My apologies, gentle readers - I was hoping to "live-blog" the Tony Awards, but life and an aging computer got in the way.
It was a big night for Once (also a great movie and soundtrack, by the way) and several other shows - here's the official list from the Associated Press:
Winners from the 2012 American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards, announced Sunday.
Musical: "Once."
Play: "Clybourne Park."
Revival of a Play: "Death of a Salesman."
Revival of a Musical: "The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess."
Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play: James Corden, "One Man, Two Guvnors."
Performance by an Actress in Leading Role in a Play: Nina Arianda, "Venus in Fur."
Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical: Steve Kazee, "Once."
Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical: Audra McDonald, "The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess."
Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play: Christian Borle, "Peter and the Starcatcher."
Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play: Judith Light, "Other Desert Cities."
Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical: Michael McGrath, "Nice Work If You Can Get It."
Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical: Judy Kaye, "Nice Work If You Can Get It."
Book of a Musical: Enda Walsh, "Once"
Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre: "Newsies."
Direction of Play: Mike Nichols, "Death of a Salesman."
Direction of a Musical: John Tiffany, "Once."
Choreography: Christopher Gattelli, "Newsies."
Orchestration: Martin Lowe, "Once."
Sound Design of a Play: Darron L. West, "Peter and the Starcatcher."
Sound Design of a Musical: Clive Goodwin, "Once."
Costume Design of a Play: Paloma Young, "Peter and the Starcatcher."
Costume Design of a Musical: Gregg Barnes, "Follies."
Scenic Design Play: Donyale Werle, "Peter and the Starcatcher"
Scenic Design of a Musical: Bob Crowley, "Once."
Lighting Design of a Play: Jeff Croiter, "Peter and the Starcatcher."
Lighting Design of a Musical: Natasha Katz, "Once"
Thanks for providing the complete list of winners. Missed a couple of them during the broadcast when I was out of the room for a few minutes. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm looking for a salt shaker in order to eat these words of mine: "Oh, there won't be anything like the 'Book of Mormon' juggernaut from last year when it comes to the musical awards."
ReplyDeleteThank goodness for DVR or I would have missed more than that (I didn't get home 'til well after the show started).
ReplyDeleteYeah, "Once" was a monster - a surprise, since the original film was such a small success (though quite good).
Can we agree that NPH should be "host for life?"
Agreed. He's charming, funny, keeps the show rolling at a good pace, & pulls off the musical numbers very well. I'm surprised he hasn't had a Broadway run yet, even if it was just a short one built around his schedule for "How I Met Your Mother."
ReplyDeleteWhile I don't think BOM was ever meant to be a "star vehicle", it'd be interesting to see "Elder NPH" at some point.