Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk about tonight's Tony Awards and our picks of the best.
This Week on Broadway has been coming to you weekly since March 2009. It is the longest running Broadway and theatrical podcast with more than 400 shows giving thousands of reviews and hundreds of interviews. Subscribe to BroadwayRadio in iTunes by CLICKING HERE. ---------------------------------- If you would like to listen to the podcast, click on the arrow in the player below. Panel: Peter Filichia | peter@broadwayradio.com | Facebook Peter Filichia is a theater journalist and historian with a number of books, his most recent is, "The Great Parade", available everywhere. His columns appear at MTI, Masterworks Broadway, Broadway Select and many other places. James Marino | james@broadwayradio.com | Twitter | Facebook BroadwayStars Michael Portantiere | michael@broadwayradio.com | Facebook Michael Portantiere is a theater reviewer and essayist, whose work appears at TalkinBroadway, Everything Sondheim and BroadwayStars. He is also a theatrical photographer whose photos have appeared in The New York Times and other major publications. You can see his photography work at FollowSpotPhoto.com. Matt Tamanini | Twitter MATT TAMANINI is BroadwayWorld’s Senior TV and Film Critic and the host of the "Some Like it Pop" podcast, which is available on iTunes and Stitcher. You can connect with Matt on Twitter at @BWWMatt. Notes and links for the podcast. 2017 Tony Awards: Nominations for the 2017 American Theatre Wing’s Tony Awards® Presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing Best Play A Doll's House, Part 2 Author: Lucas Hnath Indecent Author: Paula Vogel Oslo Author: J.T. Rogers Sweat Author: Lynn Nottage Best Musical PF: Come From Away Dear Evan Hansen Groundhog Day The Musical Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 Best Book of a Musical PF + MP + JM: Come From Away Irene Sankoff and David Hein Dear Evan Hansen Steven Levenson Groundhog Day The Musical Danny Rubin Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 Dave Malloy Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre Come From Away Music & Lyrics: Irene Sankoff and David Hein PF + JM: Dear Evan Hansen Music & Lyrics: Benj Pasek & Justin Paul Groundhog Day The Musical Music & Lyrics: Tim Minchin Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 Music & Lyrics: Dave Malloy Best Revival of a Play JM: August Wilson's Jitney John Guare’s Six Degrees of Separation PF + MP: Lillian Hellman's The Little Foxes Present Laughter Best Revival of a Musical Falsettos PF + MP + JM: Hello, Dolly! 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, John Guare’s Six Degrees of Separation PF + MP: Kevin Kline, Present Laughter JM: 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 PF: Laura Linney, Lillian Hellman's The Little Foxes PF + MP + JM: Laurie Metcalf, A Doll's House, Part 2 Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical Christian Borle, Falsettos Josh Groban, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 PF: Andy Karl, Groundhog Day The Musical David Hyde Pierce, Hello, Dolly! MP + JM: 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 PF + MP + JM: Bette Midler, Hello, Dolly! Eva Noblezada, Miss Saigon 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 PF + MP + JM: 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 PF + MP + JM: 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 MP: Lucas Steele, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 PF + JM: Brandon Uranowitz, Falsettos Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical Kate Baldwin, Hello, Dolly! PF: Stephanie J. Block, Falsettos PF: Jenn Colella, Come From Away JM: Rachel Bay Jones, Dear Evan Hansen Mary Beth Peil, Anastasia Best Direction of a Play Sam Gold, A Doll's House, Part 2 Ruben Santiago-Hudson, August Wilson's Jitney JM: Bartlett Sher, Oslo Daniel Sullivan, Lillian Hellman's The Little Foxes PF + MP: Rebecca Taichman, Indecent Best Direction of a Musical Christopher Ashley, Come From Away PF + MP: Rachel Chavkin, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 Michael Greif, Dear Evan Hansen JM: Matthew Warchus, Groundhog Day The Musical Jerry Zaks, Hello, Dolly! Best Choreography PF + JM: 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 PF + MP + JM: Dave Malloy, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 Reviews: Discussion: Television, Film and Streaming: Tours: Podcasts: Recordings: Post Script: Coming Soon: Explicit: No Music: Hello, Dolly! 2017 Revival Cast Recording Contact Info: Email addresses: see above BroadwayRadio Phone / Voicemail: +1-888-285-4666 BroadwayRadio: Twitter | Facebook Subscribe: iHeart Radio, iTunes, Google Play, and anywhere that you can listen to finer podcasts Stitcher: Stitcher App iPhone/iPod: iTunes Listen on BroadwayWorld Radio Wednesdays at noon, Thursdays at 7pm and Saturdays at 2pm We need Listener Volunteers to help out with a few projects. If you have a few hours and would like to help out, contact james@broadwayradio.com.
This Week on Broadway has been coming to you weekly since March 2009. It is the longest running Broadway and theatrical podcast with more than 400 shows giving thousands of reviews and hundreds of interviews. Subscribe to BroadwayRadio in iTunes by CLICKING HERE. ---------------------------------- If you would like to listen to the podcast, click on the arrow in the player below. Panel: Peter Filichia | peter@broadwayradio.com | Facebook Peter Filichia is a theater journalist and historian with a number of books, his most recent is, "The Great Parade", available everywhere. His columns appear at MTI, Masterworks Broadway, Broadway Select and many other places. James Marino | james@broadwayradio.com | Twitter | Facebook BroadwayStars Michael Portantiere | michael@broadwayradio.com | Facebook Michael Portantiere is a theater reviewer and essayist, whose work appears at TalkinBroadway, Everything Sondheim and BroadwayStars. He is also a theatrical photographer whose photos have appeared in The New York Times and other major publications. You can see his photography work at FollowSpotPhoto.com. Matt Tamanini | Twitter MATT TAMANINI is BroadwayWorld’s Senior TV and Film Critic and the host of the "Some Like it Pop" podcast, which is available on iTunes and Stitcher. You can connect with Matt on Twitter at @BWWMatt. Notes and links for the podcast. 2017 Tony Awards: Nominations for the 2017 American Theatre Wing’s Tony Awards® Presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing Best Play A Doll's House, Part 2 Author: Lucas Hnath Indecent Author: Paula Vogel Oslo Author: J.T. Rogers Sweat Author: Lynn Nottage Best Musical PF: Come From Away Dear Evan Hansen Groundhog Day The Musical Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 Best Book of a Musical PF + MP + JM: Come From Away Irene Sankoff and David Hein Dear Evan Hansen Steven Levenson Groundhog Day The Musical Danny Rubin Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 Dave Malloy Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre Come From Away Music & Lyrics: Irene Sankoff and David Hein PF + JM: Dear Evan Hansen Music & Lyrics: Benj Pasek & Justin Paul Groundhog Day The Musical Music & Lyrics: Tim Minchin Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 Music & Lyrics: Dave Malloy Best Revival of a Play JM: August Wilson's Jitney John Guare’s Six Degrees of Separation PF + MP: Lillian Hellman's The Little Foxes Present Laughter Best Revival of a Musical Falsettos PF + MP + JM: Hello, Dolly! 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, John Guare’s Six Degrees of Separation PF + MP: Kevin Kline, Present Laughter JM: 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 PF: Laura Linney, Lillian Hellman's The Little Foxes PF + MP + JM: Laurie Metcalf, A Doll's House, Part 2 Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical Christian Borle, Falsettos Josh Groban, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 PF: Andy Karl, Groundhog Day The Musical David Hyde Pierce, Hello, Dolly! MP + JM: 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 PF + MP + JM: Bette Midler, Hello, Dolly! Eva Noblezada, Miss Saigon 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 PF + MP + JM: 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 PF + MP + JM: 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 MP: Lucas Steele, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 PF + JM: Brandon Uranowitz, Falsettos Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical Kate Baldwin, Hello, Dolly! PF: Stephanie J. Block, Falsettos PF: Jenn Colella, Come From Away JM: Rachel Bay Jones, Dear Evan Hansen Mary Beth Peil, Anastasia Best Direction of a Play Sam Gold, A Doll's House, Part 2 Ruben Santiago-Hudson, August Wilson's Jitney JM: Bartlett Sher, Oslo Daniel Sullivan, Lillian Hellman's The Little Foxes PF + MP: Rebecca Taichman, Indecent Best Direction of a Musical Christopher Ashley, Come From Away PF + MP: Rachel Chavkin, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 Michael Greif, Dear Evan Hansen JM: Matthew Warchus, Groundhog Day The Musical Jerry Zaks, Hello, Dolly! Best Choreography PF + JM: 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 PF + MP + JM: Dave Malloy, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 Reviews: Discussion: Television, Film and Streaming: Tours: Podcasts: Recordings: Post Script: Coming Soon: Explicit: No Music: Hello, Dolly! 2017 Revival Cast Recording Contact Info: Email addresses: see above BroadwayRadio Phone / Voicemail: +1-888-285-4666 BroadwayRadio: Twitter | Facebook Subscribe: iHeart Radio, iTunes, Google Play, and anywhere that you can listen to finer podcasts Stitcher: Stitcher App iPhone/iPod: iTunes Listen on BroadwayWorld Radio Wednesdays at noon, Thursdays at 7pm and Saturdays at 2pm We need Listener Volunteers to help out with a few projects. If you have a few hours and would like to help out, contact james@broadwayradio.com.
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About this episode: This Week on Broadway for June 11, 2017: Our 2017 Tony Award Votes