Blast! 2001 - Articles Page 33

Opened: April 17, 2001
Closing: September 23, 2001

Blast! - 2001 - Broadway History , Info & More

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1681 Broadway New York, NY

Blast! is a Broadway production created by James Mason for Cook Group Incorporated, the director and organization formerly operating the Star of Indiana Drum and Bugle Corps. It was the 2001 Winner of the Tony Award for "Best Special Theatrical Event" and also won the 2001 Emmy Award for "Best Choreography".

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Blast! - 2001 - Broadway Articles Page 33

Horse Trade Theater Group & Frigid NY Present 2012 MINI-FRIDGE, 6/28-7/4
by BWW News Desk - Jun 28, 2012


Bringing a blast of winter air to the 4th of July weekend FRIGID New York is presenting a mini-festival with some of its favorite FRIGID artists as well as energetic new Fringe Festival artists from New York and Canada, hand picked by Horse Trade Theater Group (Heidi Grumelot, Artistic Director, Erez Ziv, Managing Director).

Photo Blast from the Past: Claudette Colbert
by Walter McBride - Jun 22, 2012


Welcome to BroadwayWorld.com's 'Photo Blast From the Past' series. Featuring some of the collected theatre gem's of BroadwayWorld's own senior photographer Walter McBride, the series will feature images from his archives of theatre and Hollywood related gems. Today, we're featuring Claudette Colbert, Broadway and screen vet who appeared in nearly two dozen Broadway shows from the 1920s through the 1980s, including The Marriage-Go-Round, for which she was nominated for a 1959 Tony Award for Best Actress in A Play.

Twitter Watch: Neil Patrick Harris Answers Tony Questions!
by BWW - Jun 12, 2012


On Twitter Watch, Neil Patrick Harris wrote ' Finally got some rest. The Tonys are over! Had a blast. Thanks so much for watching! Happy to answer any questions... "@CinWicked: How uncomfortable was the Spiderman rig?" Not so bad when upside down. Upright? Hulk Smash! "@Chris_M_Stern: what's next for you?? Any features?" Yup. I'm back in Montreal, still filming the Smurf sequel. "@caseyimperial: What does Steve Kazee smell like?" Heaven. "@CulbeK: did you write the songs?" No, David Javerbaum & Adam Schlesinger: opening and closing. Michael John Lachiusa: mid show mashup.'

Sara Pascoe & More to Feature in Misshapen Theatre's BLAST OFF, 10 July, London
by James T Harding - Jun 11, 2012


Misshapen Theatre has announced the return of their science fiction theatre night BLAST OFF on Tuesday 10th July at 7pm in the Soho Theatre. The latest episode of Blast Off brings together a brand new lineup of science-fiction plays by writers Gabriel Bisset-Smith, Joshua Conkel, Afsaneh Grey, Sara Pascoe, Simon Anderson as well as comedy from John Luke Roberts.

Photo Blast From The Past: David Carroll!
by Walter McBride - Jun 4, 2012


Today, we bring you David Carroll circa 1986. Carroll was nominated for two Tony Awards as Best Actor in a Musical: in 1988 for Chess and again in 1990 for Grand Hotel. Carroll also received three Drama Desk Awards nominations as an Outstanding Actor in a Musical: La bohème (1984), Chess (1988), and Grand Hotel (1990). Carroll passed away from a pulmonary embolism in 1992.

CM Performing Arts Center Presents THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES, Now thru 6/17
by BWW News Desk - Jun 1, 2012


The CM Performing Arts Center presents THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES from tonight June 1st through 17th. THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES is a 'cotton candy colored nonstop musical blast featuring songs from the 50's and 60's.'

Photo Blast From The Past: Arthur Miller!
by Walter McBride - May 30, 2012


Today, we bring you legenday playwright Arthur Miller, circa 1993. Miller's most famous plays include: All My Sons (1947), Death of a Salesman (1949), The Crucible (1953), and A View from the Bridge. Miller's career as a writer spanned over seven decades, and he received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Prince of Asturias Award.

Horse Trade Theater Group & Frigid NY Present 2012 MINI-FRIDGE, 6/28-7/4
by BWW News Desk - May 25, 2012


Bringing a blast of winter air to the 4th of July weekend FRIGID New York is presenting a mini-festival with some of its favorite FRIGID artists as well as energetic new Fringe Festival artists from New York and Canada, hand picked by Horse Trade Theater Group (Heidi Grumelot, Artistic Director, Erez Ziv, Managing Director).

Photo Blast From The Past: Jennifer Holliday & Michael Bennett!
by Walter McBride - May 23, 2012


Welcome to BroadwayWorld.com's newest photo series 'Photo Blast From the Past'. Featuring some of the collected theatre gems of BroadwayWorld's own senior photographer Walter McBride, the series will feature images from his archives of theatre and Hollywood related gems. Today, we bring you DREAMGIRLS collaborators Jennifer Holliday and Michael Bennett in 1984.

Photo Blast from the Past: Audrey Hepburn!
by Walter McBride - May 22, 2012


Today, we bring you Audrey Hepburn circa 1982. After appearing in several British films and starring in the 1951 Broadway play Gigi, Hepburn gained instant Hollywood stardom for playing the Academy Award-winning lead role in Roman Holiday (1953). Later performing in Sabrina (1954), The Nun's Story (1959), Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961), Charade (1963), My Fair Lady (1964) and Wait Until Dark (1967), Hepburn became one of the great screen actresses of Hollywood's Golden Age who received Academy Award, Golden Globe and BAFTA nominations and accrued a Tony Award for her theatrical performance in the 1954 Broadway play Ondine. Hepburn remains one of few entertainers who have won Academy, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Awards.

CM Performing Arts Center Presents THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES, 6/1-17
by Max Schwager - May 14, 2012


The CM Performing Arts Center presents THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES from June 1st through 17th. THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES is a 'cotton candy colored nonstop musical blast featuring songs from the 50's and 60's.'

Photo Blast From The Past: Judd Hirsch!
by Walter McBride - May 14, 2012


Today, we bring you Judd Hirsch circa 1985. For his performance in Taxi, in 1981 and again in 1983, Judd Hirsch won the Emmy Award for Lead Actor In a Comedy Series. Hirsch went on to play the title character on the modestly successful sitcom Dear John and in 1989 won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Television Series in a Comedy or Musical for this role. He later teamed with Bob Newhart in the short-lived comedy George and Leo. He had also previously starred for one season in the series Delvecchio, playing a police detective (1976-1977).In film, Hirsch received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the drama film Ordinary People (1980). Other films in the 1980s include the 1983 drama Without a Trace, the 1984 dramedies Teachers and The Goodbye People, and the 1988 drama Running on Empty directed by Sidney Lumet and co-starring River Phoenix.

Photo Blast From The Past: The 2012 Tony Nominees - The Men
by Walter McBride - May 8, 2012


Awards season is in full swing and to celebrate all of the 2011-2012 nominees, we've dug deep into our archives to bring you vintage photos of all of the talent during special moments in their careers. Check out the 2011-2012 Tony-nominated men below!

Photo Blast From The Past: Esther Williams!
by Walter McBride - May 11, 2012


Welcome to BroadwayWorld.com's newest photo series 'Photo Blast From the Past'. Featuring some of the collected theatre gem's of BroadwayWorld's own senior photographer Walter McBride, the series will feature images from his archives of theatre and Hollywood related gems. Today, we bring you MGM movie musical star Esther Williams circa 1985. After appearing in several small roles, alongside Mickey Rooney in an Andy Hardy film, and future five time co-star Van Johnson in A Guy Named Joe, Williams made a series of films in the 1940s and early 1950s known as 'aquamusicals', which featured elaborate performances with synchronized swimming and diving.In 1952, Williams appeared in her only biographical role, as Australian swimming star Annette Kellerman in Million Dollar Mermaid, which would go on to become her nickname while at MGM.

THE BIKINIS Plays Goodspeed Musicals This Summer; Opens 8/9
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 25, 2012


Get ready for a heat wave of hot tunes at The Norma Terris Theatre this summer! Goodspeed Musicals, the first two-time Tony Award-winning theatre in the country, announced today on Facebook and Twitter that the fab new musical The Bikinis will round out their three-show season. Destined to be a summer smash, this fun-loving, finger-snappin' blast-from-the-past is chock-full of hit tunes from the 60s and 70s. Don't miss The Bikinis August 9 through September 2, 2012; it'll be a gas!

Photo Blast From The Past: OTHER DESERT CITIES' Jon Robin Bates
by Walter McBride - Apr 23, 2012


Welcome to BroadwayWorld.com's newest photo series 'Photo Blast From the Past'. Featuring some of the collected theatre gem's of BroadwayWorld's own senior photographer Walter McBride, the series will feature images from his archives of theatre and Hollywood related gems. Welcome to BroadwayWorld.com's newest photo series 'Photo Blast From the Past'. Featuring some of the collected theatre gem's of BroadwayWorld's own senior photographer Walter McBride, the series will feature images from his archives of theatre and Hollywood related gems. Today, we bring you Jon Robin Baitz circa 1997, scribe of such plays as Broadway's current Other Desert Cities and the new adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's Hedda Gabler (2000).

STAGE TUBE: Blast from the Past- The Original ON THE TWENTIETH CENTURY TV Commercial!
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 18, 2012


Take a trip back to the 1970's with a vintage commerical from musical theatre favorite ON THE TWENTIETH CENTURY! Check out the original TV spot below!

Photo Blast From The Past: Christie Brinkley
by Walter McBride - Apr 17, 2012


Welcome to BroadwayWorld.com's newest photo series 'Photo Blast From the Past'. Featuring some of the collected theatre gem's of BroadwayWorld's own senior photographer Walter McBride, the series will feature images from his archives of theatre and Hollywood related gems. This time, it's Christie Brinkley, who has just returned to Broadway as 'Roxie Hart' in Chicago. She will perform in the role through April 27, 2012. Brinkley made her Broadway debut in Chicago one year ago, performing from April 8 through June 19, 2011.

STAGE TUBE: Blast from the Past- The Original CHICAGO & SWEENEY TODD TV Commercials!
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 12, 2012


Take a trip back to the 1970's with two vintage commericals from musical theatre favorites SWEENEY TODD and CHICAGO! Check out the original TV spots below!

BWW Reviews: THE TWILIGHT ZONE: LIVE! from Theater Schmeater
by Jay Irwin - Apr 7, 2012


There are certain givens in Seattle. It rains a lot. You can pretty much find a Starbucks on every block. And Theater Schmeater's presentations of "The Twilight Zone: Live!" are always a blast. And their current incarnation being presented at ACT Theatre's Bullitt Cabaret is no exception as they once again transport us into the 60's and into another dimension. A dimension of sight, a dimension of sound, a dimension of … well, you get the idea.

Blast From The Past: Ricky Martin
by Walter McBride - Apr 10, 2012


Welcome to BroadwayWorld.com's newest photo series 'Photo Blast From the Past'. Featuring some of the collected theatre gem's of BroadwayWorld's own senior photographer Walter McBride, the series will feature images from his archives of theatre and Hollywood related gems.

BWW Reviews: BLAST RADIUS - Honeycomb's Big
by Duncan Pflaster - Apr 4, 2012


Blast Radius, the second installment of Mac Rogers' epic science fiction Honeycomb Trilogy, touches down at the Secret Theatre in Queens.

BWW Reviews: High Octane Production of BRING IT ON THE MUSICAL at the Fox Theatre
by Chris Gibson - Mar 30, 2012


It's amazing to me that Broadway keeps looking to Hollywood for its hits, especially since there are so many great original musicals and plays still being written today. And yet, every now and then a movie is reworked so much that it's almost unrecognizable from the movie, and it works. BRING IT ON THE MUSICAL brings together a bevy of talented people who makeover, what is potentially pretty fluffy material, into something much more appealing. Jeff Whitty (Avenue Q) has remade the original script into something much funnier and more socially conscious than it originally was, and Tom Kitt (Next to Normal) and Lin-Manuel Miranda (In the Heights) have crafted some damn catchy little ballads and hip hop tunes, while Amanda Green (High Fidelity) and Miranda have accentuated the humorous tone with their lyrical contributions. So, is it any good? Yes, it's actually a blast of a show that combines eye-popping acrobatic cheerleading scenes with amusing scenes and songs that keep the mood generally upbeat.

Photo Blast From The Past: Angela Lansbury & Lillian Gish
by Walter McBride - Apr 2, 2012


Welcome to BroadwayWorld.com's newest photo series 'Photo Blast From the Past'. Featuring some of the collected theatre gem's of BroadwayWorld's own senior photographer Walter McBride, the series will feature images from his archives of theatre and Hollywood related gems. Today we bring you a look at vintage Angela Lansbury and Lillian Gish, who have dozens of Broadway credits between them.

Ashton Kutcher to Blast Into Space?
by Caryn Robbins - Mar 20, 2012


TVGuide.com reports that 'Two and a Half Men' star Ashton Kutcher has signed on to become the 500th astronaut on Sir Richard Branson's upcoming Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo rocket plane.

Blast! FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What productions of Blast! have there been?
Blast! has had 2 productions including Broadway which opened in 2001 and Broadway which opened in 2001.
What Tony Awards has Blast! been nominated for?
Blast! has been nominated for several Tony Awards. It was nominated for Best Choreography for Jim Moore and George Pinney. Additionally, it was nominated for Best Special Theatrical Event for Cook Group Inc. and Star of Indiana.
What Tony Awards has Blast! won?
Blast! has won several Tony Awards. These include Best Choreography for Jim Moore and George Pinney, as well as Best Special Theatrical Event for Cook Group Inc. and Star of Indiana.

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