Robert Wankel

Video: Entertainment Community Fund's Friedman J. Health Center Receives 2024 Tony Honor

On Sunday, June 16, the Entertainment Community Fund and Mount Sinai Doctors’ Samuel J. Friedman Health Center for the Performing Arts received a 2024 Tony Honor for Excellence in Theatre. Watch the acceptance speech!

Photos: Go inside The Entertainment Community Fund's 2024 Gala

Last night at the Entertainment Community Fund, (formerly The Actors Fund) gala, they announced the $160 million ESSENTIAL Campaign: a bold and comprehensive effort that will combine all of the organization’s fundraising, allowing the Fund to serve more people in more places.

Entertainment Community Fund Launches $160 Million ESSENTIAL Campaign

Entertainment Community Fund is launching the $160 million ESSENTIAL Campaign, combining all of the organization’s fundraising, allowing the Fund to serve more people in more places. Learn more!

Broadway Hit SOME LIKE IT HOT is Coming to the West End in 2025

The most award-winning musical of the 2022-2023 Broadway season, Some Like It Hot is coming to the West End in 2025.

SOME LIKE IT HOT Announces Broadway Closing Date

The most award-winning musical of the 2022-2023 season, SOME LIKE IT HOT has announced a closing date at Broadway’s Shubert Theatre before it launches a national tour and West End production.

Photos: Inside the 2023 Drama Desk Awards

The 2023 Drama Desk Awards ceremony was held on Tuesday, June 6 at the iconic Sardi's Restaurant. BroadwayWorld was there and you can check out photos from the big night here!

Photos & Video: See Adrianna Hicks, J. Harrison Ghee & More at The Shubert Foundation's 2023 High School Theatre Festival

See photos and video of The Shubert Foundation's 2023 High School Theatre Festival!

Photos: SOME LIKE IT HOT Celebrates 100 Performances!

See photos of the company of Some Like It Hot celebrating 100 performances on Broadway!

Encore Community Services Hosts Special Event Celebrating “Aging Through Art” At Sardi's

On Monday, November 21st Encore Community Services hosted “Encore Ovation: A Celebration of Aging Through Art” at theater district institution Sardi's. Encore is a nonprofit network of older adult services, meal, and housing providers on the West Side of Manhattan.

Photos: The Stars Walk the Red Carpet at Opening Night of KIMBERLY AKIMBO

Check out photos of the stars arriving on the red carpet at Kimberly Akimbo! Kimberly Akimbo celebrated its opening night at the Booth Theatre last night and BroadwayWorld was on hand for the big celebration of this great musical adventure!

Photos: On the Red Carpet for Opening Night of WALKING WITH GHOSTS

Gabriel Byrne officially opened in his acclaimed solo show, Walking with Ghosts, on Broadway. This adaptation from his best-selling memoir of the same name is directed by Lonny Price and is currently playing at the Music Box Theatre for 75 performances only. Check out photos from the red carpet here!

Photos: Stars Turn Out for the 'James Earl Jones Theater' Dedication!

The Cort Theatre was officially renamed the James Earl Jones Theatre in honor of the iconic multi-award-winning American actor! Check out photos from inside the ceremony, which included special guests Brian Stokes Mitchell, Norm Lewis, Samuel L. Jackson, Phylicia Rashad, Danielle Brooks, cast members from the Tony-winning Best Musical, A Strange Loop and more!

Photos: COME FROM AWAY Company Celebrates Becoming Longest Running Show in Schoenfeld Theatre History

COME FROM AWAY has become the longest-running show in the 105-year history of Broadway’s Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre. To mark the milestone, West 45th Street was renamed “Come From A-Way” for a day. Check out photos here!

Sky Arts to Broadcast CAMERON MACKINTOSH - THE FIRST 50 YEARS Documentary

Sky Arts will broadcast a new documentary Cameron Mackintosh - The First 50 Years on Monday 27 December 2021 at 7pm, a two-hour programme featuring Mackintosh’s life as a producer told through his own eyes and those of his friends and colleagues including his most famous writer collaborators.

Photos: WAITRESS Company Takes First Bows at the Barrymore Theatre

The hit musical Waitress opened up again last night as Broadway continues its highly-anticipated return! Check out photos from inside the big night below!

BWW Photo Exclusive: WAITRESS Welcomes Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Opening Night

The hit musical Waitress is opening up once more this evening as Broadway continues its highly-anticipated return! To celebrate the return of live theatre at the Barrymore and beyond, New York Senator and Senate Majority Leader, Chuck Schumer, stopped in for a visit with the Waitress family.

Educational Theatre Foundation Raises Record Setting Donations from Theatre Alive! Gala

More than 4,000 theatre supporters tuned in to watch as the Educational Theatre Foundation’s Theatre Alive! gala honored award-winning director, producer & actor Kenny Leon with the second annual Craig Zadan Theatre for Life Award, and Chairman and CEO Robert E. Wankel accepted the annual Standing Ovation Award on behalf of The Shubert Foundation.

Jennifer Ashley Tepper's THE UNTOLD STORIES OF BROADWAY, VOLUME 4 to be Released in March

Dress Circle Publishing has announced the release of THE UNTOLD STORIES OF BROADWAY, VOLUME 4, the latest in a series by historian and producer Jennifer Ashley Tepper. The book will be available on Tuesday, March 9 to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the 2020-2021 Broadway shutdown.

VIDEO: Watch Chita Rivera, Patti LuPone & More Tribute Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman at BROADWAY BACK TO SCHOOL

Last night Broadway stars and student Thespians shared the stage at Edison Ballroom for the 5th Broadway Back to School Gala supporting the Educational Theatre Foundation.  The event honoring Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman's dedication to educational theatre featured some of the biggest names in Broadway, including legends Chita Rivera and Patti LuPone, host Laura Benanti, John Cariani, Gavin Creel, Evan Ruggiero, Carla Stickler, Alex Stone, and J. Harrison Ghee who appeared as Crystal Demure.

Andy Mientus, Krysta Rodriguez, and More to Perform at The American Theatre Wing's Gala Honoring Jonathan Larson

The American Theatre Wing announces performers for their annual Gala, celebrating the legacy of Jonathan Larson and the Larson family, dubbed a?oeSay YES to Artists Gala.a??