Category Archives: Awards

2012 Emmy Nominations

Posted on July 19, 2012 by boz

The roster of nominees for the 64th Prime Time Emmy Awards were announced this morning by actress Kerry Washington (Scandal), ATAS chair Bruce Rosenblum, and host Jimmy Kimmel (Jimmy Kimmel Live), who substituted at the last minute (in pajamas) for … Continue reading →

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Songwriters Hall of Fame

Posted on June 15, 2012 by boz

Last night, Bette Midler received the Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award at the 43rd Songwriters Hall of Fame gala at New York’s Marriott Marquis Hotel. Also honored were musical collaborators Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones (The Fantasticks) and songwriter Jim … Continue reading →

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Tony Awards Recap

Posted on June 11, 2012 by boz

The revival of Follies wasn’t as loved as I had expected, perhaps just a case of out of sight out of mind, but the remainder of awards was delivered as I had predicted. The original Once was the big winner … Continue reading →

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Tony Awards Preview

Posted on June 8, 2012 by boz

This year’s Tony Awards ceremony is scheduled to include more live performances than it ever has before. The marathon of musical numbers will begin with The Book of Mormon, last year’s best musical winner, opening the show with “Hello!,” its … Continue reading →

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Dramatists Guild Fund Gala

Posted on June 7, 2012 by boz

Earlier this week, my friends at the Dramatists Guild Fund honored legendary Tony-winning composer John Kander at their 50th anniversary gala in New York’s Mandarin Oriental. Hosted by Jon Cryer, whose mother Gretchen Cryer is president of the fund’s board … Continue reading →

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2012 Awards Update #4

Posted on June 5, 2012 by boz

On Sunday, Brooke Shields and Brian d’Arcy James hosted the 57th annual Drama Desk Awards at New York’s Town Hall. Presenters included Angela Lansbury, James Earl Jones, Bernadette Peters, Doug Wright, Rick Elice, Maury Yeston, William Finn, Roger Rees, Alex … Continue reading →

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2012 Awards Update #3

Posted on May 24, 2012 by boz

This week three more sets of award winners were named for work in the 2011/12 New York theater season. The first were the 78th annual Drama League Awards, handed out this weekend in a ceremony at the Marriott Marquis Times … Continue reading →

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2012 Awards Update #2

Posted on May 14, 2012 by boz

Last night, the Outer Critics Circle revealed the winners of their 62nd annual awards. The honor for best new Broadway musical went to Once, which also saw wins for director John Tiffany and bookwriter Enda Walsh, while Queen of the … Continue reading →

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2012 Awards Update

Posted on May 8, 2012 by boz

The New York Drama Critics’ Circle met yesterday at the offices of Time Out New York, to determine the winners of its 77th annual awards. In the vote for Best Musical, Once lost by a hair on the first ballot … Continue reading →

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2012 Lucille Lortel Awards

Posted on May 7, 2012 by boz

The 27th annual Lucille Lortel Awards, hosted by Mario Cantone, were handed out last night at NYU’s Skirball Center. Among its seven nominations, Once converted three of them into wins: Best Musical, Best Choreography (Steve Hoggett), and Best Lighting (Natasha … Continue reading →

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