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MsMojo has just published a video on the top 10 Broadway shows that shockingly didn’t win Best Musical.
Some of these entries I’ve actually covered such as Beauty & the Beast, Newsies, and Wicked. Others, I will eventually cover like Dreamgirls, Funny Girl, Gypsy, Into the Woods, Miss Saigon, Oliver!, Pippin, and West Side Story.
ReplyCopy URL20 years ago tonight marked the opening of a new Broadway musical with a book by Pulitzer Prize winner Alfred Uhry, a score by a then-up and coming composer/lyricist Jason Robert Brown, and was directed by the legendary Hal Prince. Today, we’ll be looking back at this very show as well as its success at the Tonys.
And the Tony Almost Went to…PARADE
ReplyCopy URLIn honor of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical celebrating its 5th anniversary on Broadway today, let’s take a look back at this very feature I wrote during Tony season this past year.
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And the Tony Almost Went to…BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICALIn celebration of Be More Chill opening on Broadway tonight, let’s take a look back at the last Broadway credit of director Stephen Brackett (where he served as an assistant).
And the Tony Almost Went to…PASSING STRANGE
ReplyCopy URLIn celebration of Kiss Me, Kate opening on Broadway tonight, let’s take a look back at the show that earned Kelli O’Hara her very first Tony nomination.
And the Tony Almost Went to…THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA
ReplyCopy URLIn celebration of Ain’t Too Proud opening on Broadway tonight, let’s take a look back at the very first show Des McAnuff directed that utilized a pre-existing catalogue of songs.
And the Tony Almost Went to…THE WHO’S TOMMY
ReplyCopy URLAs the West End production of Come From Away has just won 4 Olivier Awards (including Best New Musical), let’s take a look back at the Broadway production’s run at the Tonys two years ago.
And the Tony Almost Went to…COME FROM AWAY
ReplyCopy URLIn honor of the FX miniseries, Fosse/Verdon, premiering tonight, let’s take a look back at one of the most iconic Broadway musicals Fosse ever created as well as its success at the Tonys.
And the Tony Almost Went to…PIPPIN
ReplyCopy URLIn honor of the 10th anniversary of Next to Normal opening on Broadway, let’s take a look back at this very feature I wrote during Tony season last year.
And the Tony Almost Went to…NEXT TO NORMAL
ReplyCopy URLIn honor of the 10th anniversary of Next to Normal opening on Broadway, let’s take a look back at this very feature I wrote during Tony season last year.
I remember Elton John saying that next to normal deserved it. He was right. Next to normal will be remembered more than Billy Elliot.
ReplyCopy URLTo be clear, Elton John kindly congratulated Tom Kitt & Brian Yorkey during Billy Elliot‘s acceptance speech for Best Musical. Of course, that was probably him showing that he had no hard feelings about his loss for Best Original Score earlier in the night.
@2:33They’d gladly trade score for musical.
ReplyCopy URLIn honor of the 25th anniversary of Beauty & the Beast opening on Broadway, let’s take a look back at this very feature I wrote during Tony season last year.
And the Tony Almost Went to…BEAUTY & THE BEAST
ReplyCopy URLIn honor of Ink opening tonight, let’s take a look back at the show that marked actor Bertie Carvel’s Broadway debut as well as its success at the Tonys.
And the Tony Almost Went to…MATILDA
ReplyCopy URL35 years ago tonight marked the opening of a new Broadway musical by James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim. Today, we’ll be looking back at this very show as well as its success at the Tonys.
And the Tony Almost Went to…SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE
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