Margaret Hall

1 week ago | playbill.com | Logan Culwell-Block |Margaret Hall |Andrew Gans

Presenters, coaches, and judges for the 16th annual National High School Musical Theatre Awards, fondly referred to as the Jimmy Awards, have been revealed. Broadway favorite Josh Groban (Sweeney Todd) will host the upcoming event, which recognizes the best in U.S. high school theatre actors. The ceremony is set for June 23 at Broadway's Minskoff Theatre. The evening's special guest presenters will include Julia Knitel, Apollo Levine, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Aki Nishino, and Jasmine Amy Rogers.

1 week ago | playbill.com | Margaret Hall |Meg Masseron

Wait in the Wings, a YouTube documentary channel offering deep dives into Broadway history, has released a new film tracking the complicated history of Tim Rice, Benny Andersson, and Björn Ulvaeus's musical Chess, set to return to Broadway later this season. The film weaves together stories of the Cold War, the chess world, and the AIDS epidemic that affected the New York Arts community in the mid to late '80s.

1 week ago | playbill.com | Margaret Hall |Logan Culwell-Block |Andrew Gans

The nominees for the 16th annual National High School Musical Theatre Awards, fondly referred to as the Jimmy Awards, have been revealed. Broadway favorite Josh Groban (Sweeney Todd) will host the upcoming event, which recognizes the best in U.S. high school theatre actors. The ceremony is set for June 23 at Broadway's Minskoff Theatre. The event will also livestream for free online beginning at 7:30 PM ET June 23. Streaming links and information will be available prior to the ceremony.

2 weeks ago | playbill.com | Logan Culwell-Block |Margaret Hall

Screen star Chiara Aurelia will take over as Shelby Holcomb in Broadway's John Proctor is the Villain when original star Sadie Sink departs next month, as previously announced. Aurelia's run will begin July 15, with Sink's final performance set for July 13. Aurelia's TV credits include Cruel Summer on Freeform, Luckiest Girl Alive on Netflix, Hysteria on Peacock, and Fear Street 2 on Netflix.

2 weeks ago | playbill.com | Margaret Hall

Sam Pinkleton has won the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play for Oh, Mary! at the 78th Annual Tony Awards. In an exclusive interview with Playbill shortly after bounding off stage at Radio City Music Hall, Pinkleton was overcome with emotion. "I feel out of body, a little bit. I mean, I feel so deeply, deeply in love with the company of Oh, Mary!, and the whole team that made it, and everyone at the Lyceum.