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1) Danya Taymor to direct ‘Spring Awakening’ Off-Broadway revival
https://deadline.com/2026/06/spring-awakening-off-broadway-danya-taymor-1236952019/

2) ‘Stranger Things: The First Shadow’ announces Broadway and West End holiday closings
https://deadline.com/2026/06/stranger-things-the-first-shadow-broadway-west-end-closing-1236951590/

3) Is ‘The Fear of 13’ preparing to close early?
https://playbill.com/article/the-fear-of-13-appears-to-move-up-broadway-closing-date

4) ‘Ragtime’ extends one final time
https://deadline.com/2026/06/ragtime-broadway-closing-date-1236951321/

5) Mark Ballas, Ivy to join ‘Chicago’ on Broadway
– https://people.com/mark-ballas-returning-to-broadways-chicago-after-record-breaking-run-11995864
– https://playbill.com/article/south-korean-pop-star-ivy-will-make-broadway-debut-in-chicago

6) Romano, Williams, Walsh, more to join ‘Celebrity Autobiography’ rotating cast
https://playbill.com/article/broadways-celebrity-autobiography-adds-more-celebs-to-its-rotating-roster

7) Joshua Henry, Julia Harriman musical to premiere Off-Broadway this fall
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/arts/joshua-henry-julia-harriman-new-musical-the-conversation-1236619053/

8) Esparza, Rabe, Cooper to lead ‘The Winter’s Tale’ in the park
https://playbill.com/article/raul-esparza-lily-rabe-chuck-cooper-to-star-in-free-shakespeare-in-the-park-the-winters-tale

9) Ricamora, Washington, Stanley to lead ‘Disruption’ Off-Broadway
https://playbill.com/article/conrad-ricamora-john-david-washington-elizabeth-stanley-will-lead-disruption-off-broadway

10) Ambrose, Riley to lead Payne’s ‘Unbelievers’ Off-Broadway
https://deadline.com/2026/06/lauren-ambrose-tom-riley-unbelievers-off-broadway-1236952518/

11) Cooper, Rogers to depart ‘Spelling Bee’ in August
https://playbill.com/article/lilli-cooper-jasmine-amy-rogers-set-final-bows-in-spelling-bee-off-broadway

12) ‘Slam Frank’ to return Off-Broadway this fall
https://deadline.com/2026/06/slam-frank-off-broadway-1236954759/

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk about Girl, Interrupted @ The Public, Romeo & Juliet @ The Revitalized Delacorte Theater, David Copperfield @ 59e59, Camelot @ John W. Engeman Theater (Long Island), Celebrity Autobiography @ Shubert Theatre, 40th Anniversary of Jackie Mason’s The World According to Me!, 54 Sings Dames at Sea: A 60th Anniversary Concert, And Then The Rodeo Burned Down @ Ars Nova, and Stephen Cole’s Camelton @ The Museum of Broadway

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Showtune for Today: Let Your Freak Flag Fly from Shrek The Musical

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MICHAEL PORTANTIERE has been a theater journalist for more than 50 years. The founder and editor of CastAlbumReviews.com. He is also a theatrical photographer whose photos have appeared in The New York Times and other publications, and he writes reviews of cabaret shows for NiteLifeExchange.com. Additionally, Michael is known as a producer and director of shows at 54 Below, the Laurie Beechman Theatre, and other venues.

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The 2026 Tony Awards Winners

Best Musical
Schmigadoon!

Best Play
Liberation by Bess Wohl

Best Revival of a Musical
Ragtime

Best Revival of a Play
Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
Caissie Levy, Ragtime

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
Joshua Henry, Ragtime

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play
Lesley Manville, Oedipus

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
John Lithgow, Giant

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
Shoshana Bean, The Lost Boys

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
Ali Louis Bourzgui, The Lost Boys

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
Laurie Metcalf, Death of a Salesman

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play
Alden Ehrenreich, Becky Shaw

Best Direction of a Musical
Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch, Cats: The Jellicle Ball

Best Direction of a Play
Joe Mantello, Death of a Salesman

Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
Schmigadoon!, Music & Lyrics: Cinco Paul

Best Book of a Musical
Schmigadoon!, Cinco Paul

Best Choreography
Arturo Lyons and Omari Wiles, Cats: The Jellicle Ball

Best Orchestrations
Doug Besterman and Mike Morris, Schmigadoon!

Best Sound Design of a Musical
Kai Harada, Ragtime

Best Sound Design of a Play
Mikaal Sulaiman, Death of a Salesman

Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Jen Schriever and Michael Arden, The Lost Boys

Best Lighting Design of a Play
Jack Knowles, Death of a Salesman

Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Dane Laffrey, The Lost Boys

Best Scenic Design of a Play
Chloe Lamford, Death of a Salesman

Best Costume Design of a Musical
Qween Jean, Cats: The Jellicle Ball

Best Costume Design of a Play
Jeff Mahshie, Fallen Angels

Tony Wins by Production
Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman – 6
Ragtime – 4
The Lost Boys – 4
Schmigadoon! – 4
Cats: The Jellicle Ball – 3
Fallen Angels – 1
Giant – 1
Liberation – 1
Oedipus – 1
Becky Shaw – 1

Reviews

PF: Girl, Interrupted @ The Public, through July 12, 2026

MP: Romeo & Juliet @ The Revitalized Delacorte Theater, through June 28, 2026

PF: David Copperfield @ 59e59, through June 28, 2026

MP: Camelot @ John W. Engeman Theater (Long Island), through June 28, 2026

PF: Amas Musical Theatre Lab presents developmental readings of Industrial Strength, a new musical you were never supposed to see, by Steve Young and Stuart Ross.

MP: Celebrity Autobiography @ Shubert Theatre, through August 16, 2026

PF: 40th Anniversary of Jackie Mason’s The World According to Me!

MP: 54 Sings Dames at Sea: A 60th Anniversary Concert, on June 9, 2026
Coming: Emmet Cahill: From Dublin to Broadway on June 23, 2026

PF: And Then The Rodeo Burned Down @ Ars Nova, through July 2, 2026

PF: Stephen Cole‘s Camelton @ The Museum of Broadway, on June 11, 2026

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Peter’s Brainteaser:

A musical nominated for six Tony Awards but won none starred a performer who had earlier appeared in the film that had inspired the musical.

The name of the first song that this star sang in the show became, word for word, the name of a restaurant on West 57th Street. It stayed in business more than 50 times longer than the musical did.
What’s the musical? What was the film? Who was the star of both? What was the name of the song and the restaurant?

Michael’s Musical Moments

Music Opener: “Broadway Baby,” Roe Hartrampf

Start at 12:56, fade out around 13:56

Music Closer: “Good Times are Here to Stay,” Paula Leggett Chase, Jay Aubrey Jones, Bryan Austermann, Alexander Rios, and Megan Styrna

Fade in around 38:56 and fade out around 39:46

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Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk about their Tony Award predictions for tonight.

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Showtune for Today: But, Mr. Adams from 1776: 1970 British Cast Album

Michael Portantiere | [email protected] | Facebook
MICHAEL PORTANTIERE has been a theater journalist for more than 50 years. The founder and editor of CastAlbumReviews.com. He is also a theatrical photographer whose photos have appeared in The New York Times and other publications, and he writes reviews of cabaret shows for NiteLifeExchange.com. Additionally, Michael is known as a producer and director of shows at 54 Below, the Laurie Beechman Theatre, and other venues.

New Dramatists Luncheon 2026 By Michael Portantiere
Photo feature from Talkin’Broadway
The annual New Dramatists luncheons have a reputation for being notably star-studded, and this year was no exception. Held on Tuesday afternoon in the Broadway Ballroom of the Marriott Marquis hotel, the event’s main honoree was one of the most beloved people in show business, the great theatre and film composer/lyricist Stephen Schwartz.

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Our Tony Awards Picks

Nominations for the 2025-2026 Season
American Theatre Wing’s Tony Awards®
Presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing

Best Book of a Musical
The Lost Boys: David Hornsby and Chris Hoch
PF + MP: Schmigadoon!: Cinco Paul
Titaníque: Marla Mindelle, Constantine Rousouli and Tye Blue
PF admires: Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York): Jim Barne and Kit Buchan

Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman – Music: Caroline Shaw
August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone – Music: Steve Bargonetti
The Lost Boys – Music & Lyrics: The Rescues
PF + MP: Schmigadoon! – Music & Lyrics: Cinco Paul
Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) – Music & Lyrics: Jim Barne and Kit Buchan

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
Will Harrison, Punch
MP: Nathan Lane, Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman
PF predicts: John Lithgow, Giant
Daniel Radcliffe, Every Brilliant Thing
Mark Strong, Oedipus

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play
Rose Byrne, Fallen Angels
Carrie Coon, Bug
Susannah Flood, Liberation
PF: Lesley Manville, Oedipus
Kelli O’Hara, Fallen Angels

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
Nicholas Christopher, Chess
Luke Evans, Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show
PF + MP: Joshua Henry, Ragtime
Sam Tutty, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
Brandon Uranowitz, Ragtime

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
Sara Chase, Schmigadoon!
Stephanie Hsu, Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show
MP: Caissie Levy, Ragtime
PF: Marla Mindelle, Titaníque
Christiani Pitts, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play
Christopher Abbott, Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman
Danny Burstein, Marjorie Prime
PF: Brandon J. Dirden, Waiting for Godot
MP: Alden Ehrenreich, Becky Shaw
Ruben Santiago-Hudson, August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone
Richard Thomas, The Balusters

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
Betsy Aidem, Liberation
Marylouise Burke, The Balusters
Aya Cash, Giant
PF: Laurie Metcalf, Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman
June Squibb, Marjorie Prime

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
Ali Louis Bourzgui, The Lost Boys
PF split: André De Shields, Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Bryce Pinkham, Chess
PF split + MP: Ben Levi Ross, Ragtime
Layton Williams, Titaníque

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
PF: Shoshana Bean, The Lost Boys
Hannah Cruz, Chess
Rachel Dratch, Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show
MP split: Ana Gasteyer, Schmigadoon!
MP split: Nichelle Lewis, Ragtime

Best Direction of a Play
Nicholas Hytner, Giant
Robert Icke, Oedipus
Kenny Leon, The Balusters
PF + MP: Joe Mantello, Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman
Whitney White, Liberation

Best Direction of a Musical
Michael Arden, The Lost Boys
Lear deBessonet, Ragtime
MP: Christopher Gattelli, Schmigadoon!
Tim Jackson, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
PF + MP: Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch, Cats: The Jellicle Ball

Best Choreography
PF: Christopher Gattelli, Schmigadoon!
Ellenore Scott, Ragtime
Ani Taj, Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show
MP: Omari Wiles and Arturo Lyons, Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Lauren Yalango-Grant and Christopher Cree Grant, The Lost Boys

Best Orchestrations
PF: Doug Besterman and Mike Morris, Schmigadoon!
Ethan Popp, Kyler England, Adrianne “AG” Gonzalez and Gabriel Mann, The Lost Boys
Lux Pyramid, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
Brian Usifer, Chess
Andrew Lloyd Webber, David Wilson, Trevor Holder and Doug Schadt, Cats: The Jellicle Ball

Best Play
MP: The Balusters Author: David Lindsay-Abaire
Producers: Manhattan Theatre Club, Nicki Hunter, Chris Jennings

Giant
Author: Mark Rosenblatt
Producers: Brian & Dayna Lee, Stephanie Kramer & Nicole Kramer, Josh Fiedler & Robyn Goodman, Royal Court Theatre, Tilted, Federman Koenigsberg TS Perakos, Scott M Delman & Timothy C. Headington, Stephanie P. McClelland, Jessica R. Jenen & Linda B. Rubin, Tom Smedes & Peter Stern, Mark Rubinstein LTD, Pam Hurst-Della Pietra & Stephen Della Pietra, Ruth Hendel, Daryl Roth, Tom Tuft, Four Front Productions, A Golden Ticket Production, Willette Klausner & Tom D’Angora, Kuhnsabi Furman Furie, Alex Levy & Shari Redstone, Oddly Specific Productions, Rialto Productions, Winkler & Smalberg, The Shubert Organization, James L. Nederlander, John Gore Organization

PF: Liberation
Author: Bess Wohl
Producers: Daryl Roth, Eva Price, Rachel Sussman, Jenny Gersten, Betsy Dollinger, FineWomen Productions, Craig Balsam/Broadway Women’s Fund, Jessica Goldman Foung/Rachel Styne, Michelle Noh/Todd B. Rubin, Gold Sky Productions, MHSSP Productions, Creative Partners Productions, Sheri Henriksen, Hopkins Haffner Wright, Pam Hurst-Della Pietra, Ellie Hurwitz, Willette Klausner, Hilary Ley Jager, Los Angeles Media Fund, Jonathan Littman, Isabelle Mann, Practical Mayhem, Jenna Segal, Tracy Semler, Marcy Syms, The Weisbrots, Roundabout Theatre Company, Scott Ellis, Sydney Beers, Christopher Nave

Little Bear Ridge Road
Author: Samuel D. Hunter
Producers: Scott Rudin, Barry Diller

Best Musical

The Lost Boys
Producers: James Carpinello, Marcus Chait, Patrick Wilson, James L. Nederlander, At Rise Creative, Ayesha & Stephen Curry, Lauren Shuler Donner, Neil Patrick Harris, Douglas Sills, Slash, Kiefer Sutherland, Steve Young, Amy & Grady Burnett, Allison Bloom & Gabriel Mann, Hunter Arnold/Broadway Strategic Return Fund, Eastern Standard Time, DJD Productions/ZK Productions, Jay Marcus/Carl Moellenberg, Stark Sands, Jordan Silver/Kerri Mandelbaum, James Bolosh & Hillary Wyatt, Decca Broadway/Federal Films, Creative Partners Productions, Independent Presenters Network, The John Gore Organization, Stewart F. Lane/Bonnie Comley/Leah Lane, Greg & Lisa Love, MacPac Entertainment, Murray Entertainment, Inc., Oddly Specific Productions, The Shubert Organization, Toho Co Ltd., We R Broadway Artists Alliance, Stage Entertainment, Carrie & Joe Staley, W Thompson Family, Drew Elhamalawy/Kirsten & David Abdo, Brandon Blaser/Davis-Carroll, Crossroads Live/Marla McNally Phillips, Anthony & Maria Diaco/D’Angora Padgett Productions, Nancy Glass/Handler-Pawliuk Family, Grove Entertainment/KLIVE Entertainment, Howard-DePhillips/Jamie Stone O’Brien, Pam Hurst-Della Pietra & Stephen Della Pietra/ Polly & Ed Han, Willette Klausner/Waikit Lau, Knudsen-Weissberger Productions/April Dovey Productions, Nabatoff-Caise/Sean Nyberg, Andy Raab/Ratelle-Eliason, Orfeh/Braedon Young, David & Megan Scacco/Jason & Sarah Sobel, Jason Taylor/Michael Graf, An 11:11 Experience, Devin Keudell, Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures

PF + MP: Schmigadoon!
Producers: Lorne Michaels, No Guarantees Productions, Micah Frank, Caroline Maroney, Marylee Fairbanks, James L. Nederlander, SAMS Entertainment, Charles D. Urstadt, Bradford & Melissa Coolidge, Jeffrey Finn, John Gore Organization, Theatrical Rights Worldwide, Cinco Paul, Andrew Singer, Willette Klausner/Kolson-Prisand, Leah Bergoffen/Andrew Paradis, Wendy Bingham Cox/Jodi Oh, Jamie deRoy/TT Partners, Donnelly Harris/Roth-Manella Productions, Marc David Levine/Jack Sullivan, JMB Collective/Jillian Robbins, Broadway Video, Apple TV, Universal Theatrical Group

Titaníque
Producers: Eva Price, Diamond Dog Entertainment, Marla Mindelle, Constantine Rousouli, Tye Blue, OD Company/OD Universe & Co., MEP, James L. Nederlander, Tristan Schukraft, Joey Fatone & Joe Mulvihill, Matt Rogers, Bowen Yang, Deborah Cox & Melissa Haizlip, Patty Baker, James Berwind, Broadway MDs, Crossroads Live, Ken Davenport, Hungryman Entertainment, John Gore Organization, Perakos-Fellman Adventures, Rogers & Spiro, Monica Saunders-Weinberg, ShowTown Productions & Matthew Sycle, Tom Tuft, JC Chasez/Boucher & Grant, IPN/NSST Entertainment, Jelmoni & Lazar/Lauren Kennedy Brady, D’Angora Padgett Productions/Willette Klausner, Scott & Mark Hoying/Manhead Merch, Griffin Schultz/Donald Smith, FGSW Productions/Iris Smith

Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
Producers: Kevin McCollum, Tim Johanson, Glass Half Full Productions, Jamie Wilson Productions, Evan McGill, Dennis Trunfio, Abrams Corr Riemer Productions, Marc David Levine & Stephen S. Miller, Laura Lonergan, James L. Nederlander, Michael Patrick & Paul Gavriani, Merrie L. Davis/Tony Spinosa & Barbara Gallay, Walport Productions, Agrawal & PBT/JKDNV Productions, Aleff & Nothing Ventured/Flatto Turchin, Pam & Stephen Della Pietra, Nicole Eisenberg/Willette & Manny Klausner, Liddell Shilaimon/John Voege, Cecilia Lin/Wanyue Jie, Kevin Shen/We Believe, The Transatlantic Alliance/IPN, Oki Wallace-Phoebe/Laurie Tisch & Greg Field, Clemmie Forfar, Oliver Mackwood, Victoria Weinberg, Lucas McMahon, The Kiln Theatre

Best Revival of a Play

MP + PF: Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman
Producers: Scott Rudin, Barry Diller, Roy Furman, Composite Capital Partners, Cue to Cue Productions, Thomas Tuft, John Gore Organization, Peter May, The Shubert Organization, Jane Bergère, Corey Brunish & Spencer Dress, Lynne & Marvin Garelick, Bruce Robert Harris & Sean Nyberg, Alex Levy & Shari Redstone, Lloyd Tichio Productions, William C. Martin, Scott H. Mauro, Jeffrey Schoenberg, Emerald Drive, Al Nocciolino

Becky Shaw
Author: Gina Gionfriddo
Producers: Second Stage Theater, Evan Cabnet, Adam Siegel, Creative Partners Productions

Every Brilliant Thing
Author: Duncan Macmillan with Jonny Donahoe
Producers: Second Half Productions, Seaview, Gavin Kalin Productions, Pam Hurst-Della Pietra & Stephen Della Pietra, Rodeo Productions and Tilted, Winkler & Smalberg, ZL Productions, Tom Tuft, Larry Lelli, Grace Street Creative, Salem Productions, Barbara Chiodo, Cohen-Gutterman Productions, The Array IX, Julie Boardman, Kate Cannova, Creative Partners Productions, JMB Collective, Mickey Liddell & Pete Shilaimon, Oren Michels, Carl Moellenberg, Origin Story Productions, Roth-Manella Productions, Echo Lake Entertainment, P3 Productions, Jamie deRoy, FineWomen Productions

Fallen Angels
Producers: Roundabout Theatre Company, Todd Haimes, Scott Ellis, Sydney Beers, Christopher Nave, Rebecca Habel

Oedipus
Author: Robert Icke
Producers: Sonia Friedman Productions, Sue Wagner, John Johnson, Patrick Catullo, Jillian Robbins, Winkler & Smalberg, Stephanie P. McClelland, Alan Shorr, Tilted, Mickey Liddell & Pete Shilaimon, Jon B. Platt, John Gore Organization, Scott Abrams, No Guarantees, Adam Zell & Company, Christopher Ketner & Hunter Regian, Carl Moellenberg & Ricardo Hornos, Barbara Chiodo, Linda B. Rudin & PRLH Productions, The Shubert Organization, Nederlander Presentations, Willette & Manny Klausner, Charles & Charles, deRoy Adler, Garcia Haung, Kierstead & Laurence, Koenigsberg Federman Riley, Art Koski, Nick Padgett & Tom D’Angora, Carl & Jennifer Pasbjerg, Marj Press, John Voege, Richard Batchelder, William Berlind, Dodge Hall Productions, Craig Balsam & Bellanca Smigel Rutter, Goldfischer Sabi Turchin, Ordinary Magic & The Transatlantic Alliance, Ilona Rozwadowska & Max Cantor, The Araca Group, Jonathan Demar, Roundabout Theatre Company, Scott Ellis, Sydney Beers, Christopher Nave

Best Revival of a Musical

PF: Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Producers: Michael Harrison, Mike Bosner, Lloyd Webber Harrison Musicals, Cynthia Erivo, Get Lifted, LaChanze, Jeremy Pope, Law Roach, Lena Waithe, Origin Story Productions, Miranda Gohh, George Strus, William Berlind, Timothy Bloom/Martinez Grimmett Productions/Drama Club Productions, Adam Kantor & Charly Jaffe, Alex Levy & Shari Redstone, Kevin Cahoon, AEG Presents/Jay Marciano, D’Angora Padgett Productions/Open Horizon, Gavin Kalin Productions, Jake Hine, Nederlander Presentations, Scott Mauro Entertainment/Leachman Feigelson Productions, Lindsay Holmes, Sean Nyberg, MeoWZ Productions, Nelson & Tao, TFLO Theatricals, artEquity Acton, Bob Boyett, Chimney Town, Cloth Fair Productions, Crooked Letter, DJD Productions, DudaMarcus, EK Productions, Lian Bloch Gill, Grace Street Creative, Lisa Hane, Harris Lanedo Productions, Hill Steinfast, John Gore Organization, Key to the City Productions, Willette Klausner, KLive Entertainment, L+E+N+Z Entertainment, LBH Productions, Christina Liceaga, LTJOF Productions, Lucky Tea Productions, Gates McCaffrey, Mount Caperton Productions, Mumby Foung, Mark Musico, Debbie Ohanian, Ryan R. Ratelle, Adam Riemer, Second Set, The Shubert Organization, The Brians, The Theater Offensive, Theatre Producers of Color, Andy Jones, The Perelman Performing Arts Center/PAC NYC

MP: Ragtime
Producers: Lincoln Center Theater, Lear deBessonet, Mike Schleifer, Bartlett Sher, Nicole Kastrinos, Naomi Grabel, Maria Manuela Goyanes, Tom Kirdahy, Kevin Ryan, Robert Greenblatt, Lamar Richardson, Thomas M. Neff, Roy and Jill Furman, Stephanie P. McClelland, Michael Page, Acton Rothschild Productions/Willette and Manny Klausner, Alexander-Taylor Deignan/Jay and Mary Sullivan, D’Angora Padgett Productions/Janet and Marvin Rosen, Maggio Lane/Rubin Bolosh, Peter May/Coluzzi Cohen

Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show
Producers: Roundabout Theatre Company, Todd Haimes, Scott Ellis, Sydney Beers, Christopher Nave, Rebecca Habel, Trafalgar Entertainment, The Dodgers

Best Scenic Design of a Play
Hildegard Bechtler, Oedipus
Takeshi Kata, Bug
Chloe Lamford, Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman
David Korins, Dog Day Afternoon
David Rockwell, Fallen Angels

Best Scenic Design of a Musical
dots, Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show
Soutra Gilmour, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
Rachel Hauck, Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Dane Laffrey, The Lost Boys
Scott Pask, Schmigadoon!

Best Costume Design of a Play
Brenda Abbandandolo, Dog Day Afternoon
Qween Jean, Liberation
Jeff Mahshie, Fallen Angels
Emilio Sosa, The Balusters
Paul Tazewell, August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone

Best Costume Design of a Musical
Linda Cho, Ragtime
Linda Cho, Schmigadoon!
Qween Jean, Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Ryan Park, The Lost Boys
David I. Reynoso, Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show

Best Lighting Design of a Play
Isabella Byrd, Dog Day Afternoon
Natasha Chivers, Oedipus
Stacey Derosier, August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone
Heather Gilbert, Bug
Heather Gilbert, The Fear of 13
Jack Knowles, Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman

Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Kevin Adams, Chess
Jane Cox, Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show
Donald Holder, Schmigadoon!
Adam Honoré, Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Adam Honoré and Donald Holder (Lighting Design) and 59 Studio (Projection Design), Ragtime
Jen Schriever and Michael Arden, The Lost Boys

Best Sound Design of a Play
Justin Ellington, August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone
Tom Gibbons, Oedipus
Lee Kinney, The Fear of 13
Josh Schmidt, Bug
Mikaal Sulaiman, Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman

Best Sound Design of a Musical
Kai Harada, Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Kai Harada, Ragtime
Adam Fisher, The Lost Boys
Brian Ronan, Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show
Walter Trarbach, Schmigadoon!

Tony Nominations by Production
The Lost Boys – 12
Schmigadoon! – 12
Ragtime – 11
Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman – 9
Cats: The Jellicle Ball – 9
Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show – 9
Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) – 8
Oedipus – 7
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Chess – 5
Fallen Angels – 5
Liberation – 5
Bug – 4
Giant – 4
Titaníque – 4
Dog Day Afternoon – 3
Becky Shaw – 2
Every Brilliant Thing – 2
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Marjorie Prime – 2
Little Bear Ridge Road – 1
Punch – 1
Waiting for Godot – 1

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Peter’s Brainteaser:

Two performers co-starred in a famous musical movie.

Her last name is part of a song title found in a musical that played previews on Broadway but never opened.

He, on the other hand, saw his full name as a song title in a Tony-winning musical.

Who are they? What’s the film? What are the two musicals and the songs from each?

Michael’s Musical Moments

Music Opener: “I Am Easily Assimilated,” from Candide (June Gable, 1974 Broadway Cast Album)

Music Closer: Camelot at Engeman

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Every Tony Awards since 2019, BroadwayRadio’s Matt and Tony Award-winning producer Oliver have gotten together on a podcast to predict the winners in every category, with the help of Oliver’s proprietary algorithmic model. However, this year, they also examined how the Kalshi betting market was handling the Tony Awards.

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On this very special episode of BroadwayRadio, Matt Tamanini brings his theatre-insider group chat to the podcast feed to predict the 2026 Tony Awards.

On the episode, Matt is joined by theatre influencer and commentator Ashley Hufford and Tony-winning producer Caitlin Berg. They all reserve the right to change their predictions up until the night of the Tonys, but this is where they were as of Tuesday, June 2.

Ken Davenport’s post about Tony voters:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYXf9A0JuHR/

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Instagram: @ashley_hufford
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All The Drama is hosted by Jan Simpson. It is a series of deep dives into the plays that have won The Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

1946 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, State of the Union” by Russel Crouse and Howard Lindsay

State of the Union Wikipedia page
https://wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_the_Union_(play)

Howard Lindsay Wikipedia page
https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Lindsay

Russel Crouse Wikipedia page
https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Russel_Crouse

State of the Union script
https://www.concordtheatricals.com/p/14245/state-of-the-union

New Yorker review of original production by Wolcott Gibbs
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1945/11/24/1945-11-24-048-tny-cards-000018149

New York Times review of original production by Lewis Nichols
https://nyti.ms/4nIKng3

Lindsay obit
https://www.nytimes.com/1968/02/12/archives/howard-lindsay-playwright-star-of-life-with-father-dies-howard.html

Crouse obit
https://www.nytimes.com/1966/04/04/archives/russel-crouse-73-playwright-is-dead-russel-crouse-is-dead-at-73.html

Masterworks Broadway: Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse
https://masterworksbroadway.com/artist/howard-lindsay-and-russel-crouse/

“Life With Lindsay and Crouse” by Cornelia Otis Skinner
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“Spencer Tracy: A Biography” by James Curtis
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State of the Union movie
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Jan Simpson is a theater journalist who writes the blog Broadway& Me and hosts the BroadwayRadio podcasts Stagecraft and All The Drama. She has twice served as a Pulitzer Prize juror.

Breaking down the Broadway grosses and major theatre news

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1) Last week’s Broadway grosses:
https://www.broadwayleague.com/research/grosses-broadway-nyc/

2) Who is performing and presenting at the 2026 Tony Awards
– https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/shows/the-79th-annual-tony-awards/releases/?view=112936-queen-latifah-pnk-jesse-tyler-ferguson-alex-newell-adrienne-warren-julianne-hough-whitney-leavitt-dylan-mulvaney-and-more-to-celebrate-chicagos-30th-a
– https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/shows/the-79th-annual-tony-awards/releases/?view=112949-star-studded-line-up-of-performers-and-presenters-revealed-for-the-79th-annual-tony-awards-live-sunday-june-7-on-cbs

3) Second Stage announces 2026-27 season, featuring updated ‘Fantasticks’ and ‘Gloria’
https://deadline.com/2026/06/second-stage-broadway-gloria-fantasticks-1236939782/

4) MTC to revive ‘Awake and Sing!’ on Broadway
https://deadline.com/2026/06/awake-and-sing-broadway-danny-burstein-jessica-hecht-1236931859/

5) ‘Paranormal Activity’ finds its Broadway cast
https://deadline.com/2026/06/paranormal-activity-broadway-cast-1236937954/

6) Casting news

Joey Fatone, Paulo Szot to alternate as Lance in ‘& Juliet’ this summer
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Joey-Fatone-and-Paulo-Szot-to-Return-to-JULIET-This-Summer-20260603

Matteo Lane to make Broadway debut in ‘Chicago’
https://people.com/matteo-lane-to-make-broadway-debut-as-billy-flynn-in-chicago-exclusive-11989767

Disney star Laura Marano to join ‘Spelling Bee’
https://playbill.com/article/disney-channel-favorite-laura-marano-will-join-spelling-bee-off-broadway

On today’s episode, Matt Tamanini is in conversation with Paper Mill Playhouse’s producing artistic director, Mark S. Hoebee. In addition to his administrative duties, Mark is also currently serving as the director for Paper Mill’s production of “West Side Story,” which is running now through June 28.

Mark talks to Matt about his long history with the show, why it is so important to continue to tell this story, and how much weight it carries with a cast of young, up-and-coming talents. They also discuss Paper Mill’s recently announced 2026-27 season and current campaign to renovate the theatre’s campus in Millburn, New Jersey.

Paper Mill Playhouse’s production of “West Side Story” runs in Millburn, New Jersey, from May 28 through June 28.

Purchase tickets to see “West Side Story” at Paper Mill Playhouse:
https://papermill.org/wss/

Matt reviews the national tour of ‘SIX’ in Orlando, Florida

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On Tuesday, June 2, BroadwayRadio’s Matt Tamanini attended the opening night of the “SIX: The Musical” national tour at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in Orlando, Florida.

The show will play Orlando through Sunday, June 7. To purchase tickets to see the show at the Dr. Phillips Center, click here:
https://www.drphillipscenter.org/events/tickets/2026/six/

Chrissy Metz to make Broadway debut, NY adds $150M to theatre tax credit, Matt explains how to watch the Tonys

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1) Chrissy Metz to make Broadway debut in ‘& Juiet’
https://people.com/chrissy-metz-to-make-broadway-debut-in-and-juliet-11985703

2) New York state adds $150 million to theatrical tax credit program
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/New-York-State-Budget-Adds-150-Million-to-NYC-Theatrical-Production-Tax-Credit-20260529

3) ‘Cats: The Jellicle Ball’ announces extension
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/CATS-THE-JELLICLE-BALL-Extends-on-Broadway-Through-2027-20260528

4) Judge orders Trump’s name off Kennedy Center
https://www.npr.org/2026/05/29/nx-s1-5839349/president-trump-kennedy-center-name-judge-order

5) This week’s theatrical schedule

Tuesday, June 2
Opening: ‘Jerome’ Off-Broadway from Playwrights Horizons
https://www.playwrightshorizons.org/shows/production-history/2020s/2526/jerome 

Previews: ‘Are You Now Or Have You Ever Been’ Off-Broadway at New York City Center
https://www.nycitycenter.org/pdps/2026-2027/are-you-now-or-have-you-ever-been/ 

Performances: ‘SIX’ national tour at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in Orlando, Florida
https://www.drphillipscenter.org/events/tickets/2026/six/ 

Thursday, June 4
Opening: ‘Girl, Interrupted’ Off-Broadway at the Public Theater
https://publictheater.org/productions/season/2526/girl-interrupted/ 

Opening: ‘A Woman Among Women’ Off-Broadway from LCT3
https://www.lct.org/shows/a-woman-among-women/ 

Friday, June 5
Streaming: ‘Fallen Angels’ from Roundabout Theatre Company on Broadway
https://welcome.broadwayhd.com/

Previews: ‘Birthright’ Off-Broadway at MCC
https://mcctheater.org/tix/birthright/ 

Sunday, June 7
Tony Awards
https://www.tonyawards.com/ 

Closing: ‘Fallen Angels’ from Roundabout Theatre Company on Broadway
https://www.roundabouttheatre.org/get-tickets/2025-2026-season/fallen-angels 

Closing: ‘Gotta Dance’ Off-Broadway at Stage 42
https://gottadanceshow.com/ 

Closing: ‘Indian Princess’ Off-Broadway from Atlantic Theatre Company
https://atlantictheater.org/production/indian-princesses/ 

Closing: ‘Thornton Wilder’s The Emporium’ Off-Broadway from Classic Stage Company
https://www.classicstage.org/the-emporium/