Actor Brandon Uranowitz has been nominated for five Tony Awards. First, he was recognized for his turn in “An American in Paris,” then for the 2017 revival of “Falsettos,” the 2019 revival of “Burn This” and “Leopoldstadt.” Uranowitz clinched the win for the latter production for his dual roles as Nathan/Ludwig. Today, he is a 2026 Tony nominee for his performance as Tateh in “Ragtime.”

Here, Uranowitz shares the personal meaning in playing all of these characters and the ways in which Tateh can be distinguished from them all.

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Justin Ellington made his Broadway debut as a sound designer in 2021 with the play “Pass Over.” He earned his first Tony Award nomination for his sound design of the 2022 revival of “for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf.” Now, he’s racked up his third nomination — for the sound design of the current revival of “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone.”

Below, Ellington recalls how he started his career as a sound designer, how he manages to amplify actors without sounding artificial and more.

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Chris Hoch and David Hornsby have actually known each other since high school, when they competed against each other in drama tournaments. Now, the pair are on the same side as they compete to win a Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical for “The Lost Boys.”

Hoch and Hornsby are first-time musical writers and first-time Tony nominees. In this episode, the duo share details behind crafting grounded characters amid a fantasy world and the lessons they learned while penning their inaugural musical.

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Playwright David Lindsay-Abaire made his Broadway debut with “Rabbit Hole” in 2006. The play was Tony Award-nominated for Best Play and went on to win the Pulitzer Prize.

This year, Lindsay-Abaire is nominated for Best Play for the world-premiere production of “The Balusters.” Here, the playwright reveals his process for writing 10 characters with a variety of backgrounds and his strategy for finding the comedy in sensitive territory.

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Actor Sam Tutty made his Broadway debut this past fall, originating the role of Dougal Todd in “Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York).” A London-based actor, Tutty won the Olivier Award in 2020 for his performance as Evan in “Dear Evan Hansen.” Now, Tutty has received his first Tony Award nomination.

In this episode, the actor talks about developing his golden retriever-like character to be a nuanced, relatable (if excitable) young man. Plus, he reveals the most challenging part of the two-hander musical.

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As one of two principal design directors with 59 Studio, Ben Pearcy has contributed projection and video design to such shows as “Flying Over Sunset” and “Stranger Things: The First Shadow.” This season, Pearcy has earned a Tony Award nomination for his work on the Lincoln Center Theater revival of “Ragtime.”

In this episode, Pearcy explains the difference between lighting, projection and video design and how he and his co-nominees manipulated each discipline to evoke the heart of the musical.

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Co-directors Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch teamed up for the first time to revive “Cats” as “Cats: The Jellicle Ball.” Both are accomplished directors. Levingston is an Obie Award winner and made his Broadway directorial debut with “Chicken & Biscuits.” Rauch has shepherded large ensemble plays like “All the Way” and “The Great Society” to the Main Stem.

Both are now first-time Tony Award nominees for their direction of “Cats: The Jellicle Ball.” Here, they express their pride in the musical, their collaboration and their ability to translate the magic of the show’s downtown premiere to Broadway.

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Of the three plays Manhattan Theatre Club (MTC) produced on Broadway in the 2025-2026 season, all received Tony Award nominations.

The nonprofit institution is headed by artistic director Nicki Hunter and executive director Chris Jennings. The two spoke to Broadway News about the art of crafting a balanced season as well as the overall health of Broadway.

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Choreographer Ellenore Scott staged two musicals this season, earning her first Tony Award nomination for her choreography of “Ragtime.” The revival was only her fourth Broadway production as choreographer.

In the below episode, Scott talks about her conceit behind specific sequences in the musical by Terrence McNally, Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty.

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“Schmigadoon!” is a giant serving of good ol’ musical theater, and it took a strong team of producers to bring the show, which premiered as a musical television series, to Broadway. The producing team is led by Lorne Michaels, No Guarantees Productions, Micah Frank and Caroline Maroney.

Below, Megan O’Keefe, president and chief operating office of No Guarantees, along with Frank spoke to Broadway News about bringing the show to Broadway. They shared insights about their awareness campaign, casting the musical with Main Stem triple threats rather than mainstream celebrity talent and more.

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