End of the Rainbow, the Peter Quilter play about Judy Garland’s final months that received four Olivier Award nominations in London, is scheduled to hit Broadway in Spring 2012. Following a tune-up run at Minneapolis’ Guthrie Theatre that begins Jan. 28, previews for the New York production, directed by Terry Johnson, will begin March 19, with opening night to follow on April 3. Two-time Olivier Award winner Tracie Bennett will reprise her role as Garland.
End of the Rainbow is set in December 1968, as Judy Garland, who died in June 1969, is about to make another comeback. As EW wrote in 1994, remembering the 25th...
End of the Rainbow is set in December 1968, as Judy Garland, who died in June 1969, is about to make another comeback. As EW wrote in 1994, remembering the 25th...
- 8/18/2011
- by Mandi Bierly
- EW.com - PopWatch
This week's news in the arts
In 1970, rock critic Lester Bangs wrote a review of the Stooges' album Fun House in which he spent the first 6,000 words musing on the divide between artist and fan. The only real way of judging an artist's worth, he decided, was to fling a custard pie in their face and see how they responded. Alice Cooper, he noted, had reacted to his own on stage pieing by gleefully rubbing the custard into his pores, and Iggy Pop would no doubt similarly thrive off the mayhem. Bangs predicted that most big stars (George Harrison, Richie Havens, Led Zeppelin), however, would simply storm off the stage in a huff.
Pies have been flung in many areas of culture. Thomas Pynchon's Gravity's Rainbow includes a custard pie fight between passengers on a plane and an air balloon. Terry Johnson's play Dead Funny had people flinging pies...
In 1970, rock critic Lester Bangs wrote a review of the Stooges' album Fun House in which he spent the first 6,000 words musing on the divide between artist and fan. The only real way of judging an artist's worth, he decided, was to fling a custard pie in their face and see how they responded. Alice Cooper, he noted, had reacted to his own on stage pieing by gleefully rubbing the custard into his pores, and Iggy Pop would no doubt similarly thrive off the mayhem. Bangs predicted that most big stars (George Harrison, Richie Havens, Led Zeppelin), however, would simply storm off the stage in a huff.
Pies have been flung in many areas of culture. Thomas Pynchon's Gravity's Rainbow includes a custard pie fight between passengers on a plane and an air balloon. Terry Johnson's play Dead Funny had people flinging pies...
- 7/20/2011
- by Tim Jonze
- The Guardian - Film News
La Cage Aux Folles is being plucked from Broadway. The show, which currently stars Harvey Fierstein and Christopher Sieber, will see its final performance Sunday, May 1. The revival won the 2010 Tony for Best Revival of a Musical, and will have played 433 performances by its finale (with 15 previews to boot). The closing, however, is not entirely unexpected: The show had seen its numbers drop after Fierstein and Sieber replaced the original cast, led by Douglas Hodge and Kelsey Grammer. “We’re sorry to have to announce the final weeks of this exuberant production, which has brought great joy to audiences for the last year,...
- 4/6/2011
- by Kate Ward
- EW.com - PopWatch
Written by British playwright and dramatist Terry Johnson, 99-1 centres on Mick Raynor (Leslie Grantham), a maverick cop in a no-man's land where the underworld meets the establishment. Raynor is 'regular' police posing as a bent ex-policeman who uses his old contacts to gain information on a complex web of organised crime and high-level corruption lurking beneath the surface of British public life. Rather than making arrests every week like a regular cop, Raynor is always after the bigger and more elusive fish: the gangsters with knighthoods and the politicians who are laundering the money. His pursuit of these high-profile targets brings Raynor face to face with one of the most dangerous assignments of his career - and one which will tax his conscience to the very limit.
99-1 makes a bold entrance, with a well-renowned organisation having a regular meeting and stumbling upon a blood-drenched body. The series builds...
99-1 makes a bold entrance, with a well-renowned organisation having a regular meeting and stumbling upon a blood-drenched body. The series builds...
- 2/14/2011
- Shadowlocked
Harvey Fierstein, who won the 1984 Tony Award for writing the book for the musical La Cage Aux Folles, is taking a lead in the show for the very first time. The Tony-winning revival's leads, Kelsey Grammer and Douglas Hodge, are exiting stage left on February 13. Fierstein will replace Hodge in the role of Albin, beginning February 15 at the Longacre Theatre. The producers are zeroing in on Grammer's replacement. The songs are by Jerry Herman and the Terry Johnson won a 2010 Tony for directing, with Lynn Page the choreographer...up and coming actress Nina Arianda was named winner of the first Clive Barnes Awards, as was New York City Ballet dancer Chase Finlay. Arianda was honored for starring alongside Wes Bentley in Venus in Fur. Other finalists for that prize were Jon Michael Hill for Superior Donuts, Kendrick Jones for Scottsboro Boys, and Noah Robbins for Secrets of the Trade. Finalists...
- 11/10/2010
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
Shakespearean actor who played many familiar roles on film and television
Few actors can claim to have played most of Shakespeare's clowns and made some of them funny, but Geoffrey Hutchings, who has died of meningitis aged 71, did just that. An associate artist with the Royal Shakespeare Company, he played Launce, Bottom, Feste, one of the Dromios and even the impossible Lavache in Trevor Nunn's great "Crimean war" All's Well That Ends Well, with Peggy Ashcroft making her RSC farewell as the Countess of Rousillon. Hutchings brought an individual quality of asperity and crackle to everything he did, and was noted early on as a character actor of uncommon personality: small, slight, but always ferocious, he was like a terrier with a dangerous bark.
He grasped Autolycus, for instance, that wandering snapper-up of unconsidered trifles, in Ronald Eyre's 1981 The Winter's Tale at Stratford-upon-Avon, and transformed him into a...
Few actors can claim to have played most of Shakespeare's clowns and made some of them funny, but Geoffrey Hutchings, who has died of meningitis aged 71, did just that. An associate artist with the Royal Shakespeare Company, he played Launce, Bottom, Feste, one of the Dromios and even the impossible Lavache in Trevor Nunn's great "Crimean war" All's Well That Ends Well, with Peggy Ashcroft making her RSC farewell as the Countess of Rousillon. Hutchings brought an individual quality of asperity and crackle to everything he did, and was noted early on as a character actor of uncommon personality: small, slight, but always ferocious, he was like a terrier with a dangerous bark.
He grasped Autolycus, for instance, that wandering snapper-up of unconsidered trifles, in Ronald Eyre's 1981 The Winter's Tale at Stratford-upon-Avon, and transformed him into a...
- 7/11/2010
- by Michael Coveney
- The Guardian - Film News
Manhattan, New York (X17online) - Scarlett Johansson is now a Tony Award-winning actress thanks to her work in A View from the Bridge. While receiving her award, she told the audience, "Ever since I was a little girl I wanted to be on Broadway and here I am." The Iron Man 2 star was among several A-list celebrities who took home a Tony including Denzel Washington and Catherine-Zeta Jones. The big winner of the night was the drama Red, which took home the prize for best play and five other awards. Sean Hayes hosted the event from Radio City Music Hall. The winners are listed below: Best Play: "Red." Best Musical: "Memphis." Best Book Of A Musical: "Memphis." Best Original Score (Music And/Or Lyrics) Written For The Theater: "Memphis." Best Revival Of A Play: "Fences." Best Revival Of A Musical: "La Cage aux Folles." Best Performance By A...
- 6/14/2010
- x17online.com
The Newsweek columnist who suggested that openly gay actors couldn't play heterosexuals was a dumbass, but he wasn't off the mark with regard to Sean Hayes, who demonstrated how unconvincing he was as a straight man when -- during a fairly amusing gag-- he deep tongued Kristen Chenowith last night at the Tony Awards. Sloppy form, Mr. Hayes. Sloppy form.
I don't know dupe about Broadway, but I do recognize a few names from the list of The 2010 Tony Award winners last night, which included Denzel Washington and Viola Davis. And no offense against Broadway, but I don't think it helps the integrity of the Tony Awards to given Scarlett Johansson an award for best performance of anything, unless that performance is for drooling.
Here were the winners you were too busy ignoring last night in favor of "Breaking Bad," "True Blood,' or the NBA Finals.
Best Play: "Red.
I don't know dupe about Broadway, but I do recognize a few names from the list of The 2010 Tony Award winners last night, which included Denzel Washington and Viola Davis. And no offense against Broadway, but I don't think it helps the integrity of the Tony Awards to given Scarlett Johansson an award for best performance of anything, unless that performance is for drooling.
Here were the winners you were too busy ignoring last night in favor of "Breaking Bad," "True Blood,' or the NBA Finals.
Best Play: "Red.
- 6/14/2010
- by Dustin Rowles
The 'Great White Way' went Red on Sunday night when John Logan's Broadway hit landed the lion's share of honours at the 64th annual Tony Awards, including Best Play and Best Director.
The hit show, starring Brits Alfred Molina and Eddie Redmayne, picked up five awards at New York's Radio City Music Hall.
Bon Jovi star David Bryan's Memphis was also the toast of Broadway, picking up four awards - including the night's Best Musical honour. Fela! and La Cage aux Folles claimed only three of their 11 nominations each.
Onstage husband and wife Denzel Washington and Viola Davis were big winners, claiming the night's Best Actor and Actress prizes for a Play for Fences, which was also named Best Revival. Scarlett Johansson was a first-time Tony Awards winner for her Broadway debut in A View From The Bridge and Catherine Zeta-Jones was named Best Actress in a Musical.
Green Day's American Idiot was a double winner.
There were also special awards for British playwright Alan Ayckbourn and actors Marian Seldes and David Hyde Pierce.
The show was a true celebration of all things musical and theatrical with highlights including a show-stopping performance by Glee stars Matthew Morrison and Lea Michele, a dramatic rendition of Send in the Clowns by Zeta-Jones and stunning segments from hit musicals Fela! and La Cage aux Folles.
Green Day helped give the big show a rocking start as they performed two songs from their American Idiot musical.
It was couple's night in the audience with Johansson joined by husband Ryan Reynolds, Michael Douglas supporting his wife Zeta-Jones and Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith and Antonio Banderas and Melanie Griffith turning out.
Even Jay-z, who had performed at the Bonnaroo festival in Tennessee on Saturday, and his wife Beyonce dressed it up for a night at the theatre awards.
Host Sean Hayes was perfect, cracking jokes at the expense of some of his movie star audience members and dressing up as both Annie and Spider-Man for added laughs.
The 2010 Tony Award winners are:
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play - Scarlett Johansson (A View From The Bridge)
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play - Eddie Redmayne (Red)
Best Direction of a Play - Michael Grandage (Red)
Best Direction of a Musical - Terry Johnson (La Cage aux Folles)
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical - Katie Finneran (Promises, Promises)
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical - Levi Kreis (Million Dollar Quartet)
Best Costume Design of a Play - Catherine Zuber (The Royal Family)
Best Costume Design of a Musical - Marina Draghici (Fela!)
Best Lighting Design of a Musical - Kevin Adams (American Idiot)
Best Scenic Design of a Play - Christopher Oram (Red)
Best Scenic Design of a Musical - Christine Jones (American Idiot)
Best Lighting Design of a Play - Adam Cork (Red)
Best Sound Design of a Musical - Robert Kaplowitz (Fela!)
Best Performance by a Leading Lady in a Play - Viola Davis (Fences)
Best Performance by a Leading Man in a Play - Denzel Washington (Fences)
Lifetime Achievement Award - Alan Ayckbourn
Lifetime Achievement Award - Marian Seldes
Isabelle Stephenson Award - David Hyde Pierce
Best Orchestrations - David Bryan & Daryl Waters (Memphis)
Best Original Score - David Bryan & Joe Dipietro (Memphis)
Best Book of a Musical - Joe Dipietro (Memphis)
Best Choreography - Bill T. Jones (Fela!)
Best Revival of a Play - Fences
Best Play - Red
Best Revival of a Musical - La Cage aux Folles
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical - Catherine Zeta-Jones (A Little Night Music)
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical - Douglas Hodge (La Cage aux Folles)
Best Musical - Memphis.
The hit show, starring Brits Alfred Molina and Eddie Redmayne, picked up five awards at New York's Radio City Music Hall.
Bon Jovi star David Bryan's Memphis was also the toast of Broadway, picking up four awards - including the night's Best Musical honour. Fela! and La Cage aux Folles claimed only three of their 11 nominations each.
Onstage husband and wife Denzel Washington and Viola Davis were big winners, claiming the night's Best Actor and Actress prizes for a Play for Fences, which was also named Best Revival. Scarlett Johansson was a first-time Tony Awards winner for her Broadway debut in A View From The Bridge and Catherine Zeta-Jones was named Best Actress in a Musical.
Green Day's American Idiot was a double winner.
There were also special awards for British playwright Alan Ayckbourn and actors Marian Seldes and David Hyde Pierce.
The show was a true celebration of all things musical and theatrical with highlights including a show-stopping performance by Glee stars Matthew Morrison and Lea Michele, a dramatic rendition of Send in the Clowns by Zeta-Jones and stunning segments from hit musicals Fela! and La Cage aux Folles.
Green Day helped give the big show a rocking start as they performed two songs from their American Idiot musical.
It was couple's night in the audience with Johansson joined by husband Ryan Reynolds, Michael Douglas supporting his wife Zeta-Jones and Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith and Antonio Banderas and Melanie Griffith turning out.
Even Jay-z, who had performed at the Bonnaroo festival in Tennessee on Saturday, and his wife Beyonce dressed it up for a night at the theatre awards.
Host Sean Hayes was perfect, cracking jokes at the expense of some of his movie star audience members and dressing up as both Annie and Spider-Man for added laughs.
The 2010 Tony Award winners are:
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play - Scarlett Johansson (A View From The Bridge)
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play - Eddie Redmayne (Red)
Best Direction of a Play - Michael Grandage (Red)
Best Direction of a Musical - Terry Johnson (La Cage aux Folles)
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical - Katie Finneran (Promises, Promises)
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical - Levi Kreis (Million Dollar Quartet)
Best Costume Design of a Play - Catherine Zuber (The Royal Family)
Best Costume Design of a Musical - Marina Draghici (Fela!)
Best Lighting Design of a Musical - Kevin Adams (American Idiot)
Best Scenic Design of a Play - Christopher Oram (Red)
Best Scenic Design of a Musical - Christine Jones (American Idiot)
Best Lighting Design of a Play - Adam Cork (Red)
Best Sound Design of a Musical - Robert Kaplowitz (Fela!)
Best Performance by a Leading Lady in a Play - Viola Davis (Fences)
Best Performance by a Leading Man in a Play - Denzel Washington (Fences)
Lifetime Achievement Award - Alan Ayckbourn
Lifetime Achievement Award - Marian Seldes
Isabelle Stephenson Award - David Hyde Pierce
Best Orchestrations - David Bryan & Daryl Waters (Memphis)
Best Original Score - David Bryan & Joe Dipietro (Memphis)
Best Book of a Musical - Joe Dipietro (Memphis)
Best Choreography - Bill T. Jones (Fela!)
Best Revival of a Play - Fences
Best Play - Red
Best Revival of a Musical - La Cage aux Folles
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical - Catherine Zeta-Jones (A Little Night Music)
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical - Douglas Hodge (La Cage aux Folles)
Best Musical - Memphis.
- 6/14/2010
- WENN
Making for quite the glamorous evening in the Big Apple, the stars gathered together at Radio City Music Hall for the 2010 Tony Awards on Sunday night (June 13).
With Sean Hayes acting as the evening's host, big names such as Katie Holmes, Daniel Radcliffe, Beyonce and Jay-z, and Lea Michele all turned up for the annual Broadway event.
During the course of the evening, big winners included the lovely Scarlett Johansson as Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play for her work in "A View From a Bridge," as well as Denzel Washington as Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play for his stage duties in "Fences".
Also taking home trophies were Catherine Zeta Jones as Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical for "A Little Night Music," along with "Red," which received the best play prize and five other trophies.
The complete list of...
With Sean Hayes acting as the evening's host, big names such as Katie Holmes, Daniel Radcliffe, Beyonce and Jay-z, and Lea Michele all turned up for the annual Broadway event.
During the course of the evening, big winners included the lovely Scarlett Johansson as Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play for her work in "A View From a Bridge," as well as Denzel Washington as Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play for his stage duties in "Fences".
Also taking home trophies were Catherine Zeta Jones as Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical for "A Little Night Music," along with "Red," which received the best play prize and five other trophies.
The complete list of...
- 6/14/2010
- GossipCenter
The musical "Memphis" was the big winner at the 2010 Tony Awards on Sunday, taking home four awards.
The drama "Fences" picked up three awards, including for leading actor Denzel Washington and leading actress Viola Davis.
See photos of all the Tony Award arrivals!
Other stars who took home Tonys included Catherine Zeta-Jones for "A Little Night Music," Scarlett Johansson for "A View from the Bridge" and Eddie Redmayne for "Red."
Here's the complete list of winners:
Best Play: "Red.
The drama "Fences" picked up three awards, including for leading actor Denzel Washington and leading actress Viola Davis.
See photos of all the Tony Award arrivals!
Other stars who took home Tonys included Catherine Zeta-Jones for "A Little Night Music," Scarlett Johansson for "A View from the Bridge" and Eddie Redmayne for "Red."
Here's the complete list of winners:
Best Play: "Red.
- 6/14/2010
- Extra
It was a big night for some big names, with Denzel Washington, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Scarlett Johansson taking home their first Tony awards. "The Insider" has the theatrical details from the 64th Annual Tony Awards... Washington won for Lead Actor in a Play for his role in Fences. Admitting that he didn't have a speech prepared, the actor said of the honor, "My mother always said, 'Man gives the award, but God gives the reward.'" A very excited Zeta-Jones took the stage to accept the Tony Award for Lead Actress in a Musical. During her speech, she pointed to her husband Michael Douglas and said, "That man is a movie star and I get to sleep with him every night!" Johansson won for Featured Actress in a Play for her role in A View From the Bridge while her husband Ryan Reynolds looked on from the audience. Another familiar...
- 6/14/2010
- by TheInsider
- TheInsider.com
Scarlett Johansson, Liev Schreiber in Arthur Miller’s A View from the Bridge (Photo: © Joan Marcus) Scarlett Johansson, Viola Davis, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Eddie Redmayne, Denzel Washington: 2010 Tony Awards Best Performance By A Featured Actress In A Play: Scarlett Johansson, A View From the Bridge. Best Performance By A Featured Actor In A Play: Eddie Redmayne, Red. Best Direction Of A Play: Michael Grandage, Red. Best Direction Of A Musical: Terry Johnson, La Cage aux Folles. Best Performance By A Featured Actress In A Musical: Katie Finneran, Promises, Promises. Best Performance By A Featured Actor In A Musical: Levi Kreis, [...]...
- 6/14/2010
- by Steve Montgomery
- Alt Film Guide
The 2010 Tony Awards held at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on Sunday, June 13 has been wrapped and "Memphis" came out as a big winner. Showing its domination since early of the show, the musical took home four gongs in total.
"Memphis" collected Best Book of a Musical gong in honor of Joe Dipietro's work, Best Original Score kudo which resulted from Dipietro and David Bryan's collaboration, as well as Best Orchestrations prize which was awarded to Daryl Waters and Bryan. Later, "Memphis" closed the ceremony with another win, being named the Best Musical.
"La Cage aux Folles" and "Fela!", which dominated the list of nominations at this year's Tony Awards, as well as "Fences" also got multiple awards, grabbing three each. The musical starring Kelsey Grammer was named Best Revival of a Musical, Best Direction of a Musical by Terry Johnson, in addition to helping...
"Memphis" collected Best Book of a Musical gong in honor of Joe Dipietro's work, Best Original Score kudo which resulted from Dipietro and David Bryan's collaboration, as well as Best Orchestrations prize which was awarded to Daryl Waters and Bryan. Later, "Memphis" closed the ceremony with another win, being named the Best Musical.
"La Cage aux Folles" and "Fela!", which dominated the list of nominations at this year's Tony Awards, as well as "Fences" also got multiple awards, grabbing three each. The musical starring Kelsey Grammer was named Best Revival of a Musical, Best Direction of a Musical by Terry Johnson, in addition to helping...
- 6/14/2010
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
All of the winners at this year's Tony Awards have been named, unraveling "Red" as the big winner on the biggest night for Broadway. Stealing the spotlight, however, was Hollywood star Denzel Washington. The two-time Academy Award winner took home his first Tony award after the Sunday night, June 13 ceremony.
The star of "The Book of Eli" won Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play for his performance in "Fences". Accepting the kudo, the 55-year-old actor shared, "My mother always said man gives you the award and God gives you the reward. I guess I got both tonight." He went on to thank his longtime wife Paulette who was among the audience, and his children at home.
Denzel's win brought the Tonys' collection of "Fences" to three in total. Although nominated for 10 nods for the 61st Annual Tony Awards, the revival of August Wilson's play only managed to...
The star of "The Book of Eli" won Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play for his performance in "Fences". Accepting the kudo, the 55-year-old actor shared, "My mother always said man gives you the award and God gives you the reward. I guess I got both tonight." He went on to thank his longtime wife Paulette who was among the audience, and his children at home.
Denzel's win brought the Tonys' collection of "Fences" to three in total. Although nominated for 10 nods for the 61st Annual Tony Awards, the revival of August Wilson's play only managed to...
- 6/14/2010
- by celebrity-mania.com
- Celebrity Mania
Here is a complete list of winners of the Tony Awards bestowed at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on Sunday night.
Best Musical
"Memphis"
Best Play
"Red"
Best Actor In A Musical
Douglas Hodge, "La Cage aux Folles"
Best Actress In A Musical
Catherine Zeta-Jones, "A Little Night Music"
Best Revival Of A Play
"Fences"
Best Revival Of A Musical
"La Cage aux Folles"
Best Actor In A Play
Denzel Washington, "Fences"
Best Actress In A Play
Viola Davis, "Fences"
Best Featured Actor In A Play
Eddie Redmayne, "Red"
Best Featured Actress In Play
Scarlett Johansson, "A View From the Bridge"
Best Featured Actor In A Musical
Levi Kreis, "Million Dollar Quartet"
Best Featured Actress In A Musical
Katie Finneran, "Promises, Promises"
Best Direction Of A Play
Michael Grandage, "Red"
Best Direction Of A Musical
Terry Johnson, "La Cage aux Folles"
Best Orchestrations
Daryl Waters & David Bryan,...
Best Musical
"Memphis"
Best Play
"Red"
Best Actor In A Musical
Douglas Hodge, "La Cage aux Folles"
Best Actress In A Musical
Catherine Zeta-Jones, "A Little Night Music"
Best Revival Of A Play
"Fences"
Best Revival Of A Musical
"La Cage aux Folles"
Best Actor In A Play
Denzel Washington, "Fences"
Best Actress In A Play
Viola Davis, "Fences"
Best Featured Actor In A Play
Eddie Redmayne, "Red"
Best Featured Actress In Play
Scarlett Johansson, "A View From the Bridge"
Best Featured Actor In A Musical
Levi Kreis, "Million Dollar Quartet"
Best Featured Actress In A Musical
Katie Finneran, "Promises, Promises"
Best Direction Of A Play
Michael Grandage, "Red"
Best Direction Of A Musical
Terry Johnson, "La Cage aux Folles"
Best Orchestrations
Daryl Waters & David Bryan,...
- 6/14/2010
- by tomoneil
- Gold Derby
Some of the winners of the 61st Annual Tony Awards have been unraveled in a ceremony held at New York City's Radio City Music Hall. Among the early winners announced on Sunday night, June 13 were movie star Scarlett Johansson and a two-man play about artist Mark Rothko titled "Red".
Scarlett took home the award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play for her role in "A View from the Bridge". Upon receiving the kudo, the 25-year-old actress thanked husband Ryan Reynolds who was present for the occasion. "To my Canadian, whom I live with, Ryan thank you for becoming a theater widower with me," she said before thanking her mother, family and co-star Liev Schreiber.
"Red", in the meantime, has collected five Tonys. Three for creative and technical awards, one was for director Michael Grandage, and the other was for star Eddie Redmayne who won Best Performance...
Scarlett took home the award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play for her role in "A View from the Bridge". Upon receiving the kudo, the 25-year-old actress thanked husband Ryan Reynolds who was present for the occasion. "To my Canadian, whom I live with, Ryan thank you for becoming a theater widower with me," she said before thanking her mother, family and co-star Liev Schreiber.
"Red", in the meantime, has collected five Tonys. Three for creative and technical awards, one was for director Michael Grandage, and the other was for star Eddie Redmayne who won Best Performance...
- 6/14/2010
- by celebrity-mania.com
- Celebrity Mania
Scarlett Johansson won a Tony Award for best featured actress in a play Sunday (June 13) for her work in Arthur Miller's "A View from the Bridge."
"Red" took home several awards, and Denzel Washington and Viola Davis won the best actor and actress awards for "Fences."
Here are the winners; check back throughout the show to see the updated list.
Best musical: "Memphis"
Best lead actress in a musical: Catherine Zeta-Jones, "A Little Night Music"
Best lead actor in a musical: Douglas Hodge, "La Cage aux Folles"
Best revival of a musical: "La Cage aux Folles"
Best play: "Red" (author: John Logan)
Best revival of a play: "Fences"
Best choreography: Bill T. Jones, "Fela!"
Best leading actress in a play: Viola Davis, "Fences"
Best leading actor in a play: Denzel Washington, "Fences"
Best featured actress in a play: Scarlett Johansson, "A View from the Bridge"
Best featured actor in a play: Eddie Redmayne,...
"Red" took home several awards, and Denzel Washington and Viola Davis won the best actor and actress awards for "Fences."
Here are the winners; check back throughout the show to see the updated list.
Best musical: "Memphis"
Best lead actress in a musical: Catherine Zeta-Jones, "A Little Night Music"
Best lead actor in a musical: Douglas Hodge, "La Cage aux Folles"
Best revival of a musical: "La Cage aux Folles"
Best play: "Red" (author: John Logan)
Best revival of a play: "Fences"
Best choreography: Bill T. Jones, "Fela!"
Best leading actress in a play: Viola Davis, "Fences"
Best leading actor in a play: Denzel Washington, "Fences"
Best featured actress in a play: Scarlett Johansson, "A View from the Bridge"
Best featured actor in a play: Eddie Redmayne,...
- 6/14/2010
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Michael Grandage continued the romp of "Red" through tonight's Tony Awards winning the best director of a play Tony. He helmed the London production as well which also starred Tony nominee Alfred Molina and winner Eddie Redmayne. Grandage lost the 2007 directing race for the play "Frost/Nixon" to Jack O'Brien for "The Coast of Utopia." Terry Johnson took the Tony for directing the revival of the 1984 Tony-winning tuner "La Cage aux Folles." Like Grandage, he too first directed this production in London. Johnson won Olivier Awards for crafting the comedies "Hysteria" (1993) and "Cleo, Camping, Emmanuelle and Dick" (1998).
- 6/14/2010
- by tomoneil
- Gold Derby
- 6/13/2010
- by Sasha Stone
- AwardsDaily.com
"Memphis" won for best musical at the 2010 Tony Awards, but was shut out in the acting categories. The show, which tells the story of a collaboration between a white disc jockey and a black singer in the segregated South of the 1950s, also won for best book, best original score, and best orchestrations. Memphis came into the Tonys having bested the competition in the Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle awards, and was considered by many to be a favorite.Also favored to win was "Red," which was named best play. The play about the painter Mark Rothko led all productions with six awards—including best featured actor, which went to Eddie Redmayne, best direction, scenic design, lighting design, sound design. Best revival of a play went to "Fences," whose leads, Denzel Washington and Viola Davis won for best actor and actress in a play, respectively.Two thesps making their...
- 6/13/2010
- backstage.com
The winning color was "Red" and the place to be was "Memphis" on Sunday during the 64th annual Tony Awards.
John Logan's two-character biodrama "Red," about American abstract expressionist Mark Rothko, took home the night's largest haul, winning six awards, including top-play honors. It also won for Michael Grandage's direction and for featured actor Eddie Redmayne as the artist's assistant and verbal punching bag.
The production originated at London's Donmar Warehouse, marking the fourth time in five years that the top-play prize has gone to a transatlantic import.
Accepting that award, lead producer Arielle Tepper Madover said, "It is our duty as actors, directors, designers and fellow producers to do just what Rothko did, to inspire, engage and foster new artists to fall in love with our craft and make it their own."
In a race that inspired more ennui than excitement among pundits in the run-up to Tony night,...
John Logan's two-character biodrama "Red," about American abstract expressionist Mark Rothko, took home the night's largest haul, winning six awards, including top-play honors. It also won for Michael Grandage's direction and for featured actor Eddie Redmayne as the artist's assistant and verbal punching bag.
The production originated at London's Donmar Warehouse, marking the fourth time in five years that the top-play prize has gone to a transatlantic import.
Accepting that award, lead producer Arielle Tepper Madover said, "It is our duty as actors, directors, designers and fellow producers to do just what Rothko did, to inspire, engage and foster new artists to fall in love with our craft and make it their own."
In a race that inspired more ennui than excitement among pundits in the run-up to Tony night,...
- 6/13/2010
- by By David Rooney
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
David Sheward is one of the shrewdest Tony Award pundits on the planet. The executive editor of Back Stage consistently has one of the most accurate prediction rates year to year. Now he sends us his latest forecasts of what to expect on June 13. (Thanks, David!) By the way, David recently shared with us his own private awards he'd like to bestow to the best productions both on and off Broadway. He calls them the David Desk Awards.
Below, his Tony predix.
Play: "Red" Musical: "Memphis" Book of a Musical: Joe Dipietro, "Memphis" Score: David Bryan, Joe Dipietro, "Memphis" Revival of a Play: "Fences" Revival of a Musical: "La Cage Aux Folles" Actor in a Play: Denzel Washington, "Fences" Actress in a Play: Viola Davis, "Fences" Actor in a Musical: Douglas Hodge, "La Cage Aux Folles" Actress in a Musical: Montego Glover, "Memphis" Featured Actor in a Play: Eddie Redmayne,...
Below, his Tony predix.
Play: "Red" Musical: "Memphis" Book of a Musical: Joe Dipietro, "Memphis" Score: David Bryan, Joe Dipietro, "Memphis" Revival of a Play: "Fences" Revival of a Musical: "La Cage Aux Folles" Actor in a Play: Denzel Washington, "Fences" Actress in a Play: Viola Davis, "Fences" Actor in a Musical: Douglas Hodge, "La Cage Aux Folles" Actress in a Musical: Montego Glover, "Memphis" Featured Actor in a Play: Eddie Redmayne,...
- 6/3/2010
- by tomoneil
- Gold Derby
Here’s the easiest prediction to make about this year’s Tony Awards, which will be presented June 13 at NYC’s Radio City Music Hall: Host Sean Hayes will almost certainly make some reference to the hullabaloo about being too gay to play a straight man in the musical Promises, Promises. The CBS broadcast will also have an excuse to present a production number from his show even though it didn’t snag a nomination for Best Revival of a Musical. (There’s talk that the show will open with a medley of “pop songs you might not know are on Broadway.
- 6/2/2010
- by Thom Geier
- EW.com - PopWatch
Goldblum_20010101 Following a highly successful career on Broadway, Oscar and Tony award-winning actress Mercedes Ruehl joins Jeff Goldblum in The Prison Of Second Avenue at the Vaudeville Theatre. Directed by Terry Johnson, Neil Simon's hit comedy The Prisone Of Second Avenue will mark Mercedes' London stage debut and will open for previews on June 30th and run until September 11th.
- 5/25/2010
- BroadwayWorld.com
Broadway hit it big this season with even bigger stars that included marquee names like High Jackman, Daniel Craig, Scarlett Johansson, Denzel Washington, Catherine Zeta-Jones and much more.
The nominations for the Tony awards were narrowed down on Tuesday morning (May 4) by the American Theatre Wing that began with Fela!, about Nigerian Afrobeat legend Fela Anikulapo Kutie, as well as La Cage Aux Folles, that included Kelsey Grammer and Douglas Hodge, which had 11 nominations.
Also taking bids for awards was August Wilson’s Fences, which starred Denzel Washington and Viola Davis, and received 10 nominations.
In leading actor in play, Lieve Schriber in A View from the Bride and Christopher Walken in Martin McDonaugh’s A Behanding in Spokane square off for top honors.
In leading actresses, Viola Davis, Valerie Harper, Linda Lavin, Laura Lenney and Jan Maxwell were all nominated. Best play nominations went to In the Next Room, Next Fall,...
The nominations for the Tony awards were narrowed down on Tuesday morning (May 4) by the American Theatre Wing that began with Fela!, about Nigerian Afrobeat legend Fela Anikulapo Kutie, as well as La Cage Aux Folles, that included Kelsey Grammer and Douglas Hodge, which had 11 nominations.
Also taking bids for awards was August Wilson’s Fences, which starred Denzel Washington and Viola Davis, and received 10 nominations.
In leading actor in play, Lieve Schriber in A View from the Bride and Christopher Walken in Martin McDonaugh’s A Behanding in Spokane square off for top honors.
In leading actresses, Viola Davis, Valerie Harper, Linda Lavin, Laura Lenney and Jan Maxwell were all nominated. Best play nominations went to In the Next Room, Next Fall,...
- 5/4/2010
- GossipCenter
One has to hand it to the Tony nominators: They didn't follow conventional wisdom nor did they particularly pay heed to commercial considerations.
Indeed, some of the biggest noms went to shows that are either long gone ("Ragtime," "Finian's Rainbow," "In the Next Room, or the Vibrator Play," "Time Stands Still") or lagging at the boxoffice ("Fela!" "Memphis," "Next Fall," "Million Dollar Quartet").
The biggest surprises Tuesday were the omissions.
"The Addams Family," the most successful new musical of the season, was thoroughly dissed, failing to get noms for best musical, for its stars Nathan Lane or Bebe Neuwirth, or even for its production design. And though it did get one for original score, that's not exactly a coup in a season in which only one other musical, "Memphis," even had one. The category had to be embarrassingly filled out with the forgettable music from "Enron" and Branford Marsalis' incidental music for "Fences.
Indeed, some of the biggest noms went to shows that are either long gone ("Ragtime," "Finian's Rainbow," "In the Next Room, or the Vibrator Play," "Time Stands Still") or lagging at the boxoffice ("Fela!" "Memphis," "Next Fall," "Million Dollar Quartet").
The biggest surprises Tuesday were the omissions.
"The Addams Family," the most successful new musical of the season, was thoroughly dissed, failing to get noms for best musical, for its stars Nathan Lane or Bebe Neuwirth, or even for its production design. And though it did get one for original score, that's not exactly a coup in a season in which only one other musical, "Memphis," even had one. The category had to be embarrassingly filled out with the forgettable music from "Enron" and Branford Marsalis' incidental music for "Fences.
- 5/4/2010
- by By Frank Scheck
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Kelsey Grammer and Douglas Hodge's La Cage Aux Folles musical and Broadway show Fela! are leading the way at this year's Tony Awards after scooping 11 nominations each.
Fela!, about the life of revered African world music star Fela Kuti, will go up against Green Day's American Idiot, Memphis, and Million Dollar Quartet in the coveted Best Musical category at the 64th annual prizegiving, which honours the best on Broadway.
Meanwhile, Grammer and Hodge, who star as a camp gay couple in La Cage, will compete against Sean Hayes (Promises, Promises), Chad Kimball (Memphis) and Sahr Ngaujah (Fela!) for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical.
The evening is sure to be a star-studded event, with Hollywood actors Jude Law (Hamlet), Alfred Molina (Red), Liev Schreiber (A View from the Bridge), Christopher Walken (A Behanding in Spokane) and Denzel Washington (Fences) pitted against each other for the Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play award.
Washington's co-star Viola Davis will battle it out in the category for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play, against Valerie Harper (Looped), Linda Lavin (Collected Stories), Laura Linney (Time Stands Still) and Jan Maxwell (The Royal Family).
Catherine Zeta-Jones (A Little Night Music), Kate Baldwin (Finian's Rainbow), Sherie Rene Scott (Everyday Rapture), Montego Glover (Memphis) and Christiane Noll (Ragtime) received nods for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical, and Scarlett Johansson's Broadway debut in A View from the Bridge has earned her a nomination for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play.
Nominations for Best Play include In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play), Next Fall, Red and Time Stands Still.
The winners will be announced on 13 June at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
The main list of nominees is as follows:
Best Play:
In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play)
Next Fall
Red
Time Stands Still
Best Musical:
American Idiot
Fela!
Memphis
Million Dollar Quartet
Best Book of a Musical:
Everyday Rapture - Dick Scanlan and Sherie Rene Scott
Fela! - Jim Lewis & Bill T. Jones
Memphis - Joe Dipietro
Million Dollar Quartet - Colin Escott and Floyd Mutrux
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre:
The Addams Family - Music & Lyrics: Andrew Lippa
Enron - Music: Adam Cork, Lyrics: Lucy Prebble
Fences - Music: Branford Marsalis
Memphis - Music: David Bryan, Lyrics: Joe Dipietro, David Bryan
Best Revival of a Play:
Fences
Lend Me a Tenor
The Royal Family
A View from the Bridge
Best Revival of a Musical:
Finian's Rainbow
La Cage aux Folles
A Little Night Music
Ragtime
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play:
Jude Law - Hamlet
Alfred Molina - Red
Liev Schreiber - A View from the Bridge
Christopher Walken - A Behanding in Spokane
Denzel Washington - Fences
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play:
Viola Davis - Fences
Valerie Harper - Looped
Linda Lavin - Collected Stories
Laura Linney - Time Stands Still
Jan Maxwell - The Royal Family
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical:
Kelsey Grammer - La Cage aux Folles
Sean Hayes - Promises, Promises
Douglas Hodge - La Cage aux Folles
Chad Kimball - Memphis
Sahr Ngaujah - Fela!
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical:
Kate Baldwin - Finian's Rainbow
Sherie Rene Scott - Everyday Rapture
Montego Glover - Memphis
Christiane Noll - Ragtime
Catherine Zeta-Jones - A Little Night Music
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play:
David Alan Grier - Race
Stephen McKinley Henderson - Fences
Jon Michael Hill - Superior Donuts
Stephen Kunken - Enron
Eddie Redmayne - Red
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play:
Maria Dizzia - In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play)
Rosemary Harris - The Royal Family
Jessica Hecht - A View from the Bridge
Scarlett Johansson - A View from the Bridge
Jan Maxwell - Lend Me a Tenor
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical:
Kevin Chamberlin - The Addams Family
Robin De Jesus - La Cage aux Folles
Christopher Fitzgerald - Finian's Rainbow
Levi Kreis - Million Dollar Quartet
Bobby Steggert - Ragtime
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical:
Barbara Cook - Sondheim on Sondheim
Katie Finneran - Promises, Promises
Angela Lansbury - A Little Night Music
Karine Plantadit - Come Fly Away
Lillias White - Fela!
Best Direction of a Play:
Michael Grandage - Red
Sheryl Kaller - Next Fall
Kenny Leon - Fences
Gregory Mosher - A View from the Bridge
Best Direction of a Musical:
Christopher Ashley - Memphis
Marcia Milgrom Dodge - Ragtime
Terry Johnson - La Cage aux Folles
Bill T. Jones - Fela!
Best Choreography
Rob Ashford - Promises, Promises
Bill T. Jones - Fela!
Lynne Page - La Cage aux Folles
Twyla Tharp - Come Fly Away
Best Orchestrations:
Jason Carr - La Cage aux Folles
Aaron Johnson - Fela!
Jonathan Tunick - Promises, Promises
Daryl Waters & David Bryan - Memphis
Best Scenic Design of a Play
John Lee Beatty - The Royal Family
Alexander Dodge - Present Laughter
Santo Loquasto - Fences
Christopher Oram - Red
Best Scenic Design of a Musical:
Marina Draghici - Fela!
Christine Jones - American Idiot
Derek McLane - Ragtime
Tim Shortall - La Cage aux Folles
Best Costume Design of a Play:
Martin Pakledinaz - Lend Me a Tenor
Constanza Romero - Fences
David Zinn - In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play)
Catherine Zuber - The Royal Family
Best Costume Design of a Musical:
Marina Draghici - Fela!
Santo Loquasto - Ragtime
Paul Tazewell - Memphis
Matthew Wright - La Cage aux Folles
Best Lighting Design of a Play:
Neil Austin - Hamlet
Neil Austin - Red
Mark Henderson - Enron
Brian MacDevitt - Fences
Best Lighting Design of a Musical:
Kevin Adams - American Idiot
Donald Holder - Ragtime
Nick Richings - La Cage aux Folles
Robert Wierzel - Fela!
Best Sound Design of a Play:
Acme Sound Partners - Fences
Adam Cork - Enron
Adam Cork - Red
Scott Lehrer - A View from the Bridge
Best Sound Design of a Musical:
Jonathan Deans - La Cage aux Folles
Robert Kaplowitz - Fela!
Dan Moses Schreier and Gareth Owen - A Little Night Music
Dan Moses Schreier - Sondheim on Sondheim
Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre:
Alan Ayckbourn
Marian Seldes
Regional Theatre Tony Award:
The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center, Waterford, Connecticut
Isabelle Stevenson Award:
David Hyde Pierce
Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre:
Alliance of Resident Theatres/New York
B.H. Barry
Tom Viola...
Fela!, about the life of revered African world music star Fela Kuti, will go up against Green Day's American Idiot, Memphis, and Million Dollar Quartet in the coveted Best Musical category at the 64th annual prizegiving, which honours the best on Broadway.
Meanwhile, Grammer and Hodge, who star as a camp gay couple in La Cage, will compete against Sean Hayes (Promises, Promises), Chad Kimball (Memphis) and Sahr Ngaujah (Fela!) for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical.
The evening is sure to be a star-studded event, with Hollywood actors Jude Law (Hamlet), Alfred Molina (Red), Liev Schreiber (A View from the Bridge), Christopher Walken (A Behanding in Spokane) and Denzel Washington (Fences) pitted against each other for the Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play award.
Washington's co-star Viola Davis will battle it out in the category for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play, against Valerie Harper (Looped), Linda Lavin (Collected Stories), Laura Linney (Time Stands Still) and Jan Maxwell (The Royal Family).
Catherine Zeta-Jones (A Little Night Music), Kate Baldwin (Finian's Rainbow), Sherie Rene Scott (Everyday Rapture), Montego Glover (Memphis) and Christiane Noll (Ragtime) received nods for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical, and Scarlett Johansson's Broadway debut in A View from the Bridge has earned her a nomination for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play.
Nominations for Best Play include In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play), Next Fall, Red and Time Stands Still.
The winners will be announced on 13 June at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
The main list of nominees is as follows:
Best Play:
In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play)
Next Fall
Red
Time Stands Still
Best Musical:
American Idiot
Fela!
Memphis
Million Dollar Quartet
Best Book of a Musical:
Everyday Rapture - Dick Scanlan and Sherie Rene Scott
Fela! - Jim Lewis & Bill T. Jones
Memphis - Joe Dipietro
Million Dollar Quartet - Colin Escott and Floyd Mutrux
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre:
The Addams Family - Music & Lyrics: Andrew Lippa
Enron - Music: Adam Cork, Lyrics: Lucy Prebble
Fences - Music: Branford Marsalis
Memphis - Music: David Bryan, Lyrics: Joe Dipietro, David Bryan
Best Revival of a Play:
Fences
Lend Me a Tenor
The Royal Family
A View from the Bridge
Best Revival of a Musical:
Finian's Rainbow
La Cage aux Folles
A Little Night Music
Ragtime
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play:
Jude Law - Hamlet
Alfred Molina - Red
Liev Schreiber - A View from the Bridge
Christopher Walken - A Behanding in Spokane
Denzel Washington - Fences
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play:
Viola Davis - Fences
Valerie Harper - Looped
Linda Lavin - Collected Stories
Laura Linney - Time Stands Still
Jan Maxwell - The Royal Family
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical:
Kelsey Grammer - La Cage aux Folles
Sean Hayes - Promises, Promises
Douglas Hodge - La Cage aux Folles
Chad Kimball - Memphis
Sahr Ngaujah - Fela!
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical:
Kate Baldwin - Finian's Rainbow
Sherie Rene Scott - Everyday Rapture
Montego Glover - Memphis
Christiane Noll - Ragtime
Catherine Zeta-Jones - A Little Night Music
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play:
David Alan Grier - Race
Stephen McKinley Henderson - Fences
Jon Michael Hill - Superior Donuts
Stephen Kunken - Enron
Eddie Redmayne - Red
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play:
Maria Dizzia - In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play)
Rosemary Harris - The Royal Family
Jessica Hecht - A View from the Bridge
Scarlett Johansson - A View from the Bridge
Jan Maxwell - Lend Me a Tenor
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical:
Kevin Chamberlin - The Addams Family
Robin De Jesus - La Cage aux Folles
Christopher Fitzgerald - Finian's Rainbow
Levi Kreis - Million Dollar Quartet
Bobby Steggert - Ragtime
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical:
Barbara Cook - Sondheim on Sondheim
Katie Finneran - Promises, Promises
Angela Lansbury - A Little Night Music
Karine Plantadit - Come Fly Away
Lillias White - Fela!
Best Direction of a Play:
Michael Grandage - Red
Sheryl Kaller - Next Fall
Kenny Leon - Fences
Gregory Mosher - A View from the Bridge
Best Direction of a Musical:
Christopher Ashley - Memphis
Marcia Milgrom Dodge - Ragtime
Terry Johnson - La Cage aux Folles
Bill T. Jones - Fela!
Best Choreography
Rob Ashford - Promises, Promises
Bill T. Jones - Fela!
Lynne Page - La Cage aux Folles
Twyla Tharp - Come Fly Away
Best Orchestrations:
Jason Carr - La Cage aux Folles
Aaron Johnson - Fela!
Jonathan Tunick - Promises, Promises
Daryl Waters & David Bryan - Memphis
Best Scenic Design of a Play
John Lee Beatty - The Royal Family
Alexander Dodge - Present Laughter
Santo Loquasto - Fences
Christopher Oram - Red
Best Scenic Design of a Musical:
Marina Draghici - Fela!
Christine Jones - American Idiot
Derek McLane - Ragtime
Tim Shortall - La Cage aux Folles
Best Costume Design of a Play:
Martin Pakledinaz - Lend Me a Tenor
Constanza Romero - Fences
David Zinn - In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play)
Catherine Zuber - The Royal Family
Best Costume Design of a Musical:
Marina Draghici - Fela!
Santo Loquasto - Ragtime
Paul Tazewell - Memphis
Matthew Wright - La Cage aux Folles
Best Lighting Design of a Play:
Neil Austin - Hamlet
Neil Austin - Red
Mark Henderson - Enron
Brian MacDevitt - Fences
Best Lighting Design of a Musical:
Kevin Adams - American Idiot
Donald Holder - Ragtime
Nick Richings - La Cage aux Folles
Robert Wierzel - Fela!
Best Sound Design of a Play:
Acme Sound Partners - Fences
Adam Cork - Enron
Adam Cork - Red
Scott Lehrer - A View from the Bridge
Best Sound Design of a Musical:
Jonathan Deans - La Cage aux Folles
Robert Kaplowitz - Fela!
Dan Moses Schreier and Gareth Owen - A Little Night Music
Dan Moses Schreier - Sondheim on Sondheim
Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre:
Alan Ayckbourn
Marian Seldes
Regional Theatre Tony Award:
The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center, Waterford, Connecticut
Isabelle Stevenson Award:
David Hyde Pierce
Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre:
Alliance of Resident Theatres/New York
B.H. Barry
Tom Viola...
- 5/4/2010
- WENN
Although the Tony Awards honor Broadway productions, plenty of familiar faces from film and TV are among those receiving nods.
Among them are Scarlett Johansson and Liev Schreiber for "A View From the Bridge," Christopher Walken for "A Behanding in Spokane," Kelsey Grammer for "La Cage aux Folles," Catherine Zeta-Jones for "A Little Night Music" and Laura Linney for "Time Stands Still."
Overall, "Fela!" and "La Cage aux Folles" tied for the most nominations with 11 apiece.
The Tony Awards show will air June 13 on CBS.
The full list of nominees:
Best musical
"American Idiot"
"Fela!"
"Memphis"
"Million Dollar Quartet"
Best play
"In the Next Room"
"Next Fall"
"Red"
"Time Stands Still"
Best performance by a leading actor in a play
Jude Law, "Hamlet"
Alfred Molina, "Red"
Liev Schreiber, "A View From the Bridge"
Christopher Walken, "A Behanding in Spokane"
Denzel Washington, "Fences"
Best performance by a leading actress in a play
Viola Davis,...
Among them are Scarlett Johansson and Liev Schreiber for "A View From the Bridge," Christopher Walken for "A Behanding in Spokane," Kelsey Grammer for "La Cage aux Folles," Catherine Zeta-Jones for "A Little Night Music" and Laura Linney for "Time Stands Still."
Overall, "Fela!" and "La Cage aux Folles" tied for the most nominations with 11 apiece.
The Tony Awards show will air June 13 on CBS.
The full list of nominees:
Best musical
"American Idiot"
"Fela!"
"Memphis"
"Million Dollar Quartet"
Best play
"In the Next Room"
"Next Fall"
"Red"
"Time Stands Still"
Best performance by a leading actor in a play
Jude Law, "Hamlet"
Alfred Molina, "Red"
Liev Schreiber, "A View From the Bridge"
Christopher Walken, "A Behanding in Spokane"
Denzel Washington, "Fences"
Best performance by a leading actress in a play
Viola Davis,...
- 5/4/2010
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Theatre’s highest honor – Broadway’s Oscar equivalent – unveiled its nominations for the 64th Annual Tony Awards.; and it’s quite “colorful,” if you catch my drift, thanks to strong runs by 3 productions, namely, David Mamet’s Race, Fela!, the musical, and the revival of August Wilson’s Fences. I’m privileged to say that I saw all 3 productions and enjoyed them!
Notable nods include Fela! for Best Musical, Fences for Best Revival Of A Play, Denzel Washington and Viola Davis for Best Performance by a Leading Actor & Actress in a Play (both for Fences), Sahr Ngaujah (Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical, for Fela!), Montego Glover (Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical for Memphis), David Alan Grier (Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play, for Race), Lillias White (Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical, for Fela!), Kenny Leon (Best Direction of a Play,...
Notable nods include Fela! for Best Musical, Fences for Best Revival Of A Play, Denzel Washington and Viola Davis for Best Performance by a Leading Actor & Actress in a Play (both for Fences), Sahr Ngaujah (Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical, for Fela!), Montego Glover (Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical for Memphis), David Alan Grier (Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play, for Race), Lillias White (Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical, for Fela!), Kenny Leon (Best Direction of a Play,...
- 5/4/2010
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
New York – Star wattage will burn bright at the 2010 Tony Awards with Denzel Washington, Jude Law, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Kelsey Grammer among those receiving nominations Tuesday.Washington and Law were each cited for best actor performances in "Fences" and "Hamlet," respectively. Zeta-Jones was nominated for best performance by a leading actress in a musical, "A Little Night Music," and Grammer was nominated for lead actor in a musical, "La Cage aux Folles.""Fela!" — nominated for best musical — and "La Cage aux Folles," nominated for the best musical revival, each received 11 nominations, followed by "Fences" with 10 nods.Nominated for best play were "In the Next Room (or the vibrator play)" by Sarah Ruhl; "Next Fall," by Geoffrey Nauffts; "Red," by John Logan, and "Time Stands Still," by Donald Margulies.Best musical nominations went to Green Day's "American Idiot"; "Memphis"; "Million Dollar Quartet," and "Fela!"The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center in Waterford,...
- 5/4/2010
- backstage.com
"Ragtime" and "The Scottsboro Boys" came up big as the nominees for the 55th annual Drama Desk Awards were announced today. The short-lived Broadway revival of the Terrence McNally musical and the new Off-Broadway tuner each received nine nominations, more than any other production.The nominees were announced by actors Brian Stokes Mitchell and Cady Huffman at the Friars Club in New York. It was also announced that Drama Desk members have voted this year to present special ensemble awards to the casts of "Circle Mirror Transformation" and "The Temperamentals." The awards will be presented May 23 in a ceremony hosted by Patti LuPone at the Laguardia Concert Hall at Lincoln Center.The complete list of nominees is below.Outstanding play:Alan Ayckbourn, "My Wonderful Day"Annie Baker, "Circle Mirror Transformation"Lucinda Coxon, "Happy Now?"John Logan, "Red"Geoffrey Nauffts, "Next Fall"Bruce Norris, "Clybourne Park"Outstanding musical:"American Idiot""Everyday...
- 5/3/2010
- backstage.com
Not even a bomb scare in Times Square can put a damper on the close of the Broadway season. Nominations for the Tony Awards will be announced tomorrow morning and look for the awards to recognize some -- though not all -- of the celeb-filled shows that have dominated the Great White Way's box office this year. Sorry, Hugh Jackman and Daniel Craig. You may have sold out your limited run in the cop drama A Steady Rain last fall, but we can't picture you in the Tony nominee lineup this year. However, you can expect director Kenny Leon's...
- 5/3/2010
- by Thom Geier
- EW.com - PopWatch
British actor Douglas Hodge has won over critics with his Broadway debut opposite Kelsey Grammer in a revival of musical comedy La Cage Aux Folles.
The Harvey Fierstein song and dance show about a camp gay couple first appeared on Broadway in 1983, and was revived in 2004, opening to rave reviews.
Hodge originally played the role of drag queen Albin on the London stage in 2008, winning a Laurence Olivier award for his performance - and he impressed theatre critics once again when the show opened in New York on Sunday.
A critic from the New York Times called Hodge's performance "a bravura Broadway debut", adding that he and Grammer were "equally disarming" on stage.
However, Grammer's performance as nightclub owner Georges, Albin's partner of 20 years, was met with mixed reactions.
A reviewer from the New York Post writes, "Olivier-winning star Douglas Hodge in action, we'll take it. Kelsey Grammer may be the draw for local audiences, but the show is Hodge's alone... (Grammer) looks more stiff than necessary."
Overall, the actors and their "uniformly excellent" supporting cast - including Fred Applegate, Veanne Cox, Chris Hoch, Elena Shaddow, A. J. Shively, Christine Andreas and Robin de Jesus - proved to be a hit with reviewers.
A critic from industry trade publication Daily Variety praised the cast and crew, calling director Terry Johnson's production "tenderly affecting".
The Harvey Fierstein song and dance show about a camp gay couple first appeared on Broadway in 1983, and was revived in 2004, opening to rave reviews.
Hodge originally played the role of drag queen Albin on the London stage in 2008, winning a Laurence Olivier award for his performance - and he impressed theatre critics once again when the show opened in New York on Sunday.
A critic from the New York Times called Hodge's performance "a bravura Broadway debut", adding that he and Grammer were "equally disarming" on stage.
However, Grammer's performance as nightclub owner Georges, Albin's partner of 20 years, was met with mixed reactions.
A reviewer from the New York Post writes, "Olivier-winning star Douglas Hodge in action, we'll take it. Kelsey Grammer may be the draw for local audiences, but the show is Hodge's alone... (Grammer) looks more stiff than necessary."
Overall, the actors and their "uniformly excellent" supporting cast - including Fred Applegate, Veanne Cox, Chris Hoch, Elena Shaddow, A. J. Shively, Christine Andreas and Robin de Jesus - proved to be a hit with reviewers.
A critic from industry trade publication Daily Variety praised the cast and crew, calling director Terry Johnson's production "tenderly affecting".
- 4/19/2010
- WENN
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