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Stereophonic, the recipient of 13 Tony Award nominations, announced tonight at a private concert featuring Grammy winner Will Butler, that the production will extend on Broadway through January 5th, 2025.

On June 4, The Public and the Broadway production of SUFFS joined together to celebrate one of the major artistic programs of The Public, Public Works. See photos from inside the starry event below as Tony-winner Renee Elise Goldbery, Jelani Alladin, Rebecca Naomi Jones, and more turn out to celebrate!

Red Bull Theater honored Alfred Molina with the Matador Award for Extraordinary Achievement in Classical Theater and K. Ann McDonald with the George Mayer Award for Extraordinary Service to Classical Theater at the Running of the Red Bulls Gala Benefit last night, Monday June 3rd. See photos from inside the event!

Theatre Calgary has released an extended trailer Beaches the Musical, starring Kelli Barrett (Bertie)  and Jessica Vosk (Cee Cee). Check it out below!

Broadway designer J. Jared Janas has launched a petition for the inclusion of wig, hair, and makeup design categories in the Tony Awards. Learn more.

Drag Race alum Latrice Royale will be voicing Audrey II in Ogunquit Playhouse’s upcoming production of Little Shop of Horrors. Learn more about the show!

As previously announced, The View will be airing a reunion show tomorrow to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit. Ahead of the show, The View has released new photos from the event featuring guest appearances including Kathy Najimy, Wendy Makkena, and Sheryl Lee Ralph. Take a look the photos here!

Aladdin on Broadway will welcome Adi Roy in the title role beginning tonight, Tuesday, June 4, 2024. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.

University of the Arts in Philadelphia made the abrupt announcement that it would close on June 7, citing a decline in enrollment and a long-standing cash flow problem. Students were not informed of the closure prior to the announcement, leaving many scrambling to figure out their college plans.

Check out a new trailer for the reimagined non-equity tour of SHREK THE MUSICAL, which reunited the show's original writers to revisit the material.

In this video, watch as Tony nominee Nikki M. James chats about Suffs' journey to the stage, why her cast means so much to her, and so much more.

Juliana Canfield, who has been nominated for a Tony Award for her performance in the play Stereophonic, appeared on Good Morning America to discuss the show and her first Tony nomination. 'I was totally losing my mind,' she said of her nomination, one of 13 for the production, making it the most nominated play in Tony history. Watch the interview!

Julianne Hough and Utkarsh Ambudkar will host THE TONY AWARDS: ACT ONE, a live pre-show with exclusive content that is available to viewers for free on Pluto TV. We have all of the details!

Grosses for all the Broadway shows for the week ending 6/2/2024.

BroadwayWorld is saddened to reort the passing of Jay Kane, owner of the premier talent agency TalentWorks NY, He passed away on April 24, 2024 after a brief illness. He was 65 years old.

The trailer for the HBO Original documentary Slave Play. Not a Movie. A Play, directed by Jeremy O. Harris, has just been released. It will debut Thursday, June 20 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT on HBO and will be available to stream on Max. The documentary will have its world premiere at the 2024 Tribeca Festival. Watch the trailer now!

The Broadway League Foundation just announced that EMMY, two-time TONY, and five-time GRAMMY Award-nominated singer, songwriter, actor, and philanthropist Josh Groban will host the 15th annual Jimmy Awards ceremony taking place on Monday, June 24, 2024 at the Minskoff Theatre in Manhattan. We have all of the details!

Get a first look at the West Coast Premiere production of A Strange Loop's cast performing 'Inner White Girl' in an all-new exclusive video. The production begins performances at the Ahmanson Theatre on June 5, 2024.

Jez Butterworth’s new play The Hills of California, directed by Sam Mendes, will open on Broadway this fall! The play will perform a limited engagement at the Broadhurst Theatre with previews beginning in September.

Check out footage of Andy Mientus, Larry Owens, and Krystina Alabado in tick, tick... Boom! rehearsals at The Cape Playhouse in Massachusetts!

Get a first look at BD Wong and Rosalind Chao in What Became of Us at Atlantic Theater Company.

Alicia Keys stopped by The Late Show With Stephen Colbert to discuss her new musical, Hell's Kitchen, which has been nominated for 13 Tony Awards. In the interview, she talked about her love for theatre and performing, and when she knew she wanted to do it for a living. She also discussed Hell's Kitchen, and how it serves as a great gateway musical for those that are perhaps new to the medium. Watch the interview!

The murder-solving trio of the hit series Only Murders in the Building appeared on Good Morning America during a break from filming the highly anticipated upcoming season.

BroadwayWorld has learned that Irene Sankoff, co-writer of Come From Away with her husband David Hein, will star in a replica production of the musical in Ottawa this summer when the Canadian production reopens there ahead of its return to Toronto. 

Tony-award winner Ben Platt stopped Late Night With Seth Meyers to perform the song Before I Knew You from his latest album, Honeymind. In a previous appearance on the late-night show, he told Meyers about Honeymind's origin, and how the title of his album was inspired by his love for his fiance. Watch the performance now!