Category Archives: Tony Awards
See who else grabbed a statuette on the full list of the night’s big winners. Continue reading
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Tagged Audra McDonald, Christian Borle, James Earl Jones, John Lithgow, Judith Light, Stockard Channing
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“I’m a gypsy in my soul,” says the seven-time Tony nominee (one win), including this year’s best performance by an actress in a leading role in a play, Other Desert Cities. Channing, 68, is glad her life allows her the … Continue reading
When Steven Spielberg, executive producer of Smash, called to congratulate co-star Borle, 38, on the show’s renewal, the actor had to find somewhere he could hear the call. “We have terrible cellphone service in our dressing rooms” for Peter and … Continue reading
With the Tony Awards and her fall wedding, McDonald, 41, is facing a double wardrobe crisis. “I’m not a girly girl, so dressing up is not something I love doing,” says the four-time Tony winner and a nominee for best … Continue reading
He has been nominated for Oscars and Emmys, but there’s something different about being up for a Tony, says Lithgow, 66, who is nominated for best actor in a play for his role as newspaperman Joseph Alsop in The Columnist. … Continue reading
It has been a bittersweet spring for Light. The sweet: Light, 63, earned her second Tony nomination in two years, this year for best performance by an actress in a featured role in a play for Other Desert Cities. The … Continue reading
“I reckon I’ll be there,” the two-time Tony winner and former Army veteran says about this year’s awards show, where he’s a nominee for best performance by an actor in a leading role in a play for Gore Vidal’s The … Continue reading
Yvette McHenry, Owensboro, Ky. “It’s definitely been nonstop since the beginning of last year,” the Idol Season 6 winner says, recalling the past 12 months, which have included a headlining tour, a run on Broadway in the Tony-winning musical In … Continue reading
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Tagged American Idol, In the Heights, Jordan Sparks
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Sandra Goodwin, Ellsworth, Maine LaPaglia, an Aussie, has tailored his accent for roles since his arrival in the States in 1982. “When I moved here, it wasn’t particularly fashionable to be an Australian actor,” says LaPaglia, 52, who won a … Continue reading
Posted in Emmy Awards, In Print, Movies, People, Reader Questions, Tony Awards, TV
Tagged A View From the Bridge, Anthony LaPaglia, Without a Trace
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Neil Patrick Harris was a charming and funny host of the Tony Awards Sunday night; the Emmy Awards producers ought to be making their offers to him today. Harris’ popular How I Met Your Mother airs on CBS, which conveniently … Continue reading
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If you love the theater like I do, you won't want to miss this weekend's Who's News column. It's a special report on the 63rd annual Tony Awards. We talked with several of the nominees — names and shows you're … Continue reading
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How I Met Your Mother's Neil Patrick Harris (at left with HIMYM co-star Cobie Smulders) met with the press by phone today to talk about hosting the Tony Awards on Sunday night and our Steve Thompson was among those asking … Continue reading
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Neil Patrick Harris, right, hosts the 63rd Annual Tony Awards live from Radio City Music Hall this Sunday at 8 p.m. ET, but viewers in New York City don't have to tune in to CBS to find out who wins. … Continue reading
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How I Met Your Mother's dapper, catch-phrase dropping Barney — aka Neil Patrick Harris — will host the 63rd annual Tony Awards on CBS Sunday June 7. He has some big shoes to fill: Whoopi Goldberg hosted last year, Hugh … Continue reading
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It’s Tony nomination day and I’m working on a June 7 special Who’s News report on the awards ceremony and show, which will air on CBS live that evening. No word yet on a host (last year Whoopi Goldberg did … Continue reading
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