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[12 Jun 2010 | No Comment | 47 views | by Julia]
Everything you need to know about the 2010 Tony Awards

In light of the 64th Annual Tony Awards airing tomorrow, Sunday, June 13 at 8 Eastern/7 Central on CBS, we thought we’d take a few moments to share an information-packed post with some interesting trivia and information about these wonderful awards that celebrate musical theatre.

For instance, did you know that the 2010 Tony Awards will be viewed across four continents and in more than 45 countries around the world. How’s that for international acclaim? Yay for musical theatre!

In this post we also discuss:

* The international acclaim of the Tony Awards
* Tony’s new stature
* Special performances
* Presenters
* The Times Square simulcast

Ready to see what the 64th Annual Tony Awards have to offer? Click here to read more! Also check out this year’s nominees!

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[12 Jun 2010 | No Comment | 55 views | by Julia]
2010 Tony Award Nominations

Here is a complete list of all the nominees for the 2010 Tony Awards. The 2010 Tony Awards will air Sunday, June 13, at 8 Eastern/7 Central, on CBS. Actor Sean Hayes will host. For more information, visit TonyAwards.com. Nominations for the 2010 American Theatre Wing’s Tony Awards, presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing.
Click here to read more…

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[7 Jun 2009 | One Comment | 13 views | by Julia]
2009 Tony Awards Winners

The American Theatre Wing’s 63rd Annual Antoinette Perry “Tony” Awards took place Sunday night, June 7 at Radio City Music Hall. CBS presented a live broadcast from 8-11 p.m. Eastern/7-10 p.m. Central.
The Tony Awards are the most prestigious awards in the theatre world.
View a complete list of the Tony nominees here.
So, without further ado, allow us to share the 2009 Tony Awards winners.
Best Play
God of Carnage
Author: Yasmina Reza
Producers: Robert Fox, David Pugh & Dafydd Rogers, Stuart Thompson, Scott Rudin, Jon B. Platt, The Weinstein Company, The Shubert Organization
Best Musical
Billy Elliot, …

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[7 Jun 2009 | One Comment | 26 views | by Julia]
The Tonys!

Wow, what an opening! By the way, I’m going to try to live-blog this…stay tuned as the show continues, and I continue to update this post.
Stockard Channing! Rizzo forever! She’s amazing, as always.
Shrek looks interesting, indeed. I love the Duloc “toy” dancers. I wish they’d have done a song that fully featured Sutton Foster — love her!
Angela Lansbury SO deserved the Tony for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play — and she’s got 5 Tonys now!
Yay! I love me some Dancing Queen!
*sigh* I love West Side Story. …

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[5 May 2009 | No Comment | 229 views | by Julia]
2009 Tony Awards Nominations Announced!

The nominees for the American Theatre Wing’s 63rd Annual Antoinette Perry “Tony” Awards were announced this morning (May 5) by Tony Award winners Cynthia Nixon (Rabbit Hole) and Lin-Manuel Miranda (In the Heights).
The Tony Awards are the most prestigious awards in the theatre world. Who do YOU think will win?
(The Tony nominations ceremony can be viewed at the Tony Awards website.)
The nominations took place at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center in New York.
The 2009 Tony Awards will …

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[20 Feb 2009 | No Comment | 350 views | by Julia]
Sutton Foster on NBC’s Weekend Today Show, Feb 21

Don’t miss the chance to see beloved Tony Award-winning actress Sutton Foster as she performs a song from her new CD, “Wish,” on NBC’s “Weekend Today Show” this Saturday, Feb. 21, at 9 AM ET. Check your local listings to verify when you can view it in your area.
Foster released her dynamic voice on her debut CD, titled “Wish,” on Feb. 17. Click here to purchase the CD.
“Wish” contains 15 very familiar tracks, including:
“I’m Beginning to See The Light” -(Duke Ellington, Don George, Johnny Hodges, Harry James)
“Warm All Over” (Frank …

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[11 Jun 2007 | 2 Comments | 5 views | by Julia]

Announcing the 61st Annual Tony Awards Winners!
The 61st Annual Tony Awards were held last evening, June 10, at Radio City Music Hall. Here are the Tony Award results!
Spring Awakening (musical) and The Coast of Utopia (play) were the big winners of the evening, especially for Best Musical and Best Play, respectively!
Multiple awards were won by the following:
Spring Awakening — 8 awards (11 nominations)
The Coast of Utopia — 7 awards (10 nominations)
Grey Gardens — 3 awards (10 nominations)
Now, onto the complete list of winners! (Click the “Read more” below!)

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[9 Jun 2007 | 2 Comments | 2 views | by Julia]

That’s right, the 61st Annual Tony Awards are happening tonight, Sunday June 10th at 8/7c on CBS!
In case you missed it the first time, here are the nominations!

Nominations for the 2007 American Theatre Wing’s Tony Awards®
Presented by the League of American Theatres and Producers and the American Theatre Wing
Best Musical
Curtains
Grey Gardens
Mary Poppins
Spring Awakening
Read under the cut for the complete list of nominees!

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[9 Jun 2007 | No Comment | 12 views | by Julia]

Celebrity Presenters for the 2007 Tony Awards, direct from TonyAwards.com:
The Broadway and Hollywood stars on hand to hand out awards in the 25 competitive categories will include (subject to change):
Jane Alexander – a seven-time Tony nominated actress who won in 1969 for The Great White Hope. She served as chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts from 1993 to 1997.
Christina Applegate – an Emmy Award-winning performer. She was a 2005 Tony Award nominee as Best Actress in a Musical for her Broadway debut in the title role of a …

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[5 Jun 2007 | No Comment | 7 views | by Julia]

Would you like to win a pair of tickets to the 2007 Tony Awards, being held this Sunday evening, June 10, at Radio City Music Hall? You’d better be ready to sing for your supper, so to speak. (Hey, Susan at “Broadway, Baby” did it at her Boston location, so why not try? She reported that it was overall an enjoyable experience.)
The annual “Sing for Your Tony’s Tickets” competition will be held at Macy’s Herald Square on June 8 at 5 PM.
So, what does one need to do in order …