Tony Awards 2010 Special Interview: Harry Johns by BWW News Desk - June 10, 2010 Today we continue our series of conversations with the recipients of the 2010 Tony Awards for Special Achievement which this year is being awarded to the Alzheimer's Association and their spokesperson: Broadway, film and television star and Tony-winner David Hyde Pierce. In this discussion, I speak to Harry Johns, the CEO of the group, and, in the second part, as the magnetic and magnanimous Mr. Hyde Pierce himself. Photo Coverage: Empire State Building Honors Tony Nominees by Brian Estrada - June 10, 2010 Yesterday, June 9, the Empire State Building hosted a reception in honor of the 2010 Tony nominees on the famed rooftop observatory. BroadwayWorld was on hand for the photo op and to take in the view. Constantine Maroulis Will Host 2nd Annual Tony Awards Simulcast 6/13 by Charlie Piane - June 9, 2010 Rock of Ages star Constantine Maroulis will host the 64th Annual Tony Awards simulcast live in Times Square on Sunday, June 13th. The Tony Awards, in partnership with iXP Corporation and Times Square Alliance, will simulcast every moment of the Tony Awards LIVE to the Clear Channel Spectacolor HD Screen in Times Square on Sunday, June 13th from 6:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. Who's Performing What at the Tonys! by Jessica Lewis - June 9, 2010 BroadwayWorld.com has confirmed with multiple production sources many of the online reports and rumors surrounding the performances for Sunday nights Tony Awards. We're told that nothing is set in stone and that performances (which are already being rehearsed) may change as the week goes on. Follow BWW on Tony Night for EVERYTHING TONYS! by BWW News Desk - June 9, 2010 BroadwayWorld.com will be offering THE MOST Tony Awards coverage anywhere on or off the Internet on Sunday night making us your one-stop-shop for all your Tony needs! Photo Coverage: Theatre World Awards -The Winners by Walter McBride - June 9, 2010 Theatre World Awards for Outstanding Broadway or Off-Broadway Debut performances during the 2009-2010 theatrical season were presented by former Theatre World Award winners last night, June 8. BroadwayWorld was on hand to capture the evening's winners. FULL Line-up of TONY Presenters Revealed - From Abdul to Welch! by BWW News Desk - June 9, 2010 The Tony Awards today announced the full line-up of presenters and performers who are scheduled to take the stage at the 64th Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. The 2010 Tony Awards will air live on CBS, on Sunday, June 13th 8:00 - 11:00 p.m. (ET/PT time delay) and are presented by the Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing. STAGE TUBE: Tony Nominees Express Joy in Art with AndrewAndrew for Theatre Talk by Jessica Lewis - June 9, 2010 The countdown to the Tonys has begun, with four days remaining until the big day. In anticipation, BroadwayWorld brings you this clip of the Tony nominees on May 5, 2010, expressing their nominee joy in art with AndrewAndrew of Theater Talk. TONYs to Be Broadcast in 45 Countries by BWW News Desk - June 9, 2010 Tony Award Productions in association with CABLEready, a leading independent distributor of television programming for media outlets worldwide, will distribute the 64th Annual Tony Awards Telecast to 4 continents and over 45 countries around the globe. Holmes & Radcliffe to Present 'Best Featured Actress in a Play' Together At 2010 Tonys by Mary Hanrahan - June 9, 2010 People.com is reporting that Katie Holmes and Daniel Radcliffe will be presenting together at Sunday's Tony Awards ceremony. 'The Showtune Mosh Pit' for June 9th, 2010 by Paul W. Thompson - June 9, 2010 The latest in unauthorized gossip and buzz from the heart of Chicago's showtune video bars, and musical theater news from Chicago to Broadway. Jeff Awards, Tony Awards, 'Sugar,' 'Baby,' 'Once On This Island,' more.... 2010 Tony for Lifetime Achievement: Alan Ayckbourn by BWW News Desk - June 10, 2010 Today, we continue our series of interviews with the recipients of this year's Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre with popular and critically-praised playwright and director Alan Ayckbourn, recently on Broadway with THE NORMAN CONQUESTS as well as many others over the last forty years. Maroulis, DeGarmo, Young et al. Set To Judge Macy's 'Sing For Your Tony Tickets' Contest June 11 by Emily Faye Oakley - June 7, 2010 Macy's will presents the 'Sing For Your Tony Tickets' Finals on June 11, 2010 in Herald Square. Over the past few weeks, contestants have been submitting videos of themselves singing selected Broadway songs. Now, the semi-finalists will sing live in hopes of winning a ticket to the Tony Awards for June 13. 2010 Tonys to Be Simulcast in Times Square by BWW News Desk - June 7, 2010 The 64th Annual Tony Awards will be simulcast live to Times Square on Sunday, June 13th. The Tony Awards, in partnership with iXP Corporation and Times Square Alliance, will simulcast every moment of the Tony Awards LIVE to the Clear Channel Spectacolor HD Screen in Times Square on Sunday, June 13th from 6:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. STAGE TUBE: Sean Hayes Counts Down to the Tonys! by Jessica Lewis - June 7, 2010 In this Tony Awards exclusive with CBS, Sean Hayes discusses his double-duty as both host and Best Actor nominee of the upcoming 2010 Tony Awards, as well as his feelings on making his Broadway debut. Click below to learn about Hayes' lifelong dreams of performing on Broadway and more. The Tony Awards will be held on Sunday, June 13, 2010 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. The Tony Awards will be broadcast live in HD, from Radio City Music Hall on CBSfrom 8:00 - 11:00 p.m. (ET/PT time delay). The 2010 Tony Awards are presented by the Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing. To view the first hour of the Tony Awards please log onto www.TonyAwards.com at 7:00 p.m. (EST) on Sunday, June 13th. Paula Abdul Added as 2010 Tony Awards Presenter by BWW News Desk - June 7, 2010 Just added to the lineup of 2010 Tony Award presenters according to TonyAwards.com -- Paula Abdul. BWW Fans' Choice 2010 Winners! AMERICAN IDIOT Leads with Record 10 Wins! by BWW News Desk - June 10, 2010 Voting has concluded for BroadwayWorld's 2010 Theatre Fans' Choice Awards, and with hundreds of thousands of votes cast, we've had another record year further solidifying the Theatre Fans' Choice Awards place as the largest, and most popular online Broadway polling event of its kind! Top Ten Tony Award Moments: #3 Huge Hugh High by Pat Cerasaro - June 11, 2010 Today we are taking a look at a clip from the 2005 Tony Awards in which Hugh Jackman shows why he may very well be Hollywood's gift to musical theatre in a mesmerizing medley comprising myriad songs - nearly thirty - in a breathtaking arrangement by Michael John LaChiusa created especially for the Tony Awards. Top Ten Tony Award Moments: #4 DREAMGIRLS by Pat Cerasaro - June 10, 2010 Today, we are taking a look at a clip from the 1982 Tony Awards and one of that season's hottest and most acclaimed shows, the rightfully unforgettable DREAMGIRLS directed by Michael Bennett. In this clip we can surely see why Jennifer Holliday earned her Best Actress In A Musical trophy and why Michael Bennett's Tony-winning musical staging is so well-remembered to this very day. No musical looked quite like this before... Top Ten Tony Award Moments: #5 LA CAGE, We Are What I Am by Pat Cerasaro - June 9, 2010 Today, we are taking a look at a clip from the 1984 Tony Awards and the original Broadway cast of LA CAGE AUX FOLLES which was that year's big winner, starring Gene Barry and George Hearn under the direction of Arthur Laurents with a score by Jerry Herman, book by Harvey Fierstein and produced by Alan Carr. Top Ten Tony Award Moments: #6 LIZA, Live With An L by Pat Cerasaro - June 8, 2010 Today, we are taking a look at a clip from the 1993 Tony Awards with a special performance by that year's host, legendary star of stage, screen and the recording industry: Liza Minnelli along with Barry Bostwick sing an original song written especially for that year's elaborate opening production number 'Celebrate Broadway'. Top Ten Tony Award Moments: #8 GYPSY, This Time For Rose by Pat Cerasaro - June 6, 2010 Today, we are taking a look at a clip from the 2008 Tony Awards and a chilling performance by the trio of Tony-winning talents that won that year's Best Actress In A Musical, Best Featured Actress and Best Featured Actor: Patti LuPone, Laura Benanti and Boyd Gaines in Arthur Laurents's lauded revival of his classic musical written with Jule Styne and Stephen Sondheim, the spectacular classic GYPSY! Top Ten Tony Award Moments: #9 APPLAUSE, No Ovation by BWW News Desk - June 5, 2010 Today, we are taking a look at a clip from the 1971 Tony Awards in the title song from that year's Best Musical. The song is performed by the chorus members of the ALL ABOUT EVE musical, the Lauren Bacall-led APPLAUSE. This clip features a twenty-six-year-old Bonnie Franklin leading one of two featured numbers (and she was nominated for Best Featured Actress - losing out to Melba Moore for PURLIE) who would later find fame on the hit 80s sitcom ONE DAY AT A TIME… APPLAUSE had all the makings of a truly great musical: a score by then-white-hot songwriting team Charles Strouse and Lee Adams, a book by legends Betty Comden and Adolf Green, and a leading lady the likes of whom simply don't exist anymore in Lauren Ball. Stars like her don't shine, they radiate. They just ARE, and Bacall was (and still is). Don't let the fact that she can't really sing fool you: she could put over a number as well as Merman, Callas or Lotte Lenya, for that matter. So here, with a nod to the currently-running shows of that time - among them CABARET, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, HELLO,DOLLY, MAME - and many others in a fun parody sequence that is not a part of the original cast album for what we would assume would be questionable copyright issues given the uncanny homage. Also, viewer beware that there is some slight nudity in the form of some bare backsides at one point in the clip, but surely something broadcast on national television nearly forty years ago could not be held accountable for too much prurience. It's a bit of a desperate ploy in a bit of a desperate song from an even more desperate show. It just screams "Like me!" but one may find it hard to fully embrace the at-times pure camp and over-the-top elements on display in an entirely serious way. Take it for what it is: frivolous fun. Whatever the case with APPLAUSE, it truly seems they threw everything and the kitchen sink into this number - with interesting, if not entirely successful, results. Be sure to stay tuned past the seven minute mark for a quite unexpected surprise. Speaking of which: Bonnie Franklin sure could tap, but her other talents are seemingly a bit less pleasurable from an audience member's point of view judging by this clip. See if you don't agree. The over-the-top camp and hokey allure of this clip justify this as the sole, perhaps, for-diehards-only entry in our Top Ten Tony Moments countdown. After all, a little frothy fun never hurt anybody. 'Til tomorrow… Hugh Panaro to Perform at Inside Broadway's Beacon Awards 6/17 by Gabrielle Sierra - June 4, 2010 Broadway leading man Hugh Panaro (The Phantom of the Opera, Lestat, Show Boat, Side Show, Les Miserables) is set to perform at Inside Broadway's 2010 Broadway Beacon Awards being held at 5:30pm on June 17th, 2010 at the historic Players Club at Gramercy Park. Harry Coghlan, President and General Manager of Clear Channel Outdoor's New York and Spectacolor Divisions, has also been added as an award recipient for the evening. Williams, Molina et al. to Present at Theatre World Awards; Full Presenter/Performer Roster Announced! by Jessica Lewis - June 3, 2010 Theatre World Awards for Outstanding Broadway or Off-Broadway Debut performances during the 2009-2010 theatrical season will be presented by former Theatre World Award winners. Past award recipients expected to present (or perform) at this year's ceremony include: Kate Burton (Winners, 1983), Michael Cristofer (The Cherry Orchard, 1977), Viola Davis (Seven Guitars, 1996), Jonathan Groff (Spring Awakening, 2007), Robert LuPone (A Chorus Line, 1976 Special Award), Alli Mauzey (Cry-Baby, 2008), Michael McKean (Accomplice, 1990), Brian Stokes Mitchell, (Mail, 1988), Alfred Molina (Molly Sweeney, 1996) Loretta Ables Sayre (South Pacific, 2008), John Tartaglia (Avenue Q, 2004), and Vanessa Williams (Kiss of the Spider Woman, 1995). The award-winning composer, arranger, and pianist Alex Rybeck will serve as musical director for the event. |
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