awards season

'Matilda,' 'Pippin' Lead Drama Desk Award Winners

"Matilda" and "Pippin" took home the top awards for best musical and best musical revival at the 58th annual Drama Desk Awards.

‘Pippin,’ ‘Kinky Boots’ Lead Outer Critics Circle Winners

“Pippin” and “Kinky Boots” won outstanding revival and new Broadway musical, respectively, at the Outer Critics Circle Awards, which were announced on Monday morning.

'Dogfight,' 'The Piano Lesson,' and 'The Whale' Lead Lortel Winners

"Dogfight," "The Piano Lesson," and "The Whale" took home the top awards for best musical, best revival, and best play at the 2013 Lucille Lortel Awards, which were presented in a ceremony at NYU's Skirball Center on Sunday night.

'Matilda,' 'Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike' Win NY Drama Critics' Circle Awards

The New York Drama Critics Circle awarded West-End import "Matilda The Musical" and Christopher Durang's "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike" best musical and best play respectively on Friday. No best foreign play was awarded.

CBS Leads in Nominations for the 40th Annual Daytime Emmys

The Tiffany net nabbed a jaw-dropping 50 nods this year for programs ranging from “The Young and the Restless” (which scored the most nominations out of any show with 23) to “CBS Sunday Morning”; the ceremony will take place June 16 broadcast on HLN.

No Tinseltown Effect on Tony Award Nominations

Though Broadway had a starry year, the Tinseltown Effect was not in evidence this year; stars such as Al Pacino, Jessica Chastain, Scarlett Johansson, Alec Baldwin, and Bette Midler tread the boards, but Tony nominators bypassed their performances.

'Kinky Boots,' 'Matilda' Lead 2013 Tony Award Nominations

New musicals "Kinky Boots" and "Matilda" the musical are neck and neck with Tony Award nominations with 13 and 12 nods respectively.

'Giant,' 'Hands on a Hardbody' Lead Drama Desk Nominees

The Drama Desk Awards honor Broadway and Off-Broadway theater, and will be presented in a ceremony at Town Hall on May 19.

Backstage Predicts the 2013 Tony Awards Acting Nominees

We'll have to wait for Tuesday's nominations announcement for the official nominees, but in the meantime here are our predictions for the acting nominees!

2013 Drama League Awards Nominees Announced

Actors Patina Miller and Michael Urie announced the nominees for the 79th Annual Drama League Awards on Tuesday morning in a ceremony at Sardi's Restaurant.