Tony Awards
Shaina Taub accepts the Best Original Score award for "Suffs" onstage during The 77th Annual Tony Awards at David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center, June 16, 2024 in New York City. (Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)
June 17, 2024, 2:13 pm
‘Suffs’ creator Shaina Taub cites Jewish text in Tony Awards acceptance speech
In taped remarks, Alex Edelman accepted a Special Tony for “Just For Us” and related the themes of his one-man show to the conflict in “Israel and Palestine.”
By Philissa Cramer
The Benhamou family of Paris conducts a Passover seder in a scene from Broadway's "Prayer for the French Republic," which was nominated for three 2024 Tony Awards. (Photo by Jeremy Daniel, via JTA)
May 2, 2024, 2:07 pm
‘Cabaret’ and ‘Prayer for the French Republic’ among Tony Award nominees this year
Two shows about Jews caught up in a dangerous climate of hate
By Lisa Keys
A view of the cast of "Leopoldstadt," which focuses on multiple generations of a Viennese Jewish family. (Photo by Joan Marcus)
June 13, 2023, 5:30 pm
Antisemitism-themed ‘Leopoldstadt’ and ‘Parade’ are big Tony Awards winners
Jewish Broadway legends John Kander (96 years old) and Joel Grey (91 years old) received the evening’s lifetime achievement awards.
By Andrew Lapin
Micaela Diamond and Ben Platt during the opening night curtain call for "Parade" at New York City Center, Nov. 1, 2022. (Bruce Glikas/WireImage/GettyImages)
May 3, 2023, 7:55 pm
‘Parade’ and ‘Leopoldstadt’ each nab 6 Tony nominations
The Tonys will air on CBS and various Paramount-owned streaming services on June 11.
By Andrew Lapin
Billy Crystal performing a "Yiddish scat" routine during the 75th annual Tony Awards, June 12, 2022. (Screenshot)
June 13, 2022, 9:31 pm
Billy Crystal performs ‘Yiddish scat’ at the Tony Awards
“Ella Fitzgerald, wherever you are, I apologize in advance.”
By Andrew Lapin
Jamie deRoy (Photo provided by Judy Katz)
May 13, 2022, 1:57 pm
Pittsburgh native Jamie deRoy nominated for 4 Tony Awards
This year, deRoy has nominations as a producer for: “Mr. Saturday Night” (Best Musical); “Company” (Best Revival); “Hangmen” (Best Play); and “The Lehman Trilogy” (Best Play).
By Toby Tabachnick
Beanie Feldstein as "Fanny Brice" during the opening night curtain call for the musical "Funny Girl" on Broadway at The August Wilson Theatre in New York City, April 24, 2022. (Bruce Glikas/WireImage)
May 11, 2022, 9:50 am
‘Funny Girl’ snubbed, but ‘Lehman’ stock rises, in Tony nominations
"Girl from the North Country,” a jukebox-style production built around Bob Dylan’s songbook, received seven nominations, including Best Musical and Best Book of a Musical.
By Andrew Lapin
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