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The sobering musical “Jagged Little Pill,” which plumbs Alanis Morissette’s 1995 breakthrough album to tell a story of an American family spiraling out of control, earned a leading 15 Tony Award nominations Thursday, as the Broadway community took the first steps to celebrate a pandemic-shortened season that upended the theater world

The Broadway League has extended its shutdown of live, in-person performances another four months in light of the ongoing pandemic. Previously, marquees were supposed to be darkened until January 0f 2021, but that date was pushed further back to May 30, 2021, the Broadway League said Monday. “We are working tirelessly with multiple partners on sustaining the industry once we…

The lights on Broadway are set to remain dark until at least January, but there will be a plethora of new online productions of some of classic plays this fall with a handful of self-isolating actors, including Matthew Broderick, Morgan Freeman, Patti LuPone, Laura Linney and David Alan Grier.

Broadway theaters may be dark, but performers are bringing life back to New York City in a few new ways. Theater stars like Andrew Rannells, Norm Lewis and Bernadette Peters took to Times Square on Wednesday for a pop-up performance of “Sunday” from Stephen Sondheim’s “Sunday in the Park with George.” They socially distanced on the red steps of...

The singing and dining inside an iconic Theater District staple are set to return this week after six months and a close call. Just one day after all indoor restaurants are allowed to reopen in New York City, workers at Ellen’s Stardust Diner will seat and sing to customers once again on Thursday, Oct. 1, Artistic Director Scott Barbarino confirmed…

Despite being interrupted by the coronavirus pandemic, the shortened Broadway season will nonetheless have a Tony Awards.

The Broadway musical “Diana” isn’t waiting for theaters to reopen in New York to offer its show to a live audience — it’s going to Netflix.

With the future of Broadway uncertain, actor and producer Ron Simons addresses how quarantine has altered his creative process and explains the trajectory of his career from software engineer to award-winning producer.

Amanda Kloots is honoring the memory of her late husband Nick Cordero, who died July 5 from coronavirus complications, by sharing a series home videos and pictures documenting their loves story and his health battle.

For 95 days, Amanda Kloots held a therapeutic singalong every afternoon with Nick Cordero’s fans as her husband battled the coronavirus in the hospital. A day after the Broadway star died at 41 from COVID-19 complications, Kloots led one last tearful rendition of his song “Live Your Life” on Monday with his fans on Instagram Live. “Thank you so much for the past 95 days...

Hollywood is in mourning over the loss of Nick Cordero.

Broadway star Nick Cordero has died from coronavirus complications. His wife, Amanda Kloots, shared the devastating news Sunday evening on her Instagram. He was 41 years old.

Broadway performer Robert Hartwell recently went viral when he purchased a home originally built by enslaved people to “fill it with love.” For Hartwell, who is Black, the house represents an opportunity to turn a painful piece of history into an opportunity for his future and the future of his family to come.

The shutdown on Broadway has been extended again — until at least early January. Although an exact date for performances to resume has yet to be determined, Broadway producers are now offering refunds and exchanges for tickets purchased for shows through Jan. 3. “The Broadway experience can be deeply personal but it is also, crucially, communal,” said Thomas Schumacher, chairman…

Robert Hartwell has found a place to call home.

The show will go on, promises Charlotte St. Martin, president of the Broadway League. But not quite as before. St. Martin speaks on the lasting impact of coronavirus on the Broadway community.

After waking up from a coma weeks after being hospitalized due to coronavirus, Nick Cordero’s wife Amanda Kloots is sharing some unfortunate news.

A stage musical about Michael Jackson has pushed its Broadway debut until next year due to the coronavirus pandemic

Actors including Katharine McPhee, Debra Messing and Megan Hilty will reunite May 20 to present a stream of the one-night-only 2015 Broadway concert of the musical within the TV show “Smash,” The Associated Press has learned. It will be seen on People.com, PeopleTV and the magazine’s Facebook page and Twitter.