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Gearing up for the Tonys

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Stoppard rocks, Mamet skewers and Twain returns from the grave.

While Hollywood suffered through a three-month-long writers' strike that threatened to scuttle many an awardsfest, last fall's labor strife on Broadway lasted only 18 days before the stagehands and the producers agreed to a deal. Thus, the season was saved and 25 of the 35 scheduled shows have already opened. The rest will debut before the May 7 deadline for Tonys qualification.

Broadway serenades Hollywood

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700

'Xanadu' is a movie-turned-musical that could score a few Broadway prizes this year.

Hollywood used to make Oscar-winning movies out of Tony Award-topping tuners like "My Fair Lady" and "The Sound of Music."

Spring Awakening rocks the Tonys

Sun, 10 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700

The hit musical captures eight awards; The play Coast of Utopia takes seven.

"Spring Awakening," the musical lauded for giving Broadway fresh impetus by using rock songs to intensify its tale of teenagers wrestling with their libidos in 19th century Germany, racked up eight Tony Awards on Sunday night.

Tonys vs. Tony

Sat, 23 Feb 2008 12:52:33 -0800

Can Broadway's awards telecast survive the threat of "The Sopranos" final bow?

Sure, Tony Soprano could get whacked when "The Sopranos" airs its last episode this Sunday night at 9, but he could also take out the Tony Awards.

Tony noms fete Broadway's year of the biography

Sun, 10 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700

Frank Langella, Christine Ebersole and Michael Cerveris weigh in.

If there's any doubt that we're living in a golden age of creative nonfiction, the nominations for this year's Tonys, which will be awarded Sunday night, should squelch it.

What's Broadway's formula for success?

Sun, 10 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700

An eclectic season offers clues but no guarantees.

"Nobody knows anything."

Harry Connick Jr. added to list of Tony presenters

Thu, 24 May 2007 00:00:00 -0700

Four original "Jersey Boys" will also attend.

For the second year in a row, there will be no single host of the Tonys, the annual awards honoring the best of the Broadway season.

Tony nominations unveiled

Tue, 15 May 2007 00:00:00 -0700

"Spring Awakening" leads musical field; "Coast of Utopia" the top contender for play.

Signaling a possible breakthrough for a new generation of composers whose bona fides are not in theater but in rock, "Spring Awakening," a musical hailed for bringing a fresh and authentic rock edge to a 19th century German tale about teenagers' sexual angst, received 11 Tony nominations Tuesday. Right behind with 10 was another new musical with an unorthodox approach: "Grey Gardens," about two off-kilter relatives of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.

And the Tony Award nominees will be

Mon, 14 May 2007 00:00:00 -0700

Expect "Spring," "Utopia," Angela Lansbury and Ethan Hawke to shine on Tuesday.

When nominations for the 61st annual Tony Awards are announced on Tuesday, there won't be as many glittery Hollywood names on the list as in seasons past. The close-knit theater community's frostiness last year toward Oscar winners Julia Roberts and Denzel Washington kept other A-listers from making the move east.

Oh 'Boys'

Mon, 12 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700

Tonys tap 'Jersey Boys' as best musical. 'History Boys' grabs six trophies and 'Drowsy Chaperone' claims five.

NEW YORK — "Jersey Boys," a show about the '60s pop group Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons that has bucked a history of scorn for so-called jukebox musicals, on Sunday became the first of the genre to win a Tony Award for best musical.