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Arts Education Lives On with Kenny Leon Honored by Educational Theatre Foundation

Tony-winning director Kenny Leon has been a longstanding advocate for arts education for decades. As a result of his hard work, he will soon...

January 24, 2021

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Kenny Leon named Senior Resident Director at Roundabout Theatre Company

Tony Award-winning director Kenny Leon is back at it again! The Broadway director was highlighted earlier this month as the Keynote Speak for Broadway...

December 24, 2020

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Kenny Leon Will Direct Tessa Thompson & Mahershala Ali in Smart People

We are absolutely loving all of the Black actors making their way to/back to the stage this season. Some new additions to that list...

November 2, 2015

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Tavis Smiley, Kenny Leon Team For Adaptation of My Journey With Maya

Once Tony Award-winning director Kenny Leon wraps his work with the NBC TV and Broadway revival of the 1970’s hit musical The Wiz, he...

September 7, 2015

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Director Kenny Leon Wins Again; Appointed To ATW Advisory Committee

Chalk up another accomplishment for acclaimed Tony Award-winning director Kenny Leon! The American Theatre Wing recently appointed Leon to its Advisory Committee, which provides...

July 23, 2015

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Kenny Leon Brings Lydia Diamond’s Smart People to Second Stage

Even before taking over its newly purchased Broadway flagship, the Helen Hayes Theatre, the off-Broadway company Second Stage has lined up major talent as...

May 15, 2015

A Must See

‘Fabulation’ At New World Stages Directed By Kenny Leon

Tony-winners Anika Noni-Rose (2004, Best Featured Actress in a Musical, Caroline, or Change) and Tonya Pinkins (1992, Best Featured Actress in a Musical, Jelly’s Last Jam) are teaming...

March 24, 2015

Broadway Bound

Holler If Ya Hear Me: The New Tupac Musical Will Be Directed By Kenny Leon

Famed Broadway director and Tony Award nominee Kenny Leon is set to direct a summer workshop of a new musical based on the life...

April 11, 2013

Cast List

Stori Ayers, Tory Kittles, & Brittany Inge Will Star in HOME on Broadway

Sammy-Art Williams’ ‘Home’ on Broadway directed by Kenny Leon finds its cast.

March 29, 2024

Cast List

Our Town Returns to Broadway with a Stellar Cast including Michelle Wilson, Ephraim Sykes, Billy Eugene Jones, & More

Excitement is brewing as Thornton Wilder‘s timeless classic Our Town prepares for its highly-anticipated revival on Broadway. Directed by Tony Award-winner Kenny Leon, this...

April 3, 2024

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The Awards Vol. III Nomination Ceremony Hosted by Keenan Scott II & D. Woods

Broadway artists Keenan Scott II (Thoughts of a Colored Man) & D. Woods (For Colored Girls… Revival) host The Awards Vol. III Nomination Ceremony....

July 7, 2023

Award Nominations

The 2023 TONY AWARD® Nominations

Nominations in 26 competitive categories for the American Theatre Wing’s  76th Annual Antoinette Perry “Tony” Awards® were announced today by star of Funny Girl Lea Michele and 2022 Tony Award-winner...

May 2, 2023

Broadway Bound

Leslie Odom Jr. Will Return To Broadway In Ossie Davis’ Purlie Victorious

Tony & Grammy Award winner and Academy & Emmy Award nominee Leslie Odom, Jr. will star in the new Broadway production of the classic American comedy Purlie Victorious: A...

February 1, 2023

Special Performance

TOPDOG/UNDERDOG Celebrates The Divine Nine with Special Performance January 10

On January 10, the 20th Anniversary Production of Suzan-Lori Parks‘ Pulitzer Prize-winning play, TOPDOG/UNDERDOG, will host a special performance for members of The Divine...

December 21, 2022

Broadway Bound

Suzan-Lori Parks’ TOPDOG/UNDERDOG Returns to Broadway Starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II & Corey Hawkins

Suzan-Lori Parks Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece, TOPDOG/UNDERDOG, will return to Broadway this Fall in a 20th Anniversary Production, directed by Tony Award-winner Kenny Leon and...

June 14, 2022

Cast List

A Soldier’s Play Announces National Tour Starring Norm Lewis

Roundabout Theatre Company announced today that Emmy, Tony, and SAG Award nominee Norm Lewis will star as ‘Captain Richard Davenport’ in a 20-week North American tour...

March 17, 2022
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