Nominee Rachel Dratch Brings Her Son Eli to Tony Awards 2022!

Wilson Chapman editorSteve Fickinger, the Broadway producer who won a Tony for “Dear Evan Hansen,” died suddenly on Friday in Laguna Beach, Calif., representatives confirmed to Variety. He was 62.Born in Winnetka, Ill., Fickinger began his career at Disney as a temp mail room worker, and worked his way up to become director of creative development for Walt Disney Feature Animation, where he oversaw the production of animated films including “Mulan,” “Tarzan” and “Lilo and Stitch.”He later transitioned to the Disney Theatrical Group, where he served as V.P.

Comedian Patton Oswalt stars alongside James Morosini in the South by Southwest Winner “I Love My Dad.” Morosini most recently starred in “Sex Lives for College Girls,” but in his latest project, the actor wrote, directed and stars in the feature. “I Love My Dad,” is inspired by James Morosini’s real-life relationship with his father.  Morosini’s character, Franklin, and his estranged father, Chuck’s (Oswalt) attempt to reconnect with Franklin. As seen in the trailer, the film shows precisely how far Chuck will go to connect with his son after being blocked on social media.

Tom Hiddleston is briefly acknowledged his engagement in a new interview published by the  Tuesday.«I’m very happy,» Hiddleston said, keeping his response short but sweet when asked about his March proposal to Ashton.He echoed a similar sentiment back in April after ET's Rachel Smith congratulated him on his engagement while on  red carpet.«Thank you very much. Yes, I’m very happy,» Hiddleston gushed while at the premiere for the Apple TV+ series.

Darren Criss and Julianne Hough hosted the first hour of the 2022 Tony Awards this past weekend and they celebrated their big night together with a star-studded after party.

The Lehman Trilogy – WINNER!The MinutesSkeleton CrewGirl from the North CountryMJMr Saturday NightParadise SquareSix: The MusicalA Strange Loop – WINNER!American Buffalofor colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enufHow I Learned to DriveTake Me Out – WINNER!Trouble in MindCaroline, or ChangeCompany – WINNER!The Music ManSimon Russell Beale, The Lehman Trilogy – WINNER!Adam Godley, The Lehman TrilogyAdrian Lester, The Lehman TrilogyDavid Morse, How I Learned to DriveSam Rockwell, American BuffaloRuben Santiago-Hudson, Lackawanna BluesDavid Threlfall, HangmenGabby Beans, The Skin of Our TeethLaChanze, Trouble in MindRuth Negga, MacbethDeirdre O’Connell, Dana H – WINNER!Mary-Louise Parker, How I Learned to DriveBilly Crystal, Mr Saturday NightMyles Frost, MJ – WINNER!Hugh Jackman, The Music ManRob McClure, Mrs DoubtfireJaquel Spivey, A Strange LoopSharon D Clarke, Caroline, or ChangeCarmen Cusack, Flying Over SunsetSutton Foster, The Music ManJoaquina Kalukango, Paradise Square – WINNER!Mare Winningham, Girl from the North CountryAlfie Allen, HangmenChuck Cooper, Trouble in MindJesse Tyler Ferguson, Take Me Out – WINNER!Ron Cephas Jones, Clyde’sMichael Oberholtzer, Take Me OutJesse Williams, Take Me OutUzo Aduba, Clyde’sRachel Dratch, POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him AliveKenita R Miller, for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enufPhylicia Rashad, Skeleton Crew – WINNER!Julie White, POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him AliveKara Young, Clyde’sMatt Doyle, Company – WINNER!Sidney DuPont, Paradise SquareJared Grimes, Funny GirlJohn-Andrew Morrison, A Strange LoopAJ Shively, Paradise SquareJeannette

Jennifer Hudson is sharing her reaction about becoming the latest member of the elusive EGOT club.

Ariana DeBose got very close to Andrew Garfield during Sunday night’s Tony Awards.

Tony Awards. Jackman, who has been starring in Meredith Wilson’s “The Music Man” on Broadway, announced that he tested positive on Instagram Monday and said standby actor Max Clayton will step into the role of Harold Hill in his place. “I wanted you guys to hear it from me first that unfortunately, this morning I have frustratingly tested positive for COVID again, so my incredible standby Max Clayton is going to go on for me,” he said in a video statement.The 53-year-old actor and his Broadway co-star Sutton Foster performed a number from “The Music Man” at the Tony Awards Sunday.

Hugh Jackman has once again tested positive for COVID-19. The actor announced the news on Monday morning, hours after attending this year's Tony Awards.Jackman, 53, took to Instagram to share the news and expressed his disappointment in having to miss several upcoming productions of his Broadway musical, in which Jackman stars as the iconic con man Harold Hill.«I’ve frustratingly tested positive for Covid.

Tony Awards parties.Eyes red, heels broken, sequins… everywhere. Gripes about Uber surge charges. A Tony in one hand, a McDonalds bag in the other.After last year’s pandemic-hobbled celebrations — held in the fall, 2021 Best Play winner “The Inheritance” had a last-second fete at Hurley’s Saloon and Josh Groban and Aaron Tveit ate Trader Joe’s mini hotdogs in William Ivey Long’s studio — big bustling bashes were back in full force.Champagne was being poured all over town — toasting victories and drowning sorrows.

The 75th Annual Tony Awards signified a return to normalcy for the Broadway community by airing in the show’s traditional June berth for the first time in three years. The three-hour telecast, airing live on CBS coast-to-coast for the first time and streaming on Paramount+ and the CBS digital platforms, drew 3.86 million viewers in the time zone-adjusted Nielsen ratings.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterBroadway returned to broadcast — and streaming — Sunday with the 75th annual Tony Awards. The show’s first ever live coast-to-coast telecast drew 3.86 million viewers for its three-hour portion on CBS, according to special time-zone adjusted Live + Same Day Nielsen data.Like last year’s special edition in September, the four-hour ceremony kicked off with an exclusive start on Paramount+, before CBS joined in. But unlike the fall 2021 show that was just two-hours long on network TV, the 2022 Tonys saw its CBS broadcast restored to a full three hours.

Tony Awards returned to Radio City Music Hall, where relaxed mask mandates made it easier than ever (OK, easier than last year’s ceremony) to spot the stars mixing and mingling during Broadway’s biggest night.For some, it was an opportunity to reunite with old friends; for others, it was a rare chance to meet luminaries they’ve only admired from afar. Before the broadcast began, “Spring Awakening” co-stars Lea Michele and Jonathan Groff walked through the front door holding hands.

Jessica Chastain, Paris Jackson, Vanessa Hudgens, and Ariana DeBose lead the red carpet glamour on Broadway’s biggest night in NYC. The 75th Annual Tony Awards took place on Sunday, June 12 at Radio City Music Hall.

Gaten Matarazzo looked loved up with girlfriend Elizabeth Yu as the pair hit the red carpet at this year's Tony Awards. The Stranger Things star, 19, was pictured with his arm wrapped around his partner and grinning at the camera ahead of the awards ceremony in New York city on Sunday evening. The actor wore a rich brown blazer and matching trousers, with the jacket having a black trim and combined perfectly with a black buttoned shirt, black bowtie, and black loafers.

Paris Jackson and Prince Jackson appeared at the 75th Tony Awards to introduce a performance of MJ the Musical, and even spoke about their late father, Michael.MORE: Paris Jackson steals the show in stunning white bridesmaid gownThe two made a rare public appearance together in support of the hit Broadway musical that was one of the nominees for the award for Best Musical.VIDEO: Paris Jackson gives rare insight into relationship with mother Debbie RoweParis donned a beautiful baby pink dress with off the shoulder straps and lined detailing across the border, while Prince wore a sleek black suit."A lot of people seem to think our dad, Michael Jackson, changed popular music forever. And who are we to disagree?" Prince said enthusiastically.MORE: Paris Jackson opens up about her current relationship with her mum Debbie Rowe"But what a lot of people don't know is that he loved musicals, on film and on stage," then introducing the night's first performance by a nominee.

John Stamos isn’t happy that his close, late friend Bob Saget was left out of the “In Memoriam” segment during Sunday night’s Tony Awards ceremony. And now, he’s letting the world know about his displeasure.

A Strange Loop, an irreverent, sexually frank work about Blackness and queerness took home the best new musical crown at the Tony Awards on Sunday, as voters celebrated Broadway’s most racially diverse season by choosing an envelope-pushing Black voice.

Jessica Chastain is at the top of her acting game if last night's Tony Awards are anything to go by, and yet, proving she's a woman of many talents, she also killed it on the red carpet. The 75th annual Tony Awards, held at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, gathered some of the most esteemed names in American theatre, including Lea Michele, Vanessa Hudgens and Jennifer Hudson.

Jennifer Hudson won big at Sunday’s Tony Awards.

FANS of Michael Jackson can't get over how grown up his children looked, as Paris and Prince appeared together at the Tony Awards. MJ's kids, now 24 and 25 respectively, honored their father by introducing a performance from MJ: The Musical, which was nominated for the top prize.

It’s family night at the 2022 Tony Awards! Paris Jackson and Prince Jackson walked the red carpet for Broadway’s biggest night.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentItalian playwright Stefano Massini’s “The Lehman Trilogy,” which just won five Tony Awards including the prize for best play, is set to become a high-end TV series to be produced by Italy’s Fandango and The Apartment, the outfits behind HBO’s Elena Ferrante adaptation “My Brilliant Friend.”The TV project, originated by Italian producer Domenico Procacci’s Fandango, to adapt into a series the epic drama written by Massini that charts the history of one of the financial institutions that helped spark the 2008 recession, has now been boarded by producer Lorenzo Mieli’s shingle The Apartment, the Fremantle-owned company behind Paolo Sorrentino’s Oscar-nominated “The Hand of God” and his “The Young Pope” and “The New Pope” shows. Fandango and Mieli previously collaborated on “My Brilliant Friend” for HBO and Italy’s RAI.Having Fremantle’s The Apartment on board gives “The Lehman Trilogy” TV series adaptation considerably more heft, though a commissioning broadcaster or streamer remains to be found.Mieli in a statement called “Lehman Trilogy” – which besides best play won Tony Awards for Sam Mendes’ direction and for the lead performance of Simon Russell Beale, among other prizes – “a marvelous and contemporary text” on the “intrinsic failures of a certain form of capitalism.”The chief of the Fremantle-owned company also noted that it’s rare for an Italian play to be celebrated outside national borders.

Ariana DeBose performed a musical number during the Tony Awards on Sunday (12 June), where she interacted with many audience members, including Andrew Garfield. The 31-year-old actor, who was hosting the award ceremony, delivered a hilarious musical performance that celebrated the audience.

Gordon Cox Theater EditorBroadway celebrated its first full season after the COVID lockdown with the 75th annual Tony Awards, hosted by a newly minted Oscar winner and spotlighting stage work that included a media-darling frontrunner (“A Strange Loop”), a historical pop confection (“Six”), a King of Pop bio-musical (“MJ”) and an epic look at the roots of American capitalism (“The Lehman Trilogy”). Much of the ceremony played out as expected, but as ably hosted by “Hamilton” alum Ariana DeBose, the night still provided plenty of moments for theater fans to remember.(1) Early wins for “Six and “MJ” prepped the audience for a night of surprises — which didn’t quite materialize.A number of Tony predictions (including ours) suggested “Six” had a shot at the award for Best Score, so that win, in itself, wasn’t much of a surprise.

The Lehman Trilogy, Company, A Strange Loop, MJ and Sweet Charity were among the big winners at tonight’s Tony Awards. And Sweet Charity wasn’t even staged this season.

Tony Awards.On Sunday night, almost nobody at Radio City Music Hall bothered to stand up for the late Stephen Sondheim.After a far too modest tribute to the legendary composer/lyricist of “West Side Story” “Gypsy,” “Sweeney Todd,” “Into The Woods,” “A Little Night Music” and many others, who died in November at age 91, sung by Bernadette Peters, only a handful of show people begrudgingly got to their feet.For one of the greatest musical theater composers of all time. Who gave his entire life to Broadway.

2022 Tony Awards on Sunday as members of the Broadway community gathered at Radio City Music Hall to celebrate Broadway’s return after the COVID-19 pandemic.Hosted by Academy Award winner and Tony nominee Ariana DeBose, the night was full of performances by the musicals that made up the night’s best musical category.Viewers were also treated to a reunion of the 2007 cast of Duncan Sheik’s “Spring Awakening” as well as a moving tribute to the late Stephen Sondheim, who died in November at 91.DeBose, 31, opened the show with a mash-up of some of Broadway’s greatest hits including the likes of “Cabaret,” “Bye Bye Birdie,” “Evita,” “The Wiz,” “Chicago,” “Hamilton,” — which included a shoutout to Lin-Manuel Miranda — “Rent” and “Hairspray.”Now THAT is how you kick off the #TonyAwards!

won for “A Strange Loop,” joining the ranks of the select few who have gotten all prestigious performance awards.Hudson, 40, joins the exclusive list of 16 other winners including the likes of Audrey Hepburn, Alan Menken, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Whoopi Goldberg, who all won awards at the Emmys, Grammys, Oscars and Tonys.The prestigious title was given to Hudson as a producer for the Tony Award-winning musical “A Strange Loop,” which won Best Musical on Sunday.Hudson’s path to an EGOT began in 2007 when she won an Academy Award for her role in “Dreamgirls” and later received a Grammy award in 2009 for her performance in “The Color Purple.”Also in 2009, Hudson won the Emmy for an animated series called “Baby Yaga.”“A Strange Loop” received a record 11 Tony nominations including Best Musical and Best Actor. The show, written by Michael R.

Sam Rockwell shows off some of his cool dance moves with host Ariana DeBose at the 2022 Tony Awards on Sunday (June 12) at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.

The cast of A Strange Loop is taking over the stage at the 2022 Tony Awards!

The queens from the musical Six gave the final performance of the night at the Tonys!

Bernadette Peters is giving an very emotional performance at the 2022 Tony Awards.

John Stamos is voicing his frustrations with the 2022 Tony Awards.

Matt Doyle is now a Tony winner!

Company is already guaranteed to be the big winner of the night at the Tonys!