In honor of the Tonys, Macy's Herald Square will host the "Sing for Your Tickets contest," a Broadway singing talent competition, on Friday, May 20th from 4 PM to 6 PM.
The winning participant will receive a Tony VIP package, including
transportation, dinner, red carpet-worthy fashions and tickets to the
59th Annual Tony Award® on Sunday, June 5 at Radio City Music Hall.The event will feature performances from Beauty and The Beast, All Shook
Up and 2005 Tony Award Nominee Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. In addition,
members of Avenue Q and Rent will be judging the contestants. Entrants
can sing one of eight selected songs from the Tony songbook featuring standards from various Tony Award-winning musicals. They include:" "Some
Enchanted Evening"" from South Pacific, "the title songs from The Sound of Music, Hello, Dolly!, and Cabaret, ""Lullaby of Broadway"" from 42nd Street, ""What I Did for Love""
from A Chorus Line, ""All I Ask of You"" from The Phantom of the Opera,
"and "Sunrise, Sunset"" from Fiddler on the Roof. The 2005 Tony Awards are presented by the League of American Theatres and Producers and the American Theatre Wing. The Awards, which start at 8 PM, will be hosted by Hugh Jackman and broadcast on CBS, live from Radio City Music Hall.
Macy's Herald Square is located at 151 West 34th Street. The Sing for Your Tickets contest will be held at the fragrance arcade on the main floor.
