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May

Tony Awards Rules Round-up

With the Tony Nominations Ceremony just around the corner (broadcast tomorrow!), it’s now time to dive into how it becomes possible for a show to be nominated. Ever wondered what classifies a show as “being on Broadway”? How about what qualifies a person to be on the voting committee? We’ve got it covered here.

 

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Rules: New Play or Musical

For this award, a new play or musical is considered one that hasn’t previously been produced on Broadway and isn’t determined to be “classic” (in the historical repertoire). This decision is made by the Tony Admin. Committee, who were discussed in our previous post. proj-shufflealongThe “classics” rule was decided on in 2002, and says that shows transferred from Off-Broadway or the West End are eligible as “new”, as are productions based closely on films or books. This is certainly the case this season, where many shows, including School of Rock, Misery, and Tuck Everlasting, are all based off of priorly published material.

This rule has been the subject of some controversy, as some feel that allowing plays and musicals that have been frequently produced to be eligible as “new” gives them an unfair advantage, because they are more familiar with the Tony voters. On this flip side of this in the current season is Shuffle Along, which although based on the 1921 show of the same name, features a plot about the production of the original show, as well the legacy the show had in the theatre world.

 

Voters

There are approximately 868 eligible Tony Award voters, which is a number that changes slightly from year to year.

 

Eligible Tony voters include the board of directors and designated members of the American Theatre Wing, members of the Actors’ Equity Association, the Dramatists Guild, the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, United Scenic Artists, and the Association of Theatrical Press Agents and Managers. There are also members of the Theatrical Council of the Casting Society of America and voting members of The Broadway League.

Eligibility Season

To be eligible for Tony Award consideration and nominations, a show must have officially opened on Broadway by the eligibility date established by the Management Committee. Like the number of eligible voters, this date also changes from year to year. For the 2015-2016 season, the cut-off date for opening was April 28, 2016.

“Broadway” Theatre

rrogers_08A Broadway theatre is currently defined as having 500 or more seats, among other requirements. While the official rules define a Broadway theatre in terms of its size, not its geographical location, the list of Broadway theatres is determined only by the Tony Admin Committee. As of the 2015-2016 season, the list of eligible “Broadway” theatres consists of 40 theatres in the New York Met area, almost all in the Theatre District.

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Meet The Staff Behind The Tony Broadcast

Everyone’s familiar with the face of the Tony Awards: the performers, the hosts, and the presenters. But what about the brains behind the operation? While the technical crew makes sure that the awards ceremony stays on track, runs smoothly, and gets broadcast to the world, what about those who get it up and running?

 

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The Tony Awards Management Committee is the governing body behind the Tony Awards-the head of the table. Made up of representatives of the Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing, the committee oversees the Tonys and the broadcast.

 

The Management Committee:

Mark Abrahams                    Kristin Caskey                   Dale Cendali                    Ted Chapin

Sondra Gilman                      Heather Hitchens            William Ivey Long          Jordan Roth
Charlotte St. Martin            Scott Sanders                    Nick Scandalios              Howard Stringer
Tom Viertel                            Bob Wankel                        Barry Weissler                Pamela Zilly

 

The Tony Awards Administration Committee is made up of 24 members: 10 picked by “the Wing”, 10 by “the League”, and one each from the Dramatists Guild, the Actors’ Equity Association, United Scenic Artists, and the Society Directors and Choreographers.

This committee determines eligibility for nominations in all awards categories and reviews the rules governing the awards (which will be the subject of MITM’s next post). They also hold the authority to designate the non-competitive Tony Awards. These non-competitive awards are considered the Special Tony Awards. Currently there are three Special Tony Awards: the Regional Theatre Tony Award, the Isabelle Stevenson Award, and the Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre.

The Administration Committee:

 

Emanuel Azenberg                    Ted Chapin                    Michael David
Cecilia Friederichs                     Sue Frost                        Heather Hitchens
David Henry Hwang                  Natasha Katz                Paul Libin
William Ivey Long                      John Lyons                   Mary McColl
Kevin McCollum                         James Nederlander    Enid Nemy
Laura Penn                                  Michael Price                Judith O. Rubin
Charlotte St. Martin                 Peter Schneider           Thomas Schumacher
Ralph Sevush                              Philip Smith                 David Stone

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Douglas Aibel: Artistic Director, The Vineyard Theatre

Adrian Bailey: Actor

Victoria Bailey: Executive Director, Theatre Development Fund

Ira Bernstein: Former producer/general manager/stage manager/casting director

Hope Clarke: Choreographer

Veronica Claypool: Arts Management Consultant, Full Circle Management Group/former GM

Paul Cremo: Dramaturg/Director of Opera Commissioning Program, The Metropolitan Opera

Trip Cullman: Director

Harvey Evans: Actor

Sean Patrick Flahaven: Writer/composer/orchestrator/conductor/producer

Paul Gallo: Lighting designer

Kent Gash: Director/Founding Director, NYU Tisch School of the Arts’ New Studio on Broadway

Jenny Gersten: Former Executive Director, Friends of the High Line

Daniel Goldfarb: Playwright/bookwriter

Sam Gonzalez: Director of Operations, Pfizer Medical/Board of Trustees, Playwrights Horizons

Adam Gwon: Composer/lyricist

Roy Harris: Production stage manager

Jack Hofsiss: Theatre/film/television director

Julie Hughes: Former casting director

Lou Jacob: Director/Chair of the MFA Directing Program, New School for Drama

Tom Kitt: Composer

Corby Kummer: Senior Editor, The Atlantic Magazine

Fran Kumin: Consultant – performing arts organizations/foundations/university theatre programs

Dick Latessa: Actor

Kate Levin: Cultural Assets Management Principal, Bloomberg Associates

Reynold Levy: Former President of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts

Sara Lukinson: Documentary film producer/television writer

Patricia Marx: American humorist and writer/former television writer

Marsha Mason: Actor/director

Jim McLaughlin: Former producer, CBS News/TV feature and documentary producer

Debra Monk: Actor

Roger Morgan: Lighting designer/theatre designer

Laurence O’Keefe: Composer/lyricist/bookwriter

Katherine Oliver: Media and Technology Principal, Bloomberg Associates

Christian Parker: Chair, Graduate Theatre Program, Columbia University

Paige Price: Actor/1st Vice President of AEA/Executive Artistic Director, Theatre Aspen

Ravi S. Rajan: Dean, School of the Arts, SUNY Purchase

Nigel Redden: General Director, Spoleto Festival USA/Director, Lincoln Center Festival

Susan H. Schulman: Director/President, Stage Directors and Choreographers

Scott Schwartz: Director

Linda Shelton: Executive Director, Joyce Theater Foundation

Warner Shook: Director

Arlene Shuler: President & CEO, New York City Center

Edward Strong: Producer

Wynn Thomas: Production designer

Jennifer von Mayrhauser: Costume designer

Robin Wagner: Scenic designer

Tom Watson: Retired television advertising executive

Preston Whiteway: Executive Director, The Eugene O’Neill Theater Center

For more information on the Broadway League: “About the Broadway League”
For more information on the Tony Awards Staff: “Administration”

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Meet the Eligible Shows (Part 4)

The final category in our eligible shows round-up are the shows potentially up for Best Revival of a Musical. These shows have graced the Broadway stage in previous years, but have been given a new lease on life for the 2015-2016 season.

Able to be entered for Best Revival of a Musical

The Color Purple colorpurple240

Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Alice Walker, The Color Purple was originally produced in 2005. Following the life of Celie as she struggles living as a black woman in the 1930’s South, the musical showcases the bonds of sisterhood, hope, and how having strength in the face of adversity is one of the most powerful weapons one can wield.

Where: Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre
Run: December 10 2015-

 

 

Dames at Sea dames-at-sea-logo

While the show originally debuted Off-Broadway in 1968, the 2016 production of Dames at Sea is the first to make it to Broadway. Set in the style of the large and flashy movie-musicals of the 1930’s, the plot parodies the genre as a “tap happy gem”, which centers on a play within a play: the titular Dames at Sea.

Where: Helen Hayes Theatre
Run: October 22 2015- January 3 2016

 

 

Fiddler on the Roof 13908_show_portrait_large

Originally produced in 1964 and following a movie-musical of great success, Fiddler on the Roof follows the little town of Anatevka in 1905 Imperial Russia. The protagonist, Tevye deals with marrying off his daughters on the eve of the Russian pogroms against the country’s Jewish population.

Where: Broadway Theatre
Run: December 20 2015-

 

 

She Loves Me she_loves_me_key_art_with_billing

Produced on Broadway in 1963, She Loves me goes in line with this season’s 1960’s revival trend. Inspired by Miklos Laszlo’s play Parfumerie, the show revolves around two shop employees in Budapest, who in spite of constantly butting heads, are unaware that each is the other’s secret pen pal who they’ve met through “lonely heart ads”.

Where: Studio 54
Run: March 17 2016-

 

 

Spring Awakening spring-awakening-large-643x441

Though the original Broadway production of Spring Awakening only opened in 2006, the 2016 revival has brought a Broadway first to the stage: a company full of deaf and hearing-impaired actors. Produced by California theatre company Deaf West, Spring Awakening takes the trials of 19th century German teens with the music of Duncan Sheik and translates it for a whole new audience.

Where: Brooks Atkinson Theatre
Run: September 27 2015- January 24 2016

 

 

MITM Musing: Are you familiar with any of the musical and play revivals this season? With so many already earning critical acclaim, what’s your personal favorite?

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Meet the Eligible Shows (Part 3)

As is the case with Broadway plays, Best Musical and Best Revival of a Musical also earn their own categories. While some years are full of revivals that bring audiences back to a familiar show, this year the original musicals far outweigh the eligible revivals. Let’s jump in and meet the new shows that have stepped onto the Broadway stage!

Able to be entered for Best Musical:

Allegiance tour_img-370570-90

Inspired by George Takei’s childhood experience of living as a Japanese-American duing WWII America, Allegiance chronicles the Kimura family in their struggles following Pearl Harbor. Forced to leave their homes for internment camps along with 120,000 other families, stars Lea Salonga, George Takei, and Telly Leung fight “between duty and defiance, custom and change, family bonds and forbidden love.”

Where: Longacre Theatre
Run: November 8 2015- February 14 2016

 

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The story behind the “world’s most beloved” song written by John Newton, Amazing Grace follows the young English composer as he comes of age in a Britain that makes its fortune through slavery. The son of a slave trader, while at sea he finds himself in his darkest hour, and the moment leads to an “anthem of hope” that guides him home.

Where: Nederlander Theatre
Run: July 16 2015- October 25 2015

 

 

 

American Psycho ap_og

Direct from the West End and inspired by the film starring Christian Bale, American Psycho is set in the “excess of 1980s Manhattan”, and tells the story of Patrick Bateman, a young and handsome Wall Street banker who pursues his “darkest American dreams.” A rich businessman by day, Bateman takes part in some darker hobbies by night, and his mask of sanity has begun to slip in between the two.

Where: Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre
Run: April 21 2016-

 

Bright Star 14296-3

Inspired by a true event and set in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, Bright Star finds its protagonist in Alice Murphy, a successful Southern literary editor. As she mentors aspiring writer Billy Cane, a young soldier just returned home from World War II, she begins to confront a haunted past that may completely alter her life once more.

Where: Cort Theatre
Run: March 24 2016-

 

 

 

Disaster! dvdfd

This homage to disco and 1970’s horror flicks takes place in 1979 Manhattan, at the opening of Barracuda, the world’s first floating casino and discotheque. Unaware of impending natural disasters, the cast of characters roll through their opening night in plots reminiscent of cult classics such as The Poseidon Adventure and Airport 1975.

Where: Nederlander Theatre
Run: March 8 2016-

 

 

Hamilton 13717-3

Set in Revolutionary era American, Hamilton chronicles the life of Alexander Hamilton, founding father “without a father” who would come to be the first Secretary of the Treasury. Written by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Hamilton is a hip-hop fusion that brings personal connections back to history and politics.

Where: Richard Rodgers Theatre
Run: August 6 2015-

 

 

On Your Feet! The Story of Emilio & Gloria Estefan onyourfeetposter

Based on the life story of superstar Gloria Estefan and her husband, producer Emilio Estefan, On Your Feet! features heavily the music of their career. The musical showcases the early struggles of the couple as they fought with record labels and executives alike to bring their Cuban-fusion genre to the American public, as well as their eventual success and legacy.

Where: Marquis Theatre
Run: November 5 2015-

 

 

School of Rock: The Musical 13693-3

Following in the footsteps of the 2003 film of the same name, School of Rock once again features the class of pseudo-teacher Dewey Finn and the formation of his class band to settle his personal old scores. Featuring new original music as well as music from the film, the show tells the story about the power of hidden talent, and that sometimes its okay to “stick it to the man.”

Where: Winter Garden Theatre
Run: December 6 2015-

 

 

Tuck Everlasting 14295-3

Adapted from Natalie Babbitt’s novel, Tuck Everlasting spins the tale of the Tuck family, who have unwittingly gained immortality through a mystic spring, and Winnie Foster, the young girl who falls accidentally into their secluded life. Romance, compassion, and loss frame a show that endeavors to ask what the true meaning of life becomes when you no longer have an end in sight.

Where: Broadhurst Theatre
Run: April 26 2016-

 

 

Waitress 14665-3

With a book by Jessie Nelson, and music & lyrics by Grammy-nominated Sara Bareilles, Waitress tells the story of Jenna Hunterson, a waitress in an unhappy marriage to her husband. When Jenna unexpectedly discovers she is pregnant and begins to fall for her gynecologist, she looks for an unusual way out: a pie contest with a grand prize that may change her life.

Where: Brooks Atkinson Theatre
Run: April 24 2016-

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“Let’s start at the very beginning!”: A History of the Tony Awards

After all, the beginning is a very good place to start! Maybe you’re new to the Tony Awards this year, or maybe you’ve never had the time to research before, but either way, we’ve got a brief history of the Tony’s for you today.

The Beginning of A Name

In 1947, the American Theatre Wing had recently lost one of it’s co-founders, Antionette Perry. Perry, who’s nickname was indeed Tony, had been both an actress and a director in early 20th century America, as well as helping found the American Theatre Wing. PBDANPE CS001

Perry’s dedication to high standards of theatre sparked an idea from the members of the American Theatre Wing committee. An award in Perry’s honor for distinguished stage acting and technical achievement in theatre. At the time, no such award existed for the theatre community, though the Academy Awards had already been in operation since 1929.

 

The official first awards ceremony was held on April 6, 1947, at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York City, though through the years the ceremony would move both its date and location to be featured at Radio City Music Hall and the Beacon Theatre in June. The first “Tony Awards” were not Tony Awards in the sense that we know them. The prizes awarded were things such as “a scroll, cigarette lighter and articles of jewelry such as 14-carat gold compacts and bracelets for the women, and money clips for the men.” It was not until the third awards ceremony in 1949 that the first Tony medallion (pictured below) was handed out to award winners. Picturing the “comedy/tragedy” masks of Greek theatre tradition, all winners receive the same style of award.

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The Public Broadcast

It wasn’t until 1967 that the Tony Awards started their television broadcasts. Before then, the ceremony was considered a closed event for those in the theatre community, however, with the growing mainstream popularity of both the stage and television, the American Theatre Wing decided to bring the ceremony to the American people as well.

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Presenter Barbara Streisand with the winners of the 1967 Best Musical award, Cabaret. Librettist Joe Masteroff, composer John Kander, lyricist Fred Ebb, and producer Hal Prince.

 

The broadcast has remained much as we know it today, with from the nominated musicals, clips and presentations for the nominated plays, as well as celebrity announcers and skits.

Currently, The American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League administer the awards jointly as Tony Award Productions, but the ceremony is still billed as belonging to the American Theatre Wing.

In recent years, the viewing audience size for the broadcast is far below that of the Academy Awards broadcast, landing between six and eight million viewers on average.

To put the audience number in perspective, the 2009 Oscar broadcast netted 36.3 million viewers. However, if you’ve ever watched the broadcast before, you are aware of the dedication of those six to eight million viewers. Critics and professionals have likened the Tony Awards as being the “Oscar’s for the stage”, and the broadcast has come to be one of the theatre community’s biggest nights.

 

This Year’s Broadcast

In case you’ve missed it, the 2016 Tony’s are going to be broadcast on June 12 at 8 EST. Are you going to be joining the crowd of eight million watching the Sunday night broadcast? Or are you going to pick up the highlights following instead?

 

 

Quotes regarding original Tony Award ceremony: http://www.playbill.com/news/article/151713-FROM-THE-2011-TONY-PLAYBILL-Tony-Awards-at-65-Then-and-Now

Tony statistics:
http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/06/10/guess-this-years-tony-awards-viewership-poll-ratings-history/95299/

Oscar statistics:
https://ewinsidetv.wordpress.com/2009/02/oscars-dollhous.html

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Meet the Eligible Shows (Part 2)

While new material keeps the Broadway season fresh, revivals that breathe new life into classics earn their own award category. Here are the eligible shows that made their return to Broadway in the 2015-2016 season.

Able to be entered for Best Revival of a Play:

Blackbird blackbird-broadway-logo-e1456797702195

Written by David Harrower and originally produced in Edinburgh in 2005. Blackbird depicts a “harrowing” look at the relationship of Una and Ray, who meet again 15 years after their illegal relationship when the former was just 12 years old.

Where: Belasco Theatre
Run: March 10 2016-

 

The Crucible 14095-3

Now considered a staple of American theatre, this incarnation of Arthur Miller’s play star Saoirse Ronan and Ben Wishaw. The Crucible centers on the Salem Witch trials and the implications of lost trust, superstition, and the need to humanize evil.

Where: Walter Kerr Theatre
Run: March 31 2016-

 

 

Fool for Love foolforlove

Sam Shepard’s “landmark myth of the new Wild West”, Fool for Love follows two former lovers  stuck in a motel on the edge of the Mojave Desert. They unpack their deepest secrets and struggle with the question of whether they can survive without each other.

Where: Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
Run: October 8 2015- December 13 2015

 

 

The Gin Game 13941-3

Written by D.L Coburn, this production of The Gin Game is the first to come back to a Broadway stage in almost 50 years. Starring James Earl Jones and Cicely Tyson as two retirement home residents, the show stages a battle of wits and passions for both characters, but only one can win the titular game.

Where: John Golden Theatre
Run: October 14 2015- January 10 2016

 

 

 

Hughie thrtrhr

Eugene O’Neill’s classic set on the Great White Way, this production of Hughie stars Forrest Whitaker in the title role. As a “small-time gambler and big-time drinker”, Hughie aspires to hid own American Dream in 1928 New York City.

Where: Booth Theatre
Run: February 25 2016- March 27 2016

 

 

 

Long Day’s Journey Into Night caoneeswyaavx3e

The second Eugene O’Neill play revived this season, Long Day’s Journey Into Night chronicles one family’s escapades over the course of a seemingly ordinary summer day. The production stars Jessica Lange and John Gallagher Jr. as members of the Tyrone family who battle to unearth a lifetime of secrets.

Where: American Airlines Theatre
Run: April 27 2016-

 

Noises Off noisesoff

Originally produced in 1982, this Michael Frayn comedy is a play-within-a-play. The show follows the dress rehearsal and performance of the fictional Nothing On, of which the real audience only gets to view the disastrous Act One as things both on and off stage continue to unravel.

Where: American Airlines Theatre
Run: January 14 2016- March 13 2016

 

 

Old Times oldtimes

Written by Harold Pinter and starring Clive Owen, Old Times tells the tale of the consequences of nostalgia. When an old friend visits couple Deeley and Kate, what “begins as a trip down memory lane” turns into a tension-filled battle for passion and power.

Where: American Airlines Theatre
Run: October 6 2015- November 29 2015

 

Sylvia sylvia

Matthew Broderick stars in this production of A.R. Gurney’s 1995 dramedy. Though played by a human actress, Sylvia is a dog who is adopted by couple Greg and Kate. The show depicts what happens when humans give in to the habit of projecting human motives and characteristics onto our non-human companions.

Where: Cort Theatre
Run: October 27 2015- January 3 2016

 

A View From The Bridge 13824-3

The second Arthur Miller work to spark a revival this season, A View From The Bridge follows Eddie Carbone, a Brooklyn laborer, played in this production by Mark Strong. Though he holds family and honor above all else, his possessive love of a niece he and his wife have raised as their own, drives him to actions that betray his family and his ideals.

Where: Lyceum Theatre
Run: November 12 2015- February 21 2016

 

All images and quotes courtesy of: http://www.tonyawards.com

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Meet the Eligible Shows (Part 1)

As the cut-off date for eligibility is coming up this week on April 28th, let’s take a look at the shows that have made the official jump to being Tony Eligible!

Able to be entered for Best Play:

An Act of God an-act-of-god-large-643x441

Written by David Javerbaum, this play is an adaptation of his The Last Testament: A Memoir by God. Billed as a “comedy in which the Almighty and his devoted angels answer some of the” questions that have “plagued” the human race since the dawn of time.

Where: Studio 54
Run: May 28 2015-August 2 2015

 

 

China Doll china-doll

Written by David Mamet and starring Al Pacino, China Doll brushes with “big money, fast planes, and other objects of desire.” It follows the life of Pacino, a “man of means” who is on the brink of running away with his fiancée, but the world has other plans.

Where: Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre
Run: December 4 2015-January 31 2016

 

 

Eclipsed eclipsed-102015

Originally staged at the Public Theatre, Eclipsed is written by Danai Gurira of The Walking Dead fame. The show is set in the midst of the Liberian Civil War, and follows the trials and tribulations of a “fragile community” formed by the captive wives of a rebel officer.

Where: Nederlander Theatre
Run: March 8 2016-

 

 

 

 

The Father 80651-3

Starring 3-time past Tony winner Frank Langella, The Father captures a “fascinating” look inside the mind of a retired tap dancer now living with his adult daughter and her husband, but the mundane has a way of creeping up and clouding his mind.

Where: Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
Run: April 14 2016-

 

 

 

 

The Humans the-humans-poster

Written by Stephen Karam, The Humans take place entirely over the course of the Blake family Thanksgiving dinner. The show features the “angst, anguish, and amity” of a middle class American family as an inside slice of the new Americana.

Where: Helen Hayes Theatre
Run: February 18 2016-

 

 

King Charles III 13715-3

Written by Mike Bartlett, King Charles III takes a controversial look at Britain’s royal family. “After a lifetime of waiting”, the current Prince Charles ascends to the throne. The play explores the “people beneath the crowns” and “the unwritten rules of (British) democracy.”

Where: Music Box Theatre
Run: November 1 2015- January 31 2016

 

 

 

 

Misery misery

Based on the Stephen King thriller novel of fame, Misery was adapted for stage by William Goldman and starring Bruce Willis in his Broadway debut. Following a near-fatal car crash, an author is saved by one of his most avid fans.

Where: Broadhurst Theatre
Run: November 15 2015- February 14 2016

 

 

Our Mother’s Brief Affair 14766-3

Written by Richard Greenberg, Our Mother’s Brief Affair takes a look at “who our parents are when they’re not being our parents.” The show follows a family after their matriarch confesses on her deathbed to a past affair.

Where: Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
Run: January 20 2016- March 6 2016

 

 

 

 

Thérèse Raquin 13758-3

Based on the Émile Zola novel of the same name, Thérèse Raquin stars Keira Knightly in her Broadway debut as the titular character, trapped between a loveless marriage and a passionate affair that threatens to spin their world “violently out of control.”

Where: Studio 54
Run: October 19 2015- January 3 2016

 

 

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A basic guide to the 2016 Tony Awards or “What was the name of that one guy hosting who was in that movie with Meryl Streep?”

When: June 12 at 8 EST

How To Watch: CBS Broadcast

Pre-Show: Red Carpet at 6 EST

Your Host: James Corden

Categories for awards:

The Big Four-

Best Play                                                           Best Musical

Best Book of a Musical                                 Best Original Score

Technical Awards-

Best Choreography                                        Best Orchestrations

Best Scenic Design of a Play                       Best Scenic Design of a Musical

Best Costume Design of a Play                  Best Costume Design of a Musical

Best Lighting Design of a Play                   Best Lighting Design of a Musical

Best Director of a Play                                  Best Director of a Musical

The Cast-

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical

Best Performance by a Features Actress in a Musical

Revivals Category-

Best Revival of a Play                                          Best Revival of a Musical

Special Awards-

Special Tony Award                                             Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre

Regional Theatre Tony Award                          Isabelle Stevenson Award

 

What: Nomination Announcement Broadcast

When: May 3 at 8:30AM EST

How To Watch: CBS This Morning or TonyAwards.com

Your Hosts: Nikki M James and Andrew Rannells

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“Everything’s As If We Never Said Goodbye”

For the past 70 years, the Tony’s have been the rallying point of the theatre community, be it the professionals dancing it out live every night, or the student blasting an Original Cast Recording on their bedroom speakers. This blog is for them and everyone in between.
There is indeed so much magic in the making, and the Tony nomination ceremony is only just the beginning.

Here at MITM, the goal is to give you, the online theatre community, a full-scale picture of the Tony awards. Now that doesn’t mean just reviews of the nominated Cast Recordings (although those posts will be coming soon!). There will be show history, trivia, coverage of the creative and production staff, as well current season themes.

And that brings us to the big night itself. Even if you’ve only been to the theatre once, you know just by looking at your program the amount of personnel and dedication it takes to lift a show off of the ground. The Tony’s are no different. MITM will bring you news and updates about your hosts, presenters, behind-the-scenes talent, and of course any sneak peaks that are allowed of the famous opening number!

Now, just for old times sake, let us take a look back at 2013’s opening number, starring actor and Broadway regular Neil Patrick Harris. Arguably one of the most iconic openings in the past ten years, consider this your theme music whenever you stop by the MITM page.

Enjoy.

video credit: phillyjugglers

 

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