2007 Tony Awards

The Tony-winning musical Spring Awakening, Broadway's Legally Blonde and Xanadu, as well as Jason Robert Brown's 13 are among the musicals that have been acquired for theatrical licensing by Music Theatre International.  

By Adam Hetrick The Tony-winning musical Spring Awakening, Broadway's Legally Blonde and Xanadu, as well as Jason Robert Brown's 13 are among the musicals ...  

Broadway's Brooks Ashmanskas, Mary Birdsong and Stephen DeRosa, and Bay Area actor Gregory Wallace, will star in the first major revival of John Guare's 1976 play, Rich and Famous, rewritten by the author, to play American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) in early 2009.  

Broadway's Brooks Ashmanskas, Mary Birdsong and Stephen DeRosa, and Bay Area actor Gregory Wallace, will star in the first major revival of John Guare's 1976 play, Rich and Famous, rewritten by the author, to play American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) in early 2009.  

The Tony Awards Administration Committee assembled for the second time this season to discuss the eligibility of nine Broadway productions for the 2009 Tony Awards, presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing.  

Playbill.com has learned that the Tony Awards Administration Committee will assemble for the third time during the 2008-2009 season in February.  

Of course this was the year that Steppenwolf Theatre picked up five Tony Awards for its Chicago-bred Broadway production of Tracy Letts' "August: Osage County" before the cast crossed the pond to remount the show at London's National Theatre, and when the Chicago Shakespeare Theater was feted...  

A self-proclaimed "sex kitten" famous for her catlike purr, Kitt won two Emmys and was nominated for two Tony Awards. A family friend says Eartha Kitt, a sultry singer, dancer and actress who rose from South Carolina cotton fields to become an international symbol of elegance and sensuality...  

"Spring Awakening" is about to close on Broadway, but you only have to travel to the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center to see this winner of eight 2007 Tony Awards, including Best Musical.  

The Catholic school drama "Doubt" certainly comes with a hefty amount of prestige. The stage production won writer John Patrick Shanley a Pulitzer Prize, and it went on to win four Tony Awards, including best play. Shanley adapted the script for the film version himself and also directed. He...  

New York cable channel NY1's theater critic Roma Torre has listed her top 10 Broadway shows of this year. In her report, she mentions, "And at Tony time next year, don't be surprised to see Daniel Radcliffe of Harry Potter fame work his magic as the star of Equus."  

By Leilani Polk The latest rock musical to take Broadway by storm and sweep the Tony Awards with 11 nominations and eight wins, Spring Awakening, makes its way to Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center this week. Based on the 1891 banned-from-the-stage German play of the same name by Frank Wedekind...  

Hugh Jackman will serve as host for February’s “81st Annual Academy Awards” telecast on ABC, the network confirmed Friday. This will be Mr. Jackman’s first time hosting the ceremony. He has previously hosted the Tony Awards, winning an Emmy for the 2005 show. “Hugh Jackman is a consummate...  

Australian actor Hugh Jackman has been named host of 2009's 81st Annual Academy Awards. The 40-year-old star - named People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive in November - was given the honor by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Friday. Jackman, who has never been an Oscar...  

LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that Hugh Jackman will host the 81st annual Oscars. The 40-year-old Australian actor, recently named People magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive," won an Emmy for hosting 2004's 59th annual Tony Awards.