Sunday, June 10, 2012

Tony awards

  • The 66th Tony Awards got off to a fun, if familiar, start on Sunday night: Singing Mormons (again), host Neil Patrick Harris (again) and a gay joke about Broadway (again).
  • (New York Daily News)
  • NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Tony Awards kicked off on Sunday with Broadways biggest stars hitting the red carpet and humble Irish love story Once heading into the night leading a close race for Broadways best musicals and plays.
  • (Reuters UK)
  • NEW YORK - Once has jumped out to a big lead at the 2012 Tony Awards, taking four honors so far, including best direction of a musical. But Peter and the Starcatcher was close behind with three awards.
  • (CBS News)
  • Alan Menken, the multiple Oscar-winning composer of multiple Disney animated movies, took home his first Tony Award for another Disney property — the musical Newsies.
  • (Chicago Tribune)
  • Once, the romantic new musical based on the 2006 indie movie of the same name, took the early lead at the Tony Awards on Sunday in New York, winning awards for book and orchestration.
  • (Los Angeles Times)
  • A big night for "Newsies" at Sunday night's Tony Awards included a victory for choreographer Christopher Gattelli, a 1991 Bristol High School graduate. Gattelli, 39, received his trophy early during the televised ceremony, off-screen.
  • (msnbc.com)
  • NEW YORK -- Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark may have received only two nominations at this years Tony Awards, but the spirit of the polarizing production hovers over the Tonys -- literally.
  • (Los Angeles Times)
  •  Judith Light, who plays an acerbic alcoholic in Other Desert Cities, won won the first acting Tony Award of 2012 on a night that promises to be a nail-biter in many categories and a feast for the eyes and ears with a record 16 musical numbers.
  • (Newsday)
  • NEW YORK — The bittersweet musical "Once" and the inventive play "Peter and the Starcatcher" are going head-to-head for the most Tony Awards. Both had four as the night hit its halfway point.
  • (Washington Post)

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