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Tony Awards

Everything to know about the Tony Awards: Nominees, winners, surprises, snubs, and the best red carpet looks. Read more about Awards Shows.

Inside the Hottest Tony Award Afterparties of 2025

This is how Broadway's elite celebrated the year's wins.
By Leigh Scheps
The 78th Annual Tony Awards - Arrivals

The Best Red Carpet Fashion From the 2025 Tony Awards

All the most dazzling sartorial moments from the 78th annual Tony Awards.
By Morgan Halberg
An illustration of a man standing on a step ladder to pain a large mural

What’s at Stake in the NEA’s Quiet Retreat From the Arts

Arts leader Heather Hitchens draws on three decades of experience in cultural policy and performing arts administration to examine the sweeping implications of the NEA’s recent funding cuts. As President & CEO of the American Theatre Wing, Hitchens makes the case for why gutting federal arts support threatens not just the creative sector—but the civic, economic and emotional fabric of communities across America.
By Heather A. Hitchens

‘Hangmen’ Star Tracie Bennett on Doing Dark Comedy With the Master, Martin McDonagh

By Joe Dziemianowicz
Ali Stroker.

For Ali Stroker, Winning a Tony Was Just the Start of an ‘Epic and Extraordinary’ Year

By Joe Dziemianowicz

75 Minutes Before Curtain With Alex Brightman as He Gets Into Demon Mode

By Marshall Heyman

Tony Award Predictions: Will 2019’s Experimental Turn Reap Rewards?

By David Cote

‘Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune’: How a Reagan-Era Rom-Com Holds Up

By David Cote

Is Uptown the New Downtown? Tony Nominations Praise Broadway’s Experimental Turn.

By Billy McEntee
Andréa Burns and Mark Lotito in Smart Blonde.

‘Smart Blonde’ Celebrates Judy Holliday’s Sad Life and Dazzling Career

By Rex Reed
2018 was a horrible year for tearful goodbyes.

In Memoriam: Rex Reed Says Goodbye to the Biggest Stars of 2018

By Rex Reed
Joshua Harmon Playwright Daniel Aukin Director Lauren Helpern Set Design Jess Goldstein Costume Design Pat Collins Lighting Design Eric Shimelonis Sound Design & Original Compositions Luc Verschueren Hair & Wig Design Jill Cordle Production Stage Manager Christopher Kee Anaya-Gorman Assistant Stage Manager

Playwright Joshua Harmon Makes the Same Big Mistake With ‘Skintight’

By Rex Reed
Robert De Niro Donald Trump

Trump Supporter Shows Off ‘Keep America Great’ Flag During Robert De Niro’s Musical

By Brandon Katz
Tone Awards Robert De Niro Donald Trump

Robert De Niro Receives Standing Ovation at Tony Awards After Yelling ‘F**k Trump’

By Brandon Katz
Tony Shalhoub and Katrina Lenk in The Band's Visit.

‘The Band’s Visit’ and ‘Harry Potter’ Will Win Big at the Tony Awards

By John Bonazzo

‘Mean Girls,’ ‘SpongeBob,’ ‘Band’s Visit,’ ‘Harry Potter’ Lead Tony Nominations

By John Bonazzo
Bob Martin.

Bob Martin Reprises His Award-Winning ‘Drowsy Chaperone’ Character at City Center

By Harry Haun
Martin McDonagh.

Martin McDonagh’s ‘Hangmen’ Might Be the Writer/Director’s Darkest Yet

By Harry Haun
Kaitlyn Flannagan for Observer

Obituaries by Rex Reed: Everyone (Who’s Anyone) Who Died in 2017

By Rex Reed
Ben Platt.

‘Dear Evan Hansen’ Star Ben Platt Has a New Home With Broadway Views

By Morgan Halberg
Julie White and Erin Wilhelmi in A Doll's House, Part 2.

Actress Julie White on Reinventing Nora in ‘A Doll’s House, Part 2’

By Harry Haun
Bernard Pomerance Cause of Death

‘The Elephant Man’ Playwright Bernard Pomerance Has Passed Away

By Brandon Katz
Just you wait.

‘Hamilton’ Launches a Mobile App—but Fans Aren’t ‘Satisfied’

By John Bonazzo
The cast of 'Dear Evan Hansen,' surrounded by social media.

How Social Media Became a Character in a Tony-Winning Broadway Hit

By John Bonazzo
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