Reeve Carney as Orpheus and Eva Noblezada as Eurydice in Hadestown. (photo: Helen Maybanks) The modern take on Greek mythology, Hadestown, dominated the 2019 Tony Award nominations, leading the field 14 nods on Tuesday, including one for Best Musical. Ain’t Too Proud To Beg, a celebration of the music of the Temptations, and Tootsie, an update of the Oscar-winning 1982 …
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The 2018 Tony Award nominations will be announced tomorrow and…it’s kind of unexciting. While we have the Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle nominations from last week to tip us off it still looks like a relatively lackluster list of possibilities with some categories (like Actor in a Musical) struggling to fill out slots. Here are my predictions for this …
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Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 led the nominations for the 71st Tony Awards this morning with 12, with Hello, Dolly! and Dear Evan Hansen next with 10 and 9, respectively. The Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical is going to be a good fight with Bette Midler in Hello, Dolly as …
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A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder and the revival of Hedwig and the Angry Inch starring Emmy winner and previous Tony host Neil Patrick Harris led the 2014 Tony nominations this morning with 10 and 8 apiece, respectively. 6-time Emmy winner and Tony winner Tyne Daly and 5-time Tony winner Audra Macdonald return to compete against each in for …
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