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Tony Awards 2015 – Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play / Musical

Posted on: May 27th, 2015 by B.I. C. No Comments

Here are the men nominated for “Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play” and “Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical”:

 

Best Actor Play - Twitter(Left to Right: Steven Boyer, Bradley Cooper, Ben Miles, Bill Nighy, Alex Sharp)

 

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

Steven Boyer, “Hand to God”

Bradley Cooper, “The Elephant Man”

Ben Miles, “Wolf Hall Parts One & Two”

Bill Nighy, “Skylight”

Alex Sharp, “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time”

 

Here are a few fun facts:

– Steven Boyer and Alex Sharp are both Juilliard School alumni, and equally credit their performances to the help of movement instructor, Moni Yakim.

– Bradley Cooper made his Broadway debut in 2006 in “Three Days of Rain” with Julia Roberts and Paul Rudd.

– Ben Miles was last seen as Tom in the Tony-winning revival of Alan Ayckbourn’s “The Norman Conquests.”

– Some films that you would recognize Bill Nighy in are “Love Actually,” “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,” “Pirates of the Caribbean” and “Underworld.”

 

Best Actor Musical - Twitter(Left to Right: Michael Cerveris, Robert Fairchild, Brian d”Arcy James, Ken Watanabe, Tony Yazbeck)

 

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

Michael Cerveris, “Fun Home”

Robert Fairchild, “An American in Paris”

Brian d’Arcy James, “Something Rotten!”

Ken Watanabe, “The King and I”

Tony Yazbeck, “On the Town”

 

Here are a few more fun facts:

– Michael Cerveris has performed in many Stephen Sondheim musicals such as “Assassins,” “Sweeney Todd,” “Road Show,” and “Passion.” He then won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for “Assassins.”

– Robert Fairchild’s sister is NYCB Principal Dancer Megan Fairchild, who is currently starring in Broadway’s “On the Town.”

– Brian d’Arcy James originated the role of Frederick Barrett in the musical “Titanic” and also originated the role of Sidney in “Sweet Smell of Success in 2002 for which he received a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Musical.

– You know actor Ken Watanabe from many films such as “Memoirs of a Geisha,” “The Last Samurai,” “Inception,” and “The Unbroken.”

– Some of Tony Yazbeck’s Broadway credits include Tulsa in “Gypsy” starring Patti LuPone, Billy Flynn in “Chicago,” Phil Davis in “White Christmas,” and Al Deluca in “A Chorus Line.”

 

Tony Awards 2015 – Best Original Score

Posted on: May 18th, 2015 by B.I. C. No Comments

Here are the individuals nominated for Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre:

Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre:

“Fun Home” – Music: Jeanine Tesori, Lyrics: Lisa Kron

“The Last Ship” – Music & Lyrics: Sting

“Something Rotten!” – Music & Lyrics: Wayne Kirkpatrick and Karey Kirkpatrick

“The Visit” – Music: John Kander, Lyrics: Fred Ebb

Here are a few fun facts:

-We’re extremely happy for Sting being nominated for “The Last Ship” since it premiered here in Chicago at the Bank of America Theatre June 10, 2014 – July 13, 2014 before moving to Broadway.

– Jeanine Tesori wrote the music for “Shrek the Musical,” which opened on Broadway in 2008 and earned her both Tony and Drama Desk Award nominations.  “Shrek the Musical” toured through Chicago at the Cadillac Palace Theatre July 25, 2010 – September 5, 2010.

-John Kander and Fred Ebb are one of the most successful songwriting teams in history.  If you know shows such as “Cabaret,” “Chicago,” “Kiss of the Spiderwoman,” “Curtains,” “The Scottsboro Boys,” etc., then you definitely know Kander and Ebb.  Another fun fact is that Liza Minnelli became strongly associated with Kander and Ebb, with Ebb producing Minnelli’s Emmy-winning television special “Liza with a Z.”

 

On Your Feet! Webisode #1

Posted on: April 1st, 2015 by B.I. C. No Comments

 

Coming to the Oriental Theatre for Five Weeks Only June 2 – July 5 before heading to Broadway, ON YOUR FEET! is a world premiere musical based on the life story of seven-time GRAMMY winning international superstar Gloria Estefan and her husband, legendary producer-musician-entrepreneur Emilio Estefan.

Check out the first episode in ON YOUR FEET!’s new “The Journey to Broadway” series below to get a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to bring this new musical to the Great White Way!

 

Watch THE ILLUSIONISTS perform and be amazed!

Posted on: February 25th, 2015 by B.I. C. No Comments

We’re more than positive these are the reactions you’ll have when you see The Illusionists at the Cadillac Palace Theatre March 10 – 22! Each video contains one of the magician’s signature illusions – you won’t believe your eyes!

The Manipulator Yu Ho-Jin’s cloth to card trick

“Aww snap, that’s cool!”

 

The Anti-Conjuror Dan Sperry’s mask to dove trick

“AHHHH that’s incredible!”

 

The Trickster Jeff Hobson’s egg and bag trick

“Oooh that’s some breakfast magic right there!”

 

The Escapologist Andrew Basso escapes from water chamber

“Whaaaaa?! How’d his lungs not burst?!”

 

The Warrior Aaron Crow shoots an apple off an audience member’s head

“I can’t even process how incredible that was!”

 

The Inventor Kevin James saws a person in half

“I…have no words.”

 

The Futurist Adam Trent saws himself in half

“That’s got to hurt! How is he doing that?!”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alexis Juliano – From “So You Think You Can Dance” to STOMP!

Posted on: January 21st, 2015 by B.I. C. No Comments

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Hi everyone!!

My name is Alexis Juliano, but everyone calls me Lexi and I’m a performer in the touring cast of STOMP. This week we’re in Chicago and I’m so incredibly excited to be here because I love this city! Chicago has so many things to see and do, it’s so great that STOMP is here for the whole week! The cast has already been on some adventures together. For instance, we ventured to the Shedd Aquarium yesterday and it was so much fun getting to see the different types of fish (the beluga whales were my favorite!) We are also playing WhirlyBall this week and I am super excited because it will be my first time playing!

Tuesday night was our opening night here in Chicago and it was a packed house! The audience was buzzing and as a performer, we can feel that on stage and feed off of that energy to provide an even more awe-inspiring performance. Judging by the opening night, this week is going to be nothing short of amazing for the audiences. I’m so blessed to be able to tour and perform in great cities like Chicago!

I hope to see you at the show!

<3 Lexi