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It’s dance and music, scored by Elton John that continues to tell the Billy Elliott story. Winner of ten 2009 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Billy Elliott is based off the smash hit film, and is a heartwarming celebration of a young boy’s triumph against the odds…going from the boxing ring into ballet class and discovering his dream to dance and changes his life forever.It’s dance and music, scored by Elton John that continues to tell the Billy... more
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"This year’s Tony Award winners for best play, best musical and best play revival on Broadway have one thing in common: They all came from London. Now British theater is readying a new attempt to conquer Broadway—with an arsenal that includes Jude Law, Stephen Sondheim and a crew of animal puppets.
A production of “Hamlet” starring Mr. Law, a hit in London’s West End this summer, opens at the Broadhurst Theater in October. Mr. Sondheim’s “A Little Night Music,” directed by Trevor Nunn, will likely open on Broadway this fall, says David Babani, artistic director of London’s Menier Chocolate Factory, which originated the production. The theater’s revival of “La Cage aux Folles” is also expected to hit Broadway in the spring.
Other likely imports include “The Pitmen Painters,” a work from Lee Hall, who wrote the book and lyrics for “Billy Elliot: The Musical.” In the show—which, like “Billy,” centers around British miners—working men discover their hidden genius for art. American producer Bob Boyett says he expects to bring the play to New York for a 20-week engagement starting in April, assuming he secures union permission to transfer the entire British cast. He’s already planning for the 2011 U.S. debut of “War Horse,” a World War I coming-of-age story featuring startlingly lifelike animal puppets. And producers Sonia Friedman and Jean Doumanian are working to bring “The Mountaintop” from London to Broadway this coming season; it’s a fictional account of the last night of Martin Luther King Jr.’s life by American Katori Hall.""This year’s Tony Award winners for best play, best musical and best play... more
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PLAY: "God of Carnage."
REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL: "Hair."
BOOK OF A MUSICAL: Lee Hall, "Billy Elliot, The Musical."
ORIGINAL SCORE (MUSIC AND/OR LYRICS) WRITTEN FOR THE THEATRE: "Next to Normal."
REVIVAL OF A PLAY: "The Norman Conquests."
SPECIAL THEATRICAL EVENT: "Liza's at The Palace."
PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A PLAY: Geoffrey Rush, "Exit the King."
PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A PLAY: Marcia Gay Harden, "God of Carnage."
PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL: David Alvarez, Trent Kowalik, and Kiril Kulish, "Billy Elliot, The Musical."
PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL: Alice Ripley, "Next to Normal."
PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY: Roger Robinson, "Joe Turner's Come and Gone."
PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY: Angela Lansbury, "Blithe Spirit."
PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL: Gregory Jbara, "Billy Elliot, The Musical."
PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL: Karen Olivo, "West Side Story."
SCENIC DESIGN OF A PLAY: Derek McLane, "33 Variations."
SCENIC DESIGN OF A MUSICAL: Ian MacNeil, "Billy Elliot, The Musical."
COSTUME DESIGN OF A PLAY: Anthony Ward, "Mary Stuart."
COSTUME DESIGN OF A MUSICAL: Tim Hatley, "Shrek The Musical."
LIGHTING DESIGN OF A PLAY: Brian MacDevitt, "Joe Turner's Come and Gone."
LIGHTING DESIGN OF A MUSICAL: Rick Fisher, "Billy Elliot, The Musical."
SOUND DESIGN OF A PLAY: Gregory Clarke, "Equus."
SOUND DESIGN OF A MUSICAL: Paul Arditti, "Billy Elliot, The Musical."
DIRECTION OF A PLAY: Matthew Warchus, "God of Carnage."
DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL: Stephen Daldry, "Billy Elliot, The Musical."
CHOREOGRAPHY: Peter Darling, "Billy Elliot, The Musical."
ORCHESTRATIONS: Martin Koch, "Billy Elliot, The Musical"; Michael Starobin and Tom Kitt, "Next to Normal."
SPECIAL TONY AWARD FOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT IN THE THEATRE: Jerry Herman.
REGIONAL THEATRE TONY AWARD: Signature Theatre, Arlington, Va.
ISABELLE STEVENSON AWARD: Phyllis Newman.
TONY HONOR FOR EXCELLENCE IN THE THEATRE: Shirley Herz.PLAY: "God of Carnage."
REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL: "Hair."
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"How much is a Tony Award worth to an artist’s career? An online auction may soon provide a precise answer to the question. The estate of the costume designer Florence Klotz has placed her Tony Award, received in 1985 for her work on the short-lived Broadway musical “Grind,” for sale on eBay. Describing the award in the eBay listing as “a rare, once in a lifetime opportunity for the true theater buff,” the estate has set the starting bid at $10,000 (with an option for a lucky collector to buy it outright for $20,000); it has also thrown in sketches of the costumes she created for Ben Vereen and Stubby Kaye. A rule instituted in 1997 requires that Tony recipients first offer their statuettes back to the Tony Awards at a minimal price before they are offered for public sale; Ms. Klotz’s statuette is not covered by this restriction.""How much is a Tony Award worth to an artist’s career? An online auction... more
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Michael Kidd was known for choreographing Broadway productions. He won five Tony Awards and received an honorary Academy Award for his work in film.
He directed dances for Fred Astaire and Marlon Brando.
He died at 92, from Cancer.Michael Kidd was known for choreographing Broadway productions. He won five Tony... more
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