Joanna Lumley, a 2011 Tony nominee for her performance in La Bete, will host a three-part series for BBC Radio 2 entitled Joanna Lumley on Broadway. The series, which takes "a historical, theatrical and musical journey down America's iconic Broadway," will debut July 11 at 10 PM London time with a program titled "You've Got to Be Carefully Taught." In the first episode … [Read more...] about Joanna Lumley to interview Julie Taymor, Hal Prince, Joel Grey and others for new radio series
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Tony Award Nominations 2011
Best Play Good People Author: David Lindsay-Abaire Jerusalem Author: Jez Butterworth The Motherf**ker with the Hat Author: Stephen Adly Guirgis War Horse Author: Nick Stafford Best Musical The Book of Mormon Catch Me If You Can The Scottsboro Boys Sister … [Read more...] about Tony Award Nominations 2011
Tony nominated playwright and librettist Sidney Michaels dies at 83
Sidney Michaels, a playwright who was nominated for Tony Awards in three consecutive seasons in the 1960s, died last Friday in Westport, Connecticut. He was 83. Michaels was always unfortunate in the Tony's for being up against some legendary productions. Michaels made a splash on Broadway in 1962 with his play “Tchin-Tchin,” starring Margaret Leighton and Anthony Quinn, an … [Read more...] about Tony nominated playwright and librettist Sidney Michaels dies at 83