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AWARDS SEASON 2017: The Drama League Award Nominees

April 19, 2017 // 0 Comments

Well, a musical might not have taken home the Pulitzer this year (big congrats to Lynn Nottage’s Sweat, which did!), but we are here now and so excited to announce the list of nominees for the 2017 Drama League Awards, which includes more than a few musicals. We recommend bookmarking our awards page, which will always be the first place we announce ...

Award Season is nigh…mark your calendars and set your DVRs

April 5, 2017 // 0 Comments

If you’re like us, this is your favorite time of the year — awards season!! When you get to sqee with delight, roll your eyes with disdain and feel like the smartest person in the room by correctly picking winners and losers. Every year, we stay on top of everything, so you can too, so subscribe to the blog now to ensure you get every update ...

Thanks for joining us LIVE for the Tony Awards!

June 12, 2016 // 1 Comment

It’s here! It’s here! The Tony Awards is finally here! Will Hamilton sweep the awards and beat out The Producers record of 12 Tonys? Will awards and performances tonight be enough to save some of the struggling shows? Featuring an original opening song from host James Cordon, plus performances from Shuffle Along, She Loves Me, School of ...

AWARDS SEASON 2016: Drama Desk Award Winners

June 6, 2016 // 1 Comment

We’re nearing the closing curtain of Awards Season 2016! Last night the Drama Desk Awards were handed out. This year’s big winners were Shuffle Along and She Loves Me, while the other prizes were distributed fairly evenly among this year’s nominees (with the exception of School of Rock and Spring Awakening, neither of ...

AWARDS SEASON 2016: Drama League Award Winners

May 21, 2016 // 2 Comments

The Drama League Award winners are in and Hamilton grabbed the outstanding production award, plus one for creator/actor Lin-Manuel Miranda. (The show lost out to An American in Paris in last year when it played Off-Broadway, so the win has to feel like some sort of extra redemption for the creative team.) The winning revival was surprisingly not She ...

AWARDS SEASON 2016: Outer Critics Circle Awards Winners

May 9, 2016 // 1 Comment

If you were wondering what the Tony Awards might have looked like without Hamilton, the Outer Critics Circle Awards might be a good indication. Bright Star took home the big prize, but She Loves Me, the winner for best revival, walked away with the most wins of any show (4). Other winners included: Spring Awakening, On Your Feet!, American ...

AWARDS SEASON 2016: Tony Award Nominees

May 3, 2016 // 2 Comments

The Tony Award nominees are out, and no one is surprised that Hamilton not only got the most nominations, but with 16 nods, also beat the record for most Tony nominations (the record was previously held by The Producers and Billy Elliot.) Trailing just behind Hamilton were Shuffle Along with 10 nominations and She Loves Me with 8. All of the ...

AWARDS SEASON 2016: Theatre World Award Winners

May 3, 2016 // 1 Comment

The first set of winners are in! The Theatre World Awards has announced the 12 honorees for best Broadway or Off-Broadway debut, and that newbee Nicholas Barasch will take home the Dorothy Loudon prize and Bernadette Peters the lifetime achievement award. Many of these actors got nods from other awards committees, but will they be able to beat out the ...

AWARDS SEASON 2016: Drama Desk Award Nominations

April 28, 2016 // 1 Comment

The Drama Desk Award nominees were announced this morning and producers for Shuffle Along, which had been snubbed by the other award nominating committees, must have been pleased with the Outstanding Musical and other nods. And though neither was nominated for Outstanding Musical, American Psycho and Bright Star did get the most nominations (8 and 7, ...

AWARDS SEASON 2016: Drama League Award Nominations

April 20, 2016 // 1 Comment

Another exciting list of nominees has been released, and it features all of the same shows as the Outer Critics Circle nom list. Good news for these shows, not so good for those left off the last list who were still holding out some hope… Deaf West Theatre, the minds behind this year’s revival of Spring Awakening, were also given special ...