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Audra McDonald could be making more Broadway history tonight at the Tonys and she has husband Will Swenson by her side!

The legendary actress looked stunning on the red carpet at the 2025 Tony Awards on Sunday (June 8) at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.

Audra is nominated for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical for her work in the revival of Gypsy. She already holds the record for the most acting wins of any performer with six previous Tony wins. She could extend her record to seven this year!

Also pictured inside is co-star Joy Woods, who is nominated for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical, and co-star Jordan Tyson.

Gypsy is nominated for five awards tonight in total. Get tickets now to see the show on stage!

The Tonys will be hosted by Cynthia Erivo and the main show kicks off at 8pm Et on CBS.

McC Theater has released footage of Gypsy star Jordan Tyson singing "Strangers Like Me" from the musical Tarzan at MISCAST25. The event, one of the most anticipated in theater each year, took place last month. The biggest stars of stage and screen took to the stage at Hammerstein Ballroom to perform songs from roles in which they would not traditionally be cast. Miscast25 also featured performances by Cole Escola ("Iowa Stubborn"), Raúl Esparza ("Defying Gravity"), Ana Gasteyer ("A Sentimental Man"), Nick Jonas ("Still Hurting"), Kecia Lewis (Hamilton medley), Adam Pascal ("Memory"), Steven Pasquale and Phillipa Soo ("Not a Day Goes By/Without You"), Helen J Shen ("The Impossible Dream"), Aaron Tveit ("I Know Him So Well"), Nicole...

McC Theater has released a video of Death Becomes Her Stars Megan Hilty and Jennifer Simard singing "The Confrontation" from Les Misérables at this year's MISCAST25. The event, one of the most anticipated in theater each year, took place last month. The biggest stars of stage and screen took to the stage at Hammerstein Ballroom to perform songs from roles in which they would not traditionally be cast. Miscast25 also featured performances by Cole Escola ("Iowa Stubborn"), Raúl Esparza ("Defying Gravity"), Ana Gasteyer ("A Sentimental Man"), Nick Jonas ("Still Hurting"), Kecia Lewis (Hamilton medley), Adam Pascal ("Memory"), Steven Pasquale and Phillipa Soo ("Not a Day Goes By/Without You"), Helen J Shen ("The Impossible Dream"), Aaron Tveit ("I Know Him So Well"), Jordan Tyson ("Strangers Like Me"), and Jordan Fisher, Britton Smith, and Ephraim Sykes ("Dreamgirls"). About Death Becomes...

The company of Broadway's Gypsy, paid a visit to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert last night, May 22. The cast, led by Audra McDonald performed "Some People" from the show. Check out the video here! Gypsy is currently running at the Majestic Theatre, with tickets are now on sale through Sunday, October 5, 2025. George C. Wolfe's new production began performances Thursday, November 1, 2024, and opened Thursday, December 19, 2024, to an explosion of critical praise for the production and Audra McDonald's history-making performance. Read reviews for the show here, which has received a total of 5 Tony nominations. Gypsy stars six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald (Rose), Tony Award Winner Danny Burstein (Herbie), Joy Woods (Louise), Jordan Tyson (June), <a href="https://5qlz1d8h.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Fwww.broadwayworld.com%2Fpeople%2FKevin-Csolak%2F/1/01000196f8d5bc5c-5069ad0a-6f84-40ea-9c04-3cbc8e01b184-000000/8Hso...

McC Theater has released a video of Helen J. Shen performing "The Impossible Dream" from Man of La Mancha at Miscast 2025. The event, one of the most anticipated in theater each year, took place last month. The biggest stars of stage and screen took to the stage at Hammerstein Ballroom to perform songs from roles in which they would not traditionally be cast. Miscast25 also featured performances by Cole Escola ("Iowa Stubborn"), Raúl Esparza ("Defying Gravity"), Ana Gasteyer ("A Sentimental Man"), Megan Hilty and Jennifer Simard ("The Confrontation"), Nick Jonas ("Still Hurting"), Kecia Lewis (Hamilton medley), Adam Pascal ("Memory"), Steven Pasquale and Phillipa Soo ("Not a Day Goes By/Without You"), Nicole Scherzinger ("I Am What I Am"), Aaron Tveit ("I Know Him So Well"), Jordan Tyson ("Strangers......

"I'm new to this," says an excited Joy Woods when asked about what she's looking forward to at the upcoming Tony Awards ceremony. "I will just be taking in everything." The actress earned her first career Tony nomination for the Broadway revival of Gypsy in Best Featured Actress (Musical). She portrays Louise, the girl who evolves into the glamorous Gypsy Rose Lee, opposite Audra McDonald as Louise's mother, Rose.

In our exclusive interview, Woods discusses reuniting with old costars and why she doesn't describe her Louise as timid.

Gold Derby: In just under five years, you've performed in Little Shop of Horrors, Six, The Notebook, and now you're a Tony nominee for Gypsy. Have you had time to let the impact of all of these moments sink in?

Joy Woods: No, not one bit! But I know I will at some point. I think it's been nice to just be...

Go backstage at Gypsy on Broadway with Jordan Tyson. The Dressing Room Project's Michael Kushner lensed the Broadway revival's June has she prepares to take the stage in the Audra McDonald-led production. Check out the exclusive photos below! See Tyson prepare for the top of the show, donning June's American flag-inspired costume. Gypsy is running on Broadway at the Majestic Theatre, with tickets now on sale through October. Joining Tyson and McDonald in the George C. Wolfe-directed revival are Tony Award Winner Danny Burstein (Herbie), Joy Woods (Louise), Kevin Csolak (Tulsa), Olivier Award winner Lesli Margherita (Tessie Tura), Lili Thomas (Mazeppa), Mylinda Hull (Electra), Summer Rae Daney & Kyleigh Vickers (Baby Louise), Marley Lianne Gomes & Jade Smith (Baby June), Andrew Kober (Mr. Goldstone/Cigar/Bourgeron-Cochon), James McMenamin (Weber/Pastey/Phil), Jacob...

Meghan Markle just attended one of the hottest shows on Broadway!

The Duchess of Sussex was joined by some of her friends while attending a performance of Gypsy on Thursday (April 10) at the Majestic Theatre in New York City.

Meghan attended the show with friends Nate Berkus, Jeremiah Brent (who recently joined the cast of Netflix’s Queer Eye), Tracy Robbins, Brian Robbins, and George Cheeks.

After the performance, the group went backstage to greet lead actress Audra McDonald and cast members Joy Woods, Jordan Tyson, Danny Burstein, and more.

Gypsy, suggested by the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee, is Broadway’s ultimate tale of mothers and daughters, ambition and fame, and the lengths we’ll go in pursuit of the American dream. Get your tickets now to see Gypsy on Broadway.

Another very special guest was at the show a few weeks ago!

Oprah Winfrey took a trip to Broadway this week to witness one of the most acclaimed performances of the season!

The legendary talk show host caught a performance of Gypsy on Tuesday night (March 11) at the Majestic Theatre in New York City.

Oprah and her best friend Gayle King visited the show’s star Audra McDonald backstage after the show and also greeted the rest of the cast, including Joy Woods, Danny Burstein, Jordan Tyson, and Kevin Csolak.

Kevin wrote on Instagram, “Every night I dedicate my little dream dance to something & when I heard Oprah was at our show you Know my aim was sending the love to the one and only! •• A dream within’ a dream...

Audra McDonald should start making room for her 7th Tony Award because it sounds like she might be winning another one, based on the reviews for her performance in Gypsy.

The legendary Broadway star, who holds the record for most acting Tony wins with six awards, celebrated the opening night of her new show on Thursday (December 19) at the Majestic Theatre in New York City.

Audra looked incredible in a red gown on the red carpet while attending the after party with co-stars Danny Burstein, Joy Woods, Jordan Tyson, and Kevin Csolak, among others.

Gypsy, suggested by the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee, is Broadway’s ultimate tale of mothers and daughters, ambition and fame, and the lengths we’ll go in pursuit of the American dream. Previous actresses to lead Broadway productions include Ethel Merman, Angela Lansbury, Tyne Daly, Bernadette Peters, and Patti LuPone.

USA Today says the show is “a once-in-a-lifetime event!

Audra McDonald is officially back on Broadway in the long-awaited revival of the classic musical Gypsy and we have the first photos of her as Mama Rose.

The six-time Tony Award-winning actress is starring alongside Broadway’s hottest rising star Joy Woods, who is taking on the role of her daughter Louise. Head into the gallery to see a photo of them together!

Gypsy, suggested by the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee, is Broadway’s ultimate tale of mothers and daughters, ambition and fame, and the lengths we’ll go in pursuit of the American dream.

Rounding out the cast of beloved Broadway veterans include Tony winner Danny Burstein as Herbie, The Notebook‘s Jordan Tyson as Dainty June, and The Outsiders‘ Kevin Csolak as Tulsa.

Preview performances of Gypsy begin Tonight (November 21) at the newly renovated Majestic Theatre, making it the first show to play the iconic venue since...

After months of rumors, it has finally been confirmed that Joy Woods and Jordan Tyson will be playing the roles of Louise and June in the upcoming Broadway revival of Gypsy!

Audra McDonald is leading the production as Mama Rose alongside fellow Tony winner Danny Burstein as Herbie.

Joy and Jordan currently are starring together in the musical The Notebook as Middle Allie and Younger Allie, respectively. They’ll continue to work together after leaving that show next month!

The song “My Days” from The Notebook, expertly performed by Joy, went viral on social media this year.

Gypsy, one of the most acclaimed musicals of all time, will reopen the Majestic Theatre following the exit of The Phantom of the Opera, which played in the venue for 35 years. Preview performances begin on November 21 ahead of an official opening night on December 19.

It was also just announced that the cast will...

The musical adaptation of The Notebook will play its final Broadway performance on Dec. 15.

The musical, which features a score by Ingrid Michaelson and a book by Bekah Brunstetter (This Is Us), opened at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on March 14, 2024, after premiering at Chicago Shakespeare Theater. The musical is set to launch a First National Tour in September 2025 starting at Playhouse Square in Cleveland, Ohio.

The musical is directed by Michael Greif (Dear Evan Hansen) and Schele Williams (The Wiz), with choreography by Katie Spelman. The musical is based on the Nicholas Sparks novel and subsequent film and sees three pairs of actors depicting the love story between Allie and Noah across the decades.

While the show is based on a well-known title, the production has not been a blockbuster hit on Broadway. The musical received mixed reviews from critics and received three Tony nominations — for best book and Dorian Harewood...

The Notebook, the stage musical based on the 1996 Nicholas Sparks novel and the 2004 film, will end its Broadway run on December 15 at the Schoenfeld Theatre, producers announced today.

When it closes, The Notebook will have played 35 previews and 317 regular performances since beginning previews on February 10 and opening on March 14.

A national tour is planned, launching September 2025 at Playhouse Square in Cleveland, Ohio. Additional cities will be announced at a later date.

Produced by Kevin McCollum and Kurt Deutsch, The Notebook features music and lyrics by Ingrid Michaelson and a book by playwright Bekah Brunstetter. The production is directed by Michael Greif and Schele Williams, with choreography by Katie Spelman.

The Notebook opened to mixed reviews, with The New York Times critic saying he was bored while USA Today found it “Romantic, life-affirming and ingeniously adapted.” Read Deadline’s review here.

In any case, audiences for the show have been dwindling.

“I actually did see the movie before getting the script, I think it was the day before,” shares Joy Woods with a laugh, recalling the first time she experienced the 2004 film “The Notebook.” The Nicholas Sparks novel that inspired the movie has now been adapted to the stage with the actress in the role of Middle Allie. “I found myself watching the movie and seeing a very specific demographic and being, like, ‘Oh, this is relatable, but I don’t really see myself in this story,’” remembers the performer, who felt that the script for the musical and its approach to the central characters of Noah and Allie were “very affirming and reaffirming that I was supposed to be where I was.” Watch our exclusive video interview above.

In the musical, both Noah and Allie are played by three different performers who depict the character at three distinct moments in her life,...

Rachel McAdams is voicing her thoughts on The Notebook musical!

The 45-year-old actress starred opposite Ryan Gosling in the iconic 2004 romance film based on the book of the same name. A Broadway musical rendition of the story celebrated its opening night on March 14.

Ryan Vasquez, Joy Woods, and Jordan Tyson, John Cardoza, Maryann Plunkett, and Dorian Harewood are among the cast members.

Rachel, who is currently headlining her first Broadway production, Mary Jane, was recently asked about The Notebook musical.

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“[It’s] crazy, just crazy,” she said on The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal.

Rachel also revealed if she plans on attending a show.

“I can’t wait to see it,” the star admitted. “I think it’s so exciting. To see it take on a whole other life like this, it blows my mind.”

Find out the richest stars of 2004′s The Notebook, according to their net worth!

Solomon Thomas is a football player for the NFL who is also a massive Broadway fan!

The 28-year-old defensive tackle for the New York Jets gets to enjoy everything that Broadway has to offer since he lives in the New York area.

Solomon caught a performance of the new musical The Notebook on Wednesday (March 27) and we have exclusive photos from his backstage visit with the cast after the show.

Solomon was seen chatting with stars Ryan Vasquez, Joy Woods, Jordan Tyson, and the rest of the company.

The musical, featuring new music by singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson, just had its official opening a couple weeks ago and we have all the photos from the event!

The Notebook is currently running at the Schoenfeld Theatre on Broadway in New York City.

The new Broadway musical The Notebook celebrated its opening night this week!

Singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson, who wrote the music for the new show, joined the cast at the celebration on Thursday night (March 14) at the Schoenfeld Theatre in New York City.

Three sets of actors portray the roles of Allie and Noah, who were made famous by Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling in the movie version.

Cast members Joy Woods (Middle Allie), Ryan Vazquez (Middle Noah), Maryann Plunkett (Older Allie), Dorian Harewood (Older Noah), Jordan Tyson (Younger Allie), and John Cardoza (Younger Noah) all walked the red carpet at the event. Director Schele Williams and original book author Nicholas Sparks also were in attendance!

“What truly sells the couple’s romance — and, by extension, the entire show — are the dazzling performances by every version of Noah and Allie,” wrote Entertainment Weekly.

Get tickets now to see The Notebook on Broadway!

To say The Notebook had a devoted, built-in audience before it sang so much as a note on Broadway would be an understatement this romantic tear-jerker never attempts.

Based on Nicholas Sparks’ 1996 bestseller about a young – then older, then much older – couple who survives a lifetime of tribulations (until they don’t), the musical opening tonight at the Schoenfeld Theatre is the theatrical equivalent of muzak, comforting in its unapologetically manipulative way and unabashed in its disregard for anything approaching the grit of the real world.

The reference to muzak, by the way, isn’t meant to suggest that composer Ingrid Michaelson looks back quite that far for her musical inspirations. She has a lovely way with a melody, even if so many of the songs...

Broadway adaptations of beloved movies are nothing new — and in fact will be increasing like never before this season with “Water for Elephants,” “The Outsiders,” “The Great Gatsby,” and more musical adaptations opening just in the next month.

It’s such a thrill, then, that “The Notebook” musical, based on the Nicholas Sparks book of the same name — which of course was also turned into the beloved movie starring Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams — is such a romantic, weepy success, managing to honor the tale fans know while also sneaking in a savvier story, one that doesn’t look away from the horrors of dementia but retains the beautiful message of everlasting love.

The book, by Bekah Brunstetter, begins with a few smart updates: The earliest action between Younger Noah (John Cardoza) and Allie (Jordan Tyson) is moved from the WWII-era of the film to Vietnam-era, which Noah and friends get tangled up in,...

“Time, time, time, time, it never was mine, mine, mine, mine,” sings the elderly Noah Calhoun (Dorian Harewood) in the opening number of The Notebook, the new Broadway musical with a gossamer score by indie-pop singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson. “But you know what is?/Love, hope, breath, and dreams/As cliché as that seems.”

Cliché is at the heart of The Notebook’s appeal, from Nicholas Sparks’s 1996 novel to the 2004 film starring Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling as destined lovers Allie and Noah. “You are every reason, every hope, and every dream I ever had,” Sparks banally wrote in the novel. “Every day we are together is the greatest day of my life.” Though Michaelson alludes, with seeming self-awareness, to the platitudes of the source material in that opening song, this production never quite transcends the clichés that it conflictingly both seeks to challenge and embrace.

That’s in large...

Netflix’s “The Chair” has revealed to Gold Derby that 12 cast members will be eligible for the ensemble prize at the 2022 Screen Actors Guild Awards. The series, which debuted in August 2021, was created by actress and writer Amanda Peet and stars four-time SAG Award winner Sandra Oh. “The Chair” follows an eccentric group of English professors as they navigate personal turmoil, office politics and the unique political and social challenges of academia in the 21st century. See the complete list of eligible cast members below.

See‘The Chair’ lively roundtable conversation: Showrunner Amanda Peet, star Sandra Oh and 4 cast members on their new Netflix series [Watch]

In “The Chair,” Oh stars as Professor Ji-Yoon Kim, a university English professor who is named the first female chair of her department. Unfortunately for Ji-Yoon, she is placed in a difficult position by her dean (David Morse) when he asks her to push some...