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Carnegie Mellon Cheers 'Bumper Crop' Of Tonys

14 June 2013 7:28 AM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »

New York — There was plenty of applause heard during the Tony Awards – and perhaps no place louder than from as far away as Pittsburgh.

Six alumni from Carnegie Mellon University took home Tonys in five categories, a glittery haul that was both a school record and a huge source of pride for a theater department that turns 100 next year.

Billy Porter, Patina Miller and Judith Light each took home acting Tonys, while Ann Roth got one for best costume design, and partners Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer won for best lighting design of a play.

"We've had a bumper crop," said Peter Cooke, head of the university's school of drama. "I'm just delighted that they received rewards from their peers. It was just a terrific night."

The six wins means Carnegie Mellon took bragging rights from the better-known Yale University School of Drama, which had four Tony winners Sunday: costume designer William Ivey Long, »

- AP

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Video: Actors Thanks Their Teachers, Families, Peers at Tony Awards

10 June 2013 8:58 AM, PDT | backstage.com | See recent Backstage news »

The Tony Awards featured emotional speeches from the actors who took home Broadway's biggest honor last night. From Tracy Letts’ impassioned call to actors, to Patina Miller’s moving tribute to her cast, crew, and family, we’ve put together all of last night’s winners and their acceptance speeches. Courtney B. Vance took home the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performance as Hap Hairston in Nora Ephron’s “Lucky Guy.” In his speech, Vance thanked his wife Angela Basset who gave him “the nod” to do this role. Judith Light took home the trophy for Best Featured Actress in a Play for the second consecutive year for her work in Richard Greenburg’s “The Assembled Parties.” Light addressed her acceptance speech to the Broadway community, thankful for her part in it. “You lift our culture with your artistry. You inspire me and I »

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Tony Awards 2013: The Complete List Of Winners

10 June 2013 8:05 AM, PDT | Celebsology | See recent Celebsology news »

The 2013 Tony Awards brought out some of the best actors in the business, and was led by Neil Patrick Harris for the fourth time as host. Taking place at Radio City Music Hall Sunday June 9, some of the biggest winners of the night included Kinky Boots and Pippin. Check out the complete winners list below!

| Related: Check out the performances from the Tony Awards 2013! |

Best Performance By Actor In Leading Role In Play

Winner: Tracy Letts, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf

Other nominees: Tom Hanks, Lucky Guy; Nathan Lane, The Nance; David Hyde Pierce, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike; Tom Sturridge, Orphans

Best Performance By Actress In Leading Role In Play

Winner: Cicely Tyson, The Trip to Bountiful

Other nominees: Laurie Metcalf, The Other Place; Amy Morton, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?; Kristine Nielsen, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike; Holland Taylor, Ann

Best Performance By Actor »

- Stephanie Webber

A Night For Women At The Tony Awards

10 June 2013 5:35 AM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »

New York — On a feel-good night for Broadway, it was only natural that the Tony award go to its most feel-good musical, the joyous "Kinky Boots." But most everything about Sunday's Tony telecast was warmhearted, from inspiring speeches about the theatrical community to the inspired antics of Neil Patrick Harris, who should officially be awarded the host job on a permanent basis.

It was an especially happy night for female theater artists: In a rare feat, women took home both directing prizes, for a musical (Diane Paulus for the high-energy "Pippin" revival) and for a play (Pam MacKinnon for the searing revival of "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?").

And Cyndi Lauper won best original score for "Kinky Boots," a result that had many in the audience whooping with delight. "Girl, you're gonna have fun tonight!" shouted presenter Jesse Tyler Ferguson, the "Modern Family" actor – a reference, of course, to Lauper's »

- AP

The Top Tony Winners

9 June 2013 9:19 PM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »

-- Top winners at the 2013 American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards, announced Sunday.

Best Play: "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike."

Best Musical: "Kinky Boots."

Best Book of a Musical: "Matilda the Musical."

Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theater: "Kinky Boots."

Best Revival of a Play: "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"

Best Revival of a Musical: "Pippin."

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play: Tracy Letts, "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"

Best Performance by an Actress in Leading Role in a Play: Cicely Tyson, "The Trip to Bountiful."

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical: Billy Porter, "Kinky Boots."

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical: Patina Miller, "Pippin."

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play: Courtney B. Vance, "Lucky Guy."

Best Performance by an »

- AP

Tony Award winners list: 'Kinky Boots' and 'Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike' take home top prizes

9 June 2013 8:34 PM, PDT | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »

The feel-good musical Kinky Boots, with songs by pop star and Broadway newcomer Cyndi Lauper, strutted away with a leading six 2013 Tony Awards on Sunday, including best musical, best original score and best leading man.

Christopher Durang’s comical Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike won the best play Tony. Matilda the Musical and Pippin won four awards each and two other shows — Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and The Nance — shared three awards each. Tom Hanks left empty-handed, a Broadway newcomer not fated to be a Lucky Guy.

Neil Patrick Harris was back for his fourth turn »

- Associated Press

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2013 Tony Award Winners: ‘Kinky Boots’ & More — Full List

9 June 2013 8:02 PM, PDT | HollywoodLife | See recent HollywoodLife news »

It was Broadway’s big night on June 9, as all the best in the theater world were out to see if their plays would take home any awards. Read the full list of winners below and weigh in with your reactions!

It was another fun year at the Tony Awards, thanks to now veteran host Neil Patrick Harris and a slew of amazing plays, actors, and writers who were up for awards in 2013. Did your favorites end up taking home a medallion? Check out the full winner’s list below to find out!

2013 Tony Award Winners

Best Musical: Kinky Boots

Best Revival of a Musical: Pippin

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical: Patina Miller, Pippin

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play: Cicely Tyson, The Trip To Bountiful

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play: Tracy Letts, »

- Andrew Gruttadaro

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Tony Awards 2013: Neil Patrick Harris and most of Broadway open the show

9 June 2013 6:47 PM, PDT | Zap2It - From Inside the Box | See recent Zap2It - From Inside the Box news »

"The Tony Awards" opened with Neil Patrick Harris as the singer from "Once" and poked fun at Shia LeBeouf "for passing on opening."

And yes, of course he can play guitar. What can't Neil Patrick Harris do?

Within moments he was in a tux, doing the big opening number and introducing Mike Tyson.

Yes, Mike Tyson on Broadway, but he did have a limited run show this season.

No worries about any dancers losing their job.

Singers and dancers from all of the hit musicals paraded on the huge stage of Radio City Musical Hall for the live production on CBS. As kids from "A Christmas Story, the Musical" and "Matilda, the Musical" danced on stage.

Harris sang: "Is there a Tony daycare where all of you go? Do your parents aside all your Broadway dough?"

And as a dig to lip synchers, he added: "We sing live eight times a week -- check it. »

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Tony nominees participate in the Six-Word Memoir Project

7 June 2013 3:06 PM, PDT | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »

Smith Magazine’s Six-Word Memoir Project has creeped its way into Tony Awards land, with some hilarious results. Nominees for this Sunday night’s Tony Awards (airing on CBS beginning at 8 p.m. Et) had to express their gratitude, best wishes, and other emotions in six words, and the magazine’s Facebook page has them in a gallery for perusal. Most amusing of all is how many nominees either exceed or don’t quite reach six words. (Ahem, Courtney B. Vance, Hal Luftig, and Bertie Carvel- — though the latter freely admits his rascally deed). And Holland Taylor slips one last word in, »

- Jason Clark

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USA's Graceland: Will You Pay a Return Visit?

6 June 2013 8:37 PM, PDT | TVLine.com | See recent TVLine.com news »

USA Network this Thursday night invited you to Graceland, its new crime drama from White Collar creator Jeff Eastin — so, was it fun in the SoCal sun?

Related | Welcome to Graceland: Your Guide to Who’s Who — Including the Big Liar and Two Fierce Femmes

The premiere introduced us to Mike Warren (played by Aaron Tveit, Les Miserables), an FBI rookie detoured from his desired D.C. assignment and instead deposited in the titular beach house, which also plays home to fellow bureau agents Paul Briggs (Daniel Sunjata, Rescue Me), “Charlie” DeMarco (Vanessa Ferlito, CSI: NY) and “Johnny” Tuturro (Manny Montana, »

- Matt Webb Mitovich

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Graceland

6 June 2013 12:30 PM, PDT | TVSeriesFinale.com | See recent TVSeriesFinale news »

Network: USA

Episodes: Ongoing (hour)

Seasons: Ongoing

TV show dates: June 6, 2013 -- Tbd

Series status: Has not been cancelled

Performers include: Aaron Tveit, Brandon Jay McLaren, Courtney B. Vance, Daniel Sunjata, Jay Karnes, Manny Montana, Scottie Thompson, and Vanessa Ferlito.

TV show description:

This series is inspired by true events and focuses on the lives of undercover agents from the FBI, DEA, and Us Customs who reside and operate under one roof. When forced to give up any shred of normalcy and the question of trust is a matter of life or death, the house becomes a sanctuary -- their "Graceland."

Senior FBI agent Paul Briggs (Daniel Sunjata) has a legendary track record in the bureau. However, after a mysterious event that sent him on an unexplained leave of absence a few »

- TVSeriesFinale.com

Tony Awards 2013: Who will win?

3 June 2013 6:30 AM, PDT | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »

Despite a Broadway season that saw a 6-percent dip in attendance, theater fans still have cause for celebration at this Sunday’s Tony Awards. There’s a contest heating up for Best Musical, pitting the “revolting” children of Matilda against the fabulous drag queens of Kinky Boots.

And there’s some real suspense in other major categories: Will two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks (above) add a Tony to his mantel for his Broadway debut in Lucky Guy? Will former Who’s the Boss star Judith Light win back-to-back Tonys in Best Featured Actress in a Play? EW critics Melissa Rose »

- Thom Geier

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DVD Review - Nothing But the Truth (2008)

20 May 2013 2:26 PM, PDT | Flickeringmyth | See recent Flickeringmyth news »

Nothing But the Truth, 2008.

Director Rod Lurie.

Starring Kate Beckinsale, Matt Dillon, Angela Bassett, Alan Alda, Vera Farmiga, David Schwimmer, Courtney B. Vance, and Noah Wyle.

Synopsis:

In Washington, D.C., a female reporter faces a possible jail sentence for outing a CIA agent and refusing to reveal her source.

Nothing But the Truth is a 2008 political/courtroom drama starring Kate Beckinsale as Rachel Armstrong, a reporter threatened with imprisonment for her refusal to reveal the source of a highly sensitive political story to the Us government. Supported by an ensemble cast including Matt Dillon and David Schwimmer, the film details the lengths to which Armstrong will go to protect her journalistic integrity and the consequences her actions have for her personal life and those tasked with both prosecuting and defending her case.

Writer-director Rod Lurie attempts to craft a film that views the traditionally testosterone-fuelled world of high level »

- Flickering Myth

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'Lucky Guy' Recoups on Broadway

2 May 2013 11:23 AM, PDT | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »

New York -- That title isn't wrong. In what is turning into a truly fortunate week for Lucky Guy, producers have announced that the late Nora Ephron's play has recouped its initial capitalization of $3.6 million, only two days after picking up six Tony nominations. Digging into her early journalism roots, Ephron's final work is an affectionate chronicle of the New York tabloid wars of the 1980s and of the rise, fall and redemption of scrappy crime-beat columnist Mike McAlary. On Tuesday, it was nominated for best play, leading actor Tom Hanks, featured actor Courtney B. Vance and director George C. Wolfe as well

- David Rooney

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Hollywood Snubs at Broadway Awards Include Johansson, Weaver, MIdler, Rudd

30 April 2013 5:41 PM, PDT | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news »

Tony Awards 2013 ‘Hollywood Snubs’ (photo: Scarlett Johansson in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof) [See previous post: "Tony Awards 2013: Cicely Tyson, Tom Hanks Nominated."] Among the movie celebrities who could have been nominated but weren’t, are The Avengers‘ Scarlett Johansson and Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter‘s Benjamin Walker for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (made into a 1958 movie directed by Richard Brooks, and starring Elizabeth Taylor and Paul Newman); and two-time Oscar nominee Jessica Chastain (The Help, Zero Dark Thirty) for The Heiress (in the role that earned Olivia de Havilland an Oscar). Here are a few more: Alien and Avatar‘s Sigourney Weaver for Vanya and Sonya and Masha and Spike; Bette Midler for John Logan’s I’ll Eat You Last: A Chat with Sue Mengers, about the powerful Hollywood agent whose clients ranged from Barbra Streisand to Tatum O’Neal; and Paul Rudd (Prince Avalanche) and Michael Shannon (Revolutionary Road) for Grace. (See also Tony »

- Andre Soares

'Kinky Boots' Leads The Pack

30 April 2013 8:21 AM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »

New York — The Cyndi Lauper-scored "Kinky Boots" has earned a leading 13 Tony Award nominations, with the British import "Matilda: The Musical" close behind with 12. Tom Hanks, making his Broadway debut, earned a nod as leading man in a play.

"Kinky Boots" is based on the 2005 British movie about a real-life shoe factory that struggles until it finds new life in fetish footwear. Lauper's songs and a story by Harvey Fierstein have made it a crowd-pleaser.

"I walked my dog early this morning so I'd be back in time to listen to the announcement. It's so great. It's so great. I'm done crying a little bit. But I'm still thrilled and a little stunned," Lauper said.

The haul did not match the record number of nominations for a musical, which is 15, set by "The Producers" in 2001 and "Billy Elliot" in 2009. "The Book of Mormon" nabbed 14 Tony nods in 2011.

"Lucky Guy, »

- AP

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2013 Tony Awards Nominees Announced (Cicely Tyson, Condola Rashad, Courtney B. Vance, Others)

30 April 2013 7:32 AM, PDT | ShadowAndAct | See recent ShadowAndAct news »

The 2013 Tony Award nominations were announced this morning in New York. Congrats are in order for: Cicely Tyson (Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play, A Trip To Bountiful), Billy Porter (Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical, Kinky Boots), Valisia LeKae (Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical, Motown The Musical), Patina Miller (Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical, Pippin), Courtney B. Vance (Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play, Lucky Guy), Shalita Grant (Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play, Vanya and »

- Tambay A. Obenson

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2013 Tony Award nominees full list: Tom Hanks up, Cyndi Lauper's 'Kinky Boots' leads with 13

30 April 2013 7:18 AM, PDT | Pop2it | See recent Pop2it news »

The nominations for the 67th annual Tony Awards were announced Tuesday (April 30). "Kinky Boots," a musical from Cyndi Lauper and Harvey Fierstein, leads the way with 13 nominations. Actor Tom Hanks also received his first Tony nomination, for his work in the late Nora Ephron's "Lucky Guy."

The 2013 Tony Awards air live on CBS Sunday, June 9 at 8 p.m. Et/Pt.

The full list of nominees:

Best Musical

Bring It On: The Musical

A Christmas Story, The Musical

Kinky Boots

Matilda The Musical

Best play

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike

The Testament of Mary

Lucky Guy

The Assembled Parties

Best revival of a play

Golden Boy

Orphans

Trip to Bountiful

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Best revival of a musical

Annie

Pippin

Cinderella

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play

Tom Hanks, Lucky Guy

Nathan Lane, The Nance

Tracy Letts, »

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2013 Tony Nominations: 'Kinky Boots,' 'Matilda,' 'Pippin' lead the pack

30 April 2013 6:58 AM, PDT | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »

The sex is in the heel, indeed! The Harvey Fierstein-Cyndi Lauper musical Kinky Boots (based on the 2005 British film) dominated the Tony nominations, garnering 13 Tony nominations, including a best score nod for Lauper for her first-ever musical. Trailing not far behind were Matilda (12 nods), whose four tweens sharing the title role will be recognized with a special award on Tony night, Pippin (10 nods), and Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella (9 nods).

On the play side, the celebrated revival of Clifford Odets’ Golden Boy proved strong as its boxer lead character, with 8 nods. Tom Hanks guns for Egot territory with a »

- Jason Clark