Michael Friedman, a theatrical songwriter who died in 2017 at just 41, left behind a chorus of grieving friends and family. He also left a lot of music.
Faye Dunaway, the Oscar-winning actress whose reputation has long been dogged by suggestions that she is difficult to work with, has been fired by the producers of a one-woman show that had been planning to come to Broadway this season.
NEW YORK â Jonathan Groff has never been in a production of âLittle Shop of Horrors.â Unless, that is, you count the hours in the kitchen of his childhood home, belting out âSkid Row.â
You know who was nominated. But who got left out? And who might have been startled to find his or her name on Tuesday morningâs Tonys list? Hereâs a guide to the dayâs snubs and surprises:
âHadestown,â a folk-and-blues-inflected musical reimagining the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, led the Tony nominations Tuesday, winning nods in 14 categories and becoming a front-runner in the hotly contested, and financially significant, race for the seasonâs best new musical.
You know who was nominated. But who got left out? And who might have been startled to find his or her name on Tuesday morningâs Tonys list? Hereâs a guide to the dayâs snubs and surprises:
CHICAGO â Audrey Burcham and Grace Troelstrup got up at 5 a.m. Saturday to be sure they would make it on time. By 7, three hours before a large âHamiltonâ exhibition opened here, they were standing at the front of the line with their moms. Audrey, 12, was clutching an Alexander Hamilton doll as well as a hard-bound collection of inspirational tweets from Lin-Manuel Miranda and, of course, a Playbill; Grace, 13, was wearing a gold star âHamiltonâ knit cap and toting âHamilton: The Revolution,â...
CHICAGO â Audrey Burcham and Grace Troelstrup got up at 5 a.m. Saturday to be sure they would make it on time. By 7, three hours before a large âHamiltonâ exhibition opened here, they were standing at the front of the line with their moms. Audrey, 12, was clutching an Alexander Hamilton doll as well as a hard-bound collection of inspirational tweets from Lin-Manuel Miranda and, of course, a Playbill; Grace, 13, was wearing a gold star âHamiltonâ knit cap and toting âHamilton: The Revolution,â...
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