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CBS News’ Jamie Wax makes Broadway debut with powerful one-woman play – CBS News Watch CBS News Three-time Emmy winner Jean Smart plays a woman trapped in a violent marriage in the one-woman play “Call Me Izzy.” The show, written by CBS News contributor Jamie Wax, explores the power of creativity and survival. Be the first…
“To Kill a Mockingbird” to become first Broadway show to perform at Madison Square Garden – CBS News Watch CBS News Aaron Sorkin’s “To Kill a Mockingbird” has been a hit on Broadway. Now they’re headed to Madison Square Garden in February, the first ever Broadway show to perform in the world-famous venue. We’re excited…
“Jagged Little Pill” director Diane Paulus – CBS News Watch CBS News Alanis Morissette’s music is making the transition to Broadway, in a new stage musical inspired by her landmark album “Jagged Little Pill.” Correspondent Luke Burbank met backstage with Tony Award-winning director Diane Paulus (“Pippin,” “Hair,” “The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess”), who talked about…
Stephen Sondheim celebrates the power of teachers – CBS News Watch CBS News Broadway musical legend Stephen Sondheim treasures the role that teachers have played in his life, and today helps honor educators with the annual Kennedy Center/Stephen Sondheim Inspirational Teacher Awards. In this web exclusive, Mo Rocca talks with Sondheim about the teachers who…
The 2025 Tony Awards are honoring the best plays and musicals on Broadway, with big names from both stage and screen looking to go home winners Sunday night. “Buena Vista Social Club,” “Death Becomes Her” and “Maybe Happy Ending” each came into the night with 10 nominations and are all vying for Best Musical. “John…
The 78th Annual Tony Awards, honoring the best in plays and musicals on Broadway, is taking place on Sunday. And the 2025 awards ceremony comes after a record-breaking season. Broadway’s biggest night is capping the highest-grossing Broadway season in recorded history, the Broadway League said, with high ticket prices for plays including Denzel Washington’s “Othello”…
Mentorship program curates Broadway’s next generation – CBS News Watch CBS News The Tony Awards are about to honor the best in Broadway, but the Theater Development Fund is focused on creating the next generation of theater fans and creators. For decades, TDF has run a mentorship program that has impacted thousands. Be the first…
When Audra McDonald won her first Tony Award at 23, it was just the beginning of a record-breaking Broadway career. Earlier this month, she received her 11th Tony nomination, making her the most Tony-nominated actor of all time. McDonald received the nomination for her portrayal of Mama Rose in the latest Broadway revival of “Gypsy.”…
Valerie Mahaffey, an actress known for her scene-stealing turns in “Desperate Housewives,” and “Northern Exposure,” died Friday in Los Angeles after battling cancer, her publicist said in a statement to CBS News. Mahaffey, who won an Emmy for playing Eve the hypochondriac on “Northern Exposure,” was 71 years old. “I have lost the love of…
The 2025 Tony Awards, Broadway’s biggest night, will cap a season with the highest-grossing box office total in history. In addition, many of the performers nominated this year highlight a number of firsts in acting categories. Here’s a look at a few performers blazing new trails at the Tonys. Tony Award nominees making history Daniel…