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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…
“Real Women Have Curves” brings new energy to Broadway with Justina Machado, Tatianna Córdoba – CBS News Watch CBS News Tony Award nominee Justina Machado and Broadway newcomer Tatianna Córdoba join “CBS Mornings Plus” to discuss “Real Women Have Curves,” a new musical based on the 2002 film. The show explores family, identity and chasing…
Inside “Purpose” with Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and LaTanya Richardson Jackson – CBS News Watch CBS News Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and LaTanya Richardson Jackson join “CBS Mornings” to discuss “Purpose,” a six-time Tony-nominated drama about an influential family unraveling during a snowstorm. Richardson Jackson is nominated for Best Lead Actress for her role as matriarch Claudine. Be the…
Introducing Tavi Gevinson – CBS News Watch CBS News She’s been called one of the most influential 18-year-olds in America. Don’t know Tavi Gevinson? You’re about to. The fashion blogger and editor-in-chief of the online magazine Rookie is now opening on Broadway, in the Steppenwolf production of “This Is Our Youth.” Anthony Mason reports. Be…
Lizzy McAlpine talks Broadway debut and TikTok success – CBS News Watch CBS News Platinum-selling artist Lizzy McAlpine sits down with Anthony Mason to discuss her viral song “Spring Into Summer,” her path to pop stardom and her long-awaited Broadway debut. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and…
How Jeffrey Seller became one of Broadway’s biggest producers – CBS News Watch CBS News Jeffrey Seller grew up an outsider, but with his talent, passion and perseverance, he became the ultimate Broadway insider. In his new memoir “Theater Kid,” Seller talks about producing some of the biggest musicals of the modern era, including “Hamilton.”…
“Oh, Mary!” may be Broadway’s most unlikely offering this season, a wildly over-the-top, not-at-all historically accurate look at first lady Mary Todd Lincoln, written by and starring Cole Escola. Abraham Lincoln: “For God’s sake, Mary! How would it look for the first lady of the United States to be flitting about a stage right now…
George Clooney is one of Hollywood’s most well-known silver foxes. But lately, he’s been sporting a new look — one he admits is not exactly his favorite. The 63-year-old actor dyed his hair to star in the Broadway adaptation of “Good Night and Good Luck,” and he knows it’s catching people off guard. Clooney pokes…
Actor Tony Roberts dies due to lung cancer complications at 85 – CBS News Watch CBS News Actor Tony Roberts, a popular Broadway performer, died at home in New York City due to complications from lung cancer at 85. He was best known for his roles in six Woody Allen movies. Be the first to…
Last fall, when superstar Idina Menzel wasn’t in New York, she hung out in Oakland, Calif. At Bandaloop Studios, she was learning to dance suspended at the end of a rope … and this from a woman who says she isn’t much of a dancer on the ground. “I don’t know what I’m doing!” she…