[picapp align="none" wrap="false" link="term=tony+awards&iid=9110254" src="http://view4.picapp.com/pictures.photo/image/9110254/64th-annual-tony-awards/64th-annual-tony-awards.jpg?size=500&imageId=9110254" width="195" height="294" /] Whew ... still recovering from the Tony Awards. Everyone thought Sean Hayes did a wonderful job as host (some ranking him higher than NPH), but overall found the ceremony to be a bit soul-less and not as much about Broadway as about celebrity (Hunter Foster has even…
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2010 Drama Desk Award Winners – Memphis and La Cage Aux Folles Take Home the Big Prizes
The 2010 Drama Desk Award ceremony took place tonight. Thanks for joining us for the live-update. This year's winners for the categories whose nominees included musicals are below: Outstanding Musical Memphis Outstanding Revival of a Musical La Cage Aux Folles Outstanding Actress in a Musical Montego Glover, Memphis AND Catherine Zeta-Jones, A Little Night Music…
The Drama League names Sondheim on Sondheim and La Cage Aux Folles as this season’s top musicals
The 2010 Drama League Awards took place today - and the winners were: Distinguished Production of a Musical Sondheim on Sondheim Distinguished Revival of a Musical La Cage aux Folles Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theatre Award Nathan Lane
And Finally…The 2010 Tony Award Nominees
The nominees for the big one - the Tony Awards - were announced this morning. The only telecast ceremony of the bunch, these are the awards the average person on the street has heard of and oftentimes have a lot to do with whether a show continues its run for years or closes the next…
2010 Drama Desk Award Nominations
As award season continues, another round of announcements are out - these for the coveted Drama Desk Awards, which include Broadway, Off-Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway productions. Without further ado, here are the nominees for the categories that include musicals: Special Award Jerry Herman Outstanding Musical American Idiot Everyday Rapture Memphis The Addams Family The Scottsboro Boys…
April News Roundup
An awful lot has happened this month on the Great White Way - numerous shows have opened, squeezing in just in time for award consideration, and there's been lots of exciting announcements and good old controversy. If you've been hiding under a rock, here's what you've missed: The Addams Family opened to dismal reviews, while…
2010 Outer Critics Circle Nominations
Yesterday, Hunter and Sutton Foster announced the nominees for the 60th annual Outer Critics Circle Awards, which honor the best in Broadway and Off-Broadway theatre. Winners will be announced on May 27 here on the blog. Here are this year's musical theater nominees: Outstanding New Broadway Musical American Idiot Come Fly Away Fela! Memphis Sondheim…
The reviews for Sondheim on Sondheim are in …
The reviews for Sondheim on Sondheim are in and though they adore Barbara Cook and hearing from the man himself, the critics were underwhelmed. It's a show for folks who worship Sondheim - a crowd that will eat up anything touched by the man - but for those who don't see him as "God," the…
Continue reading ➞ The reviews for Sondheim on Sondheim are in …
2010 Drama League Nominations
The 2010 Drama League nominees have been announced. Chosen by a group of theater professionals and patrons, these include both On and Off-Broadway New York productions. Winners will be announced on May 21. Without further ado, here are the musical theater nominees: Distinguished Production of a Musical The Addams Family American Idiot Bloody Bloody Andrew…
Opening soon on Broadway…
A huge collection of shows are opening on Broadway in March and April. A lot of them have been covered on the blog here, but a quick round-up of what to look for in the coming months seemed in order. All About Me - March 18 This Dame Edna and Michael Feinstein spectacle got a…