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Charlie Sheen Calls “Men” Producer “A Hole Pussy Loser” in Letter

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Charlie Sheen Calls “Men” Producer “A Hole Pussy Loser” in Letter

Charlie Sheen might still have had a way back to “Two and a Half Men.” But he’s probably set off his last career bomb with a letter he sent to the show’s producer, Chuck Lorre, his arch enemy. Of course, Sheen sent the letter to TMZ because that’s the way to make friends and influence people when a private matter concerning millions of dollars and your own future is at stake. Here’s the letter:

“Good Luck Chuck
MY fans may tune in for a minute, but at the end of the day, no one
cares about your feeble show without me. Shame on you. Not even a
phone call to the man that put you on the map. The man that put 500
million dollars in your pockets. You were on your way out of Warner
Bros. with a buy out and a cup of cold coffee in your shaky and
clammy hands. And then I walked into your office. And you created a
show BASED ON MY AWESOME LIFE. I busted my ass for 8 years to
support your vision. Your dream. In turn, it is my nightmare. You sad
silly fool. A-hole pussy loser. Put on the gloves you low rent, nut-less
sociopath; I’ll beat your chicken shit soul in a court room into a state of
gratitude. A state of surrender. Something you left at the door every
time you blundered into the pathetic AA loser lounge. Newsflash; they
are planning on voting you off the AA island. Even those clowns have
no room for you anymore. Wow, I’m sure your children are SO
PROUD of you. You can teach’em how to be a stupid bitch.
A narcissist. A coward. A loser. A spineless rat.
I’m out here with my fans every night. The message is crystal clear;
NO CHARLIE SHEEN. NO SHOW.
And that’s exactly what it will be for you and your desperate vanity
cards, every Monday night, a no-show. The ratings right now are not a
fluke. It’s a big fat mess. A 2.0 demo? That sucks. Almost as bad as
you. You’ve been warned. Reap the whirl-wind you cockroach, reap it.
— Charlie Sheen”

Has anyone ever noticed that Chuck’s real name is Charles, and Charlie’s real name is Carlos?

Anyway, it’s over. Sheen will not return to “Two and a Half Men” now. There were lots of theories that CBS would intervene, move Lorre off “Men” with a new deal, bring back Sheen, and try to get through two more seasons. Doesn’t seem remotely possible now, does it? I told you on April 15th that the show was moving ahead without Charlie, that Jon Cryer already knew a new character played by a new actor would be joining him on set. I do think Charlie is wrong. If CBS waits til January, they can bring in a new actor and finish out the show’s contracts.

Sheen, meantime, heckled and booed at every stop, finishes up his embarrassing tour next week in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Vanity Fair Beats Time Mag in the Party Biz

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Vanity Fair Beats Time Mag in the Party Biz

Which magazine had the best celeb party this week? I’ll let you decide. Vanity Fair‘s annual party for the Tribeca Film Festival was the usual success: Robert DeNiro, Graydon Carter, Ron Perelman, and Jane Rosenthal welcomed a plethora of stars from Jerry and Jessica Seinfeld to Christopher Walken, as well as Kyle MacLachlan, Diane von Furstenberg, Ron Howard, Ed Burns, Scott Glenn, Abigail Breslin, a weird looking Calvin Klein, Harry Belafonte–now that’s a Star!, Alessandro Nivola and Emily Mortimer, John McEnroe and Patty Smyth, Quincy Jones, Pharrell Williams, Brian Grazer, Lauren Hutton, Helena Christensen, Lee Daniels, Carey Lowell, filmmaker Alex Gibney, Charlie Rose and Amanda Burden, even NY Police Commish Ray Kelly. Graydon Carter and his crack staff know how to throw a party, kids. And that was with not one but two Broadway shows opening on the same night: “The Normal Heart” and “Baby It’s You.”

You kind of know a party is bad when pictures show up the next day–and publicists and hosts are photographed. It means the celebrity guests were not plentiful. A quick check of Wire Image and Getty Images tells a sad story: pictures of publicist Howard Rubenstein and of various Time editors and publishers. Ouch! Sting and Bruno Mars came, but they were also there to serenade the guests. (By the looks of things, Sting would rather have been at the dentist.) Patti Smith made it.

Movie stars were not abundant: Mark Wahlberg and Blake Lively were the top names. Anna Kendrick, from “Up in the Air,” was there although she wasn’t on the Time 100. Blake comes from TV really, and there were a lot of TV people: Darren Criss and Chris Colfer –not the main stars, even– from “Glee,” Amy Poehler and Seth Meyers from “SNL.”

Either there were a lot of stars there who didn’t take pictures, or it was a light night. Where were Mark Zuckerberg? Scott Rudin? (Irony: Harvey Weinstein is in the pics.) Colin Firth? Matt Damon?  Oprah? Our pal, and hers, Gayle King, filled in. And there are lots of people in the pics who weren’t even on the Time 100. Oh well, there’s always next year. And maybe Martha Stewart got some tips from Suze Orman. The New York Post says 42 of the 100 made it, but really, only about 20 were of much interest.

The winner: Vanity Fair. Quick–which of these groups looked like more fun anyway?

Sting Fan Show at the Famed Apollo: Fun Flubs and Triumphs

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Sting Fan Show at the Famed Apollo: Fun Flubs and Triumphs

Before Sting would take his “Symphonicities” tour to Eastern Europe this summer, he needed a tune-up. So he chose the world famous Apollo Theater for last night’s show — with an audience comprising fan club members, family and friends. Every seat was taken, and then some as the fans–some of whom traveled great distances–kept running up near the stage and staying there. They were almost all women, and they had their dancing shoes on.

The show — with nearly 40 musicians crammed onto the stage including virtuoso guitarist Dominic Miller and knock out vocalist Jo Lawry— pretty much reproduced the same set Sting did last summer at the Metropolitan Opera and on his CD, “Live in Berlin.” Thanks to producer Rob Mathes, the sound was deep and clear, with standouts including “Why Do I Cry for You?,” “”When You Dance,” “The End of the Game,” and “I Hung My Head.” There were a couple of flubs, proving the meticulous Sting is human–he flubbed a big vocal note twice — sort of a double lutz–before getting it right. The audience loved it. He also “went up” on his famous ballad, “Fragile.”

“Thanks for noticing,” he told me at the after party around the corner at the Red Rooster. A surprise highlight of the night: an acoustic solo version of “Message in the Bottle,” with the audience singing along. Also, his son, Joe Sumner, of the group Fiction Plane, got a wild ovation for his solo on “Two Sisters.”

And where was Mrs. Sting, Trudie Styler, who never misses a show? Why she was at Harvard University, on a human rights panel moderated by Rose Styron called ‘T Squares: from Tiananmen to Tahrir,” with director Michael Apted, plus Larry Cox and Josh Rubenstein of Amnesty International.

PS Check out the grim pictures of Sting taken at the Time 100 dinner on Tuesday night. He was toasted by Christiane Amanpour, and played a set. But the pictures tell a lot of stories. http://tinyurl.com/642nc8j

“Baby It’s You” New Broadway Musical: Carole King Says No

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“Baby It’s You” New Broadway Musical: Carole King Says No

I’ve been watching director and creator Floyd Mutrux put together his musical, “Baby It’s You,” for a few years now in Los Angeles. The story of Florence Greenberg, who created Scepter Records in the 1960s, and her hit group, The Shirelles, finally opened on Broadway last night. The show got middling reviews, but it’s a crowd pleaser. For fans of late doo wop, girl groups, and early R&B pop, the show is a singalong hit. Beth Leavel, playing Florence, a New Jersey housewife who was a pioneer in rock, is sensational.

The Shirelles had lots of hits, as did Dionne Warwick, on Scepter. But you won’t be hearing their biggest hit, “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?” Carole King, hoping to do her own musical one day, refused to grant permission. It’s a tribute to the show that you don’t miss that song. Burt Bacharach and Hal David gave permission for their songs, so the title number becomes the centerpiece.

Famed record producer Richard Perry handled the show’s music and sound, and is recording the score album right now. (It will be released next month.) Perry was accompanied to the premiere by Jane Fonda and by Clive Davis, for whom Perry makes all those best selling Rod Stewart albums. Lots of folks from the record biz turned up, too, including Barry Weiss, now the head of DefJam Records. Mutrux was also thrilled to see friends from LA, Valerie Harper and Tony Cacciotti, plus producers Fred Rappoport and Judy Gordon.

And this premiere was like a Warner Bros. reunion: Richard Parsons, former Time Warner CEO, mixed and mingled with departing Warner Bros. studio chief Alan Horn, as well as former New Line co-chairmen Michael Lynne and Bob Shaye.

PS You may have heard that the Shirelles, Warwick and Chuck Jackson are suing the producers over use of their likenesses. They used the opening day to get publicity–even thought they’ve known about the show for at least four years, waited through all its performances in different Los Angeles area theaters without saying a word. I’m told they all turned down chances to be at the opening night, too.

Kelly Ripa’s Kids Don’t Watch TV, One of Them Has a Job

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Kelly Ripa’s Kids Don’t Watch TV, One of Them Has a Job

This is the reason I like Kelly Ripa: she told me last night at the Broadway premiere of “The Normal Heart” that her kids don’t watch TV, share a family computer, don’t play video games. Her eldest, Michael, who’s 13, has a part time job in a local shop doing re-stocking. “Michael says, Mom, I’m a dork, and I tell him: one day you will thank me for this.” She’s right, and more parents should follow this example. Kelly was with husband Mark Consuelos; they got their in-laws to babysit. You rarely see them out at night.

Kelly is not at all sure what’s she going to do when Regis Philbin leaves their show next November 18th. Anderson Cooper is out because he has his own syndicated show. And Mark? “That would be like talking to myself,” Kelly said. “He ignores me already.” So it does seem like the affable Consuelos will remain a pinch hitter. I also asked Kelly about the demise of her alma mater, “All My Children.” She gasped with grief. So you get the idea.

Most of “The Normal Heart” party at the Supper Club was concentrated on Ellen Barkin, who received the best reviews of her life in this performance. She’s also received a special award from the Outer Critics Circle. “It’s an easy play to do,” Barkin told me. “I can muster that rage on this issue,” she said, meaning AIDS. She and her agent, Kevin Huvane, did tell me that Ellen had to be forced to take this part. “I cried, too,” she said. Believe it or not, it’s her Broadway debut. But after last night Barkin can write her own ticket on Broadway. So it was a good move.

Besides Huvane, Barkin brought her kids and her pal, young director Sam Levinson, whose Sundance film “Another Happy Day” she produced. Does this eccentric family drama with Barkin, Demi Moore and Thomas Haden Church have a distributor, I asked Levinson? “It does,” he said, but didn’t elaborate.

Lots of other celebs at “The Normal Heart,” including Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick, who came to support their pal, actor John Benjamin Hickey. Patty Clarkson turned up with BFF Amy Ryan, but missed seeing the play’s nominal star, Joe Mantello, when she walked Ryan outside to get a cab.

My favorite encounter: seeing Janet McTeer, the much awarded and famed British actress, star here of “Tumbleweeds,” “A Doll’s House,” and “Mary Stuart.” If McTeer put her mind to it, she could win Tonys and Oscars every year. But she’s English, you know, and “we don’t care about awards,” she reminded me. Oh pish posh. In case you’re wondering, Janet just shot a Fox pilot called “Welcome to Bellevue.”

“I told my mother I play the head of the psychiatric ward, and she said, That’s a good role for you. I don’t know if that was a compliment or not,” McTeer told me. In case you were wondering, McTeer’s been stateside a lot lately. She has a nice boyfriend whom she met during the run of “Mary Stuart.” They go up to Maine on the weekends–the same weekends when she could be winning awards!

 

Griffin Dunne Working on Chateau Marmont Documentary

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Griffin Dunne Working on Chateau Marmont Documentary

So many things from last night’s swell Creative Coalition Spotlight Award dinner: first and foremost, Griffin Dunne, who was one of the four honorees, is getting ready to a documentary about the legendary Chateau Marmont. Owner Andre Balazs actually sought out Dunne, whose newest film, “Last Night,” is featured at the Tribeca Film Festival.

Of course the Chateau was home for years on and off to Griffin’s late, great dad Dominick Dunne. And the place is in famous for John Belushi‘s 1982 death as well as many other stories of sex, drugs, and rock and roll. The Chateau has lots of private nooks and crannies, and they’re all full of secrets!

Last night Griffin dubbed the Spotlight Awards “the Spotties”–his fellow honorees were Blythe Danner, Doug Liman (introduced by “Fair Game” and “Jerusalem” writer Jez Butterworth), and Anthony LaPaglia.

The roasting in the dining room atop the HSBC bank on Fifth Avenue was fairly lively, too. In her speech, Danner recalled a twice-aborted flight to Sundance she was on with Dunne. She remembered that he was so eager to get off the plane after its second return to New York that he elbowed her out of the way to make a speedy exit. “I’ve never forgotten that flight,” she laughed. “Neither have I,” said Dunne.

The most prepared and funniest comments of the night came from actor Liev Schreiber, who toasted LaPaglia by observing that he is the “most American actor who isn’t an American.” He said that everyone thinks the native Aussie is from Brooklyn. Schreiber said his only retaliation was to marry another Aussie, Naomi Watts, who was there with him. Their two children are “hybrids, a new race of super actor.” Watts, by the way, is just back from Thailand where she shot “The Impossible,” a grueling film about the Indonesian tsunami with Ewan MacGregor.

Also at Spotlight dinner, sponsored by AM New York, Matthew Modine introduced Blythe Danner, whom he’d really never met before. “She probably doesn’t even know who I am,” he joked.

Don’t worry, Matthew; she did!

 

Phoebe Snow Would Have Been Amazed by Today’s Attention

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Phoebe Snow Would Have Been Amazed by Today’s Attention

I do think that Phoebe Snow, who I first met in the early 80s, would be gobsmacked by all the attention she’s received since news of her death broke earlier today. In real life, Phoebe had enormous struggles with her career. She did have a very devoted following, though. When I produced shows for her at the Cutting Room in 2002, fans drove long distances, some even flew, to hear her gorgeous voice. We were constantly amazed. Unfortunately, as with many older acts, packed clubs didn’t always translate into CD sales.

In the fall of 2001, I convinced Phoebe it was time to make a new record; it had been quite a while since her last. After spending a great afternoon with Nile Rodgers and friends like Patti Labelle and Diana Ross recording a charity version of “We Are Family,” Phoebe agreed to try again. We spent weeks going through shoe boxes she’d squirreled away in her Fort Lee apartment, looking for cassettes of songs she’d written but never recorded.

The songs were amazing, too. “I’m Your Girl,” “Sahara,” “The Other Girlfriend,” were just these gems that Phoebe had attempted and abandoned on demos. We scooped them up and brought them to my friend Bryan Lurie’s studio, and transferred them all to CD. This was all during the winter of 2002. One of the shows at the Cutting Room took place in early May. My friend, Bob Salpeter, a talented graphic designer, did the beautiful posters. Garland Jeffreys came and rooted for Phoebe from the audience. Among the musicians who played on those gigs were Mike Mancini, who’d played with Bruce Springsteen and Jon Herrington, from Steely Dan. Phoebe had always had a close relationship with both Bruce, and with Donald Fagen of Steely Dan and his wife, Libby Titus.

A huge– I mean, huge–floral display arrived, personally sent by Bruce Springsteen and Patti Scialfa. A few months earlier, in mid October 2001, Phoebe had performed at a memorable show at the Count Basie Theater in Red Bank, New Jersey. It was for families of the firefighters who were killed in the World Trade Center disaster. The show was organized by the E Street Band’s Garry Tallent, and featured Bruce and Patti, Jon Bon Jovi, Felix Cavaliere (an old friend of Phoebe), among others. Phoebe rocked the house that night, as she always did, and left a lasting impression. In other words, she stole the show.A few weeks later, at Christmas, she joined Sam Moore on stage at B.B. King’s for “Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer” and blew every one away.

The Cutting Room shows would ultimately turn into albums, but not for many years. Later that summer, with the help of music lawyer Fred Davis, we secured a deal for a live album and a studio album from Bob Frank at Koch Records. But in August 2002, Phoebe got cold feet at the contract signing, and backed out. She wound up recording the albums exactly as we planned them, but not for about five years, and for a label–Eagle Vision–that had previously rejected her.

PS Somewhere in there I took Phoebe to meet Wyclef Jean at his studio on the West Side of Manhattan. They hit it off right away, and Wyclef even laid down some tracks for Phoebe to “vibe” to. I wish I still had those CDs. The project never came together, but it wasn’t for lack of trying, And Wyclef was a mensch. He “got” Phoebe from the minute he met her. A couple of other things: this was also a time when Phoebe didn’t want to be thought of as a jazz or R&B singer. She was in love with the rock group Staind. Go figure.

Track to download: Phoebe’s version of “At Last,” from the New York Rock And Soul Revue’s Live at the Beacon CD. It’s on amazon.com’s MP3 service. As good as, if not better, than Etta James. http://tinyurl.com/4xkpxoy

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also read http://donshewey.com/music_articles/phoebe_snow.html

John Cossette, 54, Grammy Awards Producer

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Today ends as it began, with the announcement that someone I knew has died. John Cossette, 54, was the son of legendary producer Pierre Cossette. John worked with his father for years producing the Grammys, then took the reins when Pierre was too ill to work. Pierre passed away last year, and now John, way too early, has followed him. I had dinner with John last fall, ironically, at Elaine’s with Elaine Kaufman. John was very excited that his first Broadway musical, “Million Dollar Quartet,” had done so well. He had a lot of plans for more shows, and to follow in the footsteps of Pierre, who’d received a Tony Award for “The Will Rogers Follies.” What a shame. Condolences to John’s wife and daughters. As for the Grammys, I suppose they will now fall entirely to Ken Ehrlich, who was Pierre’s protege.

Katie Couric Hooks Exit Announcement to Book Promotion

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Katie Couric Hooks Exit Announcement to Book Promotion

Katie Couric has announced she’s leaving the anchor job at the CBS Evening News. She gave the exclusive announcement to People magazine as part of a deal to promote her new book, “The Best Advice I Ever Got: Lessons from Extraordinary Lives.” She told People: “I have decided to step down from the CBS Evening News. I’m really proud of the talented team on the CBS Evening News and the award-winning work we’ve been able to do in the past five years in addition to the reporting I’ve done for 60 Minutes and CBS Sunday Morning. In making the decision to move on, I know the Evening News will be in great hands, but I am excited about the future.” In a couple of weeks Couric will announce her next move, which could be to stay at CBS and do a syndicated show, or go to ABC and do the same thing. Can you imagine Katie, Barbara Walters, and Diane Sawyer all in the same place? Duck!

Broadway Outer Critics Go For “Sister Act,” “Mormon,” “War Horse” Puppeteers

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Broadway Outer Critics Go For “Sister Act,” “Mormon,” “War Horse” Puppeteers

The Outer Critics Circle announced its nominations today for Broadway and Off Broadway. Some surprises: many of the star names now playing on Broadway from Hollywood didn’t make the cut including Robin Williams and Ben Stiller. The revivals of Tom Stoppard’s “Arcadia” and Alfred Uhry’s “Driving Miss Daisy” were totally snubbed as was the musical “The People in the Picture” which only yielded an actress nomination for Donna Murphy. But there are lots of great choices, and the Handspring Puppet Company, which is the real star of “War Horse,” got a special citation. The final awards will be announced on May 16, with a ceremony at Sardi’s following on May 26th. This website sponsored today’s announcements, which were made by Tyne Daly and Brian D’Arcy James, at the Algonquin Hotel in memory of our great pal, Elaine Kaufman.

 

OUTSTANDING NEW BROADWAY PLAY
Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
Good People
The Motherf**ker With the Hat
War Horse

OUTSTANDING NEW BROADWAY MUSICAL
The Book of Mormon
Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Sister Act
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

OUTSTANDING NEW OFF-BROADWAY PLAY
Blood From a Stone
Kin
Other Desert Cities
The Other Place

OUTSTANDING NEW OFF-BROADWAY MUSICAL
Freckleface Strawberry
In Transit
The Kid
Tomorrow Morning

OUTSTANDING NEW SCORE
(Broadway or Off-Broadway)
The Book of Mormon
Catch Me If You Can
Sister Act
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

OUTSTANDING REVIVAL OF A PLAY
(Broadway or Off-Broadway)
Born Yesterday
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Merchant of Venice
The Normal Heart

OUTSTANDING REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL
(Broadway or Off-Broadway)
Anything Goes
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Hello Again
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR OF A PLAY
Marianne Elliott & Tom Morris, War Horse
Emma Rice, Brief Encounter
Anna D. Shapiro, The Motherf**cker With the Hat
Daniel Sullivan, Good People

OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR OF A MUSICAL
Rob Ashford, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Kathleen Marshall, Anything Goes
Casey Nicholaw & Trey Parker, The Book of Mormon
Jerry Zaks, Sister Act

OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHER
Rob Ashford, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Ross Coleman, Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Kathleen Marshall, Anything Goes
Casey Nicholaw, The Book of Mormon

OUTSTANDING SET DESIGN
(Play or Musical)
Desmond Heeley, The Importance of Being Earnest
Derek McLane, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
Neil Murray, Brief Encounter
Todd Rosenthal, The Motherf**ker With the Hat

OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN
(Play or Musical)
Lez Brotherston, Sister Act
Tim Chappel & Lizzie Gardiner, Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Desmond Heeley, The Importance of Being Earnest
Lizz Wolf, Baby It’s You!

OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN
(Play or Musical)
Paule Constable, War Horse
Natasha Katz, Sister Act
David Lander, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
Malcolm Rippeth, Brief Encounter

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A PLAY
Reed Birney, The Dream of the Burning Boy
Bobby Cannavale, The Motherf**ker With the Hat
Joe Mantello, The Normal Heart
Al Pacino, The Merchant of Venice
Mark Rylance, Jerusalem

OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Nina Arianda, Born Yesterday
Edie Falco, The House of Blue Leaves
Judith Light, Lombardi
Frances McDormand, Good People
Laurie Metcalf, The Other Place

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Norbert Leo Butz, Catch Me If You Can
Josh Gad, The Book of Mormon
Daniel Radcliffe, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Tony Sheldon, Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Aaron Tveit, Catch Me If You Can

OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Victoria Clark, Sister Act
Sutton Foster, Anything Goes
Beth Leavel, Baby It’s You!
Patina Miller, Sister Act
Donna Murphy, The People in the Picture

OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY
Brian Bedford, The Importance of Being Earnest
Evan Jonigkeit, High
Stacy Keach, Other Desert Cities
Seth Numrich, War Horse
Yul Vázquez, The Motherf**ker With the Hat

OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Renée Elise Goldsberry, Good People
Linda Lavin, Other Desert Cities
Estelle Parsons, Good People
Alison Pill, The House of Blue Leaves
Elizabeth Rodriguez, The Motherf**ker With the Hat

OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Colin Donnell, Anything Goes
Adam Godley, Anything Goes
Chester Gregory, Sister Act
John Larroquette, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
John McMartin, Anything Goes

OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Laura Benanti, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Nikki M. James, The Book of Mormon
Patti LuPone, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Marla Mindelle, Sister Act
Laura Osnes, Anything Goes

OUTSTANDING SOLO PERFORMANCE
Daniel Beaty, Through the Night
Mike Birbiglia, My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend
John Leguizamo, Ghetto Klown
Michael Shannon, Mistakes Were Made

JOHN GASSNER AWARD
(Presented for an American play, preferably by a new playwright)
Amy Herzog, After the Revolution
Matthew Lopez, The Whipping Man
David West Read, The Dream of the Burning Boy
Kim Rosenstock, Tigers Be Still

SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
Ellen Barkin for her Outstanding Broadway Debut in The Normal Heart

Adrian Kohler with Basil Jones for Handspring Puppet Company
Puppet Design, Fabrication and Direction for
War Horse

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