Gina Gionfriddo has been a Pulitzer Prize finalist since 2009, but she’s only bowed on Broadway this year. Her 2008 play, “Becky Shaw,” initially bowed Off-Broadway with Second Stage — earning that Pulitzer recognition — and is now on Broadway for the first time.

Per the classics rule, “Becky Shaw” was deemed eligible for Tony Award in the category of Best Revival of a Play, and, on May 5, was nominated in that category.

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Omari Wiles and Arturo Lyons are the duo who have brought authentic ballroom to “Cats: The Jellicle Ball.” The choreographers may be new to Broadway, but they are legends of ballroom.

Wiles is known in that scene as Omari NiNa Oricci, founder of the House of Nina Oricci, established in 2019; he is also creative director of Les Ballet Afrik dance company. Wiles has worked with global talent such as Beyoncé, Lady Gaga and Madonna. Lyons is a choreographer whose work spans ballroom, hip hop, reggae and street jazz. He has choreographed for the series “Legendary.”

Together, the pair are nominated for Best Choreography for their work on “Cats.”

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Read this feature to learn more about the casting of “Cats” and this one to learn more about the overall vision.

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Lighting designer Kevin Adams made his Broadway debut in 1998 with a play called “Getting and Spending.” That show, sadly, did not last long, but Adams’ career has. The designer has brought craft and showmanship to the lighting of 30 Main Stem productions, including this season’s revival of “Chess.” His thrilling design and its roots in the musical’s dramaturgy have earned him a 2026 Tony Award nomination for Best Lighting Design of a Musical.

Here, Adams describes how he evokes the epic-ness of a rock concert, the emotional tension of East versus West and sweeping musicality through lights.

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Actor Christiani Pitts made her Broadway debut in the 2016 musical version of “A Bronx Tale,” beginning as an ensemble member and later replacing in a lead role. She originated the part of Ann Darrow in the Main Stem musical adaptation of “King Kong.” This season, Pitts originated the character of Robin in “Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York),” an entirely original musical, and has earned her first Tony Award nomination for her performance.

Pitts is Tony-nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical for her turn in “Two Strangers.”

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Listen to our earlier episode about “Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)” in this feed to learn more about the musical.

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Christopher Gattelli was first recruited to “Schmigadoon!” in its incarnation as a television series. Creator Cinco Paul asked Gattelli to choreograph for the Apple TV+ show. Now, Gattelli is the director-choreographer of the stage version of the musical.

Gattelli was most recently nominated for his direction and choreography of “Death Becomes Her.” Here, the artist defines the role of a director-choreographer, speaks to the different dance styles in the show and creating the full world of “Schmigadoon!”

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Actor Daniel Radcliffe has said that if he is going to say yes to a project — a show that is going to take him away from his toddler and to a theater every night — it had to be truly worth doing. Radcliffe found that in “Every Brilliant Thing.” The actor is now nominated for his leading performance in the play.

Nobile is nominated for Best Revival of a Play as part of the “Every Brilliant Thing” producing team.

In this episode, the two discuss the significance of the play, the ways in which it has changed them and the exercise of casting Radcliffe’s “co-stars” from the audience for every performance.

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Costume designer Brenda Abbandandolo and lighting designer Isabella Byrd needed to work hand in hand on “Dog Day Afternoon.” Through lighting and wardrobe — in conjunction with their fellow designers, director Rupert Goold and the company — they needed to evoke the 1970s for the Stephen Adly Guirgis play.

In this episode, Abbandandolo and Byrd spoke to Broadway News about their collaboration and the ways in which their designs summon the ’70s.

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Get more info about “Dog Day Afternoon” here.

Just a few weeks ago, “Liberation” won the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The play’s director, Whitney White, has reached a level all her own, as well. Previously, she was nominated for her Broadway directorial debut, “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding.” Now, the director has earned her second Tony nomination for helming “Liberation,” which won the Drama League Award for Outstanding Play and is nominated for Best Play.

If White wins, she would be the first Black woman director to take home a Tony Award. In the episode below, White reflects on casting “Liberation,” making the meta structure of the play work onstage and loving Tony Awards host, P!NK.

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Hear more from White, playwright Bess Wohl in the cast in our earlier podcast episode, “Introducing ‘Liberation.’”

The band the Rescues — made up of Kyler England, AG and Gabriel Mann — has been best known as the soundtrack to hit television series such as “Grey’s Anatomy.” Until now. The Rescues are now Tony Award nominees, having earned nods for best score and best orchestrations (the latter alongside Ethan Popp) for their contributions to Broadway’s “The Lost Boys.”

Here the Rescues discuss why they chose a range of genres for their score, what was cut during previews, which song they kept since day one and more.

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Hear more about “The Lost Boys” in our earlier podcast episode. Read about the show in this feature.

Playwright Samuel D. Hunter has been an acclaimed scribe of the Off-Broadway scene for many years. In 2025, Hunter finally made his Broadway debut with “Little Bear Ridge Road,” a play about the relationship between an aunt and her estranged nephew who hole up together during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Like many of his other works, “Little Bear Ridge Road” is a quiet drama. In the below episode, Hunter explained his affinity towards humble stories and writing a role specifically for Tony Award winner Laurie Metcalf.

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