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Tony Awards Nominations: Evan Hansen, Hello, Dolly! Score Big, Charlie, Anastasia, Amelie Wiped Out

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Tony Awards Nominations: Evan Hansen, Hello, Dolly! Score Big, Charlie, Anastasia, Amelie Wiped Out

keep refreshing. Unfortunately, the Live Stream from the Tony Awards did not work at all…

The biggest snubs: Allison Janney and John Benjamin Hickey in “Six Degrees.” Wow. They were terrific. Musicals snubbed deserved it: Amelie, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Anastasia.

Best Musical
Come From Away
Dear Evan Hansen
Groundhog Day
Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

Best Revival of a Musical
Falsettos
Hello, Dolly!
Miss Saigon

Best Revival of a Play

August Wilson’s Jitney

Lillian Hellman’s The Little Foxes

Present Laughter

Six Degrees of Separation

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
Christian Borle, Falsettos
Josh Groban, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
David Hyde Pierce, Hello, Dolly!
Andy Karl, Groundhog Day
Ben Platt, Dear Evan Hansen

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
Denée Benton, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
Christine Ebersole, War Paint
Patti LuPone, War Paint
Bette Midler, Hello, Dolly!
Eva Noblezada, Miss Saigon

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
Denis Arndt, Heisenberg
Chris Cooper, A Doll’s House, Part 2
Corey Hawkins, Six Degrees of Separation
Kevin Kline, Present Laughter
Jefferson Mays, Oslo

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play
Cate Blanchett, The Present
Jennifer Ehle, Oslo
Sally Field, The Glass Menagerie
Laura Linney, The Little Foxes
Laurie Metcalf, A Doll’s House, Part 2

Best Score
Come From Away, David Hein and Irene Sankoff
Dear Evan Hansen, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul
Groundhog Day, Tim Minchin
Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, Dave Malloy

Best Book of a Musical
Come From Away, David Hein and Irene Sankoff
Dear Evan Hansen, Steven Levenson
Groundhog Day, Danny Rubin
Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, Dave Malloy

Best Choreography
Andy Blankenbuehler, Bandstand
Peter Darling and Ellen Kane, Groundhog Day
Kelly Devine, Come From Away
Denis Jones, Holiday Inn
Sam Pinkleton, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

Best Orchestrations
Bill Elliott and Greg Anthony Rassen, Bandstand
Larry Hochman, Hello, Dolly!
Alex Lacamoire, Dear Evan Hansen
Dave Malloy, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

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

Michael Aronov, Oslo
Danny DeVito, Arthur Miller’s The Price
Nathan Lane, The Front Page
Richard Thomas, Lillian Hellman’s The Little Foxes
John Douglas Thompson, August Wilson’s Jitney


Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play

Johanna Day, Sweat
Jayne Houdyshell, A Doll’s House, Part 2
Cynthia Nixon, Lillian Hellman’s The Little Foxes
Condola Rashad, A Doll’s House, Part 2
Michelle Wilson, Sweat



Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical

Gavin Creel, Hello, Dolly!
Mike Faist, Dear Evan Hansen
Andrew Rannells, Falsettos
Lucas Steele, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
Brandon Uranowitz, Falsettos


Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical

Kate Baldwin, Hello, Dolly!
Stephanie J. Block, Falsettos
Jenn Colella, Come From Away
Rachel Bay Jones, Dear Evan Hansen
Mary Beth Peil, Anastasia

Best Scenic Design of a Play

David Gallo, August Wilson’s Jitney
Nigel Hook, The Play That Goes Wrong
Douglas W. Schmidt, The Front Page
Michael Yeargan, Oslo


Best Scenic Design of a Musical

Rob Howell, Groundhog Day The Musical
David Korins, War Paint
Mimi Lien, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
Santo Loquasto, Hello, Dolly!


Best Costume Design of a Play

Jane Greenwood, Lillian Hellman’s The Little Foxes
Susan Hilferty, Present Laughter
Toni-Leslie James, August Wilson’s Jitney
David Zinn, A Doll’s House, Part 2


Best Costume Design of a Musical

Linda Cho, Anastasia
Santo Loquasto, Hello, Dolly!
Paloma Young, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
Catherine Zuber, War Paint


Best Lighting Design of a Play

Christopher Akerlind, Indecent
Jane Cox, August Wilson’s Jitney
Donald Holder, Oslo
Jennifer Tipton, A Doll’s House, Part 2



Best Lighting Design of a Musical

Howell Binkley, Come From Away
Natasha Katz, Hello, Dolly!
Bradley King, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
Japhy Weideman, Dear Evan Hansen


Best Direction of a Play

Sam Gold, A Doll’s House, Part 2
Ruben Santiago-Hudson, August Wilson’s Jitney
Bartlett Sher, Oslo
Daniel Sullivan, Lillian Hellman’s The Little Foxes
Rebecca Taichman, Indecent


Best Direction of a Musical

Christopher Ashley, Come From Away
Rachel Chavkin, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
Michael Greif, Dear Evan Hansen
Matthew Warchus, Groundhog Day The Musical
Jerry Zaks, Hello, Dolly!


Best Choreography

Andy Blankenbuehler, Bandstand
Peter Darling and Ellen Kane, Groundhog Day The Musical
Kelly Devine, Come From Away
Denis Jones, Holiday Inn, The New Irving Berlin Musical
Sam Pinkleton, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812


Best Orchestrations

Bill Elliott and Greg Anthony Rassen, Bandstand
Larry Hochman, Hello, Dolly!
Alex Lacamoire, Dear Evan Hansen
Dave Malloy, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

Missing in Action: Kanye West Skips Met Ball, Hasn’t Been Seen or Heard From in Months

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Missing in Action: Kanye West Skips Met Ball, Hasn’t Been Seen or Heard From in Months

Where in the world is Kanye West? The voluble, often excitable and never demur rapper skipped Anna Wintour’s annual Halloween in May party, leaving wife Kim K. to fend for herself. Kanye NEVER misses the Met Ball, or a chance to show off his designs on being part of the fashion world.

But Kanye been unusually silent for quite a while. He was last seen in November 2016, after cancelling his concert tour following Kim’s robbery in Paris. He was sent —  as they say on “Veep”– to a spa for rejuvenation. Exit Kanye.

West’s social media hasn’t been touched in months. His Instagram account hasn’t been updated for 23 weeks. All the pictures on it are odd fashion photos. His last Tweets were on February 3, January 26, and Christmas 2016. This from a man who in stages of mania used to Tweet several times an hour.

There was some hope– or fear– that Kanye would turn up at the Grammys in February to protest if Beyonce didn’t win Album of the Year. Adele won, yet there was no Kanye disruption.

It’s possible that Kanye is finally getting the help he needed to come to terms with his mother’s untimely death. But even before Donda West died, Kanye was a big blurter. Remember in 2005, two years before Professor West passed, Kanye told TV audiences that George Bush didn’t care about black people during the Hurricane Katrina telethon.

So Kanye, wherever you are, god bless, get well and come back soon. We miss you!

Janet Jackson Announces Resumption of Tour, Divorce From Wissam Al Mana: “We are in court, the rest is in God’s hands””

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Janet Jackson Announces Resumption of Tour, Divorce From Wissam Al Mana: “We are in court, the rest is in God’s hands””

Janet Jackson is back! She announced on Twitter that she’s resuming the tour she broke off last year when she got pregnant. Now it’s called “The State of the World” Tour. She recorded the video with brother Randy, whom she addresses in the video when she says she’s put on a few pounds. “More than few,” Randy says. Janet also says “Yes, I’ve separated from my husband. We are in court and and the rest is in God’s hands.” That does not sound like an amicable divorce.

On the upside: watch Janet talk about her new baby. She’s never looked happier. And she’s wearing a baseball cap that I think reads: “Bobby Taylor.” Bobby Taylor is who actually discovered the Jackson 5 in 1968 with Gladys Knight and brought them to Motown. He was the group’s first producer, and went on to influence a number of Motown hits. The rest is history. I have no idea why Janet had a cap made with his name.

“The Godfather” Offer You Can’t Refuse: Coming Back to Theaters Next Month for 2 Days

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“The Godfather” Offer You Can’t Refuse: Coming Back to Theaters Next Month for 2 Days

So– all that carrying on with Tribeca and the “Godfather” Q&A had a point: the first movie is being re-released to theatres for four shows– two on June 4th and two on June 7th. Fathom Events, which produces these extravaganzas, is doing the honors for the movie’s 45th anniversary.

They are only showing “The Godfather.” I don’t know why they don’t add “2,” but there it is. So it turns out the Tribeca closing event at Radio City was not just random. Who will get the proceeds from the showings? I don’t know. But the actors are always paid last.

And whether we like it or not, there will be specially produced commentary by Turner Classic Movies (TCM) host Ben Mankiewicz before and after the feature.

Check Fathomevents.com for prices, theaters, etc.–700 theaters or more nationwide! Special discounts– just kidding– to anyone who brings a horse’s head.

Fox News Badly Scuffed as Bill Shine, Longtime Roger Ailes Ally, Exits– More to Come?

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Fox News Badly Scuffed as Bill Shine, Longtime Roger Ailes Ally, Exits– More to Come?

Bill Shine is out at Fox News. In his place: a woman. Suzanne Scott moves up at the conservative network as Shine is forced to leave in the wake of the sex harassment scandals that took out Bill O’Reilly and Roger Ailes as villains, and Gretchen Carlson and Megyn Kelly, among others, as surviving victims.

Is there more to come? New York Magazine’s Gabriel Sherman suggests that in house counsel Dianne Brandi is next. She carried out Shine’s and Ailes’s orders. And what about John Moody, forever the Inside Man. When I was at Fox News, Ailes’s bad news was delivered via Moody.

Shine was forever head of talent at Fox News. He hired and fired and assigned. Without him, as Sean Hannity warned in that ominous Tweet last week to Sherman, what is the future of Fox News? He knows where every body is buried. And believe me, it’s worse –figuratively– than Romania after Ceausescu at 1211 Sixth Avenue.

 Meantime, Rupert Murdoch’s memo about Shine’s exit is a classic Kremlin adios. Here’s your hat, what’s your hurry? I wish I could be there to see the Murdoch boys withholding Rupert’s liver pills.
murdoch memo

It’s “Live with Kelly and Ryan!” Ripa and Seacrest Set to Go Against Megyn Kelly’s New Show

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It’s “Live with Kelly and Ryan!” Ripa and Seacrest Set to Go Against Megyn Kelly’s New Show

Ryan Seacrest will be named Kelly Ripa’s co host this morning. “Live with Kelly and Ryan!” will then go against Megyn Kelly at 9am when the former Fox News star begins her 9am NBC show.

Seacrest is a surprise because he doesn’t live in New York and has a popular morning radio show from Los Angeles. He’s very tied to I Heart Radio, formerly Clear Channel, which has Z100 in New York. But I Heart Radio recently announced they were in danger of going out of business. So Seacrest may see the writing on the wall.

CNN reported the Seacrest story a few minutes ago.

Broadway: Michael Moore Will Make His Broadway Debut This Summer in One Man Show

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Broadway: Michael Moore Will Make His Broadway Debut This Summer in One Man Show

UPDATE The one man show is called “The Terms of My Surrender.” Moore begins performances at the Belasco at the end of July for 12 weeks. Michael Mayer directs, which is confusing. 

Moore poses the question: Can a Broadway show take down a sitting President?” 

We

We’ll see.

 

earlier:

Oscar winner documentary filmmaker and political agitator (in the best way) Michael Moore is making a big announcement this morning. He’s coming to Broadway. Moore has scheduled an 11am press conference at Sardi’s, Broadway’s most famous watering hole. He’s also hired one of the top PR agencies to do it, O&M, the same company that represents “Hello, Dolly!” It’s unlikely Moore will be stepping in for Bette Midler or David Hyde Pierce, however. The odds are he’ll bring his one man show to a small theater for a limited run. Moore owns a small theater in Ohio. Last fall he taped a performance there that became a last minute plea to voters to turn out for Hillary Clinton. So stay tuned…

What Cost More and Made Less than the Met Ball? The Met Ball Movie “First Monday in May”

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What Cost More and Made Less than the Met Ball? The Met Ball Movie “First Monday in May”

We already know that the Met Ball has annual costs of over $3 million that get absorbed somehow in the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s budget. Anna Wintour’s annual Halloween party in May is an expensive ad for herself and the Museum. And the Museum, as we know, is bleeding money right now.

A year ago, the Met Ball was preceded by a film release– do you remember this? “First Monday in May” opened the Tribeca Film Festival. It was a long, tedious account of how the MetBall comes about. There was a limited audience for this, as it turns out.

“First Monday” made about $500K in the US and $500K total from the UK, New Zealand, Australia and Russia, of all places. The UK was the least interested. There it took in only $97,000.

So far there’s no accounting for how much “First Monday” lost or if any of the money that came in went to the Museum. It was such a bore it sank into oblivion after 62 days in release. In its last week in release “First Monday” made $1,006. It was not offered for awards consideration. I don’t believe (I may be wrong) that its distributor, Magnolia Pictures, included a DVD of it in their Oscar package.

The actual DVD, released in August 2016, is ranked at number 6,458 on amazon.com.

According to reports, the Met is now considering a mandated admission fee. The current suggested entrance fee is $25.

Books: Meryl Streep, Other Stars Read Audio Version of HBO Documentary Chief Sheila Nevins’ Excellent Collection of Essays

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Books: Meryl Streep, Other Stars Read Audio Version of HBO Documentary Chief Sheila Nevins’ Excellent Collection of Essays

Here’s a list of the people who read the audio version of Sheila Nevins’ new book: Alan Alda, Bob Balaban, Christine Baranski, Kathy Bates, Ellen Burstyn, Glenn Close, Katie Couric, John Henry Cox, Blythe Danner, Lena Dunham, Edie Falco, Tovah Feldshuh, Diane von Furstenberg, Whoopi Goldberg, Gayle King, Diane Lane, Sandra Lee, Judith Light, Jenna Lyons, Audra McDonald, Janet Mock, Sheila Nevins, Rosie O’Donnell, Jean Richards, RuPaul, Liz Smith, Lesley Stahl, Gloria Steinem, Martha Stewart, Meryl Streep, Marlo Thomas, Lily Tomlin, and Gloria Vanderbilt.

Some group, huh?

“You Don’t Look Your Age…And Other Fairytales” will be published on Tuesday. It’s a collection of essays by the most powerful woman at HBO, maybe in television, and certainly in documentaries. Nevins, who is beloved in the film world, is the Queen of All Documentaries. Every single such film that emanates from HBO has been under her jurisdiction for an eternity. All their Emmy and Oscar nominees and winners– they came from Sheila Nevins.

So that’s why it’s a little weird that “HBO” is not mentioned in the book. There are no stories about making all those films. Instead, “You Don’t Look Your Age” is a collection of personal statements, poems, and other musings. Nevins talks about her difficult childhood, her mother’s lifelong illness, their strained relationship, and even facelifts. It’s all done in a very humorous way, except when things turn serious. Even then, though, Nevins makes lemonade from lemons.

“I’ve spent most of my life making documentaries,” Nevins starts her book. “The camera is on me now.”

“You Don’t Look Your Age” is like a Hollywood gift bag. Great for the ladies, but not so much for the men. A fascinating read, for sure. But the gift bags are mostly products for women. (Never stereo equipment or even a Phillips screwdriver.) Next book, though, please tell how you made those movies and survived all those HBO regimes. That’s what I want in my gift bag!

Kevin Spacey Charging $2,500 for One Man Show of “Darrow” Plus Meet and Greet

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Kevin Spacey Charging $2,500 for One Man Show of “Darrow” Plus Meet and Greet

You really have to be a fan of Kevin Spacey to appreciate his latest gimmick. He’s going to do a one man show of a play about Clarence Darrow at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Forest Hills. Two performance. Capacity: 23,000.

Price: Floor seats are $500. Add another $2,000 if you want to met Spacey after the show and maybe get a photo.

I mean, you really have to be a super fan.

Spacey told Jimmy Fallon a couple of night ago on the Tonight show that 300 seats would be set aside for students. They will be on the floor and 10 bucks. (So get out your old student ID!) Spacey didn’t mention the $2,500 seats or even the $500 seats.

It’s possible that playing Frank Underwood so long on “House of Cards” has really skewed Spacey’s thought process.

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