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1 week ago | playbill.com | Diep Tran

Tony Awards "And you, and you, and you, you won a Tony!" So sang Cynthia Erivo at the end of the 2025 Tony Awards.

1 week ago | playbill.com | Diep Tran

Actor, musician, theatre-maker Diana Oh passed away suddenly June 17, at the age of 38. The cause of death was not disclosed. Their family confirmed the news via a GoFundMe created to cover funeral costs. Prior to their death, Oh was about to present a concert called Art Chxrch at HERE Arts Center June 27. Oh, who was also known as Zaza, created experimental theatre works that blended music, art installation, personal confession, and ritual.

1 week ago | playbill.com | Diep Tran

You may know Lea DeLaria as a comedian. Or, you may know Lea DeLaria as a brassy musical theatre belter. Either way, DeLaria is a memorable presence however you encounter her. And on June 27, she will combine both of her loves (comedy and music—and also social commentary, so make that three loves) for a cabaret evening at the Café Carlyle. It's been a busy year for DeLaria, who boarded the Ship of Dreams earlier this year in the Off-Broadway hit Titanìque.

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.