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Laurie Metcalf: A Year of Wins and Boundary-Pushing Roles
entertainment1 month ago

Laurie Metcalf: A Year of Wins and Boundary-Pushing Roles

Laurie Metcalf reflects on a blockbuster year after winning a Gotham TV Award for Big Mistakes and a Tony for Death of a Salesman, while continuing two Broadway shows and eyeing Season 2 of Big Mistakes. She discusses her love of originating new plays, the challenges of live theater during Tony season, and her goal to avoid being boring by pushing her craft across stage and screen (Hacks, Getting On, Monster). She’s enjoying the collaborative, improvisational pace of TV and looks forward to deeper work with colleagues like Dan Levy and Taylor Ortega in the next season.

via The Hollywood Reporter|
#big-mistakes#death-of-a-salesman#entertainment
Schmigadoon! Tops Tonys 2026 Night as Liberation Leads Best Play
entertainment1 month ago

Schmigadoon! Tops Tonys 2026 Night as Liberation Leads Best Play

Schmigadoon! was crowned Best Musical at the 2026 Tony Awards, hosted by Pink, while Liberation won Best Play and Death of a Salesman dominated revivals with six Tonys. Cats: The Jellicle Ball earned best-direction honors for Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch, and Qween Jean became the first openly trans winner in Best Costume Design (Musical). The Lost Boys claimed multiple trophies, Ali Louis Bourzgui spoke on Palestine, John Lithgow won for Giant, and Laurie Metcalf added a third Tony for Linda Loman, with Ragtime’s Joshua Henry and Caissie Levy also taking their first Tonys. The night featured a star-studded lineup of performances and speeches, underscoring a year of milestone moments on Broadway.

via The Hollywood Reporter|
#cats-the-jellicle-ball#death-of-a-salesman#entertainment
Schmigadoon! Tops Best Musical as Death of a Salesman Dominates Tony Awards 2026
entertainment1 month ago

Schmigadoon! Tops Best Musical as Death of a Salesman Dominates Tony Awards 2026

Tony Awards 2026 closed a record-breaking Broadway season with Schmigadoon! winning Best Musical, Ragtime taking Best Revival of a Musical, and Liberation named Best Play (its writer Bess Wohl the first female American playwright in 38 years to win). Death of a Salesman dominated the play side with six Tonys, while Giant’s John Lithgow and Alden Ehrenreich (Becky Shaw) delivered top acting wins; Schmigadoon! also swept Best Book, Original Score and Orchestrations, helping Apple TV push toward an EGOT. Fourteen nominees went home empty-handed among 831 voters, with the ceremony held at Radio City Music Hall.

via The Hollywood Reporter|
#broadway#death-of-a-salesman#entertainment
Death of a Salesman Leads 2026 Tony Awards as Liberation Wins Best Play
theatre1 month ago

Death of a Salesman Leads 2026 Tony Awards as Liberation Wins Best Play

The 2026 Tony Awards, hosted by P!NK at Radio City Music Hall, crowned Death of a Salesman with six wins (including Best Revival of a Play) and Best Play went to Bess Wohl’s Liberation. Ragtime, The Lost Boys and Schmigadoon! tied for four wins each, with Ragtime also taking Best Revival of a Musical. Caissie Levy and Joshua Henry swept the leading acting prizes in a musical, marking the first time in 28 years that a musical revival claimed both top acting awards. Cats: The Jellicle Ball earned three wins, including the first transgender Tony winner, Qween Jean.

via Broadway Shows|
#broadway#death-of-a-salesman#liberation
Death of a Salesman Dominates Tony Awards 2026 as Manville and Lithgow Lead Winners
entertainment1 month ago

Death of a Salesman Dominates Tony Awards 2026 as Manville and Lithgow Lead Winners

Death of a Salesman swept the 2026 Tony Awards, winning best revival of a play and six awards overall, while Lesley Manville and John Lithgow took leading acting trophies; Liberation won best play and Schmigadoon! claimed best musical, with other productions like Ragtime and The Lost Boys also earning multiple honors at a Pink-hosted ceremony that capped a record-breaking Broadway season.

via The Guardian|
#death-of-a-salesman#entertainment#john-lithgow
Death of a Salesman Dominates 2026 Tony Awards With Six Wins
entertainment1 month ago

Death of a Salesman Dominates 2026 Tony Awards With Six Wins

Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman revival led the night with six Tony Awards, including Best Revival of a Play and director Joe Mantello’s win; Schmigadoon!, The Lost Boys and Ragtime each captured four awards, with Schmigadoon! earning Best Musical and Ragtime taking Best Musical Revival. Liberation won Best Play, Cats: The Jellicle Ball claimed three wins, and Pink hosted the CBS ceremony at Radio City Music Hall, with a preshow hosted by Laura Benanti and Tituss Burgess and performances celebrating Broadway anniversaries.

via The Hollywood Reporter|
#broadway#death-of-a-salesman#entertainment
Scott Rudin Clinches Best Revival Tony Amid Bullying Backlash
entertainment1 month ago

Scott Rudin Clinches Best Revival Tony Amid Bullying Backlash

Scott Rudin, who stepped back from Broadway amid bullying allegations, won the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play for Death of a Salesman, though he did not attend the ceremony and was represented by Nathan Lane; the win signals his return to Broadway amid ongoing scrutiny of his past conduct and questions about rehabilitation.

via The Hollywood Reporter|
#broadway#bullying-allegations#death-of-a-salesman
Schmigadoon! Wins Best Musical as Death of a Salesman Dominates the 2026 Tony Awards
entertainment1 month ago

Schmigadoon! Wins Best Musical as Death of a Salesman Dominates the 2026 Tony Awards

At the 79th Tony Awards (June 7, Radio City Music Hall, CBS/Paramount+), Schmigadoon! won Best Musical and Death of a Salesman was the night's big winner with six Tonys, including Best Revival of a Play; Ragtime took Best Revival of a Musical, while acting honors went to Joshua Henry (Best Actor in a Musical), Caissie Levy (Best Actress in a Musical), John Lithgow (Best Actor in a Play), and Lesley Manville (Best Actress in a Play). The ceremony featured Pink hosting and star-studded performances and tributes to The Book of Mormon, Chicago, A Chorus Line's 50th anniversary, and Rent.

via Playbill|
#broadway#death-of-a-salesman#entertainment
Death of a Salesman Leads 2026 Tony Awards Winners List
entertainment1 month ago

Death of a Salesman Leads 2026 Tony Awards Winners List

The 2026 Tony Awards honored winners across plays and musicals, led by Death of a Salesman as Best Revival of a Play and Lesley Manville winning Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Play for Oedipus, with a wide range of honors in directing, acting, choreography and design across productions including The Lost Boys, Schmigadoon!, Ragtime, Cats, and The Rocky Horror Show.

via The Guardian|
#broadway#death-of-a-salesman#entertainment
Liberation Triumphs in Best Play as Death of a Salesman Dominates Tonys
culture1 month ago

Liberation Triumphs in Best Play as Death of a Salesman Dominates Tonys

Live Tony Awards updates: 'Liberation' wins Best Play, the first American woman–written Best Play winner since 1989; Broadway revival of 'Death of a Salesman' takes five early trophies (direction for Joe Mantello, acting for Laurie Metcalf, plus sound, lighting and scenic design); John Lithgow wins Best Actor in a Play for 'Giant'; 'Schmigadoon!' earns major musical prizes (book, score, orchestrations); Qween Jean makes Tony history with Best Costume Design for 'Cats: The Jellicle Ball' and Cats also wins Best Direction of Musical; Shoshana Bean wins Best Featured Actress in a Musical for 'The Lost Boys'; Pink hosts and the CBS broadcast runs to 11 p.m. ET (streaming on Paramount+).

via The New York Times|
#broadway#culture#death-of-a-salesman
Broadway’s Lost Boys, Schmigadoon! Dominate Tony Awards 2026
entertainment1 month ago

Broadway’s Lost Boys, Schmigadoon! Dominate Tony Awards 2026

The Tony Awards 2026 crowned The Lost Boys and Schmigadoon! as the night’s big winners, with Schmigadoon! taking key musical honors (Original Score, Choreography, Orchestrations) and The Lost Boys sweeping several design and technical awards; Death of a Salesman led the nominations with nine, as pre-show wins went to Death of a Salesman, Schmigadoon!, Cats: The Jellicle Ball and The Lost Boys; Pink hosted the ceremony at Radio City.

via Variety|
#broadway#death-of-a-salesman#entertainment
Ragtime Leads 2026 Drama Desk Awards as Broadway Dominates
entertainment1 month ago

Ragtime Leads 2026 Drama Desk Awards as Broadway Dominates

The 2026 Drama Desk Awards honored Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off-Broadway theatre, with Ragtime leading with five wins including Outstanding Musical Revival; Death of a Salesman and Oedipus each earned four, Schmigadoon! won Outstanding Musical, and The Balusters took Best Play, along with numerous other awards and special honors.

via New York Theatre Guide|
#broadway#death-of-a-salesman#drama-desk-awards
Hypnotic Reckoning: Lane and Metcalf Revive Death of a Salesman on Broadway
arts3 months ago

Hypnotic Reckoning: Lane and Metcalf Revive Death of a Salesman on Broadway

Joe Mantello’s Broadway revival of Death of a Salesman, anchored by Nathan Lane’s hypnotic Willy and Laurie Metcalf’s lucid Linda, uses minimalist, period-agnostic design to sharpen Miller’s meditation on the American Dream and white entitlement; the three-hour tragedy is haunting and timely, with Lane’s brassy virtuosity and Metcalf’s precise humanity turning the familiar tale into a stark, modern mirror.

via The Guardian|
#american-dream#arts#broadway-revival