Catherine Zeta-Jones, Douglas Hodge and Sir Alan Ayckbourn were among the winners at Sunday night's Tony Awards.

Timeout catches up with Trekkie Monster from puppet show-meets-theatre musical Avenue Q.

Cash-strapped New Zealand high schools can no longer afford to put on annual musicals, citing fees - up to $7000 to perform hit Broadway shows.

It was when the drag queen in the Santa coat started banging her drumsticks on the scaffolding, singing about sending a barking annoyance to "doggie hell" that Rent came to life.

There's a new musical coming to town and it sounds like it's Sesame Street crossed with Peter Jackson's sordid black comedy Meet the Feebles.

Director Rob Marshall, who was behind the Oscar-winning musical Chicago, knows how to recreate big, bold musical numbers of energetic choreography, glitz and glamour.

Monty Python comic John Cleese reveals plans to turn comedy caper A Fish Called Wanda into a musical.