Photo Coverage: Tommy Tune 'Steps in Time' at The Colonial Theatre
By: Stephen Sorokoff Aug. 12, 2011
George M Cohan, Al Jolson, Will Rogers, John & Ethel Barrymore & Sarah Bernhardt have all walked out on the stage of the famed Colonial Theatre and excited, entertained and thrilled Berkshire audiences. Broadway legend Tommy Tune did the same last night with his high stepping musical memoir celebrating his 50 years in show business. He sang danced and laughed his way through those glorious musical moments that made him a Theatre Legend. He is backed up by the multi-talented Manhattan Rhythm Kings, Another thrilling moment was when "Tune" (as he is know to his friends) rattled off some of his famous dance partners and then pointed out Marge Champion sitting in the audience. The Colonial cost $70,000 to build in 1903 and 22 million to renovate (magnificently) in 2006.
Tommy Tune has been honored with nine Tony Awards celebrating him as a performer, choreographer and director (Best Actor in a Musical for My One and Only, Best Featured Actor in a Musical for Seesaw, Best Choreography for A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine, My One and Only, Grand Hotel and The Will Rogers Follies, and Best Direction for a Musical for Nine, Grand Hotel and The Will Rogers Follies). In addition, he has been awarded eight Drama Desk Awards, three AstaireAwards and the Society of Directors and Choreographers' George Abbott Award for Lifetime Achievement. He is also the recipient of the National Medal of Arts, the highest honor for artistic achievement given by the President of the United States. He has been honored with his own star on the legendary Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Photo Credit: Stephen Sorokoff
The Manhattan Rhythm Kings
Steps In Time
The Colonial Theatre
The Colonial Theatre
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