It’s Tony Week and the theatre fans are anxiously holding their breaths, as this is our biggest night. It’s the be all and end all. Forget the Oscars, forget the Grammy’s – for us, this is it. This is the American Theatre Wing’s Tony’s. The proper name of a Tony is the Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, and the awards recognize achievement in live Broadway Theatre. The ceremony always takes place in New York City, home of the Great White Way. Who exactly has won Tony’s in the past? Well, we’ve got a Godfather, the Black Widow, a psychic medium and an 80’s popstar. Let’s have a look at some people you may not know are Tony Winners.
by Laura W
It’s Tony Week and the theatre fans are anxiously holding their breaths, as this is our biggest night. It’s the be all and end all. Forget the Oscars, forget the Grammy’s – for us, this is it. This is the American Theatre Wing’s Tony’s. The proper name of a Tony is the Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, and the awards recognize achievement in live Broadway Theatre. The ceremony always takes place in New York City, home of the Great White Way. Who exactly has won Tony’s in the past? Well, we’ve got a Godfather, the Black Widow, a psychic medium and an 80’s popstar. Let’s have a look at some people you may not know are Tony Winners. by Laura Weaver The day has arrived for people like me. The 2014 Tony Award Nominations were announced last week by Lucy Liu and Jonathan Groff, and it’s going to be an extremely tight race, probably even tighter than any other type of award this year. Nominations range from a show about The French Revolution to a Disney show about a street rat, from Neil Patrick Harris to Bryan Cranston. The announcement wasn’t without some upset, however as it was noted that Michelle Williams, Denzel Washington and Daniel Radcliffe (again) were all snubbed for brilliant performances. However, despite these upsets, many are pleased. by Grant Furuholmen Movies will make you famous; Television will make you rich; But theatre will make you good.” Terrance Mann As an avid lover and study of these different medium, I appreciate that although in the same family, these choices of expressions cannot be any more different. Having worked on theatre shows as well as movies such as Thor 2, I can attest to this personally. |
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