Tony Awards: Meet the nominees, Julia Lester
Lester is a nominated for a Tony Award as featured actress in a musical.
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Lester is a nominated for a Tony Award as featured actress in a musical.
Lester is a nominated for a Tony Award as featured actress in a musical. She spoke to CBS2's Dave Carlin about the nomination and the role.
Actor Wendell Pierce is Tony-nominated for his role as "Willy Loman" in Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman."
Actor Wendell Pierce is Tony-nominated for his role as "Willy Loman" in Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman". For the first time, the recent Broadway revival featured a Black family as the Lomans. Pierce sat down with CBS2's Dana Tyler to talk about his nomination and starring in the American classic play.
Max Webster is a Tony Award nominee for directing the new play "Life of Pi," based on the Oscar-winning movie.
Max Webster is a Tony Award nominee for directing the new play "Life of Pi," based on the Oscar-winning movie. Webster spoke to CBS2's Dave Carlin about the keeping the puppets in sync with the actors.
McDonald spoke to CBS2's Dana Tyler about the drama and playwright Adrienne Kennedy.
Six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald is nominated as Leading Actress for "Ohio State Murders." McDonald spoke to CBS2's Dana Tyler about the drama and playwright Adrienne Kennedy who at age 91 had a play staged on Broadway for the first time.
McAnally tells CBS2 about the critical acclaim and audience reaction to a musical about corn.
Crowe and Tom Kitt are nominated for Best Original Score for the musical based on Crowe's 2000 movie.
David Zayas, who frequently appears on TV and in films, is nominated for his featured acting role in "Cost of Living."
Young spoke to CBS2's Dana Tyler about the play, the importance of inclusion and the Tony Awards moving to Washington Heights this year.
Tom Kitt and Cameron Crowe are Tony-nominated for Best Original Score for Broadway's "Almost Famous." The musical was based on Crowe's Oscar-winning movie from 2000. The story is a somewhat personal portrait of Crowe's real life as a teenage music journalist who hits the road with a rock band. Both nominees talked to CBS2 about their Tony nominations and what it meant to adapt the movie to a musical.
Shane McAnally is Tony-nominated for Best Original score, along with his co-composer Brandy Clark for the new musical "Shucked." Both McAnally and Clark are known as country music singer-songwriters. Their first Broadway show lands them in the spotlight. CBS2's Dana Tyler sat down with McAnally who talks about the critical acclaim and audience reaction to a musical about corn.
David Zayas is nominated for a Tony Award for his featured acting role in "Cost of Living." Zayas, who frequently appears on television and in films, talks about returning to the stage in an ensemble play.
In her second Broadway show, Kara Young is nominated for a second Tony Award. Young was part of the ensemble in "Cost of Living." The Pulitzer Prize-winning play, written by Martyna Majok, follows two caregivers and how their paths cross. Young spoke to CBS2'S Dana Tyler about the play, the importance of inclusion and the Tony Awards moving to Washington Heights this year.
For Broadway veteran Lillias White, it all began as a child in Brooklyn, N.Y., when relatives encouraged her to dance and sing on her grandmother's dining room table. The 71-year-old actress, who won a Tony Award for "The Life," is now starring in the Broadway musical "Hadestown." She talks with correspondent Mo Rocca about her role models growing up; her relationship with the audience; and setting the standard for singing standards.
For the 71-year-old Tony-winner, now appearing in "Hadestown," it all began as a child in Brooklyn, N.Y., when relatives encouraged her to dance and sing on her grandmother's dining room table.
Lin-Manuel Miranda brought back Ham4Ham to spotlight Broadway shows every Friday.
Broadway was shuttered by the pandemic for about a year-and-a-half.
The Broadway League says 84% of seats were filled in the 2022-23 season. That's comparable to 89% in the 2018-19 run.
The striking Writers Guild of America says it will not picket the upcoming awards show.
The cast spoke about what makes this production authentic, historic and special.
As we celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander heritage, the all-Filipino cast of an upcoming Broadway musical is going into rehearsals. CBS2's Dave Carlin sat down with the actors.
CBS2's Dave Carlin took a closer look at the Best New Musical category and the nominees behind some of the season's hottest shows.
Organizers say the Norway Spruce has been selected from a farm in East Greenbush, New York, a suburb of Albany in Rensselaer County.
The system is expected to arrive sometime between Wednesday night and Thursday morning, with heavy rain, strong winds and coastal flooding.
Video from the scene showed the two-story building on Richards Avenue engulfed in flames, as the massive inferno lit up the night sky.
Bradley Tusk says mobile voting would combat low voter turnout that has been blamed for putting candidates with fringe ideas into office.
What was supposed to be a fun day at the Hermon A. MacNeil Park waterfront turned terrifying.
Organizers say the Norway Spruce has been selected from a farm in East Greenbush, New York, a suburb of Albany in Rensselaer County.
The system is expected to arrive sometime between Wednesday night and Thursday morning, with heavy rain, strong winds and coastal flooding.
Bradley Tusk says mobile voting would combat low voter turnout that has been blamed for putting candidates with fringe ideas into office.
What was supposed to be a fun day at the Hermon A. MacNeil Park waterfront turned terrifying.
Tens of thousands of New Yorkers took advantage of the first few days of early voting, and Andrew Cuomo, Curtis Sliwa and Zohran Mamdani took notice.
The system is expected to arrive sometime between Wednesday night and Thursday morning, with heavy rain, strong winds and coastal flooding.
The weekend is shaping up to be pretty decent, albeit on the cool side.
In the last few years, New York City has not had much snow, due to mild and dry winters.
A nor'easter that soaked the NYC area Sunday and Monday brought more than 4 inches of rainfall and winds above 60 mph.
A nor'easter that's bearing down on the NYC area continues to cause flooding concerns today for Long Island and New Jersey.
The system is expected to arrive sometime between Wednesday night and Thursday morning, with heavy rain, strong winds and coastal flooding.
Video from the scene showed the two-story building on Richards Avenue engulfed in flames, as the massive inferno lit up the night sky.
The Giants said the rookie running back would have surgery Sunday night at an area hospital.
The four-term Democratic congresswoman appeared on "The Point with Marcia Kramer" as she faces the GOP's Jack Ciattarelli.
Two weeks ago, Mangold revealed he was looking for a kidney donor.
A man suffocated his estranged wife by dousing her face with a chemical mixture at her home in Herricks, Nassau County Police said.
Gardy Coriolan was trying to subdue an unruly patient while working an overnight shift at Mercy Hospital in Rockville Centre, police say.
Thomas Mascia pleaded guilty over the summer to falsely reporting an incident, tampering with physical evidence and official misconduct.
Three of the band's founding members are from Long Island, and this is their first time playing the arena where they grew up going to see shows.
Officials say the driver was drunk and high when he sideswiped a police officer, sending his squad car into a ravine.
Bradley Tusk says mobile voting would combat low voter turnout that has been blamed for putting candidates with fringe ideas into office.
Tens of thousands of New Yorkers took advantage of the first few days of early voting, and Andrew Cuomo, Curtis Sliwa and Zohran Mamdani took notice.
The USDA notice comes after the Trump administration said it would not tap roughly $5 billion in contingency funds to keep benefits through SNAP.
The four-term Democratic congresswoman appeared on "The Point with Marcia Kramer" as she faces the GOP's Jack Ciattarelli.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said 100% tariffs on China are "effectively off the table" after a "very good two-day meeting" between the U.S. and China.
Anxiety disorders are the most common mental health challenges in the U.S., according to the National Alliance on Mental Health.
The next time you're buying something sweet at a New York City restaurant, you may notice a new warning comes with it.
The newly expanded facility will serve more than 30,000 children annually and is the borough's only pediatric trauma center.
The Womb Bus offers an opportunity for new and expecting moms to form a special bond.
Nick Mangold, who spent his entire NFL career with the Jets, is seeking a kidney donor with type O blood.
The legendary rockers will play on July 7, 9, 12 and 14 in New York City -- before heading to Edinburgh, Scotland; Dublin and London.
Hundreds of people waited in line for hours to catch the performance on a livestream.
The NFL is not considering dropping Bad Bunny as its Super Bowl halftime headline performer, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said.
Three of the band's founding members are from Long Island, and this is their first time playing the arena where they grew up going to see shows.
Limp Bizkit, with roots in Jacksonville, Florida, emerged in the late 1990s with a sound that melds alternative rock, heavy metal and rap.
Blake Coleman scored twice and the Flames beat the Rangers 5-1 on Sunday to snap an eight-game skid.
Miami used a late run to pull away from New York and win its home opener, days after guard Terry Rozier was placed on leave amid federal betting allegations.
Wembanyama had 31 points, 14 rebounds and six blocks, and the Spurs recovered after blowing a 26-point lead to beat the Nets 118-107 on Sunday.
Hughes scored his second goal of the game and team-best eighth of the season to send New Jersey on its longest winning streak since early in the 2022-23 season.
Breece Hall ran for two touchdowns and threw the winning TD pass as New York erased a 15-point deficit late to win 39-38 on Sunday.
Officials say the site for a new elementary school in Brooklyn is safe, but some are skeptical because of lingering contamination from a decades-old Superfund site.
From Greenpoint community gardens to Governor's Island orchards, New Yorkers are reconnecting with the city's agricultural past through historic fruit trees.
A new survey found hundreds of illegally parked vehicles in the Downtown Brooklyn every day.
The newly expanded facility will serve more than 30,000 children annually and is the borough's only pediatric trauma center.
Families visiting Most Holy Trinity Cemetery say they've been left searching for the graves of loved ones after thousands of copper monuments were stolen over the years.
The Halloween tradition strolled through Manhattan's East Village on Sunday, with furry friends dressed in colorful costumes.
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
Dogs got decked out for the annual Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade in New York City's East Village on Saturday.
Cosplayers flooded New York City's Javits Center in October 2024 for the annual New York Comic Con convention.
Organizers say the Norway Spruce has been selected from a farm in East Greenbush in upstate New York.
CBS News New York's Tony Sadiku has the latest weather forecast.
With early voting underway in NYC, the candidates for mayor were all out in Queens on Sunday. CBS News New York's Aziza Shuler has their message to voters.
The three-alarm fire on Richards Avenue destroyed a business and shut down a busy highway overnight. CBS News New York's Christina Fan has the latest.
CBS News New York's Vanessa Murdock has her eyes on the potential for wet weather in the middle of the week, and has an early look at Halloween.
