“Unlike the Oscars and the Grammys, for which actual awards are given only to hands-on producers and artists, organizers sell Tonys to dozens of major investors, which helps finance the multimillion-dollar awards ceremony.”
Category: theatre
Broadway’s Complicated Calculus For Success
“As Broadway’s current crop of plays now achieve profitability (or fail to), the lineup of recent hits vs. misses serves as a stark reminder that star casting isn’t the only variable in the math of a nonmusical success.”
High School Students Descend On Broadway
Each student has come to New York having won a regional award for a specific performance. They arrive prepared with a song from that show to perform, not to mention their costume in tow. A group of coaches–this year that included the musical theater performers Liz Callaway and Leslie Odom Jr. who, yes, was on “Smash”–split them into groups where they create medley around their songs, much like the openers on “American Idol.”
Cirque Du Soleil Performer’s Death Ruled Accidental
“Nevada’s Clark County coroner’s office issued a statement late Tuesday saying the death of Cirque du Soleil performer Sarah Guillot-Guyard was accidental.” She fell while being hoisted into the air during a performance of the show Ka at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
What Was The Hardest Part Of Bette Midler’s Broadway Gig?
“The cigarettes nearly killed me. I answer the phone now and people calling think it’s my husband. … And the wigs! Let’s not talk about the fricking wigs, that was such a saga. But the cigarettes were the hardest. … I was thrilled, though, when I finally got the timing down to smoke two at once – a cigarette in one hand and a joint in the other.”
Cirque Du Soleil Disasters: A Brief History
The death of aerialist Sarah Guillot-Guyard during a weekend performance in Las Vegas wasn’t the first tragic accident at the company – though death and serious injuries are rare, considering the nature of the work.
Jason Alexander On The Shutdown Of His Theater Company
“Jason Alexander has shed some more light on the recent demise of Reprise Theatre Company. The “Seinfeld” veteran had served as artistic director of the Los Angeles musical theater organization since 2007 and has appeared in several of its productions.”
London To Host Its First-Ever Cabaret Festival
“Comedian Alexander Armstrong and US singer Michael Feinstein are among the performers lined up to appear as part of the first London Festival of Cabaret. The festival will run from October 22 until November 15 with events taking place in a variety of venues across London. Other acts taking part include Elaine Paige, Maria Friedman and Barb Jungr.”
Pasadena Playhouse Ends Its Lifetime Subscription Deal
“The curtain has come down on one of the best theater-going deals anywhere: lifetime subscriptions to the Pasadena Playhouse that were offered briefly in 1994 for a one-time, $5,000 donation.”
Yet Another Person From England Is Running The National Theatre Of Scotland
But that’s OK: “I can’t do anything about my nationality and I didn’t appoint myself. Scotland is a very international country and looks outside of its own borders as a matter of course and that’s one of the most exciting things about being part of this company.”