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George Forrest Awards and Nominations

Tony Awards - 1990 - Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

George Forrest, Grand Hotel

Drama Desk Awards - 1989 - Outstanding Lyrics

George Forrest, Grand Hotel

Drama Desk Awards - 1989 - Outstanding Music

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Tony Awards - 1954 - Best Musical

George Forrest, Kismet

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Exclusive: Go Inside Rehearsals for the GRAND HOTEL 35th Anniversary Reunion Concert


Get a look inside rehearsals for Grand Hotel: The 35th Anniversary Original Broadway Cast Reunion Concert at 54 Below in the video here!

GRAND HOTEL 35TH ANNIVERSARY REUNION, Alysha Umphress, and More to Play 54 Below Next Week


Next week, 54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club and 2022 Tony Awards Honoree for Excellence in the Theatre, will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond. 54 Below celebrates Broadway musicals and writers of the past and present, promoting an ongoing engagement with their work. Learn more about the performances here!

GRAND HOTEL Original Broadway Cast to Celebrate the Show's 35th Anniversary at 54 Below


54 BELOW will reunite the original Broadway cast of the Tony Award® winning musical Grand Hotel in honor of Tommy Tune’s 85th birthday on February 26 & 27 at 7pm & 9pm.

Mainstage Irving-Las Colinas Reveals 2023-2024 Season: SECRETS, LIES, AND CHAOS


After a momentous 50th anniversary season, MainStage Irving-Las Colinas has announced their 2023-2024 season entitled “Secrets, Lies, and Chaos.” The season will begin with a production of the play Tigers Be Still - MainStage's first produced show at their downtown Irving venue, MainStage 222 - and continue with five productions each running for three weekends at Irving Arts Center – Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, The 39 Steps, Dear Brutus, Grand Hotel, the Musical, and The Children's Hour. 

Review: GRAND HOTEL Seasons Melodrama with Melody at Front Porch Theatricals


The New Hazlett is the perfect place for this sophisticated, wildly ambitious, almost overstuffed, musical soap opera.

Musical Theatre Melodies to Celebrate Robert Wright & George Forrest's KEAN 60th Anniversary This Week


The next Musical Theatre Melodies broadcast, hosted by Rob Morrison on 96.5 FM on Tuesday, November 2 will mark the 60th anniversary of the Robert Wright and George Forrest musical KEAN (from a play by Jean-Paul Sartre and the comedy by Alexandre Dumas).

Lonny Price Will Direct 'Re-Imagined' KISMET in Santa Barbara


According to an Equity casting notice, Lonny Price will direct a production of Kismet this October at the Granada Theatre in Santa Barbara, California. With Broadway producer Ken Davenport attached as Executive Producer, the production will be presented in collaboration with the Santa Barbara Symphony and State Street Ballet.

Broadway Catch Up: September 29 - Chita Rivera, Sierra Boggess, Matthew Morrison, and More!


While Broadway remains shut down, BroadwayWorld is keeping up with your favorite stars and giving you a peek at what they have been up to! Check out yesterday's highlights from some of your favorites, including Chita Rivera, Sierra Boggess, Matthew Morrison, and more!

VIDEO: Sierra Boggess and Julian Ovenden Sing 'Stranger In Paradise'


Sierra Boggess and Julian Ovenden have come together virtually to share beautiful music with us all!

Broadway Rewind: GRAND HOTEL Returns with James Snyder, Brandon Uranowitz and More!


Today we rewind to 2018, when Encores brought Grand Hotel back to the stage. Originally produced under the title At the Grand (1958), with a score by Robert Wrightand George Forrest and book by Luther Davis, the production was revitalized in 1989 by director-choreographer Tommy Tune, with additional music and lyrics by Maury Yeston, for a Tony Award-winning run on Broadway.

Front Porch Theatricals Reschedules A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE and GRAND HOTEL to 2021


Front Porch Theatricals has rescheduled its two previously announced summer shows to 2021, due to the health crisis.

Virtual Theatre This Weekend: May 16-17- with Tony Shalhoub, Andrew Barth Feldman and More!


This weekend (May 16-17) in live streaming: 54 Sings Grand Hotel, Chita returns to Stars in the House, and so much more!

Virtual Theatre Today: Friday, May 15- with CATS, Next on Stage and More!


Today (May 15) in live streaming: Broadway's Next on Stage continues, ALW streams Cats and so much more!

Virtual Theatre Today: Thursday, May 14- with Next on Stage, Josh Groban and More!


Today (May 14) in live streaming: Broadway's Next on Stage premieres, Josh Groban hosts movie night and so much more!

Virtual Theatre Today: Wednesday, May 13- with Derek Klena, Laura Michelle Kelly, Jennifer Simard and More!


Today (May 13) in live streaming: Ben Cameron counts down song about Spring, Laura Michelle Kelly sings Rodgers and Hammerstein and so much more!

Virtual Theatre Today: Tuesday, May 12- with James Snyder, Jeanna de Waal, Anika Noni Rose, and More!


Today (May 12) in live streaming: It's the Day of the Show Y'all with Spencer Glass, Ken Davenport chats with James Snyder and so much more!

Virtual Theatre Today: Monday, May 11- Jason Robert Brown, Georgia Stitt and More!


Today (May 11) in live streaming: Join the BroadwayWorld Book club, JRB and Georgia Stitt visit Stars in the House and so much more!

WATCH: 54 Sings Grand Hotel on #54BelowAtHome at 6:30pm!


Feinstein's/54 Below continues their #54BelowAtHome series tonight with 54 Sings Grand Hotel: The 25th Anniversary Concert!

Laura Bell Bundy, Colton Ryan, Andy Karl, Orfeh and More Featured in Upcoming Feinstein's/54 Below Online Schedule


Feinstein's/54 Below has added shows to #54BelowatHome, a series of streamed performances to provide theater fans everywhere with artistic content from their favorite artists.

John Schneider will Join Cast of One-Night-Only Event GRAND HOTEL: A 30TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION IN CONCERT


THE GREEN ROOM 42 a?" the new intimate concert venue dubbed Broadway's a?oeoff-night hotspota?? by The New York Times a?" has announced that John Schneider has been added to the cast of the one-night-only event Grand Hotel: A 30th Anniversary Celebration In Concert to benefit The Actors Fund on Monday, November 11 at 7:00 PM and 9:30 PM.

George Forrest FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many shows has George Forrest written?

George Forrest has written 14 shows including Song of Norway (Composer/Lyricist), Gypsy Lady (Lyricist), Magdalena (Lyricist), Kismet (Composer/Lyricist), At the Grand (Composer/Lyricist), The Love Doctor (Bookwriter/Composer/Lyricist), Kean (Composer/Lyricist), Anya (Composer/Lyricist), Dumas and Son (Composer/Lyricist), The Great Waltz (Bookwriter/Lyricist), A Song for Cyrano (Composer/Lyricist), Timbuktu! (Composer/Lyricist), Grand Hotel (Composer/Lyricist), Betting on Bertie (Composer).

What awards has George Forrest been nominated for?

George Forrest has been nominated for several awards including Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre at the Tony Awards for "Grand Hotel," Outstanding Lyrics at the Drama Desk Awards for "Grand Hotel," Outstanding Music at the Drama Desk Awards for "Grand Hotel," and Best Musical at the Tony Awards for "Kismet."

What awards has George Forrest won?

George Forrest won the Tony Award for Best Musical for "Kismet."

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