September 2025 - Upper East Side, Manhattan: Mayor Eric Adams and Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment Commissioner Pat Swinney Kaufman hosted the first-ever “Made in NY” Awards Ceremony for Theatre and Live Performance, celebrating individuals and organizations who have made significant contributions to the theatre and live performance industry in New York City. The inaugural ceremony, at Gracie Mansion, honored Tony Award® winning actor, producer and co-founder of the Black Theatre United LaChanze LaChanze is a Tony-winning actor, four time Tony-winning producer and advocate with nearly 40 years of experience on Broadway. This season she also made her directorial debut with Wine in the Wilderness at Classic Stage Company. LaChanze told Mike Leventhal that she launched her own production company last year , where she discovers, develops and delivers groundbreaking Broadway and commercial entertainment projects. NYC VIBE first met up with Lachanze when she founded Black Theatre United, an advocacy organization dedicated to protecting Black bodies, Black talent, and Black lives on and off our stages. Also Tony Award® Winning Choreographers of Buena Vista Social Club on Broadway Patricia Delgado and Justin Peck were honored with a Made in NY statue. The husband and wife team are a force on the stage…Patrician Delgado is a first-generation Cuban American born in Miami, Florida. She was a principal dancer with the Miami City Ballet where she worked for 20 years and a member of the dance faculty at The Juilliard School. Justin Peck is a director, choreographer, filmmaker, and dancer based in New York City. He is the Resident Choreographer of the New York City Ballet, and only the second person in the institution’s 75-year history to hold this title. He has developed and created over 50 dance and theater works that have been presented on stages around the world, including Lincoln Center, the Palais Garnier, Sydney Opera House, Brooklyn Academy of Music, and Broadway. The first-ever Made in New York Awards Ceremony for Theatre and Live Performance, celebrating individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions to these vibrant communities in NYC. @nycnightlifegov @BuenaVistaSocialClubMusical @blacktheatreunited ​
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LaChanze honored at the Inaugural Made in NY Theatre Awards at Gracie Mansion | NYC VIBE

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Broadway's Masterpiece: Hirschfeld's Sondheim Book Launch #Broadway #HirschfeldsSondheim | NYC VIBE

September 2025 - Theater District NYC If you love musical theater - you will enjoy the new book, Hirschfeld’s Sondheim which is a deluxe oversized Hirschfeld poster book containing more than 50 drawings of Sondheim and his musicals, plays and films, including 25 full page images that can be easily removed and put right on a wall. On the reverse side - rare, ancillary images from the Hirschfeld archives At the unveiling event at the famous Alkonquin Hotel in the theater district, NYC VIBE caught up with David Leopold, Hirschfeld’s archivist and Creative Director of the Al Hirschfeld Foundation who told us how the shows and the drawings reflect the development of both artists. All of Sondheim’s best–known works are included: West Side Story, Follies, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Sweeney Todd, Merrily We Roll Along, and Sunday in the Park with George - in 25 ready–to–frame, removable art prints. There are also previously unpublished works including a triple portrait of Sondheim, George Gershwin and Jerome Kern. The guests talked about how Hirschfeld’s images capture the essence of the performances even better than the photographs of the shows. Hirschfeld’s drawings and Sondheim’s works are almost inextricably linked in the minds of theater lovers everywhere. Ever since Sondheim’s death in November 2021, his work and legacy have been enjoying a resurgence of appreciation, with productions like the recent Broadway revivals of Merrily We Roll Along, Company, and Into the Woods, and this season’s Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends. The innovative format of Hirschfeld’s Sondheim allows readers to see the works as never before. The twenty-five removable “posters” in this book also include extensive commentary that serves as an informative and well–presented coffee table book, making it a purchase with both collector’s appeal and practical use. Now for the first time, these artworks are presented at an accessible price point, making Hirschfeld’s works widely available to his and Sondheim’s fans. Details to purchase book can be found here: https://www.alhirschfeldfoundationshop.org/stage/product/hirschfelds-sondheim-signed-copy-of-book/ #HirschfeldsSondheim #AlHirschfeld #StephenSondheim #Sondheim #Broadway #MusicalTheater #Theater #ArtBook #PosterBook #NYC #AlgonquinHotel #TheaterDistrict #WestSideStory #SweeneyTodd #SundayInTheParkWithGeorge
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The Art of Broadway: Hirschfeld's Sondheim New Poster Book #Broadway | NYC VIBE

August 2025 - Theater District NYC: Outside the St. James Theatre, Tony® and Emmy® Winner Kristin Chenoweth joined Academy Award® winner F. Murray Abraham to introduce the complete cast for the highly anticipated Broadway premiere of The Queen of Versailles. Directed by Tony Award® winner Michael Arden with music and lyrics by Academy Award winner Stephen Schwartz, and a book by Olivier Award® nominee Lindsey Ferrentino, The Queen of Versailles will begin performances on Wednesday, October 8, with an opening night set for Sunday, November 9. From computer engineer to Mrs. Florida to billionairess, Jackie Siegel saw herself as the embodiment of the American Dream. As the wife of David "The Timeshare King" Siegel and mother of their eight children, they invited America to visit their most grandiose venture yet: They built the largest private home in America in Orlando, Florida – a $100 million house big enough for her dreams and inspired by the Palace of Versailles. NYC VIBE caught up with Academy award winner F Murray Abraham outside the theater to reflect on his role and how he approached it.. But with the Great Recession of 2008 looming, Jackie and David's dreams begin to crumble, along with their lavish lifestyle. The Queen of Versailles on Broadway explores the true cost of fame and fortune, and one family’s pursuit of the American Dream – no matter cost. The Queen of Versailles was a documentary back in 2012 that took us behind the front doors of a billionaire family and their financial challenges in the wake of the economic crisis. With epic proportions of Shakespearean tragedy, the film follows two unique characters, whose rags-to-riches success stories reveal the innate virtues and flaws of the American Dream. Now prepare to be entrained - laugh and cry with this family on Broadway this fall
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Kristin Chenoweth & F. Murray Abraham on Broadway’s The Queen of Versailles #nycvibe

Sunday, June 1, 2025, Manhattan, NY – The 2025 Drama Desk Awards at NYU Skirball Center offered a sneak peek into who might be taking home a Tony. NYC VIBE was on the red carpet, chatting with Broadway’s biggest stars, writers, producers, and directors, capturing all the excitement, nerves, and candid thoughts of theater's elite. The Drama Desk Awards are unique, bringing together Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off-Broadway productions to compete head-to-head, with all performance categories being gender-free. Voted on by theater critics, journalists, editors, and publishers, these awards celebrate every facet of New York’s vibrant professional theater scene. Highlights of the Night: Kara Young made history, winning Outstanding Featured Performance in a Play for Purpose. She's now the first Black performer, and only the second person ever, to receive four consecutive Tony nominations! Young shared her passion for telling stories that spark conversation, a theme central to Purpose, a powerful three-hour drama directed by Phylicia Rashad about a prominent Black family deeply rooted in the American civil rights movement. Sarah Snook took home the award for Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play for The Picture of Dorian Gray. She spoke with NYC VIBE about the challenges and triumphs of this technologically innovative production. Next up: Nicole Scherzinger and Tom Francis of Sunset Boulevard await their fate at the Tony Awards. Will their grand performances earn them Broadway's top honors? #DramaDeskAwards #Broadway #TheaterAwards #NYCVIBE #TonyAwards #KaraYoung #PurposePlay #SarahSnook #PictureOfDorianGray #NicoleScherzinger #TomFrancis #SunsetBoulevard #NYCTheater #OffBroadway #NewYorkCity #TheaterCommunity
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Broadway's Crystal Ball: Drama Desk Awards Reveal Tony Surprises! | NYC VIBE

NYC VIBE was front and center at the Tony Awards to witness “Maybe Happy Ending”, a musical about two robots falling in love, was a big winner with a number of firsts. The musical took home the top prize of best musical, with Darren Criss winning his first Tony Award for leading the show, as well as four other Tony Awards including best director of a musical. Nicole Scherzinger won her first Tony Award for her role as Norma Desmond in Sunset Blvd. in one of the most competitive categories - Edging out six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald. Sunset Blvd. also won the Tony for best revival of a musical, for visionary director Jamie Lloyd’s interpretation of the Andrew Lloyd Webber classic. Harlem’s Kara Young made history as the first Black performer to win two Tonys in a row, winning best featured actress in a play for her role as Aziza, a rebellious, friend tossed into the family drama of the Pulitzer-prize winning play Purpose. She has also been nominated four years in a row. In a season filled with Hollywood and TV stars,, Sarah Snook won the Tony for best performance by an actress in a leading role in a play for one-woman production of The Picture of Dorian Gray, in which she plays all 26 roles. The HBO Succession star made her Broadway debut with these roles, after performing the role in London’s West End. Broadway is enjoying its best box office ever - With the 2024-25 season becoming the highest grossing in history generating over $ 1.9 billion in ticket sales. #tonys #tonyawards #musicaltheatre #theater #nycvibe @PurposeOnBroadway @MHEMusical @SunsetBoulevardTheMusical @ThePictureOfDorianGrayPlay
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5 Unbelievable Tony Wins That Shook Broadway 🤯 | NYC VIBE Recap

Thursday, February 6, 2025 - Theater District, NYC: Two-time Academy Award® winner George Clooney, alongside co-book writer Grant Heslov and director, David Cromer, introduced the complete Broadway cast of “Good Night, and Good Luck”. In a landmark theatrical event, George Clooney will make his Broadway debut in this electrifying stage adaptation of the critically acclaimed film. The play brings the audience back into the golden age of broadcast journalism with Edward R. Murrow (played by Clooney) in a legendary, history-altering, on-air showdown with Senator Joseph McCarthy. As McCarthyism casts a shadow over America, Murrow and his news team choose to confront the growing tide of paranoia and propaganda, even if it means turning the federal government and a worried nation against them. NYC VIBE was invited to meet the cast under the direction of Tony Award®-winner David Cromer, from the original screenwriters Clooney and Grant Heslov, Good Night, and Good Luck chronicles a time in American history when truth and journalistic integrity stood up to fearmongering and disinformation - and won. Good Night, and Good Luck was a 2005 historical drama film about American television news, which was directed by George Clooney, with the movie starring David Strathairn, Patricia Clarkson, Jeff Daniels, Robert Downey Jr., and Frank Langella as well as Clooney himself.
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George Clooney's Broadway Debut: introduces the cast of “Good Night, and Good Luck” | NYC VIBE

June 2024 - New York City The Drama Desk Awards has consistently offered a clue as to who might win a Tony a week later. NYC VIBE on the red carpet at the NYU Skirball Center recognizes the best of Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off-Broadway, with Stereophonic emerging as the most winning production of the season. The play, which premiered at Playwrights Horizons last year before transferring to Broadway this spring, took seven categories, including Outstanding Play for playwright David Adjmi and Playwrights Horizons. Outstanding Musical went to Audible Theater's Dead Outlaw, though Water for Elephants, with its four total wins, was the most awarded musical of the ceremony. David Adjmi's play Stereophonic, currently playing on Broadway, won the most awards with seven, including Outstanding Play and a special award. The Broadway musical Water for Elephants, based on the bestselling novel, came in second with four wins, including Best Direction of a Musical for Jessica Stone. The Outsiders, Suffs, Hell’s Kitchen, The Great Gatsby, Illinois, An Enemy of the People, starring Jeremy Strong were among the other currently running Broadway shows recognized. Special awards given out included the Ensemble Award for the Stereophonic cast; the Sam Norkin Off-Broadway Award for Cole Escola, the writer and star of the Off-Broadway hit Oh Mary! Which is coming to Broadway this summer. Tony-winning actor Nathan Lane was honored with the Harold S. Prince Award, named for the late, legendary director-producer, the award is a lifetime achievement honor that the Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off-Broadway honors have bestowed since the 2020 ceremony.
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Winners have been named for the 2024 Drama Desk Awards | NYC VIBE

September 2023 - Theater District, NYC: The first Broadway revival of the American comedy Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch by legendary Ossie Davis is now in performances at The Music Box Theatre. Tony & Grammy Award winner and Academy & Emmy Award nominee Leslie Odom, Jr. stars in the production as “Purlie Victorious Judson”, which follows a traveling preacher, Purlie, who returns to his Georgia hometown to help save the local church and the cotton pickers working on Ol' Cap'n Cotchiepee's plantation. Davis both wrote and starred in the 1961 original Broadway production, appearing alongside his wife, Ruby Dee who would go on to reprise their performances in a 1963 film adaptation titled Gone Are the Days! A musical adaptation premiered on Broadway in 1970, elevating Melba Moore into stardom leading to a Tony Award for her performance as Lutiebelle, singing the Gary Geld-Peter Udell score's most enduring hit, "I Got Love." NYC VIBE caught up with Leslie Odom, JR. on opening night - As a multifaceted Tony and Grammy Award-winning, three-time Emmy and two-time Academy Award-nominated vocalist, songwriter, author, and actor, his career spans all performance genres. The Queens, NY native has received recognition for his excellence and achievements in Broadway, television, film, and music. Cotton Patch is the joyous comedy that finds inspiration and laughs in the story of a man with a mission. Alive with love and hope, this timeless story by American Playwright laureate Ossie Davis is directed by Tony Award winner Kenny Leon. @PurlieBway @leslieodomjrofficial #purlievictorious #leslieodomjr #broadway #broadwaylife #theatre #theater #ossiedavis #kennyleon #cotton #queens #love #slavery #church #revival #play #musical #musicbox #audience #redcarpet #hamilton
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Leslie Odom Jr Makes His Return to Broadway in a Brand New Version of Purlie Victorious | NYC VIBE

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