Lion King director Julie Taymor will receive a Japan Musical Award on Nov. 4 at the Algonquin Hotel in New York City in honor of her "outstanding achievements on Broadway and the development and growth of the Japanese musical industry."
Taymor's award package comprises a silver Tiffany bowl and a $10,000 honorarium, half of which is presented to a nonprofit organization of her choice.
The Japanese Musical Awards are determined by a jury of 11 Japanese theatre critics and professionals.
The production opened April 17 at the Marquis Theatre.
The production is now in previews at Lincoln Center Theater.
The stage and screen star belts out the Alan Jay Lerner-Burton Lane tune.
Olivia Puckett, Mason Reeves, and more star in the Matthew Gardiner-directed production of the '60s rock musical at the D.C.-area theatre.
The new play by David Adjmi, with music by Arcade Fire's Will Butler, played its first performance at the Golden April 2.
Join the star of the new musical as she prepares for her first Broadway opening night in 20 years.
The Pulitzer-winning playwright will revisit some old songs and try out new ones at the one-night-only concert.
Lileana Blain-Cruz directs the new production, opening April 23.
The Huey Lewis jukebox musical follows Bobby, a Chicagoan whose failed band leads him to return to corporate America.
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