Bebe Neuwirth and Brandon Victor Dixon will announce the 73rd annual Tony Award nominations on the previously announced date of Tuesday, April 30. The noms will be carried live on CBS This Morning and live streamed on the Tony Awards website and Facebook. Neuwirth, a Tony winner for Sweet Charity and Chicago, and…

In case you’re wondering what last night’s Rent studio audience was seeing when the rest of the country — or at least the 3.42 million viewers who made up the lowest viewership for one of these TV musical events — Fox and some of the folks who actually were there are providing a glimpse. In fact, Fox already has a…

Tech glitches, broken bones, ghosts of stage productions past and, worst of all, live television’s unfortunate and intrusive vogue for giving studio audiences far, far too much screen time couldn’t do overmuch damage to Rent, Jonathan Larson’s beloved-by-many ’90s musical that added another chapter to both TV’s…

Brandon Victor Dixon, Vanessa Hudgens, Kiersey Clemons and Jordan Fisher will be among the stars living la vie boheme in January when Fox stages its live musical presentation of the Broadway smash Rent. Fox announced the full cast today, including Brennin Hunt, Mario, Tinashe and RuPaul Drag Race star Valentina (see…

A relative newcomer to the small screen known for his portrayal of Terry Silver in Power, Broadway veteran Brandon Victor Dixon made a huge splash this season, earning his first Emmy nomination for his portrayal of Judas in Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert. Signaling the prospect of a major crossover career for…

It’s only appropriate that NBC’s Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert air on Easter Sunday. There is no better way to celebrate the Holy holiday than with an Easter egg hunt in the day and a live TV adaptation of an Andrew Lloyd Webber musical at night. And when it comes to NBC live musical events, Jesus Christ Super…

Hamilton alum Brandon Victor Dixon is going from 18th century America to biblical times. Two-time Tony nominee Dixon is set to play Judas in NBC’s Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert.  The live concert, which will fittingly air on April 1 Easter Sunday, will be performed at Marcy Armory in Williamsburg, Brooklyn…

Brandon Victor Dixon, who recurred in seven episodes in Season 4 of Starz's hit drama series Power, has been promoted to series regular for Season 5. Dixon plays Terry Silver, the attorney for the St. Patricks, played by Omari Hardwick and Naturi Naughton. Power follows James "Ghost" St. Patrick, a drug kingpin living…

Hamilton star Brandon Victor Dixon has no intention of apologizing (as requested by Donald Trump) for his curtain call message to Vice President-elect Mike Pence on Saturday night following the performance of the multi-Tony Award-winning show. Dixon, who plays Aaron Burr in Hamilton, appeared on CBS This Morning…

It’s a day ending in “y”, and so it is that President-Elect Donald Trump continues to demonstrate the gravitas and presidential restraint for which he is well known. Today’s example, the former host of The Apprentice fired off a series of angry tweets in response to the hostile reception that greeted his VP Mike Pence…

Nicholas Gonzalez (Bordertown, Sleepy Hollow) has booked a recurring role on the upcoming third season of Netflix's drug cartel drama Narcos. Gonzalez will play Lopez, a capable and experienced American DEA agent. Season 3, slated to premiere in 2017, will pick up following the death of Colombian drug lord Pablo…

Two-time Tony nominee Brandon Victor Dixon is shuffling over to Hamilton from his current role in Shuffle Along to take on the role of Aaron Burr, and Lexi Lawson (In The Heights) is joining the company as Eliza Hamilton. They will be replacing Leslie Odom Jr. and Phillipa Soo who previously announced they’d be…