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Tonys Tip Hat to Oldies and Goodies

Gillian Reagan — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:34:46 -0400

The Observer's John Heilpern was right. The Tony Awards last night at Radio City Music Hall was the night for the great Ms. Patti LuPone and the diva’s devoted followers known as LuPonistas. It had been almost three decades since Ms. LuPone won her first Tony Award for Evita. She was nominated in 1988 for Anything Goes and in 2006 for Sweeney Todd, but now she finally got the top nod again for her role as Mama Rose in Gypsy. "I was afraid to write a speech because I’ve written a couple before and they never made it out of my purse," she said in her acceptance speech. read more »

Sing Out, LuPone! My Tony Tipsheet

John Heilpern — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 12:23:38 -0400

And so to the moment the nation and Patti LuPone have been waiting for—the Tony Awards on CBS, Sunday, June 15, at 8 p.m. What a great night it’ll be for Ms. LuPone and the diva’s devoted followers known as LuPonistas. It better be! But first things first:

Who do you think is going to take home the Tony for Best Sound Design of a Musical? read more »

Sharp Shapiro: Could August Director Become the Fifth Woman to Win Top Tony?

Gillian Reagan — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 12:30:57 -0400

The New York Sun sat down with Anna Shapiro, the director of Pulitzer Prize-winning play August: Osage County. She won the Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle awards for best direction of a play. But now she's up for best director at the Tony Awards. read more »

In the Heights Rises Above Tony Nominees

Gillian Reagan — Tue, 13 May 2008 11:27:26 -0400

It's a lucky number 13 nominations for In the Heights, the smash-hit musical about Washington Heights, including two nods for Lin-Manuel Miranda, the show’s 28-year-old creator and star, according to the New York Times. The 2007-2008 Tony Award nominations were announced today by Tony Award winners Sara Ramirez and David Hyde Pierce at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Other musicals competing for the top prize include Cry-Baby, Passing Strange and Xanadu. The 62nd Annual Tony Awards — hosted by Tony and Academy Award winner Whoopi Goldberg — will be presented on June 15 at Radio City Music Hall. read more »

It’s Tony Time for Sir Tom … and Kiki and Herb

John Heilpern — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 14:38:38 -0400

It’s a little bit unfortunate that the final episode of The Sopranos will air at the same time as the 61st annual Tony Awards ceremony on Sunday, June 10. But I know which one I’ll be watching. Yes, siree! read more »

Tony Award Nominations: The Chenoweth Files

Observer Staff — Tue, 15 May 2007 12:23:26 -0400

Spring Awakenings was this morning's big winner when the nominees for 2007 Tony Awards were announced.

Click "read more" to see the full official list, including the number of nominations each nominee actually received from the League of American Theaters and Producers.

And here's a handy round-up of early observations:

Kristin Chenoweth was robbed!

Kristin Chenoweth was robbed! read more »