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2025 Tony nominations are out — and they're full of celebrities

9:48am May 01, 2025

Broadway isn't just back — it's raising the bar. Buena Vista Social Club, Death Becomes Her and Maybe Happy Ending tied for most nominations. Plus, nods to George Clooney, Nicole Scherzinger and more.

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Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, Conn., celebrated leaving its home of nearly 60 years with a community parade on Oct. 15, 2022. "The entire city is now our stage," said artistic director Jacob Padrón.

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As theaters scramble to reach new audiences, three get $1 million each

10:01am March 27, 2024

by Elizabeth Blair

The Mellon Foundation announced grants of $1 million to three theaters: Actors Theatre of Louisville, Long Wharf in New Haven and Portland Center Stage.

Annaleigh Ashford, left, and Josh Groban star in Broadway's current revival of Sweeney Todd. Ashford says it's rare for musicals to have this large of an orchestra.

After years of ever-shrinking orchestras, some Broadway musicals are going big

5:00am June 03, 2023

by Jeff Lunden

Producers have been saying for years that large Broadway orchestras are not financially feasible. In fact, the issue led to a strike 20 years ago. So why are some shows bringing them back?

A repurposed school bus from Control Group Productions' climate change-focused immersive theater experience, The End.

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Theater never recovered from COVID — and now change is no longer a choice

6:41am February 06, 2023

by Chloe Veltman

With ticket sales way down and government relief mostly at an end, business as usual is not an option for nonprofit performing arts groups.

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My Body No Choice will play, appropriately, in an auditorium Arena Stage refers to as "The Cradle."

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'My Body No Choice' — Arena Stage advocates for reproductive rights

9:21am September 08, 2022

by Bob Mondello

On the eve of the 2022 election, Arena Stage presents monologues on the theme of choice by eight female playwrights. The show runs for 18 performances and tickets are $18, a nod to the US voting age.