When producer Judy Craymer persuaded Abba to allow her to make a musical out of their back catalogue, she never imagined the show would still be running twenty-five years later – not to mention spawn two hit movies starring Meryl Streep. To celebrate the stage production’s quarter century anniversary, Craymer is now bringing “Mamma Mia” to British TV screens with a new talent competition show, titled “Mamma Mia! I Have a Dream.”
Produced by Fremantle-owned Thames and set to air on ITV1 in the U.K. from this Sunday, the show aims to find a new Sophie and Sky (played by Amanda Seyfried and Dominic Cooper in the movies) to star in the West End. After holding open auditions, which saw thousands of wannabe Sophies and Skys apply, applicants were whittled down to 500 and then to a final 14 (seven boys and seven girls) who were swiftly whisked off to...
Produced by Fremantle-owned Thames and set to air on ITV1 in the U.K. from this Sunday, the show aims to find a new Sophie and Sky (played by Amanda Seyfried and Dominic Cooper in the movies) to star in the West End. After holding open auditions, which saw thousands of wannabe Sophies and Skys apply, applicants were whittled down to 500 and then to a final 14 (seven boys and seven girls) who were swiftly whisked off to...
- 10/19/2023
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Update, with new start date The new, one-play version of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will begin performances four days earlier than previously announced, with the start now set for Friday, Nov. 12, at Broadway’s Lyric Theatre. No reason for the move was detailed in the announcement today.
Previous, June 28 A new version of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is returning to North American stages as a one-show experience.
The world premiere theatrical event will take place November 16 at Broadway’s Lyric Theatre in New York. The show will debut at the Curran in San Francisco on January 11. The Canadian premiere will begin performances in May at the Ed Mirvish Theatre in Toronto. Cursed Child was previously a two-part event.
“Collaborating on Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has been one of the great joys of my professional life,” author J.K. Rowling said. “While no one would wish...
Previous, June 28 A new version of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is returning to North American stages as a one-show experience.
The world premiere theatrical event will take place November 16 at Broadway’s Lyric Theatre in New York. The show will debut at the Curran in San Francisco on January 11. The Canadian premiere will begin performances in May at the Ed Mirvish Theatre in Toronto. Cursed Child was previously a two-part event.
“Collaborating on Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has been one of the great joys of my professional life,” author J.K. Rowling said. “While no one would wish...
- 7/12/2021
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
Off Broadway’s hit Sing Street, a musical adaptation of the 2016 film about a group of Dublin teens in the 1980s who form a New Wave band to escape troubled home lives and small town drudgery, will transfer to Broadway in March.
Previews begin Thursday, March 26, at the Lyceum Theatre, with an opening night on Sunday April 19.
Staged Off Broadway by the New York Theatre Workshop with a book by playwright Enda Walsh (Lazarus) based on the film written and directed by John Carney – the same triumvirate behind Broadway’s smash Once – the sold-out show’s transfer was not unexpected. Reviews were mostly positive and generally encouraging if not full-on raves, with some critics pointing to fixable flaws like pacing while almost universally praising the lead performance by young Brenock O’Connor.
O’Connor and the rest of the Off Broadway...
Previews begin Thursday, March 26, at the Lyceum Theatre, with an opening night on Sunday April 19.
Staged Off Broadway by the New York Theatre Workshop with a book by playwright Enda Walsh (Lazarus) based on the film written and directed by John Carney – the same triumvirate behind Broadway’s smash Once – the sold-out show’s transfer was not unexpected. Reviews were mostly positive and generally encouraging if not full-on raves, with some critics pointing to fixable flaws like pacing while almost universally praising the lead performance by young Brenock O’Connor.
O’Connor and the rest of the Off Broadway...
- 1/8/2020
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
“Sing Street,” the 2016 coming-of-age musical film from director John Carney, is set to become a stage musical from the same team that developed the stage adaptation of the Tony-winning “Once.”
Carney, who directed both films “Once” and “Sing Street,” has — along with Gary Clark — provided the music and lyrics for the “Sing Street” musical. The book is written by Enda Walsh, who also wrote “Once” and “Lazarus.” Rebecca Taichman (“Indecent”) will direct, with choreography by Sonya Tayeh.
The production will debut off-Broadway as part of the 2050 Artistic Fellowship At New York Theatre Workshop, which is the same location where “Once” initially made its premiere in 2011.
Also Read: 'Beetlejuice' Broadway Review: Tim Burton's Ghosts Turn Scarily Uncomic in Musical Misfire
Set in 1985 Dublin at a time when everyone is out of work and thousands are seeking bluer skies across the Irish Sea, “Sing Street” follows 16-year-old Conor and his schoolmates,...
Carney, who directed both films “Once” and “Sing Street,” has — along with Gary Clark — provided the music and lyrics for the “Sing Street” musical. The book is written by Enda Walsh, who also wrote “Once” and “Lazarus.” Rebecca Taichman (“Indecent”) will direct, with choreography by Sonya Tayeh.
The production will debut off-Broadway as part of the 2050 Artistic Fellowship At New York Theatre Workshop, which is the same location where “Once” initially made its premiere in 2011.
Also Read: 'Beetlejuice' Broadway Review: Tim Burton's Ghosts Turn Scarily Uncomic in Musical Misfire
Set in 1985 Dublin at a time when everyone is out of work and thousands are seeking bluer skies across the Irish Sea, “Sing Street” follows 16-year-old Conor and his schoolmates,...
- 4/29/2019
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Once was a surprise cinema hit – a micro-budget romance about an Irish busker and a Czech flower seller. Who better to adapt it for stage than self-confessed misanthrope Enda Walsh? The playwright recalls his journey from cynic to proud, emotional wreck
We don't do musicals in Ireland. Well, not much. We like to keep our actors and musicians separate at all times. In separate counties, even. There is possibly a musical theatre company hidden on Sherkin Island doing a production of Wicked right now, but they haven't been found yet. And when they do find them, it will be a heavy dose of Samuel Beckett for those grinning fools. Why break into song and dance to exorcise your inner emotions when you can talk yourself through it? Over the years, I've added my own fair share of words to Irish theatre. You can't help it as an Irish person. We talk.
We don't do musicals in Ireland. Well, not much. We like to keep our actors and musicians separate at all times. In separate counties, even. There is possibly a musical theatre company hidden on Sherkin Island doing a production of Wicked right now, but they haven't been found yet. And when they do find them, it will be a heavy dose of Samuel Beckett for those grinning fools. Why break into song and dance to exorcise your inner emotions when you can talk yourself through it? Over the years, I've added my own fair share of words to Irish theatre. You can't help it as an Irish person. We talk.
- 3/18/2013
- The Guardian - Film News
Producers of the Tony Award-winning Best Musical Once announced today that the production has recouped its capitalization after only 21 weeks (169 performances), faster than any new Broadway musical in more than a decade. Once is produced by Barbara Broccoli, John N. Hart Jr., Patrick Milling Smith, Frederick Zollo, Brian Carmody, Michael G. Wilson, Orin Wolf, The Shubert Organization and Executive Producer Robert Cole, in association with New York Theatre Workshop. Once opened on Sunday, March 18, 2012 at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, and went on to win eight Tony Awards including Best Musical. The production was also named Best Musical by the New York Drama Critics Circle, Drama Desk, Drama League, Outer Critic Circle and Lucille Lortel Awards. Once features a book by award-winning Irish playwright & screenwriter, Enda Walsh (Penelope, Hunger, The New Electric Ballroom), the Academy Award-winning music and lyrics of Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová, direction by the acclaimed John Tiffany...
- 8/13/2012
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
The Cast of Sony's upcoming reboot The Amazing Spider-Man are in Japan for the film's premiere.
Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone and Rhys Ifans attended the event in Tokyo today (Wednesday, June 13) and are pictured above at the press conference. They had earlier stopped to meet fans and sign autographs after landing at the city's airport.
Garfield plays Peter Parker/Spider-Man, Stone is love interest Gwen Stacy (and also Garfield's real-life girlfriend) and Rhys Ifans portrays Dr Curt Connors, a scientist who becomes the villainous Lizard when he attempts to use a reptile-derived serum to regrow his arm in the same way that lizards can regenerate limbs.
Garfield explained at the press conference what drew him to the character: "Spider-Man has always been the only teenage superhero - and the most human one in my humble opinion - and that's just one of the things that sets him apart. He's all too human,...
Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone and Rhys Ifans attended the event in Tokyo today (Wednesday, June 13) and are pictured above at the press conference. They had earlier stopped to meet fans and sign autographs after landing at the city's airport.
Garfield plays Peter Parker/Spider-Man, Stone is love interest Gwen Stacy (and also Garfield's real-life girlfriend) and Rhys Ifans portrays Dr Curt Connors, a scientist who becomes the villainous Lizard when he attempts to use a reptile-derived serum to regrow his arm in the same way that lizards can regenerate limbs.
Garfield explained at the press conference what drew him to the character: "Spider-Man has always been the only teenage superhero - and the most human one in my humble opinion - and that's just one of the things that sets him apart. He's all too human,...
- 6/13/2012
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
New York – The set-in-Chicago staging of “Clybourne Park” won Best Play, and the stageplay-based-on-the-movie “Once,” won Best Musical at the 66th Annual Tony Awards on Sunday night. “Once” took home eight Tony Awards, while its rival “Newsies the Musical’ won Best Score and Best Choreography.
The Tony Awards, hosted with aplomb again by Neil Patrick Harris on CBS, is notable also today for having the lowest ratings for any Tony telecast in history. With few recognizable or splashy musicals or plays to anchor the show, viewer interest declined. Only six million tuned in this year, down from 6.9 million last year.
Neil Patrick Harris (center) in the Opening Number of the 66th Annual Tony Awards
Photo credit: CBS-tv
But the highlights of the show were many. Six-time Tony Award winner Mike Nichols, legendary theater and film director, won his seventh Tony for directing “Death of a Salesman,” which also won Best Revival of a Play.
The Tony Awards, hosted with aplomb again by Neil Patrick Harris on CBS, is notable also today for having the lowest ratings for any Tony telecast in history. With few recognizable or splashy musicals or plays to anchor the show, viewer interest declined. Only six million tuned in this year, down from 6.9 million last year.
Neil Patrick Harris (center) in the Opening Number of the 66th Annual Tony Awards
Photo credit: CBS-tv
But the highlights of the show were many. Six-time Tony Award winner Mike Nichols, legendary theater and film director, won his seventh Tony for directing “Death of a Salesman,” which also won Best Revival of a Play.
- 6/11/2012
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Hugh Jackman had a very special night at the Tony Awards on Sunday - his actress wife Deborra-lee Furness surprised him with the Special Tony Award for his work onstage.
The Australian actor jetted to his adopted New York City for the prizegiving during a break in the filming of Les Miserables in Europe and was left speechless when his partner strutted out onstage to honour her "special man" with one of the night's big trophies.
Furness admitted she was thrilled to have her husband back after four months of filming on location, but she joked, "There's nothing more romantic after not seeing your husband for four months than to have our first night back together on a Broadway stage with 12 million people watching."
The actor stepped up onstage and told the audience, "She's (Furness) never kept a secret her entire life. (She said), 'I'm just off to the loo (restroom),' and I was like, 'Ok, see you in a bit!'"
Jackman ended his acceptance speech by urging his "incredible" wife to share the spotlight with him and told her, "I love you with all my heart. I know how much you hate public speaking; this is probably the greatest thing you've ever done for me. Really. It means the world to me."
He wasn't the only actor paying a heartfelt tribute to his partner at the Tonys - British comedian James Corden singled out his girlfriend Julia Carey for a special mention during his Best Actor acceptance speech.
He said, "My girlfriend, Julia, gave birth to our son, like, five days before we started rehearsals and she's my baby momma and I can't wait to marry her.
"I would not be holding this if it wasn't for her. She made me say 'us' instead of 'I' and 'we' instead of 'me' and I love her."
Elsewhere, it was a huge night for the stage musical adaptation of hit movie Once, which picked up eight of its 10 nominations, including Best Musical and Best Actor in a Musical for star Steve Kazee.
Peter & the Starcatcher was another big hit at the Tonys, claiming four awards, while Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman, The Gershwin's Porgy & Bess, Newsies, and Nice Work if you Can Get It picked up two gongs apiece.
The list of winners is:
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play - Judith Light (Other Desert Cities)
Best Orchestrations - Martin Lowe (Once)
Best Choreography - Christopher Gattelli (Newsies)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical - Michael McGraw (Nice Work if You Can Get It)
Best Book of a Musical - Enda Walsh (Once)
Best Sound Design of a Play - Darron L West (Peter & the Starcatcher)
Best Sound Design of a Musical - Clive Goodwin (Once)
Best Direction of a Musical - John Tiffany (Once)
Best Direction of a Play - Mike Nichols (Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play - Christian Borle (Peter & the Starcatcher)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical - Judy Kaye (Nice Work if You Can Get It)
Best Costume Design of a Play - Paloma Young (Peter & the Starcatcher)
Best Costume Design of a Musical - Gregg Barnes (Follies)
Best Original Score - Alan Menken & Jack Feldman (Newsies)
Best Revival of a Play - Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman
Best Scenic Design of a Play - Donyale Werle (Peter & the Starcatcher)
Best Scenic Design of a Musical - Bob Crowley (Once)
Best Lighting Design of a Musical - Natasha Katz (Once)
Best Play - Clybourne Park
Best Revival of a Musical - The Gershwin's Porgy & Bess
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical - Steve Kazee (Once)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play - James Corden (One Man, Two Guvnors)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play - Nina Arianda (Venus in Fur)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical - Audra McDonald (The Gershwin's Porgy & Bess)
Best Musical - Once
Lifetime Achievement Award - Emanuel Azenberg
Regional Theatre Award - The Shakespeare Theatre Company, Washington, D.C.
Isabelle Stevenson Award - Bernadette Peters
Special Tony Award - Hugh Jackman...
The Australian actor jetted to his adopted New York City for the prizegiving during a break in the filming of Les Miserables in Europe and was left speechless when his partner strutted out onstage to honour her "special man" with one of the night's big trophies.
Furness admitted she was thrilled to have her husband back after four months of filming on location, but she joked, "There's nothing more romantic after not seeing your husband for four months than to have our first night back together on a Broadway stage with 12 million people watching."
The actor stepped up onstage and told the audience, "She's (Furness) never kept a secret her entire life. (She said), 'I'm just off to the loo (restroom),' and I was like, 'Ok, see you in a bit!'"
Jackman ended his acceptance speech by urging his "incredible" wife to share the spotlight with him and told her, "I love you with all my heart. I know how much you hate public speaking; this is probably the greatest thing you've ever done for me. Really. It means the world to me."
He wasn't the only actor paying a heartfelt tribute to his partner at the Tonys - British comedian James Corden singled out his girlfriend Julia Carey for a special mention during his Best Actor acceptance speech.
He said, "My girlfriend, Julia, gave birth to our son, like, five days before we started rehearsals and she's my baby momma and I can't wait to marry her.
"I would not be holding this if it wasn't for her. She made me say 'us' instead of 'I' and 'we' instead of 'me' and I love her."
Elsewhere, it was a huge night for the stage musical adaptation of hit movie Once, which picked up eight of its 10 nominations, including Best Musical and Best Actor in a Musical for star Steve Kazee.
Peter & the Starcatcher was another big hit at the Tonys, claiming four awards, while Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman, The Gershwin's Porgy & Bess, Newsies, and Nice Work if you Can Get It picked up two gongs apiece.
The list of winners is:
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play - Judith Light (Other Desert Cities)
Best Orchestrations - Martin Lowe (Once)
Best Choreography - Christopher Gattelli (Newsies)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical - Michael McGraw (Nice Work if You Can Get It)
Best Book of a Musical - Enda Walsh (Once)
Best Sound Design of a Play - Darron L West (Peter & the Starcatcher)
Best Sound Design of a Musical - Clive Goodwin (Once)
Best Direction of a Musical - John Tiffany (Once)
Best Direction of a Play - Mike Nichols (Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play - Christian Borle (Peter & the Starcatcher)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical - Judy Kaye (Nice Work if You Can Get It)
Best Costume Design of a Play - Paloma Young (Peter & the Starcatcher)
Best Costume Design of a Musical - Gregg Barnes (Follies)
Best Original Score - Alan Menken & Jack Feldman (Newsies)
Best Revival of a Play - Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman
Best Scenic Design of a Play - Donyale Werle (Peter & the Starcatcher)
Best Scenic Design of a Musical - Bob Crowley (Once)
Best Lighting Design of a Musical - Natasha Katz (Once)
Best Play - Clybourne Park
Best Revival of a Musical - The Gershwin's Porgy & Bess
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical - Steve Kazee (Once)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play - James Corden (One Man, Two Guvnors)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play - Nina Arianda (Venus in Fur)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical - Audra McDonald (The Gershwin's Porgy & Bess)
Best Musical - Once
Lifetime Achievement Award - Emanuel Azenberg
Regional Theatre Award - The Shakespeare Theatre Company, Washington, D.C.
Isabelle Stevenson Award - Bernadette Peters
Special Tony Award - Hugh Jackman...
- 6/11/2012
- WENN
New York—The bittersweet musical "Once" captured eight Tony Awards on Sunday, including best musical direction, best lead actor in a musical and the top musical prize itself.
The inventive play "Peter and the Starcatcher" was next with five awards, but most every show came away with something to crow about.
Bruce Norris' "Clybourne Park," the remarkably perceptive Pulitzer Prize-winning play about race and real estate, won the best play Tony.
Audra McDonald was named best lead actress in a musical and her "The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess" was named best musical revival. This is her fifth Tony Award, tying the competitive record held by Angela Lansbury and Julie Harris.
"I was a little girl with a potbelly and afro puffs, hyperactive and overdramatic. And I found the theater, and I found my home," McDonald said. Looking at her daughter, she said her big night wasn't as wonderful as...
The inventive play "Peter and the Starcatcher" was next with five awards, but most every show came away with something to crow about.
Bruce Norris' "Clybourne Park," the remarkably perceptive Pulitzer Prize-winning play about race and real estate, won the best play Tony.
Audra McDonald was named best lead actress in a musical and her "The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess" was named best musical revival. This is her fifth Tony Award, tying the competitive record held by Angela Lansbury and Julie Harris.
"I was a little girl with a potbelly and afro puffs, hyperactive and overdramatic. And I found the theater, and I found my home," McDonald said. Looking at her daughter, she said her big night wasn't as wonderful as...
- 6/11/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Hugh Jackman had a very special night at the Tony Awards on Sunday - his actress wife Deborra-lee Furness surprised him with the Special Tony Award for his work onstage.
The Australian actor jetted to his adopted New York City for the prizegiving during a break in the filming of Les Miserables in Europe and was left speechless when his partner strutted out onstage to honour her "special man" with one of the night's big trophies.
Furness admitted she was thrilled to have her husband back after four months of filming on location, but she joked, "There's nothing more romantic after not seeing your husband for four months than to have our first night back together on a Broadway stage with 12 million people watching."
The actor stepped up onstage and told the audience, "She's (Furness) never kept a secret her entire life. (She said), 'I'm just off to the loo (restroom),' and I was like, 'Ok, see you in a bit!'"
Jackman ended his acceptance speech by urging his "incredible" wife to share the spotlight with him and told her, "I love you with all my heart. I know how much you hate public speaking; this is probably the greatest thing you've ever done for me. Really. It means the world to me."
He wasn't the only actor paying a heartfelt tribute to his partner at the Tonys - British comedian James Corden singled out his girlfriend Julia Carey for a special mention during his Best Actor acceptance speech.
He said, "My girlfriend, Julia, gave birth to our son, like, five days before we started rehearsals and she's my baby momma and I can't wait to marry her.
"I would not be holding this if it wasn't for her. She made me say 'us' instead of 'I' and 'we' instead of 'me' and I love her."
Elsewhere, it was a huge night for the stage musical adaptation of hit movie Once, which picked up eight of its 10 nominations, including Best Musical and Best Actor in a Musical for star Steve Kazee.
Peter & the Starcatcher was another big hit at the Tonys, claiming four awards, while Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman, The Gershwin's Porgy & Bess, Newsies, and Nice Work if you Can Get It picked up two gongs apiece.
The list of winners is:
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play - Judith Light (Other Desert Cities)
Best Orchestrations - Martin Lowe (Once)
Best Choreography - Christopher Gattelli (Newsies)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical - Michael McGraw (Nice Work if You Can Get It)
Best Book of a Musical - Enda Walsh (Once)
Best Sound Design of a Play - Darron L West (Peter & the Starcatcher)
Best Sound Design of a Musical - Clive Goodwin (Once)
Best Direction of a Musical - John Tiffany (Once)
Best Direction of a Play - Mike Nichols (Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play - Christian Borle (Peter & the Starcatcher)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical - Judy Kaye (Nice Work if You Can Get It)
Best Costume Design of a Play - Paloma Young (Peter & the Starcatcher)
Best Costume Design of a Musical - Gregg Barnes (Follies)
Best Original Score - Alan Menken & Jack Feldman (Newsies)
Best Revival of a Play - Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman
Best Scenic Design of a Play - Donyale Werle (Peter & the Starcatcher)
Best Scenic Design of a Musical - Bob Crowley (Once)
Best Lighting Design of a Musical - Natasha Katz (Once)
Best Play - Clybourne Park
Best Revival of a Musical - The Gershwin's Porgy & Bess
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical - Steve Kazee (Once)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play - James Corden (One Man, Two Guvnors)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play - Nina Arianda (Venus in Fur)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical - Audra McDonald (The Gershwin's Porgy & Bess)
Best Musical - Once
Lifetime Achievement Award - Emanuel Azenberg
Regional Theatre Award - The Shakespeare Theatre Company, Washington, D.C.
Isabelle Stevenson Award - Bernadette Peters
Special Tony Award - Hugh Jackman...
The Australian actor jetted to his adopted New York City for the prizegiving during a break in the filming of Les Miserables in Europe and was left speechless when his partner strutted out onstage to honour her "special man" with one of the night's big trophies.
Furness admitted she was thrilled to have her husband back after four months of filming on location, but she joked, "There's nothing more romantic after not seeing your husband for four months than to have our first night back together on a Broadway stage with 12 million people watching."
The actor stepped up onstage and told the audience, "She's (Furness) never kept a secret her entire life. (She said), 'I'm just off to the loo (restroom),' and I was like, 'Ok, see you in a bit!'"
Jackman ended his acceptance speech by urging his "incredible" wife to share the spotlight with him and told her, "I love you with all my heart. I know how much you hate public speaking; this is probably the greatest thing you've ever done for me. Really. It means the world to me."
He wasn't the only actor paying a heartfelt tribute to his partner at the Tonys - British comedian James Corden singled out his girlfriend Julia Carey for a special mention during his Best Actor acceptance speech.
He said, "My girlfriend, Julia, gave birth to our son, like, five days before we started rehearsals and she's my baby momma and I can't wait to marry her.
"I would not be holding this if it wasn't for her. She made me say 'us' instead of 'I' and 'we' instead of 'me' and I love her."
Elsewhere, it was a huge night for the stage musical adaptation of hit movie Once, which picked up eight of its 10 nominations, including Best Musical and Best Actor in a Musical for star Steve Kazee.
Peter & the Starcatcher was another big hit at the Tonys, claiming four awards, while Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman, The Gershwin's Porgy & Bess, Newsies, and Nice Work if you Can Get It picked up two gongs apiece.
The list of winners is:
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play - Judith Light (Other Desert Cities)
Best Orchestrations - Martin Lowe (Once)
Best Choreography - Christopher Gattelli (Newsies)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical - Michael McGraw (Nice Work if You Can Get It)
Best Book of a Musical - Enda Walsh (Once)
Best Sound Design of a Play - Darron L West (Peter & the Starcatcher)
Best Sound Design of a Musical - Clive Goodwin (Once)
Best Direction of a Musical - John Tiffany (Once)
Best Direction of a Play - Mike Nichols (Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play - Christian Borle (Peter & the Starcatcher)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical - Judy Kaye (Nice Work if You Can Get It)
Best Costume Design of a Play - Paloma Young (Peter & the Starcatcher)
Best Costume Design of a Musical - Gregg Barnes (Follies)
Best Original Score - Alan Menken & Jack Feldman (Newsies)
Best Revival of a Play - Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman
Best Scenic Design of a Play - Donyale Werle (Peter & the Starcatcher)
Best Scenic Design of a Musical - Bob Crowley (Once)
Best Lighting Design of a Musical - Natasha Katz (Once)
Best Play - Clybourne Park
Best Revival of a Musical - The Gershwin's Porgy & Bess
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical - Steve Kazee (Once)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play - James Corden (One Man, Two Guvnors)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play - Nina Arianda (Venus in Fur)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical - Audra McDonald (The Gershwin's Porgy & Bess)
Best Musical - Once
Lifetime Achievement Award - Emanuel Azenberg
Regional Theatre Award - The Shakespeare Theatre Company, Washington, D.C.
Isabelle Stevenson Award - Bernadette Peters
Special Tony Award - Hugh Jackman...
- 6/11/2012
- WENN
"Once," the Broadway adaptation of the 2006 Academy Award-winning film of the same name, took home the most awards at the 2012 Tony Awards. It won eight, including Best Musical and Best Leading Actor in a Musical for Steve Kazee.
The full winners list:
Best Play
Clybourne Park
Author: Bruce Norris
Producers: Jujamcyn Theaters, Jane Bergère, Roger Berlind/Quintet Productions, Eric Falkenstein/Dan Frishwasser, Ruth Hendel/Harris Karma Productions, Jtg Theatricals, Daryl Roth, Jon B. Platt, Center Theatre Group, Lincoln Center Theater, Playwrights Horizons
Other Desert Cities
Author: Jon Robin Baitz
Producers: Lincoln Center Theater, André Bishop, Bernard Gersten, Bob Boyett
Peter and the Starcatcher
Author: Rick Elice
Producers: Nancy Nagel Gibbs, Greg Schaffert, Eva Price, Tom Smedes, Disney Theatrical Productions, Suzan & Ken Wirth/DeBartolo Miggs, Catherine Schreiber/Daveed Frazier & Mark Thompson, Jack Lane, Jane Dubin, Allan S. Gordon/Adam S. Gordon, Baer & Casserly/Nathan Vernon, Rich Affanato/Peter Stern, Brunish & Trinchero/Laura Little Productions,...
The full winners list:
Best Play
Clybourne Park
Author: Bruce Norris
Producers: Jujamcyn Theaters, Jane Bergère, Roger Berlind/Quintet Productions, Eric Falkenstein/Dan Frishwasser, Ruth Hendel/Harris Karma Productions, Jtg Theatricals, Daryl Roth, Jon B. Platt, Center Theatre Group, Lincoln Center Theater, Playwrights Horizons
Other Desert Cities
Author: Jon Robin Baitz
Producers: Lincoln Center Theater, André Bishop, Bernard Gersten, Bob Boyett
Peter and the Starcatcher
Author: Rick Elice
Producers: Nancy Nagel Gibbs, Greg Schaffert, Eva Price, Tom Smedes, Disney Theatrical Productions, Suzan & Ken Wirth/DeBartolo Miggs, Catherine Schreiber/Daveed Frazier & Mark Thompson, Jack Lane, Jane Dubin, Allan S. Gordon/Adam S. Gordon, Baer & Casserly/Nathan Vernon, Rich Affanato/Peter Stern, Brunish & Trinchero/Laura Little Productions,...
- 6/11/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
The 2012 Tony Awards were full of surprises! With a near-sweep for the indie musical hit Once, a Tony for Smash star Christian Borle, and Alan Menken’s first Tony for Newsies, the Neil Patrick Harris-hosted affair also featured a special award for fan favorite Hugh Jackman. But the play was the thing Sunday night, with Clybourne Park taking the best play award and a variety of other entries in the medium like Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman and Peter and the Starcatcher honored across several categories. See the full winners list below (and don’t miss our...
- 6/11/2012
- by Laura Hertzfeld
- EW.com - PopWatch
New York — When Cristin Milioti arrived at her final audition for the musical "Once," her palms were slick with sweat, and she felt like she was going to pass out.
These were no ordinary audition nerves, though. In fact, Milioti, then 24, was already the hands-on favorite of the director, John Tiffany, who'd been blown away by her acting in an earlier meeting.
The problem was the piano. As "Once" fans know, the lead female, Girl, is a Czech immigrant in Dublin who plays the piano beautifully, and writes songs. But Milioti's piano playing was minimal – she didn't know how to read music, and the music director, she says, had deemed her "unteachable."
So the creative team had given her 10 days. Ten days to learn two key songs in the show – one classical, one contemporary. Those 10 days had been miserable. She'd practiced seven, eight, even 10 hours a day, borrowing piano time at theaters around the city,...
These were no ordinary audition nerves, though. In fact, Milioti, then 24, was already the hands-on favorite of the director, John Tiffany, who'd been blown away by her acting in an earlier meeting.
The problem was the piano. As "Once" fans know, the lead female, Girl, is a Czech immigrant in Dublin who plays the piano beautifully, and writes songs. But Milioti's piano playing was minimal – she didn't know how to read music, and the music director, she says, had deemed her "unteachable."
So the creative team had given her 10 days. Ten days to learn two key songs in the show – one classical, one contemporary. Those 10 days had been miserable. She'd practiced seven, eight, even 10 hours a day, borrowing piano time at theaters around the city,...
- 6/8/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
"Once" and "Tribes" continued their winning streaks in New York theater award season, taking the prizes for Outstanding Musical and Outstanding Play at the 57th annual Drama Desk Awards, presented on Sunday at Town Hall."Once," the musical based on the 2006 Oscar-winning film, has already been named Best Musical by the New York Drama Critics Circle, the Drama League, the Outer Critics Circle, and won several Obie Awards for its Off-Broadway run. The musical, now playing at the Bernard Jacobs Theatre, is the favorite to win the Tony Award next week. It also won for John Tiffany's direction, Martin Lowe's orchestrations, and lyrics by Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova."Tribes," Nina Raines' play about a deaf son coping with his hearing family, took home the award for Best Foreign Play by the New York Drama Critics Circle. The play is currently playing Off-Broadway at the Barrow Street Theatre, and is ineligible.
- 6/4/2012
- by help@backstage.com (David Sheward)
- backstage.com
Now is the time for Newsies fans and theater geeks everywhere to seize the day! It’s Tony time! This Sunday, Neil Patrick Harris will be donning his tux once again to host the annual celebration of Broadway’s finest moments. And in a repeat from last year’s Nph-led event, expect another rash of jokes at the expense of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark. Fellow EW critic Melissa Rose Bernardo and I here offer our predictions in all the Tony categories (you’ll see our names after each of our picks). Disagree? Please let us know who you...
- 6/4/2012
- by Thom Geier
- EW.com - PopWatch
James Corden also nominated for Broadway's biggest theatre gongs for his role in One Man, Two Guvnors – as is Tracie Bennett, for her turn as Judy Garland
The National theatre's Broadway version of One Man, Two Guvnors, starring James Corden as a gluttonous buffoon, has received seven nominations at this year's Tony Awards – but was trumped by the largely British creative team behind Once, which picked up 11 to lead the pack.
Corden goes head to head with Hollywood stars such as Philip Seymour Hoffman and James Earl Jones for best actor in a leading role in a play, while the National theatre's artistic director, Nicholas Hytner, is up for best director.
Corden, in particular, seems to have gone down well with American audiences – his nomination takes his Broadway tally to four, following similar nods at the Outer Critics Circle, Drama League and Drama Desk awards. Nonetheless, the National will be...
The National theatre's Broadway version of One Man, Two Guvnors, starring James Corden as a gluttonous buffoon, has received seven nominations at this year's Tony Awards – but was trumped by the largely British creative team behind Once, which picked up 11 to lead the pack.
Corden goes head to head with Hollywood stars such as Philip Seymour Hoffman and James Earl Jones for best actor in a leading role in a play, while the National theatre's artistic director, Nicholas Hytner, is up for best director.
Corden, in particular, seems to have gone down well with American audiences – his nomination takes his Broadway tally to four, following similar nods at the Outer Critics Circle, Drama League and Drama Desk awards. Nonetheless, the National will be...
- 5/2/2012
- by Matt Trueman
- The Guardian - Film News
Hit musical Once is leading the way at this year's Tony Awards after scooping 11 nominations.
The popular show has garnered nods across the board including the coveted Best Musical category at the 66th annual prizegiving, which honours the best on Broadway.
Once will go up against Leap of Faith, Newsies and Nice Work If You Can Get It for the top prize.
Meanwhile Clybourne Park, Other Desert Cities, Peter and the Starcatcher and Venus in Fur will all compete for the Best Play accolade.
Hollywood star Phillip Seymour Hoffman is nominated in the Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play category for his part in Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman and he'll go head-to-head with John Lithgow (The Columnist), Frank Langella (Man and Boy), James Earl Jones (Gore Vidal's The Best Man) and James Corden (One Man, Two Guvnors) for the honour.
Sex and the City's Cynthia Nixon is up for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play title for her turn in Wit but she'll face stiff competition from Nina Arianda (Venus in Fur), Tracie Bennett (End of the Rainbow), Stockard Channing (Other Desert Cities) and Linda Lavin (The Lyons).
Also landing mentions were new Spider-Man star Andrew Garfield for his feature role in Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman and David Alan Grier for his part in The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess.
The winners will be unveiled at the prizegiving ceremony, hosted by funnyman Neil Patrick Harris, on 10 June at The Beacon Theatre in New York City.
The main list of nominees is as follows:
Best Play:
Clybourne Park
Other Desert Cities
Peter and the Starcatcher
Venus in Fur
Best Musical:
Leap of Faith
Newsies
Nice Work If You Can Get It
Once
Best Book of a Musical:
Lysistrata Jones - Douglas Carter Beane
Newsies - Harvey Fierstein
Nice Work if You Can Get It - Joe Dipietro
Once - Enda Walsh
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre:
Bonnie & Clyde - Frank Wildhorn and Don Black
Newsies - Alan Menken and Jack Feldman
One Man, Two Guvnors - Grant Olding
Peter and the Starcatcher - Wayne Barker and Rick Elice
Best Revival of a Play:
Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman
Gore Vidal's The Best Man
Master Class
Wit
Best Revival of a Musical:
Evita
Follies
The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess
Jesus Christ Superstar
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play:
James Corden - One Man, Two Guvnors
Philip Seymour Hoffman - Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman
James Earl Jones - Gore Vidal's The Best Man
Frank Langella - Man and Boy
John Lithgow - The Columnist
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play:
Nina Arianda - Venus in Fur
Tracie Bennett - End of the Rainbow
Stockard Channing - Other Desert Cities
Linda Lavin - The Lyons
Cynthia Nixon - Wit
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical:
Danny Burstein - Follies
Jeremy Jordan - Newsies
Steve Kazee - Once
Norm Lewis - The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess
Ron Raines - Follies
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical:
Jan Maxwell - Follies
Audra McDonald - The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess
Cristin Milioti - Once
Kelli O'Hara - Nice Work If You Can Get It
Laura Osnes - Bonnie & Clyde
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play:
Christian Borle - Peter and the Starcatcher
Michael Cumpsty - End of the Rainbow
Tom Edden - One Man, Two Guvnors
Andrew Garfield - Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman
Jeremy Shamos - Clybourne Park
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play:
Linda Emond - Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman
Spencer Kayden - Don't Dress for Dinner
Celia Keenan-Bolger - Peter and the Starcatcher
Judith Light - Other Desert Cities
Condola Rashad - Stick Fly
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical:
Phillip Boykin - The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess
Michael Cerveris - Evita
David Alan Grier -The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess
Michael McGrath - Nice Work If You Can Get It
Josh Young - Jesus Christ Superstar
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical:
Elizabeth A. Davis - Once
Jayne Houdyshell - Follies
Judy Kaye - Nice Work if You Can Get It
Jessie Mueller - On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
Da'Vine Joy Randolph - Ghost the Musical
Best Direction of a Play:
One Man, Two Guvnors - Nicholas Hytner
Clybourne Park - Pam MacKinnon
Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman - Mike Nichols
Peter and the Starcatcher - Roger Rees and Alex Timbers
Best Direction of a Musical:
Newsies - Jeff Calhoun
Nice Work If You Can Get It - Kathleen Marshall
The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess - Diane Paulus
Once - John Tiffany
Best Choreography:
Evita - Rob Ashford
Newsies - Christopher Gattelli
Once - Steven Hoggett
Nice Work If You Can Get It - Kathleen Marshall
Best Orchestrations:
The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess - William David Brohn and Christopher Jahnke
Nice Work If You Can Get It - Bill Elliott
Once - Martin Lowe
Newsies - Danny Troob.
The popular show has garnered nods across the board including the coveted Best Musical category at the 66th annual prizegiving, which honours the best on Broadway.
Once will go up against Leap of Faith, Newsies and Nice Work If You Can Get It for the top prize.
Meanwhile Clybourne Park, Other Desert Cities, Peter and the Starcatcher and Venus in Fur will all compete for the Best Play accolade.
Hollywood star Phillip Seymour Hoffman is nominated in the Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play category for his part in Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman and he'll go head-to-head with John Lithgow (The Columnist), Frank Langella (Man and Boy), James Earl Jones (Gore Vidal's The Best Man) and James Corden (One Man, Two Guvnors) for the honour.
Sex and the City's Cynthia Nixon is up for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play title for her turn in Wit but she'll face stiff competition from Nina Arianda (Venus in Fur), Tracie Bennett (End of the Rainbow), Stockard Channing (Other Desert Cities) and Linda Lavin (The Lyons).
Also landing mentions were new Spider-Man star Andrew Garfield for his feature role in Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman and David Alan Grier for his part in The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess.
The winners will be unveiled at the prizegiving ceremony, hosted by funnyman Neil Patrick Harris, on 10 June at The Beacon Theatre in New York City.
The main list of nominees is as follows:
Best Play:
Clybourne Park
Other Desert Cities
Peter and the Starcatcher
Venus in Fur
Best Musical:
Leap of Faith
Newsies
Nice Work If You Can Get It
Once
Best Book of a Musical:
Lysistrata Jones - Douglas Carter Beane
Newsies - Harvey Fierstein
Nice Work if You Can Get It - Joe Dipietro
Once - Enda Walsh
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre:
Bonnie & Clyde - Frank Wildhorn and Don Black
Newsies - Alan Menken and Jack Feldman
One Man, Two Guvnors - Grant Olding
Peter and the Starcatcher - Wayne Barker and Rick Elice
Best Revival of a Play:
Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman
Gore Vidal's The Best Man
Master Class
Wit
Best Revival of a Musical:
Evita
Follies
The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess
Jesus Christ Superstar
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play:
James Corden - One Man, Two Guvnors
Philip Seymour Hoffman - Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman
James Earl Jones - Gore Vidal's The Best Man
Frank Langella - Man and Boy
John Lithgow - The Columnist
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play:
Nina Arianda - Venus in Fur
Tracie Bennett - End of the Rainbow
Stockard Channing - Other Desert Cities
Linda Lavin - The Lyons
Cynthia Nixon - Wit
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical:
Danny Burstein - Follies
Jeremy Jordan - Newsies
Steve Kazee - Once
Norm Lewis - The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess
Ron Raines - Follies
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical:
Jan Maxwell - Follies
Audra McDonald - The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess
Cristin Milioti - Once
Kelli O'Hara - Nice Work If You Can Get It
Laura Osnes - Bonnie & Clyde
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play:
Christian Borle - Peter and the Starcatcher
Michael Cumpsty - End of the Rainbow
Tom Edden - One Man, Two Guvnors
Andrew Garfield - Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman
Jeremy Shamos - Clybourne Park
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play:
Linda Emond - Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman
Spencer Kayden - Don't Dress for Dinner
Celia Keenan-Bolger - Peter and the Starcatcher
Judith Light - Other Desert Cities
Condola Rashad - Stick Fly
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical:
Phillip Boykin - The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess
Michael Cerveris - Evita
David Alan Grier -The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess
Michael McGrath - Nice Work If You Can Get It
Josh Young - Jesus Christ Superstar
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical:
Elizabeth A. Davis - Once
Jayne Houdyshell - Follies
Judy Kaye - Nice Work if You Can Get It
Jessie Mueller - On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
Da'Vine Joy Randolph - Ghost the Musical
Best Direction of a Play:
One Man, Two Guvnors - Nicholas Hytner
Clybourne Park - Pam MacKinnon
Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman - Mike Nichols
Peter and the Starcatcher - Roger Rees and Alex Timbers
Best Direction of a Musical:
Newsies - Jeff Calhoun
Nice Work If You Can Get It - Kathleen Marshall
The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess - Diane Paulus
Once - John Tiffany
Best Choreography:
Evita - Rob Ashford
Newsies - Christopher Gattelli
Once - Steven Hoggett
Nice Work If You Can Get It - Kathleen Marshall
Best Orchestrations:
The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess - William David Brohn and Christopher Jahnke
Nice Work If You Can Get It - Bill Elliott
Once - Martin Lowe
Newsies - Danny Troob.
- 5/1/2012
- WENN
"Once," a contained sweet musical set in an Irish pub, leads the 66th Annual Tony Awards nominations with 11 nods. Jim Parsons ("The Big Bang Theory") and Kristin Chenoweth ("Gcb") announced the nominees from the New York Public Library for Performing Arts at Lincoln Center.
The incredibly vibrant Broadway season comes to a climax Sunday, June 10, with the broadcast of the annual awards. Neil Patrick Harris hosts the CBS live awards show from Manhattan's Beacon Theater.
"Once," based on the 2006 film, features musician-actors playing instruments and enchanting the audience. The Gershwin brothers continue to rack up honors, with two of their well known scores fueling two musicals with 10 nominations each: "The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess" and "Nice Work If You Can Get It."
The very different and quite wonderful "Peter and the Starcatcher" came in at nine. The show that explains how Captain Hook and Peter Pan became who they...
The incredibly vibrant Broadway season comes to a climax Sunday, June 10, with the broadcast of the annual awards. Neil Patrick Harris hosts the CBS live awards show from Manhattan's Beacon Theater.
"Once," based on the 2006 film, features musician-actors playing instruments and enchanting the audience. The Gershwin brothers continue to rack up honors, with two of their well known scores fueling two musicals with 10 nominations each: "The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess" and "Nice Work If You Can Get It."
The very different and quite wonderful "Peter and the Starcatcher" came in at nine. The show that explains how Captain Hook and Peter Pan became who they...
- 5/1/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Hit musical Once is leading the way at this year's Tony Awards after scooping 11 nominations.
The popular show has garnered nods across the board including the coveted Best Musical category at the 66th annual prizegiving, which honours the best on Broadway.
Once will go up against Leap of Faith, Newsies and Nice Work If You Can Get It for the top prize.
Meanwhile Clybourne Park, Other Desert Cities, Peter and the Starcatcher and Venus in Fur will all compete for the Best Play accolade.
Hollywood star Phillip Seymour Hoffman is nominated in the Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play category for his part in Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman and he'll go head-to-head with John Lithgow (The Columnist), Frank Langella (Man and Boy), James Earl Jones (Gore Vidal's The Best Man) and James Corden (One Man, Two Guvnors) for the honour.
Sex and the City's Cynthia Nixon is up for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play title for her turn in Wit but she'll face stiff competition from Nina Arianda (Venus in Fur), Tracie Bennett (End of the Rainbow), Stockard Channing (Other Desert Cities) and Linda Lavin (The Lyons).
Also landing mentions were new Spider-Man star Andrew Garfield for his feature role in Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman and David Alan Grier for his part in The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess.
The winners will be unveiled at the prizegiving ceremony, hosted by funnyman Neil Patrick Harris, on 10 June at The Beacon Theatre in New York City.
The main list of nominees is as follows:
Best Play:
Clybourne Park
Other Desert Cities
Peter and the Starcatcher
Venus in Fur
Best Musical:
Leap of Faith
Newsies
Nice Work If You Can Get It
Once
Best Book of a Musical:
Lysistrata Jones - Douglas Carter Beane
Newsies - Harvey Fierstein
Nice Work if You Can Get It - Joe Dipietro
Once - Enda Walsh
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre:
Bonnie & Clyde - Frank Wildhorn and Don Black
Newsies - Alan Menken and Jack Feldman
One Man, Two Guvnors - Grant Olding
Peter and the Starcatcher - Wayne Barker and Rick Elice
Best Revival of a Play:
Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman
Gore Vidal's The Best Man
Master Class
Wit
Best Revival of a Musical:
Evita
Follies
The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess
Jesus Christ Superstar
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play:
James Corden - One Man, Two Guvnors
Philip Seymour Hoffman - Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman
James Earl Jones - Gore Vidal's The Best Man
Frank Langella - Man and Boy
John Lithgow - The Columnist
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play:
Nina Arianda - Venus in Fur
Tracie Bennett - End of the Rainbow
Stockard Channing - Other Desert Cities
Linda Lavin - The Lyons
Cynthia Nixon - Wit
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical:
Danny Burstein - Follies
Jeremy Jordan - Newsies
Steve Kazee - Once
Norm Lewis - The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess
Ron Raines - Follies
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical:
Jan Maxwell - Follies
Audra McDonald - The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess
Cristin Milioti - Once
Kelli O'Hara - Nice Work If You Can Get It
Laura Osnes - Bonnie & Clyde
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play:
Christian Borle - Peter and the Starcatcher
Michael Cumpsty - End of the Rainbow
Tom Edden - One Man, Two Guvnors
Andrew Garfield - Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman
Jeremy Shamos - Clybourne Park
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play:
Linda Emond - Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman
Spencer Kayden - Don't Dress for Dinner
Celia Keenan-Bolger - Peter and the Starcatcher
Judith Light - Other Desert Cities
Condola Rashad - Stick Fly
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical:
Phillip Boykin - The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess
Michael Cerveris - Evita
David Alan Grier -The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess
Michael McGrath - Nice Work If You Can Get It
Josh Young - Jesus Christ Superstar
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical:
Elizabeth A. Davis - Once
Jayne Houdyshell - Follies
Judy Kaye - Nice Work if You Can Get It
Jessie Mueller - On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
Da'Vine Joy Randolph - Ghost the Musical
Best Direction of a Play:
One Man, Two Guvnors - Nicholas Hytner
Clybourne Park - Pam MacKinnon
Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman - Mike Nichols
Peter and the Starcatcher - Roger Rees and Alex Timbers
Best Direction of a Musical:
Newsies - Jeff Calhoun
Nice Work If You Can Get It - Kathleen Marshall
The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess - Diane Paulus
Once - John Tiffany
Best Choreography:
Evita - Rob Ashford
Newsies - Christopher Gattelli
Once - Steven Hoggett
Nice Work If You Can Get It - Kathleen Marshall
Best Orchestrations:
The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess - William David Brohn and Christopher Jahnke
Nice Work If You Can Get It - Bill Elliott
Once - Martin Lowe
Newsies - Danny Troob.
The popular show has garnered nods across the board including the coveted Best Musical category at the 66th annual prizegiving, which honours the best on Broadway.
Once will go up against Leap of Faith, Newsies and Nice Work If You Can Get It for the top prize.
Meanwhile Clybourne Park, Other Desert Cities, Peter and the Starcatcher and Venus in Fur will all compete for the Best Play accolade.
Hollywood star Phillip Seymour Hoffman is nominated in the Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play category for his part in Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman and he'll go head-to-head with John Lithgow (The Columnist), Frank Langella (Man and Boy), James Earl Jones (Gore Vidal's The Best Man) and James Corden (One Man, Two Guvnors) for the honour.
Sex and the City's Cynthia Nixon is up for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play title for her turn in Wit but she'll face stiff competition from Nina Arianda (Venus in Fur), Tracie Bennett (End of the Rainbow), Stockard Channing (Other Desert Cities) and Linda Lavin (The Lyons).
Also landing mentions were new Spider-Man star Andrew Garfield for his feature role in Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman and David Alan Grier for his part in The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess.
The winners will be unveiled at the prizegiving ceremony, hosted by funnyman Neil Patrick Harris, on 10 June at The Beacon Theatre in New York City.
The main list of nominees is as follows:
Best Play:
Clybourne Park
Other Desert Cities
Peter and the Starcatcher
Venus in Fur
Best Musical:
Leap of Faith
Newsies
Nice Work If You Can Get It
Once
Best Book of a Musical:
Lysistrata Jones - Douglas Carter Beane
Newsies - Harvey Fierstein
Nice Work if You Can Get It - Joe Dipietro
Once - Enda Walsh
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre:
Bonnie & Clyde - Frank Wildhorn and Don Black
Newsies - Alan Menken and Jack Feldman
One Man, Two Guvnors - Grant Olding
Peter and the Starcatcher - Wayne Barker and Rick Elice
Best Revival of a Play:
Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman
Gore Vidal's The Best Man
Master Class
Wit
Best Revival of a Musical:
Evita
Follies
The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess
Jesus Christ Superstar
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play:
James Corden - One Man, Two Guvnors
Philip Seymour Hoffman - Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman
James Earl Jones - Gore Vidal's The Best Man
Frank Langella - Man and Boy
John Lithgow - The Columnist
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play:
Nina Arianda - Venus in Fur
Tracie Bennett - End of the Rainbow
Stockard Channing - Other Desert Cities
Linda Lavin - The Lyons
Cynthia Nixon - Wit
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical:
Danny Burstein - Follies
Jeremy Jordan - Newsies
Steve Kazee - Once
Norm Lewis - The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess
Ron Raines - Follies
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical:
Jan Maxwell - Follies
Audra McDonald - The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess
Cristin Milioti - Once
Kelli O'Hara - Nice Work If You Can Get It
Laura Osnes - Bonnie & Clyde
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play:
Christian Borle - Peter and the Starcatcher
Michael Cumpsty - End of the Rainbow
Tom Edden - One Man, Two Guvnors
Andrew Garfield - Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman
Jeremy Shamos - Clybourne Park
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play:
Linda Emond - Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman
Spencer Kayden - Don't Dress for Dinner
Celia Keenan-Bolger - Peter and the Starcatcher
Judith Light - Other Desert Cities
Condola Rashad - Stick Fly
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical:
Phillip Boykin - The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess
Michael Cerveris - Evita
David Alan Grier -The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess
Michael McGrath - Nice Work If You Can Get It
Josh Young - Jesus Christ Superstar
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical:
Elizabeth A. Davis - Once
Jayne Houdyshell - Follies
Judy Kaye - Nice Work if You Can Get It
Jessie Mueller - On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
Da'Vine Joy Randolph - Ghost the Musical
Best Direction of a Play:
One Man, Two Guvnors - Nicholas Hytner
Clybourne Park - Pam MacKinnon
Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman - Mike Nichols
Peter and the Starcatcher - Roger Rees and Alex Timbers
Best Direction of a Musical:
Newsies - Jeff Calhoun
Nice Work If You Can Get It - Kathleen Marshall
The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess - Diane Paulus
Once - John Tiffany
Best Choreography:
Evita - Rob Ashford
Newsies - Christopher Gattelli
Once - Steven Hoggett
Nice Work If You Can Get It - Kathleen Marshall
Best Orchestrations:
The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess - William David Brohn and Christopher Jahnke
Nice Work If You Can Get It - Bill Elliott
Once - Martin Lowe
Newsies - Danny Troob.
- 5/1/2012
- WENN
The 2012 Tony Award nominations were announced this morning by Kristin Chenoweth and Jim Parsons, with the musicals leading the pack. "Once" -- adapted from the popular indie film -- came out on top with 11 nominations, The Gershwins' "Porgy and Bess" and "Nice Work If You Can Get It," both also musicals, trailed close behind with 10 a piece, and "Follies" and "Newsies" took a respectable eight each.
"Peter and the Starcatcher" picked up nine nominations, the most for a play, edging out this year's closest thing to a favorite, Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman," which gained seven. Philip Seymour Hoffman predictably earned a nod for his turn as Willy Loman in "Salesman," alongside fellow big names James Earl Jones ("The Best Man") and John Lithgow ("The Columnist"). Ricky Martin's divisive portrayal of Che in "Evita" got no love. "Evita," however, did snatch three nods, including one for best revival of a musical.
"Peter and the Starcatcher" picked up nine nominations, the most for a play, edging out this year's closest thing to a favorite, Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman," which gained seven. Philip Seymour Hoffman predictably earned a nod for his turn as Willy Loman in "Salesman," alongside fellow big names James Earl Jones ("The Best Man") and John Lithgow ("The Columnist"). Ricky Martin's divisive portrayal of Che in "Evita" got no love. "Evita," however, did snatch three nods, including one for best revival of a musical.
- 5/1/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Reuters ‘Once’ with Steve Kazee and Cristin Milioti.
In a diverse theater season with no clear frontrunner, the Tony Award nominations announced Tuesday morning swept across the board, with nods to major star vehicles like “Death of a Salesman,” offbeat newcomers including the new musical “Once,” work by Broadway veterans such as “Nice Work If You Can Get It” and classic revivals with “The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess.”
As expected, “Death of a Salesman” scored big. The play with a...
In a diverse theater season with no clear frontrunner, the Tony Award nominations announced Tuesday morning swept across the board, with nods to major star vehicles like “Death of a Salesman,” offbeat newcomers including the new musical “Once,” work by Broadway veterans such as “Nice Work If You Can Get It” and classic revivals with “The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess.”
As expected, “Death of a Salesman” scored big. The play with a...
- 5/1/2012
- by Ellen Gamerman
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
Do you smell that? It’s Tony fever, and it starts right now! The theater awards season kicked off this morning when Kristin Chenoweth and Jim Parsons announced the nominations for this year’s Tony Awards, which will air on CBS on Sunday, June 10 on CBS (hosted by Neil Patrick Harris).
Among the most nominated titles this year was Once, which landed 11 nominations including nods for Best Musical and its two stars, Steve Kazee and Cristin Milioti. Fan favorites Newsies and Follies got their due, and there was no dearth of big Hollywood names either, with the likes of Stockard Channing,...
Among the most nominated titles this year was Once, which landed 11 nominations including nods for Best Musical and its two stars, Steve Kazee and Cristin Milioti. Fan favorites Newsies and Follies got their due, and there was no dearth of big Hollywood names either, with the likes of Stockard Channing,...
- 5/1/2012
- by Marc Snetiker
- EW.com - PopWatch
Following an overwhelmingly less-than-friendly response to omitting the “Outstanding Orchestrations” category from their 2011-2012 nominations, the Drama Desk Executive Board has reversed its controversial decision, announcing the nominees for that award on Monday afternoon. The nominations for “Outstanding Orchestrations” are as follows:Bill Elliott, “Nice Work If You Can Get It”Larry Hochman, “Death Takes a Holiday”Martin Lowe, “Once”John McDaniel, “Bonnie & Clyde”Michael Starobin, “Queen of the Mist”Danny Troob, “Newsies The Musical”The initial decision to exclude the Orchestrations category this year met with a healthy amount of protest, Back Stage reported on Monday morning. The petition to reinstate the category racked up more than 3,000 signatures, while Drama Desk and Tony Award-winner Jason Robert Brown’s blog calling for this year’s nominated composers to boycott the award ceremony made the interweb rounds.Commenting on the reversal, Drama Desk President Isa Goldberg stated:“The Drama Desk prides...
- 4/30/2012
- by help@backstage.com (Julienne Bilker)
- backstage.com
Masterworks Broadway releases the Original Broadway Cast Recording of Once A New Musical. Produced by Steve Epstein and Martin Lowe, the album will be available on March 13, 2012. Once began previews at Broadways Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre on Tuesday, February 28, 2012 with opening night set for Sunday, March 18, 2012.NPR is currently offering a preview of the full album. Click here to check it out...
- 3/5/2012
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Once begins previews on Broadway Tuesday, February 28, 2012 with an opening night set for Sunday, March 18, 2012. The production features the Academy Award-winning music and lyrics of Glen Hansard and Markta Irglov, a book by award-winning Irish playwright amp screenwriter, Enda Walsh Penelope, Hunger, The New Electric Ballroom, direction by the acclaimed Scottish director of Black Watch, John Tiffany, movement by Steven Hoggett Black Watch, American Idiot and musical direction by Martin Lowe Mamma Mia. The set and costume design are by five time Tony Award winner Bob Crowley The Coast of Utopia, Mary Poppins, lighting design is by Tony winner Natasha Katz Aida, The Coast of Utopia, and sound design is by Clive Goodwin.Previously, BroadwayWorld brought you a look at the marquee beginnings at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre and today we brings you a look at the complete exterior...
- 2/8/2012
- by Up On The Marquee
- BroadwayWorld.com
New York -- Once upon a time, they made a little indie movie for $150,000 about an Irish street musician and a Czech flower-seller in Dublin. Its breezy, improvisational feel, pleasing folk-pop songs and melancholy romance touched the hearts of countless fans, and it raked in $20 million.
As if that weren't enough, the movie's two stars and composers, 18 years apart, fell in love during filming, adding to the lore. Oh, and they won the 2007 original song Oscar for the hypnotic "Falling Slowly," bringing many to tears once again with their moving acceptance speeches.
That Cinderella of a movie was, of course, "Once," now being lovingly revived at off-Broadway's New York Theatre Workshop – and will make the leap to Broadway next year – for eager audiences, many of whom fell for the film – not slowly, but fast – and are ready to fall yet again.
How these fans will feel about the inevitable story...
As if that weren't enough, the movie's two stars and composers, 18 years apart, fell in love during filming, adding to the lore. Oh, and they won the 2007 original song Oscar for the hypnotic "Falling Slowly," bringing many to tears once again with their moving acceptance speeches.
That Cinderella of a movie was, of course, "Once," now being lovingly revived at off-Broadway's New York Theatre Workshop – and will make the leap to Broadway next year – for eager audiences, many of whom fell for the film – not slowly, but fast – and are ready to fall yet again.
How these fans will feel about the inevitable story...
- 12/7/2011
- by AP
- Huffington Post
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