The American Theatre Wing's 64th Annual Antoinette Perry "Tony"® Awards were held at Radio City Music Hall on Sunday, June 13, 2010 and broadcast on the CBS Television Network. For more information visit tonyawards.com.
Nominations in 26 competitive categories for the
American Theatre Wing's 64th Annual
Antoinette Perry "Tony"® Awards were announced on May 4, 2010 by Broadway Star
Lea Michele and Tony Award Nominee
Jeff Daniels.
The
Antoinette Perry "Tony" Awards are bestowed annually on theatre professionals for distinguished achievement. The Tony is one of the most coveted awards in the entertainment industry and the annual telecast is considered one of the most prestigious programs on television.
To view the complete list of 2010 Tony Award winners, click
here.
BroadwayWorld Congratulates
David Bryan & Joe DiPietro
2010 Tony Award Winners
'Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre'
Memphis
Music by David Bryan, Lyrics by Joe DiPietro and David Bryan
David Bryan: David is a Grammy® Award-winning keyboard player and founding member of Bon Jovi. Over the past 26 years the band has sold more than 130 million records and toured the world, playing to millions of people. Their recent Lost Highway Tour was the #1 grossing tour in the world. David and Joe DiPietro have also co-written the award-winning musical The Toxic Avenger, currently playing at New World Stages. David is a National Spokesperson for VH1's Save The Music Program. Much Love to Lexi, Colton, Gabby, Lily and my family. Joe DiPietro: Broadway and national tour: All Shook Up. Off-Broadway, The Toxic Avenger, I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change, The Thing About Men, and Over the River and Through the Woods. His new play, Creating Claire will premiere at George Street Playhouse in the spring. Upcoming works include the bittersweet comedy, The Last Romance (Old Globe Theatre) and two new musicals with David Bryan. His work has had thousands of productions across the country and around the world.
|
'Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre'
2010 Tony Award Nominees
The Addams Family
Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lippa
Andrew Lippa: New York theater credits include The Wild Party (
Manhattan Theatre Club); the score for
Aaron Sorkin’s The Farnsworth Invention (Broadway), new songs for You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown (Broadway); john & jen (co-written with
Tom Greenwald). Recordings: The Wild Party, john & jen, ...Charlie Brown,
Julia Murney’s I’m Not Waiting, Bat Boy (producer) and the forthcoming A Little Princess (co- written with
Brian Crawley). Awards: 2000 Grammy nomination, winner of Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, ASCAP/
Richard Rodgers and Gilman/Gonzalez-Falla Theater Foundation Awards. As
Kristin Chenoweth’s music director: Chicago, St. Louis and San Francisco Symphonies;
Carnegie Hall; The Metropolitan Opera House, among others. Next up: music/lyrics for The Man in the Ceiling (Disney Theatrical).
Andrew is a graduate of the
University of Michigan School of Music.
www.andrewlippa.com
Enron
Music by Adam Cork
Adam Cork:
Adam Cork studied music at Cambridge University. Theatre includes Hamlet (Broadhurst), Ivanov (Wyndham’s); Don Carlos (Gielgud); Phèdre (
National Theatre); Othello, The Chalk Garden, A Streetcar Named Desire, (Donmar); Creditors (Donmar/BAM); The Tempest, Romeo & Juliet (RSC); Red (Donmar/ Golden). Awards: Tony nomination, Best Sound Design of a Play for Macbeth (Lyceum 2008); Drama Desk nomination, Outstanding Music for a Play for Frost/Nixon (Jacobs 2007); Olivier nomination, Best Sound Design for Suddenly Last Summer (Albery 2005). Film/TV: “Frances Tuesday” (ITV1), “Imprints” (Channel 4). Radio: “Losing Rosalind” (BBC Radio 4).
FencesMusic by
Branford MarsalisBranford Marsalis, the three-time Grammy-winning saxophonist, has recorded 22 albums as a leader and is equally adept at performing jazz with his quartet, or in a classical setting as the featured soloist with some of the world’s most acclaimed orchestras. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the New Orleans native joined forces with friend
Harry Connick, Jr. to conceive the Habitat Musicians’ Village, a community of houses for musicians, surrounding a performance and educational center in the Upper Ninth Ward. As an instrumentalist, composer, educator and the founder of Marsalis Music, Branford is committed to keeping music at the forefront. This is his Broadway debut.
