The editors at Broadway.com have come up with what is possibly the funniest drinking game I have ever heard of. Here it is in all it's glory. Just remember ... drink responsibly!
Non-Broadway-Related Jokes
• Take a sip if someone mentions Alec Baldwin running for mayor.
• Drink if you hear the name Anthony Weiner.
• Chug if anyone alludes to tweeting their junk.
Camera Angles
• Gratuitous shot of How to Succeed star Daniel Radcliffe? Drink!
• If one half of a couple is on stage and the audience reaction shot is the other crying, chug! (Couples include but are not restricted to Laura Benanti and Steven Pasquale, Sutton Foster and Bobby Cannavale, Norbert Leo Butz and Michelle Federer, Trey Parker and Matt Stone—not a couple but valid for our purposes.)
• Did someone just look fake-shocked at those raunchy Book of Mormon jokes? Bottoms up!
Good Sports
• Take a shot if you see any of these non-nominees smiling like they are “just happy to celebrate Broadway”: Aaron Tveit, Daniel Radcliffe, Ben Stiller, John Leguizamo or Robin Williams.
• Chug if The Motherf**ker With the Hat’s Chris Rock starts trending on Twitter.
Insider Dish
• Did someone ask who the hell Kim Kardashian is? Drink! Was it Edie Falco asking? Drink again!
• Is Jerusalem star Mark Rylance spouting poetry? Chug!
• Did someone just say the word "Zarkana"? Pour yourself another glass!
• Obvious Jokes
• Is that Neil Patrick Harris in a dress a la Priscilla… or (eek!) The Importance of Being Earnest? Time for a shot!
• If you hear jokes about any of the following: boy wizards, tiger blood, sister wives, the word motherf**ker or Spider-Man, you know what to do: drink and rise above!
Showing posts with label 2011 Tony Awards. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2011 Tony Awards. Show all posts
Friday, June 10, 2011
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Second Tony Predictions
Best Play -- War Horse or Good People
Best Musical -- Book of Mormon
Book of a Musical -- The Book of Mormon
Score -- Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown or The Book of Mormon
Revival of a Play -- The Normal Heart
Revival of a Musical -- Anything Goes
Lead Actor in a Play -- Mark Rylance for Jerusalem
Lead Actress in a Play -- Frances McDormand for Good People
Lead Actor in a Musical -- Norbert Leo Butz for Catch Me if You Can
Lead Actress in a Musical -- Sutton Foster for Anything Goes
Featured Actor in a Play -- Yul Vazquez for The Motherfucker With the Hat
Featured Actress in a Play -- Judith Light for Lombardi
Featured Actor in a Musical -- Coleman Domingo for The Scottsboro Boys
Featured Actress in a Musical -- Nikki James for The Book of Mormon
Scenic Design of a Play -- War Horse
Scenic Design of a Musical -- The Book of Mormon
Costume Design of a Play -- Born Yesterday
Costume Design of a Musical -- Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Lighting Design of a Play -- War Horse
Lighting Design of a Musical -- The Book of Mormon
Sound Design of a Play -- Brief Encounter
Sound Design of a Musical -- The Book of Mormon
Director of a Play -- Joel Grey and George C. Wolfe for The Normal Heart
Director of a Musical -- Casey Nicholaw and Trey Parker for The Book of Mormon
Choreography -- Casey Nicholaw for The Book of Mormon
Orchestrations -- The Book of Mormon
Best Musical -- Book of Mormon
Book of a Musical -- The Book of Mormon
Score -- Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown or The Book of Mormon
Revival of a Play -- The Normal Heart
Revival of a Musical -- Anything Goes
Lead Actor in a Play -- Mark Rylance for Jerusalem
Lead Actress in a Play -- Frances McDormand for Good People
Lead Actor in a Musical -- Norbert Leo Butz for Catch Me if You Can
Lead Actress in a Musical -- Sutton Foster for Anything Goes
Featured Actor in a Play -- Yul Vazquez for The Motherfucker With the Hat
Featured Actress in a Play -- Judith Light for Lombardi
Featured Actor in a Musical -- Coleman Domingo for The Scottsboro Boys
Featured Actress in a Musical -- Nikki James for The Book of Mormon
Scenic Design of a Play -- War Horse
Scenic Design of a Musical -- The Book of Mormon
Costume Design of a Play -- Born Yesterday
Costume Design of a Musical -- Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Lighting Design of a Play -- War Horse
Lighting Design of a Musical -- The Book of Mormon
Sound Design of a Play -- Brief Encounter
Sound Design of a Musical -- The Book of Mormon
Director of a Play -- Joel Grey and George C. Wolfe for The Normal Heart
Director of a Musical -- Casey Nicholaw and Trey Parker for The Book of Mormon
Choreography -- Casey Nicholaw for The Book of Mormon
Orchestrations -- The Book of Mormon
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
2011 Audience Awards
Every year, Broadway.com has its readers nominate and vote on what they call Audience Choice Awards. These nominees and winners for these awards are selected by the general, theater-going public and can give insight as to how non-critics' opinions are trending about the current awards season. Last week, the winners of the 2011 awards were announced, and they are:
Favorite Musical
Sister Act
Favorite Play
War Horse
Favorite Musical Revival
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Favorite Play Revival
Driving Miss Daisy
Favorite Long-Running Show
Wicked
Favorite Tour
Wicked
Favorite Actor in a Musical
Daniel Radcliffe, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Favorite Actress in a Musical
Sutton Foster, Anything Goes
Favorite Actor in a Play
Robin Williams, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
Favorite Actress in a Play
Judith Light, Lombardi
Favorite Diva Performance
Nick Adams, Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Favorite Funny Performance
John Larroquette, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Favorite Onstage Pair
John Larroquette & Daniel Radcliffe, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Favorite Breakthrough Performance
Nick Adams, Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Favorite Replacement
Billie Joe Armstrong, American Idiot
Favorite Song
“I Believe” from The Book of Mormon
Favorite Musical
Sister Act
Favorite Play
War Horse
Favorite Musical Revival
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Favorite Play Revival
Driving Miss Daisy
Favorite Long-Running Show
Wicked
Favorite Tour
Wicked
Favorite Actor in a Musical
Daniel Radcliffe, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Favorite Actress in a Musical
Sutton Foster, Anything Goes
Favorite Actor in a Play
Robin Williams, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
Favorite Actress in a Play
Judith Light, Lombardi
Favorite Diva Performance
Nick Adams, Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Favorite Funny Performance
John Larroquette, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Favorite Onstage Pair
John Larroquette & Daniel Radcliffe, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Favorite Breakthrough Performance
Nick Adams, Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Favorite Replacement
Billie Joe Armstrong, American Idiot
Favorite Song
“I Believe” from The Book of Mormon
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Tony Snubs
Every year, the Tony Awards Committee comes up with a list of nominees in roughly 24 categories (the actual number fluctuates from year to year as new categories are introduced and others are dropped). Inevitably, some Tony hopefuls don't end up getting nominated, seemingly defying the odds. This year, a number of star turns were snubbed, and I've listed those below. If there are any more that I have missed or that you'd like to discuss, leave me comments!
Aaron Tveit, Best Actor, Catch Me if You Can
Benjamin Walker, Best Actor, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
Daniel Radcliffe, Best Actor, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Robin Williams, Best Featured Actor, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
James Earl Jones, Driving Miss Daisy
Sherie Renee Scott, Best Actress, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Janet Dacal, Best Actress, Wonderland: A New Alice
Joel Grey, Best Featured Actor, Anything Goes
Kerry Butler, Best Featured Actress, Catch Me if You Can
Aaron Tveit, Best Actor, Catch Me if You Can
Benjamin Walker, Best Actor, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
Daniel Radcliffe, Best Actor, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Robin Williams, Best Featured Actor, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
James Earl Jones, Driving Miss Daisy
Sherie Renee Scott, Best Actress, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Janet Dacal, Best Actress, Wonderland: A New Alice
Joel Grey, Best Featured Actor, Anything Goes
Kerry Butler, Best Featured Actress, Catch Me if You Can
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Special Tony Award Winners Announced
The winners of the Special Tony Awards for 2011 have been announced. The 2011 Special Tony for lifetime achievement in the theater will go to Athol Fugard, the South African playwright, director, and actor, and to Philip J. Smith, Chairman of the Shubert Organization. In addition, playwright and activist Eve Ensler (author/creator of The Good Body and The Vagina Monologues) is receiving the Isabel Stevenson Award, which was created to recognize "an individual from the theater community who has made a substantial contribution of volunteered time and effort on behalf of one or more humanitarian, social service, or charitable organizations, regardless of whether such organizations relate to the theater." (playbill.com)
Fugard is probably best known for his plays Master Harold ... and the boys and Exits and Entrances. His plays bring forth the struggles of appartheid and are a record of the South African experience, which have helped the fight against racism.
Smith has been involved with the Shubert organization in various functions for 50 years, including box office treasurer, president (1996-2008) and now chairman.
Ensler, author and creator of The Vagina Monologues, is being honored for her creation and management of V-Day, a global organization working to prevent violence against women and girls.
Fugard is probably best known for his plays Master Harold ... and the boys and Exits and Entrances. His plays bring forth the struggles of appartheid and are a record of the South African experience, which have helped the fight against racism.
Smith has been involved with the Shubert organization in various functions for 50 years, including box office treasurer, president (1996-2008) and now chairman.
Ensler, author and creator of The Vagina Monologues, is being honored for her creation and management of V-Day, a global organization working to prevent violence against women and girls.
Monday, March 28, 2011
Fourth Nomination Predictions
After a number of changes to the 2010-2011 season, including the addition of a number of new productions and the departure of a major comic book contender which needs not be named, I have updated my predictions for this year's Tony nominations. The official nominations will be released on May 3rd, so I will probably update my predictions two or three more times before that date.
Musical
The Scottsboro Boys
Book of Mormon
Catch Me if You Can
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
OUTSIDE SHOT:
Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Sister Act
NO CHANCE:
Elf
The People in the Picture
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Book
Catch Me if You Can
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
The Scottsboro Boys
The Book of Mormon
OUTSIDE SHOT:
Sister Act
Priscilla Queen of the Desert
NO CHANCE:
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
The People in the Picture
Score
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
The Scottsboro Boys
Wonderland
Catch Me if You Can
OUTSIDE SHOT:
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
Sister Act
Play
A Free Man of Color
War Horse
Good People
A Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
OUTSIDE SHOT:
Jerusalem
Lombardi
Brief Encounter
NO CHANCE:
Elling
The Pitmen Painters
Musical Revival
Anything Goes
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Play Revival
Merchant of Venice
La Bete
Arcadia
The Importance of Being Ernest
OUTSIDE SHOT:
House of Blue Leaves
Driving Miss Daisy
NO CHANCE:
Mrs. Warren’s Profession
A Life in the Theatre
Actor in a Play
Mark Rylance, La Bete
David Hyde Pierce, La Bete
Al Pacino, Merchant of Venice
Jeffrey Wright, A Free Man of Color
Dan Lauria, Lombardi
OUTSIDE SHOTS:
Mark Rylance, Jerusalem
James Earl Jones, Driving Miss Daisy
Tristan Sturrock, Brief Encounter
Dennis O'Hare, Elling
Actress in a Play
Lily Rabe, Merchant of Venice
Vanessa Redgrave, Driving Miss Daisy
Cherry Jones, Mrs. Warren's Profession
Hannah Yelland, Brief Encounter
Frances McDormand, Good People
OUTSIDE SHOT:
Edie Falco, The House of Blue Leaves
Featured Actor in a Play
Mos Def, A Free Man of Color
Damon Daunno, Brief Encounter
John McMartin, A Free Man of Color
Brian Bedford, The Importance of Being Ernest
David Harbour, Merchant of Venice
OUTSIDE SHOTS:
Paul Dano, A Free Man of Color
Byron Jennings, Merchant of Venice
Tate Donovan, Good People
Richard Easton, Elling
Featured Actress in a Play
Judith Light, Lombardi
Joanna Lumley, La Bete
Dana Ivey, The Importance of Being Earnest
Estelle Parsons, Good People
Renee Elise Goldsberry, Good People
OUTSIDE SHOTS:
Dorothy Atkinson, Brief Encounter
Sarah Topham, The Importance of Being Earnest
Nicole Behari, A Free Man of Color
Christina Ricci, Time Stands Still
NO CHANCE:
Jennifer Jason Leigh, The House of Blue Leaves
Veanne Cox, A Free Man of Color
Jennifer Coolidge, Elling
Actor in a Musical
Benjamin Walker, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
Joshua Henry, The Scottsboro Boys
Will Swenson, Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Aaron Tveit, Catch Me if You Can
Daniel Radcliffe, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
OUTSIDE SHOT:
Colin Donnell, Anything Goes
Actress in a Musical
Sutton Foster, Anything Goes
Sherie Rene Scott, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Donna Murphy, The People in the Picture
Patina Miller, Sister Act
Janet Dacal, Alice: A New Wonderland
OUTSIDE SHOT:
Rose Hemingway, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Beth Leavel, Baby, It’s You!
Featured Actor in a Musical
Coleman Domingo, The Scottsboro Boys
Rory O’Malley, The Book of Mormon
Joel Grey, Anything Goes
Tony Sheldon, Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Forrest McClendon, The Scottsboro Boys
OUTSIDE SHOTS:
Jeff Hiller, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
John Cullum, The Scottsboro Boys
Featured Actress in a Musical
Patti LuPone, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Laura Benanti, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Kristine Nielsen, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
Karen Mason, Alice: A New Wonderland
Beth Leavel, Elf
Director of a Play
Matthew Warchus, La Bete
Brian Bedford, The Importance of Being Earnest
Daniel Sullivan, Merchant of Venice
George C. Wolfe, A Free Man of Color
OUTSIDE SHOTS:
Emma Rice, Brief Encounter
David Leveaux, Arcadia
Director of a Musical
Susan Stroman, The Scottsboro Boys
Alex Timbers, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
Jack O'Brien, Catch Me if You Can
Jerry Zaks, Sister Act
OUTSIDE SHOTS:
Simon Phillips, Priscilla Queen of the Desert
NO CHANCE:
Kathleen Marshall, Anything Goes
Rob Ashford, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Set Design of a Play
La Bete
Merchant of Venice
War Horse
The Pitmen Painters
OUTSIDE SHOTS:
Brief Encounter
The House of Blue Leaves
NO CHANCE:
Driving Miss Daisy
Arcadia
Costume Design of a Play
Lombardi
Free Man of Color
War Horse
La Bete
OUTSIDE SHOTS:
Merchant of Venice
A Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
Arcadia
Mrs Warren’s Profession
NO CHANCE:
House of Blue Leaves
Lighting Design of a Play
La Bete
War Horse
Merchant of Venice
A Free Man of Color
OUTSIDE SHOTS:
Brief Encounter
Arcadia
House of Blue Leaves
Driving Miss Daisy
Sound Design of a Play
La Bete
A Free Man of Color
Merchant of Venice
Brief Encounter
OUTSIDE SHOT:
War Horse
Arcadia
A Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
The House of Blue Leaves
The Pitmen Painters
Set Design of a Musical
The Scottsboro Boys
Catch Me if You Can
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
Woderland: A New Alice
OUTSIDE SHOT:
Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Sister Act
NO CHANCE:
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Anything Goes
Costume Design of a Musical
The Scottsboro Boys
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Catch Me If You Can
OUTSIDE SHOTS:
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Anything Goes
Sister Act
Wonderland: A New Alice
Lighting Design of a Musical
The Scottsboro Boys
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
Catch Me if You Can
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
OUTSIDE SHOTS:
Wonderland: A New Alice
Priscilla Queen of the Desert
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Anything Goes
Sister Act
Sound Design of a Musical
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
The Scottsboro Boys
Alice: A New Wonderland
Catch Me if You Can
OUTSIDE SHOT:
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Anything Goes
Sister Act
Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Choreography
Susan Stroman, The Scottsboro Boys
Jerry Mitchell, Catch Me if You Can
Kathleen Marshall, Anything Goes
Rob Ashford, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
OUTSIDE SHOT:
Danny Mefford, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
Ross Coleman, Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Anthony Van Laast, Sister Act
Orchestrations
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
The Scottsboro Boys
Brief Encounter
Catch Me if You Can
OUTSIDE SHOTS:
Wonderland: A New Alice
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Musical
The Scottsboro Boys
Book of Mormon
Catch Me if You Can
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
OUTSIDE SHOT:
Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Sister Act
NO CHANCE:
Elf
The People in the Picture
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Book
Catch Me if You Can
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
The Scottsboro Boys
The Book of Mormon
OUTSIDE SHOT:
Sister Act
Priscilla Queen of the Desert
NO CHANCE:
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
The People in the Picture
Score
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
The Scottsboro Boys
Wonderland
Catch Me if You Can
OUTSIDE SHOT:
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
Sister Act
Play
A Free Man of Color
War Horse
Good People
A Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
OUTSIDE SHOT:
Jerusalem
Lombardi
Brief Encounter
NO CHANCE:
Elling
The Pitmen Painters
Musical Revival
Anything Goes
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Play Revival
Merchant of Venice
La Bete
Arcadia
The Importance of Being Ernest
OUTSIDE SHOT:
House of Blue Leaves
Driving Miss Daisy
NO CHANCE:
Mrs. Warren’s Profession
A Life in the Theatre
Actor in a Play
Mark Rylance, La Bete
David Hyde Pierce, La Bete
Al Pacino, Merchant of Venice
Jeffrey Wright, A Free Man of Color
Dan Lauria, Lombardi
OUTSIDE SHOTS:
Mark Rylance, Jerusalem
James Earl Jones, Driving Miss Daisy
Tristan Sturrock, Brief Encounter
Dennis O'Hare, Elling
Actress in a Play
Lily Rabe, Merchant of Venice
Vanessa Redgrave, Driving Miss Daisy
Cherry Jones, Mrs. Warren's Profession
Hannah Yelland, Brief Encounter
Frances McDormand, Good People
OUTSIDE SHOT:
Edie Falco, The House of Blue Leaves
Featured Actor in a Play
Mos Def, A Free Man of Color
Damon Daunno, Brief Encounter
John McMartin, A Free Man of Color
Brian Bedford, The Importance of Being Ernest
David Harbour, Merchant of Venice
OUTSIDE SHOTS:
Paul Dano, A Free Man of Color
Byron Jennings, Merchant of Venice
Tate Donovan, Good People
Richard Easton, Elling
Featured Actress in a Play
Judith Light, Lombardi
Joanna Lumley, La Bete
Dana Ivey, The Importance of Being Earnest
Estelle Parsons, Good People
Renee Elise Goldsberry, Good People
OUTSIDE SHOTS:
Dorothy Atkinson, Brief Encounter
Sarah Topham, The Importance of Being Earnest
Nicole Behari, A Free Man of Color
Christina Ricci, Time Stands Still
NO CHANCE:
Jennifer Jason Leigh, The House of Blue Leaves
Veanne Cox, A Free Man of Color
Jennifer Coolidge, Elling
Actor in a Musical
Benjamin Walker, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
Joshua Henry, The Scottsboro Boys
Will Swenson, Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Aaron Tveit, Catch Me if You Can
Daniel Radcliffe, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
OUTSIDE SHOT:
Colin Donnell, Anything Goes
Actress in a Musical
Sutton Foster, Anything Goes
Sherie Rene Scott, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Donna Murphy, The People in the Picture
Patina Miller, Sister Act
Janet Dacal, Alice: A New Wonderland
OUTSIDE SHOT:
Rose Hemingway, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Beth Leavel, Baby, It’s You!
Featured Actor in a Musical
Coleman Domingo, The Scottsboro Boys
Rory O’Malley, The Book of Mormon
Joel Grey, Anything Goes
Tony Sheldon, Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Forrest McClendon, The Scottsboro Boys
OUTSIDE SHOTS:
Jeff Hiller, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
John Cullum, The Scottsboro Boys
Featured Actress in a Musical
Patti LuPone, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Laura Benanti, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Kristine Nielsen, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
Karen Mason, Alice: A New Wonderland
Beth Leavel, Elf
Director of a Play
Matthew Warchus, La Bete
Brian Bedford, The Importance of Being Earnest
Daniel Sullivan, Merchant of Venice
George C. Wolfe, A Free Man of Color
OUTSIDE SHOTS:
Emma Rice, Brief Encounter
David Leveaux, Arcadia
Director of a Musical
Susan Stroman, The Scottsboro Boys
Alex Timbers, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
Jack O'Brien, Catch Me if You Can
Jerry Zaks, Sister Act
OUTSIDE SHOTS:
Simon Phillips, Priscilla Queen of the Desert
NO CHANCE:
Kathleen Marshall, Anything Goes
Rob Ashford, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Set Design of a Play
La Bete
Merchant of Venice
War Horse
The Pitmen Painters
OUTSIDE SHOTS:
Brief Encounter
The House of Blue Leaves
NO CHANCE:
Driving Miss Daisy
Arcadia
Costume Design of a Play
Lombardi
Free Man of Color
War Horse
La Bete
OUTSIDE SHOTS:
Merchant of Venice
A Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
Arcadia
Mrs Warren’s Profession
NO CHANCE:
House of Blue Leaves
Lighting Design of a Play
La Bete
War Horse
Merchant of Venice
A Free Man of Color
OUTSIDE SHOTS:
Brief Encounter
Arcadia
House of Blue Leaves
Driving Miss Daisy
Sound Design of a Play
La Bete
A Free Man of Color
Merchant of Venice
Brief Encounter
OUTSIDE SHOT:
War Horse
Arcadia
A Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
The House of Blue Leaves
The Pitmen Painters
Set Design of a Musical
The Scottsboro Boys
Catch Me if You Can
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
Woderland: A New Alice
OUTSIDE SHOT:
Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Sister Act
NO CHANCE:
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Anything Goes
Costume Design of a Musical
The Scottsboro Boys
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Catch Me If You Can
OUTSIDE SHOTS:
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Anything Goes
Sister Act
Wonderland: A New Alice
Lighting Design of a Musical
The Scottsboro Boys
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
Catch Me if You Can
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
OUTSIDE SHOTS:
Wonderland: A New Alice
Priscilla Queen of the Desert
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Anything Goes
Sister Act
Sound Design of a Musical
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
The Scottsboro Boys
Alice: A New Wonderland
Catch Me if You Can
OUTSIDE SHOT:
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Anything Goes
Sister Act
Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Choreography
Susan Stroman, The Scottsboro Boys
Jerry Mitchell, Catch Me if You Can
Kathleen Marshall, Anything Goes
Rob Ashford, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
OUTSIDE SHOT:
Danny Mefford, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
Ross Coleman, Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Anthony Van Laast, Sister Act
Orchestrations
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
The Scottsboro Boys
Brief Encounter
Catch Me if You Can
OUTSIDE SHOTS:
Wonderland: A New Alice
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Friday, March 4, 2011
Interview Preparation
Dearest Readers ~
I have some exciting news to report. Tony Sheldon, star of the upcoming Broadway production of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, has just called and agreed to grant me an interview. I will be getting back in touch with him on Wednesday late morning to conduct the interview but, in the mean time, I would love to hear from you, my readers, to see if there are particular questions you'd like me to ask him. I can't guarantee that I ask every question you post, but I will do my best!
Thanks in advance,
Sam
I have some exciting news to report. Tony Sheldon, star of the upcoming Broadway production of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, has just called and agreed to grant me an interview. I will be getting back in touch with him on Wednesday late morning to conduct the interview but, in the mean time, I would love to hear from you, my readers, to see if there are particular questions you'd like me to ask him. I can't guarantee that I ask every question you post, but I will do my best!
Thanks in advance,
Sam
Monday, January 17, 2011
Second Nomination Predictions
I know it seems a bit early to be posting a second set of predictions so close on the heels of my first set (only about a month apart) but I have really done some digging into the spring season to make sure I'm covering every show that's planning to open -- and boy are there a lot of them. A whole bunch of shows have been announced in the last month, with details of previously announced shows becoming increasingly available over the past few weeks. So, without further ado, here are my updated picks for the 2011 Tony Awards.
Musical
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
The Scottsboro Boys
Catch Me if You Can
Priscilla Queen of the Desert
OUTSIDE SHOT:
Elf
Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark
The People in the Picture
Sister Act
NO CHANCE:
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Book of Mormon
Book
Catch Me if You Can
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
The Scottsboro Boys
The Book of Mormon
OUTSIDE SHOT:
Sister Act
Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark
NO CHANCE:
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
The People in the Picture
Score
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
The Scottsboro Boys
Catch Me if You Can
OUTSIDE SHOT:
Wonderland
Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark
Sister Act
Play
A Free Man of Color
War Horse
Brief Encounter
A Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
OUTSIDE SHOT:
Lombardi
Jerusalem
Fat Pig
The Pitmen Painters
NO CHANCE:
Elling
Good People
Musical Revival
Anything Goes
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Play Revival
Merchant of Venice
La Bete
Arcadia
The Importance of Being Ernest
OUTSIDE SHOT:
House of Blue Leaves
Driving Miss Daisy
NO CHANCE:
Mrs. Warren’s Profession
A Life in the Theatre
Actor in a Play
Mark Rylance, La Bete
David Hyde Pierce, La Bete
Al Pacino, Merchant of Venice
Jeffrey Wright, A Free Man of Color
James Earl Jones, Driving Miss Daisy
OUTSIDE SHOTS:
Brian Bedford, The Importance of Being Ernest
Dan Lauria, Lombardi
Tristan Sturrock, Brief Encounter
Dennis O'Hare, Elling
Mark Rylance, Jerusalem
Actress in a Play
Lily Rabe, Merchant of Venice
Vanessa Redgrave, Driving Miss Daisy
Cherry Jones, Mrs. Warren's Profession
Hannah Yelland, Brief Encounter
Edie Falco, The House of Blue Leaves
Featured Actor in a Play
David Harbour, Merchant of Venice
Mos Def, A Free Man of Color
Damon Daunno, Brief Encounter
John McMartin, A Free Man of Color
Richard Easton, Elling
OUTSIDE SHOTS:
Byron Jennings, Merchant of Venice
Paul Dano, A Free Man of Color
Featured Actress in a Play
Judith Light, Lombardi
Joanna Lumley, La Bete
Dana Ivey, The Importance of Being Earnest
Jennifer Coolidge, Elling
Sarah Topham, The Importance of Being Earnest
OUTSIDE SHOTS:
Jennifer Jason Leigh, The House of Blue Leaves
Dorothy Atkinson, Brief Encounter
Christina Ricci, Time Stands Still
Veanne Cox, A Free Man of Color
Nicole Behari, A Free Man of Color
Actor in a Musical
Benjamin Walker, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
Joshua Henry, The Scottsboro Boys
Will Swenson, Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Aaron Tveit, Catch Me if You Can
Daniel Radcliffe, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
OUTSIDE SHOT:
Colin Donnell, Anything Goes
Actress in a Musical
Sutton Foster, Anything Goes
Sherie Rene Scott, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Jennifer Damiano, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark
Patina Miller, Sister Act
Janet Dacal, Alice: A New Wonderland
OUTSIDE SHOT:
Donna Murphy, The People in the Picture
Rose Hemingway, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Featured Actor in a Musical
Coleman Domingo, The Scottsboro Boys
Jeff Hiller, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
Joel Grey, Anything Goes
Tony Sheldon, Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Forrest McClendon, The Scottsboro Boys
OUTSIDE SHOTS:
Patrick Page, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark
John Cullum, The Scottsboro Boys
Featured Actress in a Musical
Patti LuPone, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Laura Benanti, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Kristine Nielsen, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
Karen Mason, Alice: A New Wonderland
Beth Leavel, Elf
OUTSIDE SHOTS:
Isabel Keating, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark
T. V. Carpio, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark
Director of a Play
Matthew Warchus, La Bete
Emma Rice, Brief Encounter
Daniel Sullivan, Merchant of Venice
George C. Wolfe, A Free Man of Color
OUTSIDE SHOTS:
David Leveaux, Arcadia
Brian Bedford, The Importance of Being Earnest
Director of a Musical
Julie Taymor, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark
Susan Stroman, The Scottsboro Boys
Alex Timbers, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
Jack O'Brien, Catch Me if You Can
OUTSIDE SHOTS:
Jerry Zaks, Sister Act
Simon Phillips, Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Rob Ashford, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
NO CHANCE:
Kathleen Marshall, Anything Goes
Set Design of a Play
La Bete
Merchant of Venice
War Horse
Arcadia
OUTSIDE SHOTS:
Brief Encounter
The House of Blue Leaves
The Pitmen Painters
NO CHANCE:
Driving Miss Daisy
Costume Design of a Play
Lombardi
Free Man of Color
Merchant of Venice
La Bete
OUTSIDE SHOTS:
War Horse
A Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
Arcadia
Mrs Warren’s Profession
NO CHANCE:
House of Blue Leaves
Lighting Design of a Play
La Bete
War Horse
Merchant of Venice
A Free Man of Color
OUTSIDE SHOTS:
Brief Encounter
Arcadia
House of Blue Leaves
Driving Miss Daisy
Sound Design of a Play
La Bete
A Free Man of Color
Merchant of Venice
Arcadia
OUTSIDE SHOT:
A Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
The House of Blue Leaves
The Pitmen Painters
Brief Encounter
Set Design of a Musical
Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark
The Scottsboro Boys
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
Woderland: A New Alice
OUTSIDE SHOT:
Catch Me if You Can
Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Sister act
NO CHANCE:
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Anything Goes
Costume Design of a Musical
The Scottsboro Boys
Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
OUTSIDE SHOTS:
Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Catch Me If You Can
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Anything Goes
Sister Act
Wonderland: A New Alice
Lighting Design of a Musical
Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
The Scottsboro Boys
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
OUTSIDE SHOTS:
Catch Me if You Can
Wonderland: A New Alice
Priscilla Queen of the Desert
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Anything Goes
Sister Act
Sound Design of a Musical
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark
The Scottsboro Boys
Catch Me if You Can
OUTSIDE SHOT:
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Anything Goes
Sister Act
Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Choreography
Susan Stroman, The Scottsboro Boys
Danny Mefford, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
Jerry Mitchell, Catch Me if You Can
Ross Coleman, Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Outside Shots:
Kathleen Marshall, Anything Goes
Rob Ashford, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Anthony Van Laast, Sister Act
Orchestrations
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
The Scottsboro Boys
Brief Encounter
Catch Me if You Can
OUTSIDE SHOTS:
Wonderland: A New Alice
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Friday, January 7, 2011
Colin Quinn Comedy Continues
Colin Quinn: Long Story Short, a Broadway stand-up routine performed by Colin Quinn and directed by Jerry Seinfeld, has extended an extra month. The show, now playing at the Helen Hayes Theatre, was originally scheduled to close on February 5th and will now play through March 5th. This is the second extension of the show, which was originally expected to close this Sunday despite low ticket sales. This past week was the first week when the show brought in more than $200,000 since the show opened on October 22nd. On the other hand, running costs are probably low because there is only one performer, a small set with minimal tech requirements (this is, after all, just a stand up act), and is playing the smallest (and least expensive to rent) of the Broadway theaters. This extension is probably the last the show can make because, as previously announced, Rock of Ages will be moving into the Helen Hayes later in March.
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Nominating Committee for 2011 Tony Awards Announced
The nominating committe for the 2011 Tony Awards has been announced. These are the people who see every show and determine who gets nominated in each of the categories. According to the announcement at Tonyawards.com ...
The Nominating Committee attends all productions during the Broadway season and meets on the date designated by the Administration Committee to determine, by vote, the Tony Award nominees for that season. The committee of 30 Tony Nominators includes:
*Victoria Bailey - Executive Director, Theatre Development Fund
David Caddick - Music Supervisor
Ben Cameron - Program Director for the Arts - Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
Kathleen Chalfant - Actor
Hope Clarke - Stage Director/Choreographer/Actor
Thomas Cott - Producer/Management Consultant
*André De Shields - Actor
Edgar Dobie - Producer/General Manager/Managing Director, Arena Stage Washington, DC
*Gordon Edelstein - Director/Artistic Director of Long Wharf Theatre
*Beverly Emmons - Lighting Designer
*Michael Greif - Director
Paulette Haupt - Director of the Music Theatre Conference at The O'Neill Center
*Mark Hollmann - Composer/Lyricist
Elena K. Holy - Founder - The International Fringe Festival
Robert Kamlot - Retired General Manager
*Moisés Kaufman - Director/Playwright/Artistic Director, Tectonic Theater
Robert Kimball - Author
Pia Lindström - Former Reporter/Theatre Critic
*Todd London - Artistic Director, New Dramatists
Donna McKechnie - Actor/Choreographer
Jon Nakagawa - Producer of Contemporary Programming - Lincoln Center
Alice Playten - Actor
Theresa Rebeck - Playwright
Susan H. Schulman - Director
*Rosemarie Tichler - Theatre Executive, Educator/Casting Director
Tamara Tunie - Actor/Producer
William Tynan - Actor/Reporter
*Kevin Wade - Playwright/Screenwriter
Doug Wright - Playwright/Screenwriter
Andrew Zerman - Retired Casting Director
*New Nominating Committee members
ABOUT THE TONY AWARDS
The 2011 American Theatre Wing's Tonys Awards are presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing. At The Broadway League, Paul Libin is Chairman and Charlotte St. Martin is Executive Director. At the American Theatre Wing, Theodore S. Chapin is Chairman and Howard Sherman is Executive Director. For Tony Award Productions, Alan Wasser and Allan Williams of Alan Wasser Associates are the General Managers. Ricky Kirshner and Glenn Weiss of White Cherry Entertainment are Executive Producers of the 2011 Tony Awards. Mr. Weiss will also serve as Director of the 2011 Tony Awards
The Nominating Committee attends all productions during the Broadway season and meets on the date designated by the Administration Committee to determine, by vote, the Tony Award nominees for that season. The committee of 30 Tony Nominators includes:
*Victoria Bailey - Executive Director, Theatre Development Fund
David Caddick - Music Supervisor
Ben Cameron - Program Director for the Arts - Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
Kathleen Chalfant - Actor
Hope Clarke - Stage Director/Choreographer/Actor
Thomas Cott - Producer/Management Consultant
*André De Shields - Actor
Edgar Dobie - Producer/General Manager/Managing Director, Arena Stage Washington, DC
*Gordon Edelstein - Director/Artistic Director of Long Wharf Theatre
*Beverly Emmons - Lighting Designer
*Michael Greif - Director
Paulette Haupt - Director of the Music Theatre Conference at The O'Neill Center
*Mark Hollmann - Composer/Lyricist
Elena K. Holy - Founder - The International Fringe Festival
Robert Kamlot - Retired General Manager
*Moisés Kaufman - Director/Playwright/Artistic Director, Tectonic Theater
Robert Kimball - Author
Pia Lindström - Former Reporter/Theatre Critic
*Todd London - Artistic Director, New Dramatists
Donna McKechnie - Actor/Choreographer
Jon Nakagawa - Producer of Contemporary Programming - Lincoln Center
Alice Playten - Actor
Theresa Rebeck - Playwright
Susan H. Schulman - Director
*Rosemarie Tichler - Theatre Executive, Educator/Casting Director
Tamara Tunie - Actor/Producer
William Tynan - Actor/Reporter
*Kevin Wade - Playwright/Screenwriter
Doug Wright - Playwright/Screenwriter
Andrew Zerman - Retired Casting Director
*New Nominating Committee members
ABOUT THE TONY AWARDS
The 2011 American Theatre Wing's Tonys Awards are presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing. At The Broadway League, Paul Libin is Chairman and Charlotte St. Martin is Executive Director. At the American Theatre Wing, Theodore S. Chapin is Chairman and Howard Sherman is Executive Director. For Tony Award Productions, Alan Wasser and Allan Williams of Alan Wasser Associates are the General Managers. Ricky Kirshner and Glenn Weiss of White Cherry Entertainment are Executive Producers of the 2011 Tony Awards. Mr. Weiss will also serve as Director of the 2011 Tony Awards
The Blog is Back!
As the 2010-2011 season is gearing back up, I wanted to start up my blog again with a preview of the shows we can expect to see this year, as far as current news reports have told us. Here's an article from Tonyawards.com about the upcoming season and what shows will be hoping for Tony Awards in 2011.
The New Season – A Sneak Preview
By Gerard Raymond
An American President as a rock star; coal miners who paint; a legendary football coach; Pee Wee Herman; a classic movie tear-jerker; the Beatles revisited; a boy and his horse; and a pound of flesh - that's just a small taste of the theatrical smorgasbord that makes up the list of productions set to open on Broadway in the 2010-2011 season. These and other shows will be hoping to be mentioned when nominations for the American Theatre Wing's 65th annual Tony Awards® are announced in the spring.
Broadway fans love to make Tony predictions even before the curtain goes up on a new production. To help you out, here's a sneak preview of the shows, arranged chronologically in order of their currently announced preview start dates. Of course, nothing is set in stone, and there are sure to be changes along the way. Certainly additional shows will be announced. Check back frequently--we'll add new productions to the list as they are confirmed.
You can click on a title to visit the show's official website.
Mrs. Warren's Profession
Previews begin September 3, Roundabout Theatre Company/American Airlines Theatre
Two-time Tony Award-winner Cherry Jones returns to Broadway in the 1893 play by George Bernard Shaw that tells the story of Kitty Warren, a mother who makes a terrible sacrifice for her daughter Vivie's independence. The play was shut down by the police on its original Broadway premiere in 1905 because of its clear-eyed view of prostitution.
Brief Encounter
Previews begin September 10, Roundabout Theater Company/Studio 54
Noël Coward's story about unexpected romance on a railway station platform is recreated with songs, dance and video-projections using elements from David Lean's classic 1945 movie and the original Coward one-act play on which it was based.
The Pitmen Painters
Previews begin September 14, Manhattan Theater Club/Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
The Live Theatre Newcastle and the National Theatre of Great Britain production of a new play by past Tony-winner Lee Hall about a group of coal miners from a town in northeast England in the 1930s, whose paintings were celebrated by the British art world.
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
Previews begin September 20, Bernard Jacobs Theatre
The controversial populist seventh President of the United States, who invented the Democratic Party and ruthlessly removed native tribes from their homelands, is reconceived as an emo-rock star in a gleefully outrageous musical by writer/director Alex Timbers and composer/lyricist Michael Friedman, which was originally presented Off Broadway at the Public Theater.
A Life in the Theatre
Previews begin September 21, Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre
Patrick Stewart and T. R. Knight star in David Mamet's 1997 two-character drama about the relationship between an older actor and a newcomer, which is inspired by the playwright's observations of backstage life and his own short-lived stint as an actor.
La Bête
Previews begin September 23, Music Box Theatre
Backstage hijinks feature prominently in David Hirson's 1991 Molière-inspired verse comedy set in 17th-century France about a theatre troupe forced to make artistic comprises by their royal patron. This revival stars past Tony-winners Mark Rylance and David Hyde Pierce, along with Joanna Lumley.
Lombardi
Previews begin September 23, Circle in the Square Theatre
Dan Luria (of The Wonder Years) portrays the beloved Green Bay Packers football coach Vince Lombardi in a new play by Eric Simonson, based on the best-selling biography When Pride Still Mattered by David Maraniss. Also starring Judith Light.
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Previews begin October 2, Lincoln Center Theater/Belasco Theatre
Pedro Almadóvar's 1988 Oscar-nominated film comedy about a bunch of high strung Madrid women and the men in their lives is now a new Broadway musical with a score by David Yazbek and a book by Jeffrey Lane (the team responsible for Dirty Rotten Scoundrels). The cast is headed by Sheri Rene Scott and past Tony-winners Patti LuPone, Laura Benanti, and Brian Stokes Mitchell.
Driving Miss Daisy
Previews begin October 7, Golden Theatre
Past Tony-winners Vanessa Redgrave and James Earl Jones star as a 72-year widowed Atlanta Jewish woman and her African-American chauffer in the 1987 play by past Tony-winner Alfred Uhry. Four-time Tony winner Boyd Gaines rounds out the cast
The Scottsboro Boys
Previews begin October 7, Lyceum Theatre
A new musical from multiple Tony-winners John Kander and the late Fred Ebb based on the notorious 1930s case about nine African-American men unjustly accused of rape. A transfer from Off Broadway's Vineyard Theatre, the musical is presented in the format of a minstrel show. Past-winner John Collum is among the cast.
RAIN - A Tribute to the Beatles on Broadway
Previews begin October 19, Neil Simon Theatre
A multi-media concert starring the band RAIN that brings to life the Fab Four, covering the Beatles' early days, including the "Ed Sullivan Show" appearance in 1964, through to their final performance prior to the release of Abbey Road in 1969.
The Merchant of Venice
Previews begin October 19, Broadhurst Theatre
A transfer from Central Park of the Public Theater's acclaimed production of Shakespeare's uncomfortable tragic-comedy that mixes romance and revenge, set in a sharply polarized Venetian society of Christians and Jews. Past Tony-winner Al Pacino plays Shylock.
A Free Man of Color
Previews begin October 21, Lincoln Center Theater/Vivian Beaumont
Playwright John Guare's take on the Louisiana Purchase. In a freewheeling epic set in 1802 New Orleans the title character (played by past-winner Jeffrey Wright), is a new-world Don Juan and the wealthiest inhabitant of this sexually charged and racially progressive city.
The Pee-wee Herman Show
Previews begin October 26, Stephen Sondheim Theatre
A stage show based on the Saturday morning children's TV series features Paul Ruebens as the genially innocent, yet slyly campy and subversive host, along with the much-loved members of his idiosyncratic Playhouse gang.
Elf - The Musical
Previews begin November 2, Al Hirschfeld Theatre
A musical adapted from the 2003 Will Farrell hit movie about a human raised by Santa's helpers in the North Pole, who comes to New York City to discover his identity. Music by Matthew Sklar, lyrics by Chad Beguelin and book by past-winners Thomas Meehan and Bob Martin.
Spider-man Turn off the Dark
Previews begin November 14, Foxwoods Theatre
A new musical about the Marvel comics teen-age hero from Queens who suddenly finds himself endowed with super-powers. Music and lyrics by Bono and The Edge.
The Importance of Being Earnest
Previews begin December 20, Roundabout Theater Company/American Airlines Theatre
Past Tony-winner Brian Bedford both directs and performs the plum role of the formidable Lady Bracknell in a revival of Oscar Wilde's effervescent and perennially witty comedy of manners.
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Previews begin February 26, Al Hirschfeld Theatre
Daniel Radcliffe stars in a new revival of the 1962 Tony-winning musical with a score by Frank Loesser about a young window cleaner who follows the advice of a self-help book to launch a meteoric rise from mail-room to Vice-President of Advertising in a large corporation.
Good People
Previews begin February 8, Manhattan Theatre Club/Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
Frances McDormand and Tate Donovan star in David Lindsay Abaire's play set in an impoverished Boston neighborhood, where people's paychecks don't cover their bills.
Anything Goes
Previews begin March 10, Roundabout Theatre Company/Stephen Sondheim Theatre
Past-winner Sutton Foster plays Reno Sweeney in a new revival of the musical romp from Cole Porter that takes place on an ocean liner steaming across the Atlantic.
War Horse
Previews begin March 17, Lincoln Center Theater/Vivian Beaumont Theatre
London transfer of a play adapted by Nick Stafford from the novel by Michael Morpurgo that relates the extraordinary adventures a boy and his horse, after the beloved animal was sold to the cavalry upon the outbreak of the First World War.
Wonderland
Previews begin March 21, theatre TBA
A new musical from Frank Wildhorn which offers a contemporary take on the Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland stories: A grown woman discovers a whole other world lying underneath modern-day Manhattan.
And There's More…
Several other new shows are heading towards Broadway and hoping to debut during the upcoming season. While theatres and preview dates are still up in the air, it's definitely worth keeping them on your radar. The following are all musicals:
The Book of Mormon - from creators of Avenue Q and the TV series South Park
Catch Me If You Can - a stage adaptation of the Steven Spielberg movie
Love Never Dies- continuing the story of The Phantom of the Opera
Priscilla Queen of the Desert - based on the Australian movie hit
Sister Act - an adaptation of the film comedy about singing nuns, with a score by Alan Menken and Glenn Slater
Unchain My Heart, The Ray Charles Musical - a musical biography of the soul-music giant
Yank! - transfer of the York Theatre's Off Broadway musical about a gay romance in the armed services during World War II.
Plays on the horizon include:
Elling - two psychiatric patients who have to prove that they are capable of being normal, adapted by Simon Bent from the 2001 Norwegian film.
Other shows will be announced as the season gets underway, and we'll add those titles as information is confirmed.
See you at the theatre!
Note: All determinations of eligibility for the Tony Awards are made exclusively by the Tony Awards Administration Committee.
The New Season – A Sneak Preview
By Gerard Raymond
An American President as a rock star; coal miners who paint; a legendary football coach; Pee Wee Herman; a classic movie tear-jerker; the Beatles revisited; a boy and his horse; and a pound of flesh - that's just a small taste of the theatrical smorgasbord that makes up the list of productions set to open on Broadway in the 2010-2011 season. These and other shows will be hoping to be mentioned when nominations for the American Theatre Wing's 65th annual Tony Awards® are announced in the spring.
Broadway fans love to make Tony predictions even before the curtain goes up on a new production. To help you out, here's a sneak preview of the shows, arranged chronologically in order of their currently announced preview start dates. Of course, nothing is set in stone, and there are sure to be changes along the way. Certainly additional shows will be announced. Check back frequently--we'll add new productions to the list as they are confirmed.
You can click on a title to visit the show's official website.
Mrs. Warren's Profession
Previews begin September 3, Roundabout Theatre Company/American Airlines Theatre
Two-time Tony Award-winner Cherry Jones returns to Broadway in the 1893 play by George Bernard Shaw that tells the story of Kitty Warren, a mother who makes a terrible sacrifice for her daughter Vivie's independence. The play was shut down by the police on its original Broadway premiere in 1905 because of its clear-eyed view of prostitution.
Brief Encounter
Previews begin September 10, Roundabout Theater Company/Studio 54
Noël Coward's story about unexpected romance on a railway station platform is recreated with songs, dance and video-projections using elements from David Lean's classic 1945 movie and the original Coward one-act play on which it was based.
The Pitmen Painters
Previews begin September 14, Manhattan Theater Club/Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
The Live Theatre Newcastle and the National Theatre of Great Britain production of a new play by past Tony-winner Lee Hall about a group of coal miners from a town in northeast England in the 1930s, whose paintings were celebrated by the British art world.
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
Previews begin September 20, Bernard Jacobs Theatre
The controversial populist seventh President of the United States, who invented the Democratic Party and ruthlessly removed native tribes from their homelands, is reconceived as an emo-rock star in a gleefully outrageous musical by writer/director Alex Timbers and composer/lyricist Michael Friedman, which was originally presented Off Broadway at the Public Theater.
A Life in the Theatre
Previews begin September 21, Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre
Patrick Stewart and T. R. Knight star in David Mamet's 1997 two-character drama about the relationship between an older actor and a newcomer, which is inspired by the playwright's observations of backstage life and his own short-lived stint as an actor.
La Bête
Previews begin September 23, Music Box Theatre
Backstage hijinks feature prominently in David Hirson's 1991 Molière-inspired verse comedy set in 17th-century France about a theatre troupe forced to make artistic comprises by their royal patron. This revival stars past Tony-winners Mark Rylance and David Hyde Pierce, along with Joanna Lumley.
Lombardi
Previews begin September 23, Circle in the Square Theatre
Dan Luria (of The Wonder Years) portrays the beloved Green Bay Packers football coach Vince Lombardi in a new play by Eric Simonson, based on the best-selling biography When Pride Still Mattered by David Maraniss. Also starring Judith Light.
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Previews begin October 2, Lincoln Center Theater/Belasco Theatre
Pedro Almadóvar's 1988 Oscar-nominated film comedy about a bunch of high strung Madrid women and the men in their lives is now a new Broadway musical with a score by David Yazbek and a book by Jeffrey Lane (the team responsible for Dirty Rotten Scoundrels). The cast is headed by Sheri Rene Scott and past Tony-winners Patti LuPone, Laura Benanti, and Brian Stokes Mitchell.
Driving Miss Daisy
Previews begin October 7, Golden Theatre
Past Tony-winners Vanessa Redgrave and James Earl Jones star as a 72-year widowed Atlanta Jewish woman and her African-American chauffer in the 1987 play by past Tony-winner Alfred Uhry. Four-time Tony winner Boyd Gaines rounds out the cast
The Scottsboro Boys
Previews begin October 7, Lyceum Theatre
A new musical from multiple Tony-winners John Kander and the late Fred Ebb based on the notorious 1930s case about nine African-American men unjustly accused of rape. A transfer from Off Broadway's Vineyard Theatre, the musical is presented in the format of a minstrel show. Past-winner John Collum is among the cast.
RAIN - A Tribute to the Beatles on Broadway
Previews begin October 19, Neil Simon Theatre
A multi-media concert starring the band RAIN that brings to life the Fab Four, covering the Beatles' early days, including the "Ed Sullivan Show" appearance in 1964, through to their final performance prior to the release of Abbey Road in 1969.
The Merchant of Venice
Previews begin October 19, Broadhurst Theatre
A transfer from Central Park of the Public Theater's acclaimed production of Shakespeare's uncomfortable tragic-comedy that mixes romance and revenge, set in a sharply polarized Venetian society of Christians and Jews. Past Tony-winner Al Pacino plays Shylock.
A Free Man of Color
Previews begin October 21, Lincoln Center Theater/Vivian Beaumont
Playwright John Guare's take on the Louisiana Purchase. In a freewheeling epic set in 1802 New Orleans the title character (played by past-winner Jeffrey Wright), is a new-world Don Juan and the wealthiest inhabitant of this sexually charged and racially progressive city.
The Pee-wee Herman Show
Previews begin October 26, Stephen Sondheim Theatre
A stage show based on the Saturday morning children's TV series features Paul Ruebens as the genially innocent, yet slyly campy and subversive host, along with the much-loved members of his idiosyncratic Playhouse gang.
Elf - The Musical
Previews begin November 2, Al Hirschfeld Theatre
A musical adapted from the 2003 Will Farrell hit movie about a human raised by Santa's helpers in the North Pole, who comes to New York City to discover his identity. Music by Matthew Sklar, lyrics by Chad Beguelin and book by past-winners Thomas Meehan and Bob Martin.
Spider-man Turn off the Dark
Previews begin November 14, Foxwoods Theatre
A new musical about the Marvel comics teen-age hero from Queens who suddenly finds himself endowed with super-powers. Music and lyrics by Bono and The Edge.
The Importance of Being Earnest
Previews begin December 20, Roundabout Theater Company/American Airlines Theatre
Past Tony-winner Brian Bedford both directs and performs the plum role of the formidable Lady Bracknell in a revival of Oscar Wilde's effervescent and perennially witty comedy of manners.
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Previews begin February 26, Al Hirschfeld Theatre
Daniel Radcliffe stars in a new revival of the 1962 Tony-winning musical with a score by Frank Loesser about a young window cleaner who follows the advice of a self-help book to launch a meteoric rise from mail-room to Vice-President of Advertising in a large corporation.
Good People
Previews begin February 8, Manhattan Theatre Club/Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
Frances McDormand and Tate Donovan star in David Lindsay Abaire's play set in an impoverished Boston neighborhood, where people's paychecks don't cover their bills.
Anything Goes
Previews begin March 10, Roundabout Theatre Company/Stephen Sondheim Theatre
Past-winner Sutton Foster plays Reno Sweeney in a new revival of the musical romp from Cole Porter that takes place on an ocean liner steaming across the Atlantic.
War Horse
Previews begin March 17, Lincoln Center Theater/Vivian Beaumont Theatre
London transfer of a play adapted by Nick Stafford from the novel by Michael Morpurgo that relates the extraordinary adventures a boy and his horse, after the beloved animal was sold to the cavalry upon the outbreak of the First World War.
Wonderland
Previews begin March 21, theatre TBA
A new musical from Frank Wildhorn which offers a contemporary take on the Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland stories: A grown woman discovers a whole other world lying underneath modern-day Manhattan.
And There's More…
Several other new shows are heading towards Broadway and hoping to debut during the upcoming season. While theatres and preview dates are still up in the air, it's definitely worth keeping them on your radar. The following are all musicals:
The Book of Mormon - from creators of Avenue Q and the TV series South Park
Catch Me If You Can - a stage adaptation of the Steven Spielberg movie
Love Never Dies- continuing the story of The Phantom of the Opera
Priscilla Queen of the Desert - based on the Australian movie hit
Sister Act - an adaptation of the film comedy about singing nuns, with a score by Alan Menken and Glenn Slater
Unchain My Heart, The Ray Charles Musical - a musical biography of the soul-music giant
Yank! - transfer of the York Theatre's Off Broadway musical about a gay romance in the armed services during World War II.
Plays on the horizon include:
Elling - two psychiatric patients who have to prove that they are capable of being normal, adapted by Simon Bent from the 2001 Norwegian film.
Other shows will be announced as the season gets underway, and we'll add those titles as information is confirmed.
See you at the theatre!
Note: All determinations of eligibility for the Tony Awards are made exclusively by the Tony Awards Administration Committee.
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