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Justin Cooley got a call he never expected a year ago, 'Wanna skip Freshman year and head to New York?'

See how the nominees reacted to the news today

The nominations are in! Check out how each show fared individually in a full list of nominations by show.

The four musicals and four plays up for revival Tony Awards include two new stagings of Sondheim musicals, multiple Pulitzer winners, and several reinventions of Golden Age classics.

The Tony Awards Administration Committee has been meeting all year to discuss the eligibility of the 2022-23 Broadway productions all leading up to Tuesdays big announcement... the Tony nominations.

Sutton Foster, Darren Criss, Alexander Gemignani, and more will appear in the new season of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. The appearances will reunite Sutton, Strong and Gunn with creator Amy Sherman-Palladino. After appearing in the series Bunheads, Foster previously recorded a rendition of 'I Enjoy Being a Girl' for Mrs. Maisel's third season.

Kent resident and Broadway icon Patti LuPone will stop at Westport on June 15 for her “Don’t Monkey with Broadway” tour. 

The company of the Alanis Morissette musical is using their platform to raise awareness to this disturbing trend.

Nathan Lane returns to Broadway this season in the new play Pictures From Home! Last seen on Broadway in 2019 in Gary: the Sequel to Titus Andronicus, Lane has had an extremely diverse career, spanning over 30 years. Take a walk down memory lane with highlights from The Producers, Guys & Dolls, The Addams Family, Angels in America, and more!

Second Stage Theater (Carole Rothman, President and Artistic Director) has announced that Lisa Lawer Post has been named Interim Executive Director at Second Stage Theater. Ms. Post will officially join the award-winning Broadway and Off-Broadway institution on February 27, 2023.   Current Executive Director Khady Kamara will depart the company at the end of the month.