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WICKED Celebrates 19th Anniversary This Weekend and Announces Special Events
by Stephi Wild - Oct 28, 2022

WICKED is celebrating its 19th Anniversary on Broadway on October 30. To commemorate the occasion, the musical will host a series of events throughout the month.

Photo Coverage: Inside the Retirement Celebration for Broadway Press Rep Sam Rudy!
by Walter McBride - Jul 18, 2019

Theatrical press rep extraordinaire Sam Rudy recently announced his retirement from the Broadway scene.  Rudy began his Broadway career as a press assistant for the 1979 play Strider. Since then, his Sam Rudy Media Relations has represented thirteen Broadway shows and many more off-Broadway productions, including Avenue Q and Hamilton.  Some of Rudy's Broadway friends got together to toast his retirement and BroadwayWorld is taking you inside the very special event below!

Susan Lucci Among Eleven Honored by NATAS NY Chapter
by Caryn Robbins - Dec 8, 2017

The Board of Governors of The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, New York Chapter is pleased to announce the induction of eleven individuals into the prestigious Gold & Silver Circles.

CBS 2 New York Airs Tony Awards Preview Special Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Jun 6, 2015

CBS 2 New York will air its annual TONY AWARDS preview special, AT THE TONYS WITH DANA TYLER, tonight, June 6 from 7:00-7:30 p.m.

CBS 2 New York to Air Tony Awards Preview Special, 6/6
by Tyler Peterson - Jun 3, 2015

CBS 2 New York will air its annual TONY AWARDS preview special, AT THE TONYS WITH DANA TYLER, on Saturday, June 6 from 7:00-7:30 p.m.

VIDEO: Nathan Lane on 'Birdcage' Co-Star Robin Williams: 'Nobody Was More Kind Or Generous'
by Caryn Robbins - Aug 20, 2014

Broadway's Nathan Lane sat down with CBS 2's Dana Tyler at Joe Allen restaurant in Midtown, New York and spoke about what it was like to work with the comedic genius that was Robin Williams.

STAGE TUBE: Saul Williams Talks Playing the Lead in HOLLER IF YA HEAR ME on CBS
by Stage Tube - Jun 30, 2014

'Holler If Ya Hear Me', the first show of the new Broadway season, is based on the music and lyrics of the late rapper Tupac Shakur. In the video below, CBS 2's Dana Tyler talks with the actor and poet who plays the lead character in Broadway's first Hip-Hop musical - Saul Williams!

Broadway's HOLLER IF YA HEAR ME Lines Up TV Appearances
by Tyler Peterson - Jun 26, 2014

Tune in to see HOLLER IF YA HEAR ME, the new musical inspired by the lyrics of Tupac Shakur, on TV: Fox5 News interviews HOLLER cast members Christopher Jackson and Tonya Pinkins tonight, Thursday, June 26 at 5pm. 'NYC Arts' will feature a segment on HOLLER tonight, Thursday, June 26 at 8pm on WNET-TV, Channel 13. CBS2 News' Dana Tyler interviews HOLLER cast member Saul Williams this Sunday, June 29 at 8am. MSNBC's 'Morning Joe' will feature a live interview with Saul Williams this Monday, June 30 in the 7am hour.

WAKE UP with BWW 6/6/14 - Tony Awards Weekend!
by Jessica Showers - Jun 6, 2014

Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it? Today's big news: It's Tonys weekend, of course!

Neil Patrick Harris, James Monroe Iglehart & Tyne Daly Set for AT THE TONYS Preview Special, 6/7
by Tyler Peterson - Jun 4, 2014

CBS 2 New York will air its annual Tony Awards preview special, AT THE TONYS WITH DANA TYLER, on Saturday, June 7 from 7:00-7:30 p.m.

Photo Coverage: Cynthia Weil, Barry Mann & More Celebrate Opening Night of BEAUTIFUL
by Walter McBride - Jan 13, 2014

The new musical, Beautiful - The Carole King Musical, about the early life and career of the legendary and groundbreaking singer/songwriter opened last night at the Sondheim Theatre on Broadway.Many were in attendence to celebrate the music legand, including Bernadette Peters, Billy Porter, Phil Collins, Darlene Love, and more. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you photos from the ostar-studded theatre arrivals!

Idina Menzel & Taye Diggs Present A BROADER WAY Karaoke Today
by Pat Cerasaro - Jul 22, 2013

Tony Award-winning Broadway superstar Idina Menzel and popular Broadway-Hollywood crossover star Taye Diggs - husband and wife in real life - host a special fundraising event for their kids' charity, A BROADER WAY, tonight, July 22, hosted by the one and only Whoopi Goldberg.

Menzel & Diggs Present A BROADER WAY Karaoke 7/22
by Pat Cerasaro - Jul 9, 2013

Tony Award-winning Broadway superstar Idina Menzel and popular BroadwayHollywood crossover star Taye Diggs - husband and wife in real life - will host a special fundraising event for their kids' charity A BROADER WAY later this month, hosted by Whoopi Goldberg.

Lincoln Center Presents MONKEY: JOURNEY TO THE WEST
by Kristin Salaky - Jun 20, 2013

MONKEY: JOURNEY TO THE WEST, an extraordinary music-theater collaboration based on the classic Chinese folktale "Journey to the West" from 1592, will open the 2013 Lincoln Center Festival, playing 27 performances throughout the festival from July 6 - 28 in the David H. Koch Theater. MONKEY: JOURNEY TO THE WEST is conceived and directed by internationally renowned opera and film director Chen Shi-Zheng, with music by Damon Albarn, lead singer of Blur, and design and animation by award-winning artistJamie Hewlett, who, with Albarn, created the virtual band Gorillaz.

Photo Coverage: Harvey Fierstein and KINKY BOOTS Celebrate the Brooklyn Diner's New 'Harvey Hot Dog'!
by Walter McBride - May 23, 2013

The Brooklyn Diner yesterday dedicated its famous 15-Bite Brooklyn Diner 'All Beef' Hot Dog to Harvey Fierstein, one of Brooklyn's favorite sons. Check out photos below!

Photo Coverage: City of Hope: Broadway Blows Back
by Kevin Thomas Garcia - Dec 11, 2012

CITY OF HOPE: BROADWAY BLOWS BACK, a benefit concert to raise funds for New York and New Jersey communities affected by Hurricane Sandy, took place last night, Monday, December 10.

VENUS IN FUR Star Hugh Dancy to Be Featured on CBS2 News Sunday
by Harmony Wheeler - Mar 16, 2012

VENUS IN FUR star Hugh Dancy will be featured this weekend on "CBS2 News Sunday." The interview with anchor Dana Tyler will air Sunday, March 18 at approximately 8:45 AM on WCBS/Channel 2.

WIT To Feature on Theater Talk and CBS2 News Sunday This Weekend
by James T Harding - Feb 24, 2012

Manhattan Theatre Club's Broadway production of WIT will be featured this weekend on "Theater Talk", airing late tonight at 1:30 AM on WNET/Channel 13, and "CBS2 News Sunday", airing Sunday at approximately 8:45 AM on WCBS/Channel 2.

Top Stories You Missed on BWW This Weekend
by - Dec 26, 2011

Hottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from this weekend Sunday, December 25, 2011 - Sunday, December 25, 2011.

STAGE TUBE: Ron Raines Talks FOLLIES, LA Transfer & More
by Robert Diamond - Dec 25, 2011

Since the announcement that the hit Kennedy Center-originated production of FOLLIES would be heading to LA after its Broadway closing, speculation has been running rampant about which cast members would transfer with the production. In a new interview with CBS2 New York, FOLLIES star Ron Raines tells host Dana Tyler that 'pretty much' everybody will be transferring to Los Angeles, noting that there's 'a lot of puzzle pieces.' Click below to play the full interview.