Sondheim on "Company," change, and his very own action figure: Some final words from a final interview. nyti.ms/3Ed37MU

I interviewed one of my favorite songwriters — Paul Williams! — for this piece about the return of "Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas" to the stage. nytimes.com/2021/12/09/the…

It turns out Sutton Foster is not the only member of "The Music Man" company to test positive for the coronavirus, so the show is canceling Saturday night and Sunday matinee. "Flying Over Sunset" also canceled Saturday/Sunday, while other shows are extending their hiatuses.

Well this was a ride. When I began reporting out this piece, all systems were go. Two days later, not so much. nytimes.com/2022/01/03/the…

Mary Badham was 10 years old when she starred as Scout in the "To Kill a Mockingbird" movie. Now, six decades later, she's joining the national tour of the Broadway adaptation as Scout's mean neighbor, Mrs. Dubose. nyti.ms/3IQ2ds1

News from The Tony Awards: This year's ceremony will take place June 12 at Radio City. First hour streamed on Paramount+; then three hours on CBS. Nominations announced May 3. nyti.ms/3MEXjAA

Today marks two years since Broadway shut down for the coronavirus pandemic. Here's our front page from the next day, covering the news:

The collegiate bhangra scene has inspired an ambitious new musical, "Bhangin' It," that explores complex issues around identity and tradition and is having a first run in San Diego. I visited to observe rehearsals and talk with the creative team. nyti.ms/3N8UAj7

Broadway news: "POTUS" is moving up its opening to the matinee of April 27 to become eligible for Tony Awards during the current season (eligibility deadline is 4/28). It had previously been scheduled to open May 9, which would have placed it in next season for Tony purposes.

A stress test for Broadway: This spring brings a bounty of show openings, but in NYC tourism is still down and coronavirus cases are up. My report on how a hopeful industry is navigating a challenging time: nyti.ms/3utE461

This year's Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, honoring women playwrights, has been awarded to Benedict Lombe for "Lava." nyti.ms/3jKfNT7

The Tony Awards are delaying this year's nominations by six days because enough actors have been out with coronavirus cases that nominators need more time to see all the eligible performances. nyti.ms/3xJgzI9

A stage adaptation of "The Little Prince," which began performances on Broadway March 29 and had planned a five-month run, will instead close on May 8. The show opened to mostly negative reviews, and has been selling quite poorly; last week its houses were only 28 percent full.

I reviewed “A Strange Loop” on Broadway, and it’s a critic’s pick 🤩 nytimes.com/2022/04/26/the…

"There’s a feeling you get when you listen to his music that makes you want to dance." Meet 22-year-old Myles Frost, who is now a Tony nominee while making his Broadway debut playing Michael Jackson in "MJ." nyti.ms/39y6vHQ

The New York Times's Tony Awards coverage is now live. Join us! nytimes.com/live/2022/06/1…

Michael R. Jackson, the Pulitzer-and-Tony-winning author of "A Strange Loop," has a new musical, "White Girl in Danger," to be co-produced Off Broadway next spring by Vineyard Theatre & Second Stage Theater. It's a satire inspired by soap operas (which Jackson loves). nyti.ms/3LcDlwv

Why close "The Phantom of the Opera" on Broadway? “You don’t want to run a great show into the ground,” producer Cameron Mackintosh told me.“There’s an art to closing a show, as well as opening one.” nyti.ms/3DzDkkr

"There are no dragons and no helicopters and no wizards. This show raised up ordinary people doing very simple ordinary things." An exit interview with Petrina Bromley, a lifelong Newfoundlander, about "Come From Away," which ended its Broadway run on Sunday. nyti.ms/3y8Uty0

All Broadway theaters will dim their lights for one minute at 7:45 p.m. Saturday in honor of Angela Lansbury, The Broadway League has just announced.