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If you weren't watching the Tonys too carefully, you would have thought they had turned into the Oscars. Sunday's show was a night for celebrities and for the meaning of celebrity, when Academy Award winners Denzel Washington and Catherine Zeta-Jones took home their first Tonys, and when the most honored play, "Red," was itself a meditation on art and commerce. Other familiar faces included Will Smith and Michael Douglas, Helen Mirren and Daniel Radcliffe, and "Glee" stars Matthew Morrison and Lea Michele.

Despite some very serious consideration that the puppet musical would have to drop its character based on the "Diff'rent Strokes" star, the Coleman role will live on after a tribute at Friday's performance.

The Tony Award-winning revival of "Hair" is going to London — with its original Broadway cast.

Director decides on a redo of 1950 Jimmy Stewart film, based on a Pulitzer-winning play, as his next project.

The Broadway production of Billy Elliot scoops 10 Tony Awards in New York, including best musical.

See who we think will take home Broadway's top prizes at Sunday's show hosted by Neil Patrick Harris

"Shrek: The Musical" director Jason Moore has signed to helm MGM's re-imagining of "Valley Girl" as a musical feature.

The two stars will share the stage in the play "A Steady Rain" this fall.

“Billy Elliot,” the season’s biggest musical hit, dominated the 2009 Tony Award nominations Tuesday, picking up 15, more than any other show.

Dianne Wiest and Tammy Blanchard have joined the cast of Rabbit Hole opposite Nicole Kidman and Aaron Eckhart, according to Variety . The film is an adaptation of David Lindsay-Abaire's Broadway play.