This year's Tony Awards nominations will be announced tomorrow. There's an unusually wide-open race for the coveted best musical prize, with 15 new musicals and no consensus front-runner. Here's what to watch for: nyti.ms/4dci0kJ

“Forbidden Broadway” is canceling a planned run on Broadway this summer, citing the crowded landscape. nytimes.com/2024/04/26/the…

Alicia Keys's music, and her life story, are the basis for a new Broadway musical: 'Hell's Kitchen.' In this audio episode, she talks with me about reimagining her music for the stage, focusing on the transformation of one very well-known song, 'Fallin'.' nyti.ms/3UyydZZ

Broadway news: “Oh, Mary!”, Cole Escola’s Mary Todd Lincoln comedy, will transfer to the Lyceum in June following a sold-out Off Broadway run.
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Off Broadway news: Marla Mindelle, coauthor and original star of “Titanique,” returns this fall with “The Big Gay Jamboree,” again as co-creator and star. Among the producers is LuckyChap, Margot Robbie’s company, in its first stage venture. Show is at Orpheum starting 9/14.

Development news: Jon M. Chu will direct a musical adaptation of “Crazy Rich Asians,” aiming for Broadway. Book by Leah Nanako Winkler: music by Helen Park, and lyrics by Amanda Green and Tat Tong 唐達.

Broadway news: Kit Connor and Rachel Zegler will star in a production of “Romeo and Juliet” this fall, directed by Sam Gold and featuring music by Jack Antonoff.

'Sunset Boulevard' won best musical revival and six other prizes at last night's Olivier Awards in London. 'Operation Mincemeat' won best new musical. More from Alex Marshall: nytimes.com/2024/04/14/the…

Nonprofit theaters are in trouble. Could Congress help? A group of lawmakers today is introducing a bill calling for federal aid. nyti.ms/3UasHg0

Broadway news: MTC will stage the play 'Eureka Day' this fall and the Sondheim revue 'Old Friends' on Broadway next spring. 'Old Friends' will star Bernadette Peters and Lea Salonga and will play Center Theatre Group before arriving in NY. nyti.ms/49v2Nbk

Today's earthquake in NJ/NYC is not affecting tonight's Broadway shows. The Broadway League issued a statement saying '“Broadway shows are expected to play as scheduled.' nytimes.com/live/2024/04/0…

Scoop: Kate Shindle is not seeking reelection as president of Actors' Equity, the labor union representing American theater performers and stage managers. She talked with me about her tenure, and about what's next: nyti.ms/43Orz56

Casting news: This fall's Broadway revival of 'Our Town,' directed by Kenny Leon, will have a 28-person cast led by Jim Parsons, Zoey Deutch, Katie Holmes, Billy Eugene Jones, Ephraim Sykes, Richard Thomas, Michelle Wilson, Julie Halston and Donald Webber Jr.

Christopher Durang, a satirical playwright whose 'Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike' won the Tony Award for best play in 2013, has died. nytimes.com/2024/04/03/the…

Casting news: André De Shields will play Old Deuteronomy in the ballroom-dance-scene-themed 'Cats' being staged this spring at PAC NYC. Cast includes a mix of performers with stage and ballroom experience.

News re The Tony Awards: Ariana DeBose will host this year's ceremony, which is on June 16 at Lincoln Center, broadcast on CBS. This will be DeBose's third year hosting the Tonys, which honor plays and musicals staged on Broadway.

Casting news: The first production of the 'Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil' musical, at Goodman Theatre this summer, will star J. Harrison Ghee, Sierra Boggess and Tom Hewitt. Book by Taylor Mac; music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown; Rob Ashford directs.

Broadway news: A revival of 'Sunset Boulevard' that is the most-nominated production at this year's Olivier Awards in London will transfer to New York this fall, with Nicole Scherzinger starring and Jamie Lloyd directing. nyti.ms/3xkfJTK

Broadway news: Julianna Margulies and Peter Gallagher will star this fall in 'Left on Tenth,' a play written by Delia Ephron based on her memoir. nyti.ms/3xe2sfs

Broadway news: Tammy Faye, a musical about Tammy Faye Bakker, will begin previews Oct. 19 and open Nov. 14 at the refurbished Palace Theater, starring Katie Brayben and Andrew Rannells. Songs by Elton John and Jake Shears; book by James Graham. Director is rupertgoold.