Tony awards 2026

It’s time for Tonys … and for Schmiga-streaming

For the geographically disadvantaged (that’s most of us), the annual Tony telecast is important.
It shows us the joy of Broadway. It shows what we’d savor if we had the time … and the money … and a proximity to New York.
We don’t, of course, so we catch the Tonys, at 8 p.m. ET Sunday (June 7) on CBS. In a three-hour stretch, we’ll see lots of awards, get a few laughs … and see production numbers from at least nine musicals.
And this year, there’s a bonus: We can stream (via Apple) “Schmigadoon” (shown here)m which a front-runner is based on, Read more…

This is Broadway’s time, on TV and beyond

For much of the year, the world sort of forgets about Broadway. Then comes a two-month surge.
In New York, that means a fresh world of dancing cats, rocking vampires and an entire village consumed by show tunes.
And for the rest of us. watching on TV sets? First, PBS delivers a four-Friday stretch of music, old (“Top Hat” is shown here) and fairly new. Then CBS has the Tony Awards. Read more…