Article | By Diep Tran | April 18, 2025
In The Last Five Years and Macbeth in Stride, Whitney White Is Wondering If Women Can Have It All
The director-performer has overseen four shows this season, many of them about love and ambition, while balancing family.
Article | By Logan Culwell-Block | October 31, 2024
Cyndi Lauper Working Girl Musical Will Get a World Premiere at La Jolla Playhouse in 2025
The film is coming to the stage with a book by Smash creator Theresa Rebeck.
Article | By Logan Culwell-Block | September 11, 2024
Nikiya Mathis, Jane Cox, More Win 2024 Henry Hewes Design Awards
This year's winners will be celebrated at an October 21 ceremony.
Article | By Logan Culwell-Block | September 9, 2024
Jocelyn Bioh Wins 2024 Horton Foote Prize
The playwright has won the honor for her Broadway play Jaja's African Hair Braiding.
Article | By Andrew Gans | September 9, 2024
9 Recipients of Beowulf Boritt's The 1/52 Project Named for 2024
The third round of early-career designers will benefit from $150,000 in grants.
Article | By Molly Higgins | August 28, 2024
Photos: See the Touring Company of Jaja's African Hair Braiding Visit a D.C. Beauty Supply Shop
The Manhattan Theatre Club production begins performances at Arena Stage in Washington, D.C. September 6.
Article | By Molly Higgins, Logan Culwell-Block | August 2, 2024
See Who's Starring in Jaja's African Hair Braiding on Tour
The tour will kick off at Washington, D.C.'s Arena Stage, with Whitney White returning to direct after staging the Broadway bow.
Article | By Diep Tran | July 25, 2024
New York City Theatre Is Undergoing a Once-in-a-Generation Shift
Nine of the city’s largest theatres have new leadership, in a sign of the industry's ongoing challenges, and also its opportunities.
Article | By Jeffrey Vizcaíno | June 24, 2024
Telecast Performance Mishaps, Jonathan Groff Playing Piano: Go Behind the Scenes at the Tony Awards
Playbill gave disposable cameras to 10 members from nominated shows to capture all the magic of the 2024 Tony Awards.
Article | By Playbill Staff | June 17, 2024
Video: Nikiya Mathis' Tony Win Shows Her 'Just How Important Service Is'
She won a Special Tony Award as a hair and wig designer for Jaja's African Hair Braiding.
Article | By Playbill Staff | June 17, 2024
Video: 'I'm the First Black Costume Designer to Win This Award'—Dede Ayite Reacts to Her Win
She won for her work in Jaja's African Hair Braiding.
Article | By Logan Culwell-Block | June 16, 2024
Watch: Nikiya Mathis, Alex Edelman, and Abe Jacob Accept Their 2024 Special Tony Awards
The special honors didn't make the broadcast, but you can see these luminaries' acceptance speeches online.
Article | By Logan Culwell-Block | June 11, 2024
Nikiya Mathis Says It's Time for a Permanent Hair Design Tony Award
She's receiving a Special Tony Award and she says that show stylists need to learn how to work with Black hair.
Article | By Logan Culwell-Block | May 29, 2024
LaChanze Launches Multimedia Producing Company
The Tony-winning actor and producer will develop original work for contemporary audiences under her new banner LaChanze Productions.
Article | By Logan Culwell-Block | May 15, 2024
The new release is exclusively available via The Playbill Store.
Article | By Philip S. Birsh | May 13, 2024
From Playbill’s CEO: This Spring Is the Best That Broadway’s Ever Had
There’s an embarrassment of riches right now on the stage.
Article | By Molly Higgins | May 10, 2024
The evening will also include special guest appearances from 2024 Tony nominees Rachel McAdams, Jocelyn Bioh, Betsy Aidem, and Whitney White.
Article | By Diep Tran | May 8, 2024
Despite a Tony Nomination, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Is Still Unsure If He's a Broadway Playwright
He thought Appropriate would be closed by now, but his play is still going strong, and its picked up eight nominations.
Article | By Margaret Hall | May 6, 2024
Photos: Step Inside the 2023–2024 Broadway Design Celebration
Hosted by David Rockwell at the Civilian Hotel, the evening honored theatre designers and their work this season.
Article | By Andrew Gans | May 6, 2024
George C. Wolfe, Jocelyn Bioh, Adam Guettel, More Honored at 2024 Dramatists Guild Awards May 6
Playwright Christopher Durang will also be celebrated posthumously at the Guild's annual ceremony at Sony Hall.
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