Hello, diva lovers! As you all know, the 2003 Tony Award nominees were announced May 12.

Hello, diva lovers! As you all know, the 2003 Tony Award nominees were announced May 12.

While theatres remain dark, revisit some of your favorites with Inside the Theatre, and get a closer look at the details you might miss before the show.

In 1972, Pippin opens on Broadway.

In 2003, Wicked opens on Broadway.

Happy birthday, Tony Award-winning choreographer and performer Savion Glover!

In 1973, Times Square gets a new landmark as the first TKTS booth opens.

The Pulitzer Prize and Tony–winning Clybourne Park opens on Broadway in 2012.

In 1964, Funny Girl, starring Barbra Streisand, opens on Broadway.

How Broadway's Awards Evolved

Members of the London and Elsinore casts of the Donmar Warehouse's production of Hamlet, directed by Michael Grandage and starring Jude Law as the Prince of Denmark, will make the move to Broadway, producer Arielle Tepper Madover and the Donmar Warehouse announced July 30.

The cast recording for the reimagined production of the 1997 Tony-nominated musical Side Show, which will arrive on Broadway Oct. 28 at the St. James Theatre, will be released on Broadway Records in early 2015.

It is "to be." Donmar Warehouse's production of Hamlet — directed by Michael Grandage and starring Jude Law as the Prince of Denmark — comes to life on Broadway starting Sept. 12.

Here are the shows scheduled to open Off-Broadway (or, in some cases, Off Off-Broadway), listed chronologically by date of the first performance.

Broadway squeaks in one more opening before the holiday break. Plus, exciting details about the plans for the Rialto's newest theatre, a big surprise in Boston and another record for Hamilton.

Michael C. Hall, the "Dexter" star last seen on Broadway in Will Eno's The Realistic Joneses, plays his final performance in the title role in the Tony-winning Hedwig and the Angry Inch at the Belasco Theatre Jan. 18.

Broadway regular Rob Evan steps into the role of Kerchak in the Broadway production of Tarzan March 28.

Broadway regular Rob Evan will step into the role of Kerchak in the Broadway production of Tarzan this spring.

Hello, diva lovers. I'd like to dedicate this week's column to the late, glamorous stage (and screen) star Dolores Gray, who died June 26, 2002, at the age of 78. I only became aware of Dolores Gray a few years ago when a good friend and loyal diva fan treated me to some vintage TV appearances of the singer-actress whose greatest achievements were on the London stage in productions of Annie Get Your Gun, Gypsy and Follies. Another friend then sent me a copy of the Merv Griffin talk show that featured Gray along with three other Broadway and/or film legends, Ethel Merman, Ann Miller and relative newcomer at the time Karen Morrow. Gray took part in the show's delightful opening number (featuring Griffin and all four ladies belting "Everything's Coming Up Roses") and also offered a solo on "Here's That Rainy Day," a song she debuted in the short lived musical Carnival in Flanders. From just these few television appearances, it was evident how striking a stage presence she must have been, possessing the talent, self-confidence and aura of a true star. Gray had a dark, rich voice that she poured out with remarkable control, one of those distinct sounds that was simply a joy to hear. For those who have never heard Gray's velvety tones, you should check out the original Broadway cast recording of Destry Rides Again, which was recently re-released on the Decca Broadway label. That recording features Gray's luscious singing on such tracks as "Ladies," "I Hate Him," "Fair Warning," "Are You Ready, Gyp Watson," "That Ring on Her Finger" and the gorgeous ballad, "I Say Hello." Gray can also be heard on the most recent London cast recording of Stephen Sondheim's Follies, which boasts her thrilling rendition of the survivor anthem, "I'm Still Here." Dolores Gray's complete Broadway credits follow: