Moving Speeches Highlight an Otherwise Lackluster Tony Awards Ceremony
JUNE 10, 2019 After a moving turn as host of the Tony Awards in 2016 that occured just hours after the deadly Pulse nightclub shooting, James Corden returned on…
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The 2018 Tony Awards — With 11 Nominations, the Musical “The Band’s Visit” Wins 10 In a Night of Upsets
JUNE 11, 2018 Photo: The New York Times “The Band’s Visit,” an intimate musical in which lives are touched when an Egyptian military band finds itself stranded in a…
“Shut That Crap Off!” — Bette Midler Takes Control in an Otherwise Meh Tony Awards
JUNE 12, 2017 Photo: CBS It was quite an innovative year on Broadway, but you’d never know from Sunday night’s telecast of the “71st Annual Tony Awards” on CBS.…
“The Great Comet of 1812” and “Hello, Dolly!” Lead A Wildly Diverse Set of Tony Award Nominations
MAY 2, 2017 Photo: Playbill Last year at this time, it was all “Hamilton,” “Hamilton,” “Hamilton” when the time came to announce the nominees for the 2016 Tony Awards.…
The 2016 Tony Awards — A Very Sad Day Turned Into an Inspiring Night
JUNE 13, 2016 Photo: Reuters It was probably the year’s most challenging pivot, trickier than anything to date in this year’s presidential campaign, and it happened Sunday night at…
The Tony Awards — There’s No #TonysSoWhite This Year As “Hamilton” Nabs a Record-Breaking 16 Nominations
MAY 3, 2016 One hashtag you will definitely not be seeing this year is #TonysSoWhite. Unlike their compatriots in the Motion Picture Academy, voters for the 2016 Tony Awards,…
Tony Awards Postscript — All in All, Not Bad
JUNE 8, 2015 It’s the day after the 2015 Tony Awards, so let’s look at the aftermath. Chita Rivera and “The Visit” went 0 for 5, and will close this…
