Chico, the adorable Chihuahua from Legally Blonde — The Musical has died.
Chico’s owner William Berloni, famously known as Broadway’s leading animal trainer, announced the sad news on Instagram Thursday, revealing that Chico died on Monday. He was 14.
For the entire 2007-08 run of the play, Chico played Bruiser, Elle Woods’ tiny pup.
When it’s duration on Broadway ended, Chico continued touring for more than a decade, acting in regional productions all over the world.
The pooch retired two years ago.
Chico got his big break after being shown to Berloni at the Associated Humane Society in Newark,...
Chico’s owner William Berloni, famously known as Broadway’s leading animal trainer, announced the sad news on Instagram Thursday, revealing that Chico died on Monday. He was 14.
For the entire 2007-08 run of the play, Chico played Bruiser, Elle Woods’ tiny pup.
When it’s duration on Broadway ended, Chico continued touring for more than a decade, acting in regional productions all over the world.
The pooch retired two years ago.
Chico got his big break after being shown to Berloni at the Associated Humane Society in Newark,...
- 3/15/2019
- by Robyn Merrett
- PEOPLE.com
Chico, the Chihuahua who appeared in the entire 2007-08 Broadway run of Legally Blonde – The Musical, as well as the national tour, regional productions, an MTV taping of the show and an Amazon reality series about his owner and trainer Bill Berloni, died March 11. He was 14, and his death was announced by Berloni.
As the Legally Blonde character Bruiser, Chico became the public face of the show, on billboards, print ads and the musical’s official logo. Chico also made the Broadway record books: According to Berloni, the Chihuahua was the first dog ever trusted to deliver a production’s crucial opening “conversation.” As the musical begins, a human character asks “Brusier” where main character Elle Woods is. Bruiser barks an answer, then repeats the routine for three additional questions, crucially setting up the first scene’s premise.
In addition to Legally Blonde, Chico was included in Amazon’s From...
As the Legally Blonde character Bruiser, Chico became the public face of the show, on billboards, print ads and the musical’s official logo. Chico also made the Broadway record books: According to Berloni, the Chihuahua was the first dog ever trusted to deliver a production’s crucial opening “conversation.” As the musical begins, a human character asks “Brusier” where main character Elle Woods is. Bruiser barks an answer, then repeats the routine for three additional questions, crucially setting up the first scene’s premise.
In addition to Legally Blonde, Chico was included in Amazon’s From...
- 3/14/2019
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
The winner of the Drama League’s acting honor, the Distinguished Performance Award, was unveiled in a ceremony at the Marriott Marquis Times Square today. The prize, which recognizes a performance on the New York stage in the last year and can only be received once in a lifetime, went to Ben Platt of “Dear Evan Hansen,” at age 23 the youngest actor ever to have won it. Read: How Ben Platt Landed His First Tony Nomination The 83rd annual Drama League Awards also presented this year’s special honors to the three previously announced recipients: Bette Midler received the Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theater Award; Michael Greif was honored with The Founders Award for Excellence in Directing; and animal specialist Bill Berloni was given the Unique Contribution to the Theater Award. Among the results of the competitive categories, consisting of the best Broadway and Off-Broadway theater of the 2016–17 season, was...
- 5/19/2017
- backstage.com
Nominees for the 83rd annual Drama League Awards—in other words, the best of the 2016–17 season both off and on Broadway—were announced today, April 19, at Sardi’s Restaurant in midtown Manhattan. Presented by Tony winners Bebe Neuwirth and Patina Miller, the nominations included recognition for “Groundhog Day,” “Sweeney Todd,” “Sweet Charity,” “Falsettos,” “Sweat,” and more of the year’s top plays, musicals, and revivals. The Drama League’s 2017 special honors will go to three long-time thespians making their mark on the New York theater community. Current “Hello Dolly” star Bette Midler will receive the Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theater Award; animal specialist Bill Berloni will be given the Unique Contribution to the Theater Award; and “War Paint” director Michael Greif will be honored with the Founders Award for Excellence in Directing. Among the nominees for the awards’ prestigious acting honor, the Distinguished Performance Award (which can only be received...
- 4/19/2017
- backstage.com
Veteran Hollywood animal trainer Bill Berloni said the recently leaked footage from “A Dog’s Purpose” was as “gut-wrenching” to him as it was to other animal lovers who witnessed the behind-the-scenes footage of a dog that appeared to be on the verge of drowning. But animals are mistreated on movie sets more often than the small fraction of incidents that leak to the press indicate, Berloni said, calling the problem a “dirty Hollywood secret.” “A Dog’s Purpose” is the only the latest Hollywood production to face allegations of animal abuse. In 2012, horse, goat and chicken wranglers working on Peter Jackson’s “The.
- 1/27/2017
- by Tony Maglio and Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
Veteran Hollywood animal trainer Bill Berloni said it was “gut-wrenching” to watch the leaked footage from the set of “A Dog’s Purpose” showing a German shepherd named Hercules being forced into turbulent water — and that the trainers didn’t act properly to get the shot. “If an animal isn’t willing to perform, you have to stop there … for whatever reason,” Berloni told TheWrap. That’s not what appeared to happen on the set of “A Dog’s Purpose,” which prompted an insider to expose the footage and PETA to call for a boycott of the Amblin Entertainment feature,...
- 1/19/2017
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
NBC is going to the dogs on Thursday. Nineteen-year-old New Jersey native Shanice Williams aside, the star of “The Wiz Live” will surely be the adorable Toto, played by an 11-year-old rescue named Scooter, who won the job over his understudy, Ralphie. The man who is responsible for Toto hitting his mark on live TV is also his owner, dog trainer Bill Berloni. Berloni told TheWrap that he’s not nervous at all about Scooter’s high-profile small-screen gig — even though their family only adopted the 11-year-old participating pooches a few months ago. “I learned live TV is a lot easier than live.
- 12/2/2015
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
Michael Arden,Kelli Barrett,Bill Berloni,Robert Fairchild,Sutton Foster,Lesli Margherita,Andrea McArdle, Orfeh,Hugh Panaro,Kate Rockwell,Jarrod SpectorandAlysha Umphressall took part in Best in Shows, a star-studded cabaret evening to benefit the Humane Society of New York, at Feinstein's 54 Below. Oscar and Tony Award-winnerJoel Greywas awarded the first annual Humane Society of New York's Sandy Award, presented to an artist who has shown a fierce commitment, through action and advocacy, to the cause of animal rights.
- 11/2/2015
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
Michael Arden,Kelli Barrett,Bill Berloni,Robert Fairchild,Sutton Foster, Lesli Margherita,Andrea McArdle,Orfeh, Hugh Panaro,Kate Rockwell, Jarrod SpectorandAlysha Umphressall took partinBest in Shows, a star-studded cabaret evening to benefit the Humane Society of New York, at Feinstein's 54 Below. Oscar and Tony Award-winnerJoel Greywas awarded the first annual Humane Society of New York's Sandy Award, presented to an artist who has shown a fierce commitment, through action and advocacy, to the cause of animal rights.
- 11/2/2015
- by Jessica Fallon Gordon
- BroadwayWorld.com
Robert Fairchild, Michael ArdenandAndrea McArdlewill joinAnnaleigh Ashford, Bill Berloni,Sutton Foster, Joanna Gleason, OrfehandHugh PanaroinBest in Shows, a star-studded cabaret evening to benefit the Humane Society of New York, onSunday, November1 at Feinstein's 54 Below. Oscar and Tony Award-winnerJoel Greywill be awarded the first annual Humane Society of New York's Sandy Award, presented to an artist who has shown a fierce commitment, through action and advocacy, to the cause of animal rights.
- 10/23/2015
- by Nora Dominick
- BroadwayWorld.com
The second annual Best In Shows, a star-studded cabaret evening to benefit the Humane Society of New York, will feature Broadway stars including Annaleigh Ashford, Bill Berloni, Christian Borle, Sutton Foster, Joanna Gleason, Debra Monk, Orfeh and Hugh Panaro, on Sunday, November 1 at Feinstein's 54 Below. Oscar and Tony Award-winner Joel Grey will be awarded the first annual Humane Society of New York's Sandy Award, presented to an artist who has shown a fierce commitment, through action and advocacy, to the cause of animal rights.
- 10/6/2015
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Betty White has combined two of her passions – acting and animal advocacy – in her latest project, and it's basically the cutest thing you'll see this week.
In a clip for Discovery Family's upcoming "Pawgust" campaign, White plays with a gaggle of pooches and makes paw puns (see: "paw-some," "paws-itively paw-dorable," "raise the woof").
Discovery Family is bringing a very literal meaning to the phrase "dog days of summer" by offering 200 hours of animal-themed programming throughout the month of August (a.k.a. Pawgust), including classics (The Jungle Book, Where the Wild Things Are) and the premiere of From Wags to Riches with Bill Berloni.
In a clip for Discovery Family's upcoming "Pawgust" campaign, White plays with a gaggle of pooches and makes paw puns (see: "paw-some," "paws-itively paw-dorable," "raise the woof").
Discovery Family is bringing a very literal meaning to the phrase "dog days of summer" by offering 200 hours of animal-themed programming throughout the month of August (a.k.a. Pawgust), including classics (The Jungle Book, Where the Wild Things Are) and the premiere of From Wags to Riches with Bill Berloni.
- 6/30/2015
- by Jeff Nelson, @nelson_jeff
- People.com - TV Watch
Back in the golden age, Lassie was television’s top dog; for nearly 20 years, she had little competition besides Rin Tin Tin on her tail. But a recent explosion in canine-themed programming once again has networks and advertisers salivating like Pavlovian pooches at the sound of a bell. • Nat Geo Wild doubled down on puppy love with “BarkFest” with the entire weekend of May 17 dedicated to man’s best friend. • Broadway’s go-to dog trainer, Bill Berloni, just inked a deal with Discovery Family to star in his own show set to air this August. • Last month, CBS scored a daytime Emmy for “Lucky.
- 5/26/2015
- by Itay Hod
- The Wrap
A lot about the updated version of Annie that opens Friday will be unfamiliar to those familiar with the musical that opened on Broadway in 1977. Many of the songs have changed, for instance, and some have been excised completely for new pop tunes. But there's at least one constant behind the scenes: Bill Berloni, the animal trainer, who, in his words, "created the role of Sandy." Berloni was an apprentice at the Goodspeed Opera House in Connecticut when Annie had its world premiere back in 1976. As Berloni explained to EW, The Goodspeed's executive director, Michael Price, needed "someone he could trick into training the dog,...
- 12/19/2014
- by Esther Zuckerman
- EW - Inside Movies
Laura Osnes, Christian Borle, Hugh Panaro, Taylor Richardson, John Bolton, Tituss Burgess, Rachel Bay Jones and Julia Murney all took part in Best in Shows, a star-studded cabaret evening to benefit the Humane Society of New York, last night at New World Stages. Hosted and with Music Direction by Seth Rudetsky, Best in Shows was presented by Dorothy and Bill Berloni. BroadwayWorld was there for the special night and you can check out highlights from the concert below...
- 11/11/2014
- by BroadwayWorld TV
- BroadwayWorld.com
Laura Osnes, Christian Borle, Hugh Panaro, Taylor Richardson, John Bolton, Tituss Burgess, Rachel Bay Jones and Julia Murney all took part in Best in Shows, a star-studded cabaret evening to benefit the Humane Society of New York, last night at New World Stages. Hosted and with Music Direction by Seth Rudetsky, Best in Shows was presented by Dorothy and Bill Berloni. Check out photos from inside the special event below...
- 11/10/2014
- by Walter McBride
- BroadwayWorld.com
Tituss Burgess and Rachel Bay Jones Pippin will join Sutton Foster, Laura Osnes, Christian Borle, Hugh Panaro, Taylor Richardson, John Bolton and Julia Murney in Best in Shows, a star-studded cabaret evening to benefit the Humane Society of New York on November 9 at New World Stages. Hosted and with Music Direction by Seth Rudetsky, Best in Shows will be presented by Dorothy and Bill Berloni.
- 11/5/2014
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Best in Shows, a star-studded cabaret evening to benefit the Humane Society of New York will feature Broadway stars including Sutton Foster, Laura Osnes, Christian Borle, Hugh Panaro, Taylor Richardson, John Bolton and Julia Murney, on November 9 at New World Stages. Hosted and with Music Direction by Seth Rudetsky, Best in Shows will be presented by Dorothy and Bill Berloni.
- 10/22/2014
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
The upcoming Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman's Pulitzer Prize-winning play You Can't Take It With begins previews on August 26, 2014, at the Longacre Theatre 220 West 48th Street, with an opening night set for September 28, 2014. The production will be directed by six-time Tony Award-nominee and Drama Desk Award winner Scott Ellis The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Twelve Angry Men, 1776 and will play a 19-week limited engagement. The New York Humane Society and the show's Animal Trainer, Bill Berloni just brought kittens over to the rehearsal studio for Scott and select cast members to find the right ones for the roles of the two kittens in the show. Check out full photo coverage from the auditions below...
- 8/18/2014
- by Walter McBride
- BroadwayWorld.com
The upcoming Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman's Pulitzer Prize-winning play You Can't Take It With begins previews on August 26, 2014, at the Longacre Theatre 220 West 48th Street, with an opening night set for September 28, 2014. The production will be directed by six-time Tony Award-nominee and Drama Desk Award winner Scott Ellis The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Twelve Angry Men, 1776 and will play a 19-week limited engagement. The New York Humane Society and the show's Animal Trainer, Bill Berloni just brought kittens over to the rehearsal studio for Scott and select cast members to find the right ones for the roles of the two kittens in the show. Check out a photo preview from the auditions below...
- 8/18/2014
- by Walter McBride
- BroadwayWorld.com
The Broadway premier production of Lanie Robertson's Lady Day at Emerson's Bar amp Grill is on the search for a small dog to perform with five-time Tony Award-winner Audra McDonald as the show has a dog written into it. The producers of the show have been looking for submissions for a small dog to be cast in the show and actual callbacks were held yesterday, March 11th at the Circle in the Square Theatre 1633 Broadway. Audra McDonald and Broadway animal trainer Bill Berloni were on hand to judge selected finalists and BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge was there to chat with the whole gang. Go inside the puppy auditions below...
- 3/12/2014
- by BroadwayWorld TV
- BroadwayWorld.com
The Broadway premier production of Lanie Robertson's Lady Day at Emerson's Bar amp Grill is on the search for a small dog to perform with five-time Tony Award-winner Audra McDonald as the show has a dog written into it. The producers of the show have been looking for submissions for a small dog to be cast in the show and actual callbacks were held yesterday, March 11th at the Circle in the Square Theatre 1633 Broadway. Audra McDonald and Broadway animal trainer Bill Berloni were on hand to judge selected finalists and BroadwayWorld brings you photos from the doggy search below...
- 3/12/2014
- by Walter McBride
- BroadwayWorld.com
Shelter dogs throughout New York City make their Broadway debuts on the way to adoption thanks to Sandy's Rescue Pals, a new dog adoption partnership between the current Broadway production of Annie, the Tony Award-winning musical Pedigree Brand and Bobbi and the Strays. Today at intermission, Annie celebrated the official launch of Sandy's Rescue Pals at the Palace Theatre, with Bill Berloni Tony Award-winning animal trainer and cast members Jaidyn Young, Sadie Sink, and Brooklyn Shuck, with a rescue dog from Bobbi and the Strays' shelter. Scroll down for photos...
- 5/9/2013
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Shelter dogs throughout New York City make their Broadway debuts on the way to adoption thanks to Sandy's Rescue Pals, a new dog adoption partnership between the current Broadway production of Annie, the Tony Award-winning musical Pedigree Brand and Bobbi and the Strays. Today at intermission, Annie celebrated the official launch of Sandy's Rescue Pals at the Palace Theatre, with Bill Berloni Tony Award-winning animal trainer and cast members Jaidyn Young, Sadie Sink, and Brooklyn Shuck, with a rescue dog from Bobbi and the Strays' shelter. Scroll down for photos...
- 5/9/2013
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Annie, the new production of the Tony Award-winning musical, opens tomorrow at the Palace Theatre Broadway at 47th Street. The production has been featured on television and radio lately. ABC's Katie devoted a full hour to the new production of Annie on the show on November 2. Click below to watch Katie Couric's interviews with Lilla Crawford, Katie Finneran, Anthony Warlow, Bill Berloni, Andrea McArdle and Aileen Quinn, plus Lilla Crawford's performance of Tomorrow, the orphans singing You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile and more...
- 11/7/2012
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
The November 1 broadcast of Katie will devote the entire hour to Annie, now in previews on Broadway. The broadcast will include interviews with stars Katie Finneran Miss Hannigan, Anthony Warlow Oliver Warbucks and Lilla Crawford Annie, animal trainer Bill Berloni and Sunny Sandy, original stage and film Annies, Andrea McArdle and Aileen Quinn, and the first network performances by Lilla Crawford and the Orphans Madi Rae Dipietro, Georgi James, Junah Jang, Tyrah Skye Odoms, Taylor Richardson and Emily Rosenfeld. In the New York area, Katie airs on Wabc Channel 7. Check www.katiecouric.com for local listings.
- 10/31/2012
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
The producers of the “Annie” revival now in previews faced two very big challenges on the road to Broadway: finding a triple-threat little girl to wear that iconic red wig, and finding the right canine companion for her. “Annie’s Search for Sandy” chronicles the surprisingly heartwarming search for the right dog to play Sandy. Hosted by Al Roker, the 30-minute TV special follows Bill Berloni, a Tony Award honoree known for his work as Broadway’s leading animal trainer, as he searches shelters across the U.S. to find the perfect dog—a throwback to his work on the original “Annie,” when Berloni discovered the first Sandy at an animal shelter in 1977. He has subsequently found all of his Broadway stars at local shelters. His discovery for this production of “Annie” is a 2-year-old terrier mix named Sunny from the Barc Municipal Shelter in Houston. Remarkably, Berloni found Sunny...
- 10/23/2012
- backstage.com
New York -- Broadway's newest Little Orphan Annie has found her Sandy.
The award-winning animal trainer William Berloni on Thursday unveiled the pooch who is slated to star in the Broadway revival of the Tony Award-winning musical "Annie" – Sunny, a 2-year-old female terrier mix rescued from a city pound in Houston.
"The most talented animals are right there under your nose," said Berloni, who makes it a point of using shelter dogs in all his projects. "The message is: Animals in shelters are not damaged, just unfortunate."
Sunny was only 24 hours away from being euthanized four months ago when Berloni spotted her photo online while conducting a nationwide search for Sandy. She had been mislabeled as male and given the name Bruno. Touched, he forwarded her photo to one of the show's producers, Arielle Tepper Madover, who wrote back, "Save her. I don't care what it costs."
"So I adopted her sight-unseen,...
The award-winning animal trainer William Berloni on Thursday unveiled the pooch who is slated to star in the Broadway revival of the Tony Award-winning musical "Annie" – Sunny, a 2-year-old female terrier mix rescued from a city pound in Houston.
"The most talented animals are right there under your nose," said Berloni, who makes it a point of using shelter dogs in all his projects. "The message is: Animals in shelters are not damaged, just unfortunate."
Sunny was only 24 hours away from being euthanized four months ago when Berloni spotted her photo online while conducting a nationwide search for Sandy. She had been mislabeled as male and given the name Bruno. Touched, he forwarded her photo to one of the show's producers, Arielle Tepper Madover, who wrote back, "Save her. I don't care what it costs."
"So I adopted her sight-unseen,...
- 7/19/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
New York, New York (X17online) - The reviews are in, and critics loved Neil Patrick Harris as host of the Tonys. But, there were a few other winners as well ... the winners of the awards themselves. To be sure, The Book of Mormon was the big winner of the night. The musical, from the creators of South Park, was a surprise hit on Broadway and won Best Musical and Best Original Score, among other accolades. As always, several film and television actors were present at and/or nominated for awards. Frances McDormand took home the Best Actress award for Good People, and made headlines for her appearance. The actress wore a simple dress, a jean jacket and messy hair to the show. The full list from Sunday night's awards show is below. Best Play: "War Horse." Best Musical: "The Book of Mormon." Best Book of a Musical: Trey Parker,...
- 6/13/2011
- x17online.com
The American Theatre Wing doled out the 2011 Tony Awards live, on CBS, June 12 -- and as final presenter Chris Rock was quick to note, there was no real surprise for the biggest nod of the night.
"South Park" creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone's "The Book of Mormon" dominated this year's awards, finally taking home the "Best Musical" prize at the conclusion of the three-hour broadcast.
Other big winners include "War Horse," "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" co-star John Larroquette and "Catch Me If You Can's" Norbert Leo Butz.
You can see the full list of winners below:
Best Play
War Horse
Best Musical
The Book of Mormon
Best Book of a Musical
The Book of Mormon
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
The Book of Mormon
Best Revival of a Play
The Normal Heart
Best Revival of a Musical...
"South Park" creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone's "The Book of Mormon" dominated this year's awards, finally taking home the "Best Musical" prize at the conclusion of the three-hour broadcast.
Other big winners include "War Horse," "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" co-star John Larroquette and "Catch Me If You Can's" Norbert Leo Butz.
You can see the full list of winners below:
Best Play
War Horse
Best Musical
The Book of Mormon
Best Book of a Musical
The Book of Mormon
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
The Book of Mormon
Best Revival of a Play
The Normal Heart
Best Revival of a Musical...
- 6/13/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Here is a list of winners for the 2011 American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards, announced Sunday.
Best Play: "War Horse."
Best Musical: "The Book of Mormon."
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play: Mark Rylance, "Jerusalem."
Best Performance by an Actress in Leading Role in a Play: Frances McDormand, "Good People."
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play: Ellen Barkin, "The Normal Heart."
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play: John Benjamin Hickey, "The Normal Heart."
Best Direction of a Musical: Casey Nicholaw and Trey Parker, "The Book of Mormon."
Best Direction of a Play: Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris, "War Horse."
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical: Norbert Leo Butz "Catch Me If You Can."
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical: Sutton Foster,...
Best Play: "War Horse."
Best Musical: "The Book of Mormon."
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play: Mark Rylance, "Jerusalem."
Best Performance by an Actress in Leading Role in a Play: Frances McDormand, "Good People."
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play: Ellen Barkin, "The Normal Heart."
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play: John Benjamin Hickey, "The Normal Heart."
Best Direction of a Musical: Casey Nicholaw and Trey Parker, "The Book of Mormon."
Best Direction of a Play: Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris, "War Horse."
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical: Norbert Leo Butz "Catch Me If You Can."
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical: Sutton Foster,...
- 6/13/2011
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
By Sean O’Connell
Hollywoodnews.com: Tony Award winners Anika Noni Rose and Matthew Broderick announced the 2011 Tony Awards nominees live from the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts in New York City Tuesday morning.
“The Book of Mormon,” Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s well-received musical, leads all nominees with 14, including Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical, Best Original Score, Best Direction, Best Choreography, and four acting nominations.
The Tonys will air on CBS on Sunday, June 12, at 8 p.m. Et.
The full list of nominees, from BroadwayWorld.com, are:
Best Play
Good People
Author: David Lindsay-Abaire
Jerusalem
Author: Jez Butterworth
The Motherf**ker with the Hat
Author: Stephen Adly Guirgis
War Horse
Author: Nick Stafford
Best Musical
The Book of Mormon
Catch Me If You Can
The Scottsboro Boys
Sister Act
Best Book of a Musical
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
Alex Timbers
The Book of Mormon
Trey Parker,...
Hollywoodnews.com: Tony Award winners Anika Noni Rose and Matthew Broderick announced the 2011 Tony Awards nominees live from the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts in New York City Tuesday morning.
“The Book of Mormon,” Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s well-received musical, leads all nominees with 14, including Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical, Best Original Score, Best Direction, Best Choreography, and four acting nominations.
The Tonys will air on CBS on Sunday, June 12, at 8 p.m. Et.
The full list of nominees, from BroadwayWorld.com, are:
Best Play
Good People
Author: David Lindsay-Abaire
Jerusalem
Author: Jez Butterworth
The Motherf**ker with the Hat
Author: Stephen Adly Guirgis
War Horse
Author: Nick Stafford
Best Musical
The Book of Mormon
Catch Me If You Can
The Scottsboro Boys
Sister Act
Best Book of a Musical
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
Alex Timbers
The Book of Mormon
Trey Parker,...
- 5/3/2011
- by Sean O'Connell
- Hollywoodnews.com
Broadway veterans Matthew Broderick and Anika Noni Rose were on hand live from the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center Tuesday morning (May 3) to announced the 2011 Tony Awards nominees.
Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the men behind "South Park," saw their original musical "The Book of Mormon" get nominated for just about every award it could have been up for, for a total of 14 nominations. Close behind was musical "The Scottsboro Boys" with 12 nominations and coming in third was the revival of "Anything Goes" with nine noms.
Other notable nominees include Broadway legend Joey Grey getting a Directing nomination for "The Normal Heart," John Larroquette being nominated for Best Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical for "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying," which is Larroquette's Broadway debut, and a nomination for Al Pacino for his work in "Merchant of Venice,...
Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the men behind "South Park," saw their original musical "The Book of Mormon" get nominated for just about every award it could have been up for, for a total of 14 nominations. Close behind was musical "The Scottsboro Boys" with 12 nominations and coming in third was the revival of "Anything Goes" with nine noms.
Other notable nominees include Broadway legend Joey Grey getting a Directing nomination for "The Normal Heart," John Larroquette being nominated for Best Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical for "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying," which is Larroquette's Broadway debut, and a nomination for Al Pacino for his work in "Merchant of Venice,...
- 5/3/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
The Book of Mormon, the musical comedy from the creators of South Park, was the big winner this morning when the 2011 Tony Award nominations were announced, earning 14 nominations, including Best Musical, Best Book, Best Score, and Best Direction. The Scottsboro Boys also cleaned up, with 12 nods. Tony winners Anika Noni Rose and Matthew Broderick made the announcements, and the ceremony will air Sunday, June 12 on CBS. The entire list of nominations is after the jump.
Best Play
Good People
Author: David Lindsay-Abaire Producers: Manhattan Theatre Club, Lynne Meadow, Barry Grove
Jerusalem
Author: Jez Butterworth Producers: Sonia Friedman Productions, Stuart Thompson,...
Best Play
Good People
Author: David Lindsay-Abaire Producers: Manhattan Theatre Club, Lynne Meadow, Barry Grove
Jerusalem
Author: Jez Butterworth Producers: Sonia Friedman Productions, Stuart Thompson,...
- 5/3/2011
- by Jeff Labrecque
- EW.com - PopWatch
The national tour of Legally Blonde: The Musical will open the holiday season at the DuPont Theatre on Tuesday, December 1 and will run through Sunday, December 5, 2009.
Legally Blonde: The Musical takes the audience from the sorority house to the halls of justice with Broadway's brightest heroine and her chihuahua, Bruiser. And Elle Woods does not take "no" for an answer. So when her boyfriend dumps her for someone "serious," Elle puts down the credit card, hits the books, and sets out to go where no Delta Nu has gone before: Harvard Law. Along the way, Elle proves that being true to yourself never goes out of style.
Becky Gulsvig, the Elle understudy in the original Broadway cast, plays Elle Woods in the tour. Fans of the MTV reality show "Legally Blonde The Musical: The Search for Elle Woods", which premiered on June 2, 2008, will recognize two familiar faces in the tour...
Legally Blonde: The Musical takes the audience from the sorority house to the halls of justice with Broadway's brightest heroine and her chihuahua, Bruiser. And Elle Woods does not take "no" for an answer. So when her boyfriend dumps her for someone "serious," Elle puts down the credit card, hits the books, and sets out to go where no Delta Nu has gone before: Harvard Law. Along the way, Elle proves that being true to yourself never goes out of style.
Becky Gulsvig, the Elle understudy in the original Broadway cast, plays Elle Woods in the tour. Fans of the MTV reality show "Legally Blonde The Musical: The Search for Elle Woods", which premiered on June 2, 2008, will recognize two familiar faces in the tour...
- 10/15/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
Annie, the beloved tale of Little Orphan Annie, returns to Hennepin Theatre Trust's Orpheum Theatre Thursday, Feb. 12 through Saturday, Feb. 14, 2009 for a limited engagement of four performances. This timeless story is back in its 30th anniversary tour, offering a new generation the opportunity to experience this heartwarming musical about never giving up hope. Individual tickets are on sale now. Annie is presented by Hennepin Theatre Trust as a special addition to its 2008-09 M&I Bank Broadway Across America-Minneapolis season. Visit www.HennepinTheatreDistrict.org or call 1-800-982-2787 to purchase tickets or for more information. The Chicago Sun Times says, "Ageless Annie is as engaging as ever." Annie, with music by Charles Strouse and book by Thomas Meehan, is directed by its lyricist, Martin Charnin, who brought the original production of Annie to Broadway in 1977. Tony Award-winning set designer, Ming Cho Lee, also has created a fresh look for this tour.
- 1/22/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
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