The Broadway Collection has received top honors at the 67th Annual Tony Awards, the most prestigious accolade in American theatre. Presented by the Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing, the Tony Awards pay tribute to the best new productions of the season. The latest Broadway Collection member shows collectively received 48 nominations this year, winning an astonishing 11 awards on June 9th at Radio City Music Hall.

Kinky Boots, the most Tony-nominated show of the season, walked away with an outstanding six awards including Best Musical, Best Original Score, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical, Best Orchestrations, Best Choreography and Best Sound Design of a Musical.

Matilda the Musical, based on the beloved story by Roald Dahl, won four awards including Best Book of a Musical, Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical, Best Scenic Design of a Musical and Best Lighting Design in a Musical. The four actresses who created the title role of Matilda on Broadway were also honored by the Tony Award committee for Excellence in Theatre.

The classic fairy tale Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella won the award for Best Costume Design of a Musical.

Motown, the electrifying new musical that charts Motown founder Berry Gordy’s incredible journey, received four nominations.

The classic Broadway Musical Annie was nominated for Best Revival of a Musical.

The following shows are no longer playing on Broadway but were nominated this season:

The American musical Hands on a Hardbody, based on the acclaimed 1997 documentary of the same name, was nominated for Best Original Score, Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical and Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical.

The baffling whodunit Broadway musical, The Mystery of Edwin Drood was nominated for five awards.

Chaplin star Rob McClure was nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical. Chaplin depicted the life of film icon Charlie Chaplin who forever changed American cinema.

The Broadway Collection is a group of New York City’s most highly regarded musicals and shows, selected for their unparalleled popularity with international audiences. Tickets are available through the international Broadway Collection partners. For more information on Broadway Inbound’s group and FIT services, please contact Broadway Inbound at 1-212-302-0995 or allison@broadwayinbound.com.

The Broadway Collection joined NYC & Company and emcee Cyndi Lauper on June 11, 2013 to present the “NYC Center Stage” luncheon at International Pow Wow (IPW) at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The Broadway and Off-Broadway experience featured performances from New York City’s most popular musicals and shows.

“NYC Center Stage” welcomed more than 5,000 buyers and travel media from around the world who enjoyed numbers from Broadway’s Kinky Boots, Wicked, Once and Chicago as well as Off-Broadway’s Stomp. This one of a kind New York City experience was hosted by the Grammy® Award winning, and now Tony Award winner, Cyndi Lauper, the composer and lyricist of Broadway’s Tony Award-winning Best Musical, Kinky Boots.

“International travelers are an important part of the Broadway audience and we were delighted to have the opportunity for some of Broadway’s most popular shows to perform again at this year’s International Pow Wow,” said Bob Hofmann, Senior Director of Broadway Inbound.

The aim of the “NYC Center Stage” luncheon, following on the heels of the American Theatre Wing’s Tony Awards on June 9, is to promote Broadway and the nation’s number one big city tourism destination to buyers and media attending International Pow Wow from around the world.

“We’re very pleased to be joining again with The Broadway Collection to present a one-of-a-kind New York City experience for this year’s IPW attendees, showcasing some of the best Broadway and Off-Broadway entertainment our City has to offer,” said NYC & Company CEO George Fertitta.

The Broadway Collection’s member shows received top honors at the 67th Annual Tony Awards on Sunday evening, winning 11 of the 48 awards they were nominated for on Broadway theatre’s biggest night of the year. Kinky Boots walked away with an outstanding six Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Original Score, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical, Best Orchestrations, Best Choreography and Best Sound Design of a Musical. Kinky Boots was followed by Matilda, which won four awards – while Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella won the award for Best Costume Design of a Musical.

This year, tweet to win at International Pow Wow! IPW attendees are welcome to tweet their feedback about the NYC Center Stage luncheon on June 11, 2013 to @BwayCollection with #BroadWOW for a chance to win the Kinky Boots Original Broadway Cast Recording signed by Tony-nominated Composer/Lyricist Cyndi Lauper and members of the Kinky Boots cast!

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Please visit us at US Travel Association’s International Pow Wow in Las Vegas this year! The Broadway Collection will be at booth #1225. We hope to see you there!

We are SO excited to announce that our 2013 International Pow Wow Broadway Luncheon will be hosted by the Grammy Award winning, and now TONY nominated Cyndi Lauper, the composer and lyricist of Broadway’s 13 time Tony-nominated hit KINKY BOOTS! The luncheon will take place in partnership with NYC & Company and American Airlines on Tuesday, June 11th at 12:30pm. We will be welcoming the casts of Kinky Boots, STOMP, Chicago, Wicked and Once to the luncheon stage.

This year, tweet to win at International Pow Wow! Attendees are welcome to tweet their feedback about the NYC Center Stage luncheon to @BwayCollection with #BroadWOW for a chance to win a signed copy of the Kinky Boots Original Broadway Cast Recording! Read the full terms and conditions here: http://www.broadwaycollection.com/2013/05/24/contest/

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We have a lot of new casting announcements for Broadway Collection shows, so look for these new leading actors and actresses on stage!

- Wicked the Musical has welcomed back Katie Rose Clarke to the role of Glinda. Ms. Clarke last played the role of Glinda on Broadway in 2010.
- Beginning performances on Tuesday, May 28, 2013, Lindsay Mendez will also join the cast of Wicked, assuming the role of Elphaba.
- Christina DeCicco has joined the cast of Broadway’s high-flying spectacular, Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark in the role of “Arachne.” Ms. DeCicco was last seen on Broadway starring as Eva Peron twice a week in the Broadway revival of Evita.
- Arthur Darvill and Joanna Christie will make their Broadway debuts starring in the 8-time Tony Award-winning Best Musical Once as ‘guy’ and ‘girl.’ Mr. Darvill (‘Guy’) is known to fans around the world of the long-running BBC-TV show “Doctor Who” in which he played Rory Williams. Ms. Christie (‘Girl’) appeared in the recent West End production of Peter Shaffer’s Equus opposite Daniel Radcliff.

We do have some sad news, unfortunately Hands on a Hardbody has shut its doors on Broadway. We wish the cast, crew and creative team the best of luck on their future endeavors.

After a wonderful year on Broadway, Nice Work If You Can Get It will also play its final performance on June 15, 2013 after 505 performances.

In better news, Motown the Musical’s Broadway debut is a hit with audiences! The show grossed more than a million dollars for the week ending April 21, 2013, joining the Million Dollar Club for the second time since the show opened for previews in March.

The awards season for New York theatre has officially begun and we would like to congratulate our shows that have been nominated for an Outer Critics Circle Award! The nominees in The Broadway Collection include: Kinky Boots with 9; Chaplin, The Musical and Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella with 8; Matilda the Musical with 5; The Mystery of Edwin Drood with 4; Hands on a Hardbody with 3 and Annie with 1.

That is all for now! We hope to see you here in New York soon!

It is an exciting time of year! The nominations for the 67th annual Tony Awards have been announced, and our Broadway Collection member shows have received an outstanding 48 combined nominations! Catch the Tony Awards on Sunday, June 9th at 8/7 central time to see who wins!

Here are the nominations for our Broadway Collection shows:

Kinky Boots: Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical, Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre, two nominations for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical, Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical, Best Scenic Design of a Musical, Best Costume Design of a Musical, Best Lighting Design of a Musical, Best Sound Design of a Musical, Best Direction of a Musical, Best Choreography, Best Orchestrations

Matilda: Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical, Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical, Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical, Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical, Best Scenic Design of a Musical, Best Costume Design of a Musical, Best Lighting Design of a Musical, Best Direction of a Musical, Best Choreography, Best Orchestrations

Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella: Best Revival of a Musical, Best Book of a Musical, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical, Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical, Best Costume Design of a Musical, Best Lighting Design of a Musical, Best Sound Design of a Musical, Best Orchestrations

The Mystery of Edwin Drood: Best Revival of a Musical, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical, Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical, Best Scenic Design of a Musical, Best Direction of a Musical

Motown the Musical: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical, Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical, Best Sound Design of a Musical, Best Orchestrations

Hands on a Hardbody: Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre, Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical, Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical

Annie: Best Revival of a Musical

Chaplin: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical

It is FINALLY warming up here in New York City and everything is beginning to bloom! Check out this picture of some lovely tulips flourishing in the West Village:

Of course, we also have plenty of Broadway news to share with you too

Annie will be releasing the new Broadway Cast Recording for the show very soon! The album will be produced by legendary 12-time GRAMMY winner Thomas Z. Shepard along with the Shout! Broadway label.

Motown: The Musical went Platinum its first week on Broadway, marking the first time a new Broadway musical has joined the Million Dollar Club in its first week of previews without an out-of-town tryout. Congratulations Motown!

The Tony Award winner for Best Musical, Once, celebrated their first year on Broadway on March 20th.

We also have plenty new member shows opening and they are making headlines everywhere! See below for some highlights of our Broadway Collection members in the news:

CBS Sunday Morning host Anthony Mason sat down with Motown founder Berry Gordy to discuss his world premiere Broadway production of Motown: The Musical and the history of the legendary record label for a rare and exclusive profile. View the entire segment here: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-3445_162-57577147/berry-gordy-recreates-the-legend-of-motown

Motown was also featured on Entertainment Tonight, who showcased the young Michael Jackson’s in the musical: http://www.etonline.com/music/132402_Meet_the_Young_Michael_Jacksons_of_Motown_The_Musical/index.html

The cast of Cinderella was featured on the Late Show with David Letterman. Watch the medley they put together here (It’s awesome!): http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=UQVHTdB5cqo

Doug Wright, who wrote the Book for Hands on a Hardbody, was interviewed about the show for Vanity Fair, who stated “Hardbody is a gritty, realistic, and ultimately uplifting portrayal of American culture today” (they loved the show!): http://www.vanityfair.com/online/daily/2013/03/doug-wright-hands-on-a-hardbody-broadway

Matilda has already become a hit here on Broadway! Below The New York Times interviews Tim Minchin, who wrote the music and lyrics for Matilda, in this superb new video where Tim talks about his appreciation of all things Roald Dahl: http://www.nytimes.com/video/2013/03/21/theater/100000002125855/matilda-comes-to-broadway.html

And the newest star to open on Broadway – Kinky Boots – officially debuted on April 4th. Here, read an interview with the shows leads and Cyndi Lauper herself: http://www.npr.org/2013/04/04/176136297/kinky-boots-walk-cyndi-lauper-to-broadway

It is very cold here in New York City, but spring is just around the corner and we can’t be more excited! We have a few great shows opening in the next few months:

- Hands on a Hardbody opens on March 21st
- Kinky Boots opens on April 4th
- Matilda opens on April 11th
- Motown opens on April 14th

In other news, Once won the Grammy Award for the Best Musical Theatre Album! This is a huge accolade and we couldn’t be happier for them. Take a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the award-winning album here: The Making of Once: A New Musical

Tony-Award Winner Mathew Broderick has extended his run through June 15th in the Tony-Winning hit musical comedy Nice Work If You Can Get It. His co-star, four-time Tony Award nominee Kelli O’Hara will play her final performance on March 31st. Tony Award nominee Jessie Mueller will join the show in the role of “Billie Bendix” on April 2nd.

In very exciting news, Emmy Award-winning “Glee” star, Jane Lynch, will be joining the cast of Annie! Lynch will make her Broadway debut as Miss Hannigan from May 16th to July 14th.

For up to date news, please make sure you are following us on Facebook and on Twitter at @BwayCollection. We also have a Pinterest page!

The Broadway Collection would like to announce that Motown the Musical will open this spring on Broadway. Produced by Kevin McCollum, Doug Morris and Berry Gordy, the show is based on the life of legendary Motown founder Berry Gordy. Motown will open at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on April 14, 2013. Preview performances will begin March 11, 2013.

Motown is a gripping story about the protégés and stars of a uniquely talented musical family who, under Berry Gordy’s guidance, became “the Sound of Young America” and went on to become some of the greatest superstars of all time.

Berry Gordy’s legendary Motown Records made its mark not just on the music industry, but society at large, with a sound that has become one of the most significant musical accomplishments of all time. Motown communicated and brought together a racially divided country and segregated society, touching people of all ages and races around the world. No other music company in history has exerted such an enormous influence on both the style and substance of popular music and culture. With more than 180 number one hit songs worldwide, Motown’s impact is still being felt today.

Motown founder Berry Gordy said “Broadway is the pinnacle of live theater and provides a challenging and exciting opportunity to tell my story and share the magic of Motown. I’ve discovered that Motown and Broadway have a lot in common—a family of wonderfully talented, passionate, hard-working young people, fiercely competitive but also full of love and appreciation for the work, for each other and for the people in the audience. I can’t wait to feel that same Motown spirit come alive on stage every night.”

Directed by Charles Randolph-Wright, Motown will feature a book by Berry Gordy and music and lyrics by Motown’s legendary catalogue, with dozens of hit songs made famous by Smokey Robinson and The Miracles, Diana Ross and The Supremes, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, The Temptations, Michael Jackson and The Jackson Five and many more. Tony Award nominee Brandon Victor Dixon and Valisia LeKae have been cast in the leading roles of Berry Gordy and Diana Ross.

Motown is part of The Broadway Collection, a group of New York City’s most highly regarded musicals and shows, selected for their unparalleled popularity with international audiences. Tickets are available through the international Broadway Collection partners.