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Critics Jackson McHenry and Sara Holdren come up with their own theater awards, just in time for Tonys season: the Phonys. Categories include worst mom on Broadway, best stage drugs, and best use of boomer material.

This week in theater news: Tony nominations are out, and it’s a great for ‘Hell’s Kitchen,’ ‘Stereophonic,’ and three Elphaba alumna.

Tony Award winner Celia Keenan-Bolger, Academy Award, Emmy Award, and Tony Award winner Jessica Lange, and Emmy Award, Golden Globe Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award winner Jim Parsons return to Broadway in the Second Stage's production of Mother Play. Read the reviews!

Film star Rachel McAdams comes to Broadway in Manhattan Theatre Club’s Broadway premiere of Mary Jane, written by Pulitzer Prize finalist Amy Herzog. Read the reviews!

The Heart of Rock and Roll is beating on Broadway as the bright new jukebox musical of the same name opens at the James Earl Jones! Theatre. Read the reviews as the critics react!

When a TV show that has dominated the ballot for years ends, the subsequent ceremony presents a scramble to fill the blank spaces.

In a sign of an industry on the rebound, Center Theatre Group in Los Angeles is getting ready to announce a return of programming at the Mark Taper Forum, where production was paused last year while the organization went through a budget crunch. Additionally, following the casting of a Black actress in the role of Juliet, an upcoming West End production of Romeo and Juliet from the Jamie Lloyd Company started dealing with racist backlash online - we’ll show you how the company responded.

The latest tv recaps and news from Elsbeth.

This week in theater news: Ariana will host the Tonys, Lempicka is giving Repo! The Generic Opera, and Bronies are an untapped Broadway audience.

From Ryan Gosling singing and 'Oppenheimer' winning to Emma Stone's dress and Jon Cena being undressed, here are the 96th Annual Academy Awards.