Awards: critic's picks "The Prom" and "The Ferryman" took home the top prizes of the Drama Desk Awards; check out the full list of winners here
News: the 2018-2019 Broadway season boasted the highest grosses and attendance in history; Matthew Lopez's epic, two part play "The Inheritance" will play Broadway's Ethel Barrymore Theatre starting in September; check out the Public Theater's 2019-2020 season, including "Soft Power", a new musical by Jeanine Tesori and David Henry Hwang; Carolee Carmello will replace Betty Buckley in the national tour of "Hello, Dolly!"; Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Jesse Williams will star in Second Stage's revival of "Take Me Out" next season; Lincoln Center Theater will present Ricky Ian Gordon's opera treatment of Lynn Nottage's "Intimate Apparel" Off-Broadway next winter; "What the Constitution Means to Me" will tour to 22 cities across America without Heidi Schreck; the 2020 Encores! series at City Center will feature presentations of "Mack and Mabel", "Love Life", and "Thoroughly Modern Millie" starring Ashley Park; and the "Mrs. Doubtfire" musical will premiere in Seattle
Milestones: on Monday, Donna Marie Asbury took her final bow in Broadway's "Chicago" where she's been a cast member since 1999; and on Wednesday, "The Lion King" marked 9,000 performances on Broadway
Rumor: a new national tour of "Hairspray" may be in the works for 2020
Read: this great piece by Amanda Duarte about the 2018-2019 Broadway season; and this amazing photo essay from The Interval inspired by "What the Constitution Means to Me"
Watch: this smoldering music video of "People Will Say We're in Love" from critic's pick "Oklahoma!"; Kyle Selig sing "The Sweetest Sound" as the latest R&H Goes Pop! video; and Warren Carlyle break down his Tony-nominated choreography to "Too Darn Hot"
Listen: to the cast albums of "Beetlejuice", "Kiss Me, Kate", and "Tootsie", now available to stream on digital platforms
