TWITTER WATCH: The Tony Awards - 'Which musical opened on this day in 1959?'
By: Eddie Varley Nov. 16, 2009
BroadwayWorld.com presents its newest column, Twitter Watch, which will bring you only the best and most interesting reports straight from the mouths of Broadway stars, shows and more on the hot social networking service - Twitter!
The Twitter Watch week begins with a peek at the Twitter page of The Tony Awards!
Which musical opened on this day in 1959 and went on to tie with Fiorello! for Best Musical? The hills are alive with the SOUND OF MUSIC!
about 3 hours ago from HootSuite
RT @TheBwayLeague: http://twitpic.com/ppqc0 The Tony-winning music & lyrics team behind @ragtimeonbway09, Ahrens & Flaherty.
about 13 hours ago from TweetDeck
Wonder which razzle-dazzle revival opened on this day in 1996? It won 6 Tonys, including one for Bebe Neuwirth's sweet moves. CHICAGO!
5:15 AM Nov 14th from HootSuite
Which musical opened on this day, just last year? It went on to win 9 Tonys including Best Musical. This is one is easy - BILLY ELLIOT
7:21 AM Nov 13th from HootSuite
Julie Taymor's THE LION KING opened today in 1997, and went on to win 6 Tonys, including Best Musical! Hakuna Matata!
7:16 AM Nov 13th from HootSuite
RT @Fancy_Frances: Joel Grey IS ON GREYS ANATOMY!!!! @thetonyawards why did u not find this newsworthy?? (u beat us to it! Thx 4 the news!)
8:57 PM Nov 12th from TweetDeck
We've solved the case of which play opened on this day in 1970 and went on to win a Tony...wait for it...did you guess? It's Sleuth!
5:25 AM Nov 12th from HootSuite
TonyWinning Best Play, Long Day's Journey into Night, opened on Bway today in 1956. FredricMarch won 4 BestActor, 10yrs after his last Tony!
7:55 AM Nov 7th from HootSuite
On this day in 2005, Tony winning Jersey Boys (@jerseyboysinfo) opened on Bway & @johnlloydyoung made his Bway debut. Oh what a night!
6:05 AM Nov 6th from HootSuite
On this day in 1995, Master Class opened on Bway, and then went on to win a Tony 4 Best Play, & Tonys 4 stars AudraMcDonald & ZoeCaldwell.
10:51 AM Nov 5th from HootSuite
Spoke 2 CharlesStrouse who told his wife the invite 2 "Antoinette Perry Awards" in '61 would at least be a free dinner so they should go!
8:24 PM Oct 15th from UberTwitter
The American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards® are presented by Tony Award Productions, a joint venture of The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing. The two organizations have jointly administered the Tonys since 1967, the year of the first Tonytelecast. Responsibility for the governance and administration of the awards is vested in two committees:
The Tony Awards Management Committee is made up of representatives of the League and the Wing. It oversees the Tony Awards, with emphasis on the television broadcast.
The Tony Awards Administration Committee is comprised of 24 members, of whom 10 are designated bythe Wing, 10 by the League, and one each by the Dramatists Guild,Actors' Equity Association, United Scenic Artists, and the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers. This committee determines eligibility for nominations in all awards categories, reviews the rulesgoverningthe awards, and appoints the Nominating Committee. It may, at its discretion, bestow two non-competitive Tony Awards: Special Tony Awards and the Regional Theatre Tony Award; as well as Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre.
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