FEATURED ARTICLES ABOUT 2012 AWARDS SEASON

Judith Light Wins Best Featured Actress in a Play for OTHER DESERT CITIES

Judith Light is the recipient of this year's Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role for OTHER DESERT CITIES. (more...)

ONCE Wins Tony for Best Book of a Musical

Enda Walsh is this year's recipient of the Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical for ONCE. (more...)

Christopher Gattelli Wins Tony for Best Choreography for NEWSIES

Christopher Gattelli is the recipient for this year's Tony Award for Best Choreography for NEWSIES. (more...)

Photo Coverage: 2012 Tony Awards Red Carpet- Part 1!

The 2012 Tony Awards, presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing and hosted by Neil Patrick Harris, are underway! The ceremony is being broadcast tonight, June 10, in a live three-hour ceremony from the Beacon Theatre, on the CBS television network. BroadwayWorld is, of course, at the Beacon Theatre bringing you full coverage all night! Check out photos of tonight's attendees on the red carpet below! (more...)

Photo Coverage: On the Scene with Tony Fans in Times Square!

It's Tony night and BroadwayWorld is scattered thoughout the city - from the Beacon Theatre to Times Square, the UK and beyond! - bringing you coverage of the big night. Below, we bring you a first look at the scene in Times Square, where hundreds of theatre fans are gathered to watch the telecast on the big screen! (more...)

2012 Tonys - Michael Dale's Backstage Blog!

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2012 Tonys - Carrie Dunn's Live Britsnark Blog!

Carrie Dunn, BWW:UK's editor-in-chief, gives the perspective from the other side of the Atlantic (more...)

Photo Coverage: Inside the Tonys Eve Cocktail Party!

Last night, June 9, The Tony Awards Administration Committee hosted the annual Tony Eve Cocktail Party Tony at the InterContinental Hotels & Resorts to celebrate this year's Special Tony Award winners. (more...)

2012 Tonys - BwayGirl NYC's Live Tony Blog!

Welcome to the BroadwayGirlNYC 2012 Tony Awards LIVE BLOG!! (more...)

BWW TV Special: Inside the 2012 Tony Gift Lounge!

Backstage Creations, specialists in award show gifts and custom backstage Celebrity Retreats are produceing the gift suite at the 2012 Tony Awards® at the Beacon Theater, in New York City. BWW's Richie Ridge got a sneak peek at some of the great gifts that stars and presenters will be getting tonight! (more...)

BWW TV Special: 2012 Tony Nominees - Da'Vine Joy Randolph on Her Twilight Zone Tonys Experience

BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge was thrilled to sit down and speak with nearly all of this year's Tony Award nominees at the official Tony Brunch on May 2, 2012, and we will be bringing you special coverage on all of them throughout the awards season. Today we're featuring 'Oda Mae Brown', Da'Vine Joy Randolph nominated for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for Ghost the Musical. (more...)

BWW TV Special: 2012 Tony Nominees - Diane Paulus on the Director's Dream That Was PORGY AND BESS!

BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge was thrilled to sit down and speak with nearly all of this year's Tony Award nominees at the official Tony Brunch on May 2, 2012, and we will be bringing you special coverage on all of them throughout the awards season. Today we chat with Diane Paulus, nominated for Best Direction of a Musical for The Gershwin's Porgy and Bess. (more...)

BWW TV Special: 2012 Tony Nominees - Frank Wildhorn on Being Reunited with the BONNIE & CLYDE Team!

BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge was thrilled to sit down and speak with nearly all of this year's Tony Award nominees at the official Tony Brunch on May 2, 2012, and we will be bringing you special coverage on all of them throughout the awards season. Today we chat with Frank Wildhorn, nominated for Best Original Score for Bonnie & Clyde. (more...)

BWW TV: MTI's Freddie Gershon Receives Tony Honor For Excellence In The Theatre

Yesterday evening, June 9th, Music Theatre International Chairman and CEO Freddie Gershon was among the recipients of a 2012 Tony Honor for Excellence in the Theatre at the 2012 Tony Eve Cocktail Party at the InterContinental Hotel. The Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre were established in 1990 and are awarded annually to institutions, individuals and/or organizations that have demonstrated extraordinary achievement in theatre, but are not eligible in any of the established Tony Award categories. (more...)

BWW TV: Inside the 2012 Special Tony Honoree Cocktail Party - Presentations, Speeches & More!

Tonight may be the big night but last evening, June 9, The Tony Awards Administration Committee hosted the annual Tony Eve Cocktail Party Tony at the InterContinental Hotels & Resorts to celebrate this year's Special Tony Award winners. The Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre were established in 1990 and are awarded annually to institutions, individuals and/or organizations that have demonstrated extraordinary achievement in theatre, but are not eligible in any of the established Tony Award categories. This year's Tony Honors were presented to: Freddie Gershon, CEO and Chairman of Musica Theatre International, Artie Siccardi, Production Supervisor of Arthur Siccardi Theatrical Services, Inc. who has overseen more than 200 Broadway productions, and TDF Open Doors, Theatre Development Fund's arts education program. (more...)

Tony Awards Release International Broadcast Information

Tony Award Productions in association with CABLEready, a leading independent distributor of television programming for media outlets worldwide, will distribute the American Theatre Wing's 66th Annual Tony Awards telecast to theatre fans in four continents and over 45 countries around the globe. (more...)

TONY AWARDS Broadcast Live on CBS Tonight, 6/10

THE 66TH ANNUAL TONY(R) AWARDS will be broadcast live from the Beacon Theatre in New York City, tonight, June 10, 2012 (8:00-11:00 PM, live ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network. (more...)

BWW TV Special: 2012 Tony Nominees - Josh Young on Being the Luckiest Man in the World!

BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge was thrilled to sit down and speak with nearly all of this year's Tony Award nominees at the official Tony Brunch on May 2, 2012, and we will be bringing you special coverage on all of them throughout the awards season. Today we bring you Josh Young, nominee for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for Jesus Christ Superstar. (more...)

BWW TV Special: 2012 Tony Nominees - Michael McGrath on His Dream Come True Tony Nomination!

BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge was thrilled to sit down and speak with nearly all of this year's Tony Award nominees at the official Tony Brunch on May 2, 2012, and we will be bringing you special coverage on all of them throughout the awards season. Today we bring you Michael McGrath, nominee for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for Nice Work If You Can Get It. (more...)

BWW TV Special: 2012 Tony Nominees - Phillip Boykin Overjoyed to Make it to Broadway in PORGY & BESS!

BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge was thrilled to sit down and speak with nearly all of this year's Tony Award nominees at the official Tony Brunch on May 2, 2012, and we will be bringing you special coverage on all of them throughout the awards season. Today we bring you Phillip Boykin, nominee for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for Porgy and Bess. (more...)

BWW TV Special: 2012 Tony Nominees - Laura Osnes on the Best Surprise of Her Career

BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge was thrilled to sit down and speak with nearly all of this year's Tony Award nominees at the official Tony Brunch on May 2, 2012, and we will be bringing you special coverage on all of them throughout the awards season. Today we bring you Laura Osnes, nominated for Best Actress in a Musical for Bonnie & Clyde. (more...)

BWW TV Special: 2012 Tony Nominees - Judith Light on Being Welcomed Back to Broadway!

BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge was thrilled to sit down and speak with nearly all of this year's Tony Award nominees at the official Tony Brunch on May 2, 2012, and we will be bringing you special coverage on all of them throughout the awards season. Today we bring you Judith Light, nominee for Best Featured Actress in a Play for Other Desert Cities. (more...)

BWW TV Special: 2012 Tony Nominees - Christopher Gattelli on Dreams Coming True

BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge was thrilled to sit down and speak with nearly all of this year's Tony Award nominees at the official Tony Brunch on May 2, 2012, and we will be bringing you special coverage on all of them throughout the awards season. Today's the spotlight's on dancing man Christopher Gattelli, nominated for Best Choreography for Newsies. (more...)

BWW TV Special: 2012 Tony Nominees - Linda Emond on Her Remarkable DEATH OF A SALESMAN Experience!

BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge was thrilled to sit down and speak with nearly all of this year's Tony Award nominees at the official Tony Brunch on May 2, 2012, and we will be bringing you special coverage on all of them throughout the awards season. Today we bring you Linda Emond, nominee for Best Featured Actress in a Play for Death of a Salesman. (more...)

Paula Vogel, Greg Pierce et al. Set for Vineyard's Paula Vogel Playwriting Award Luncheon with Linda Lavin 6/21

Best Actress Tony nominee Linda Lavin will be joined by an array of notable playwrights, directors and actors -- Vineyard Theatre artists all -- when she hosts The Vineyard's 5th annual luncheon presentation of the Paula Vogel Playwriting Award to emerging playwright Erika Sheffer (RUSSIAN TRANSPORT), on Thursday, June 21 (12 p.m. - 2 p.m.) at the National Arts Club (15 Gramercy Park South) in Manhattan. (more...)