Tony Award winner, Academy Award® nominated and Golden Globe-winning actor Hugh Jackman returns to host THE 68TH ANNUAL TONY AWARDS live from Radio City Music Hall in New York City, Sunday, June 8 (8:00-11:00 PM, live ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network. This will be Jackman's fourth time hosting the Tony Awards. He previously hosted the 57th, 58th, and 59th Annual Tony Awards. Jackman received an Emmy Award for hosting the 58th Annual Tony Awards in the category of Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program.
Among the Directors Guild of America's nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television and Commercials for the year 2013 are NBC's THE SOUND OF MUSIC LIVE! and last year's TONY Awards. The winners will be announced at the 66th Annual DGA Awards Dinner tonight, January 25, 2014 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles.
Tony Award Productions, a joint venture of The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing, announced today that White Cherry Entertainment will serve as the production team for the annual theater awards for three more years. White Cherry Entertainment's founders Glenn Weiss (Executive Producer/Director) and Ricky Kirshner (Executive Producer) have served as the Tony Awards' production team since 2003.
Glenn Weiss and the directing team of the 67th Annual Tony Awards, have been nominated with a Directors Guild Award in the category of Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports-Specials. This is Mr. Weiss' 10th DGA Award nomination. He won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Musical Variety in 2007, 2010, 2011 and 2012 for the 61st, 64th, 65th and 66th Annual Tony Awards. He was previously nominated in this category in 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006 and 2008, all for the 55th, 56th, 59th, 60th, 62nd-Annual Tony Awards.
Directors Guild of America President Paris Barclay today announced the DGA's nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television and Commercials for the year 2013.
Special guests have been added to the line-up of THE THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE ON CBS, which will be broadcast live from New York City, Thursday, Nov. 28 on the CBS Television Network. The parade will be broadcast 9:00 AM-12:00 Noon, live ET; 8:00-11:00 AM, live CT; 7:00-10:00 AM, live MT; 9:00 AM,-12:00 Noon, delayed PT.
The Creative Arts Awards portion of the 65th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards took place on September 15 in Los Angeles, and the June 2013 broadcast of the 67th Annual Tony Awards was honored with four Primetime Emmy Awards.
The Tony Awards telecast took home four Emmys including Outstanding Special Class Program, Outstanding Musical Direction and Outstanding Musics and Lyrics for 'If I Had Time' with lyrics by Adam Schlesinger and music by David Javerbaum.
Tony Awards director Glenn Weiss created a split-screen version of this year's opening number. Below, watch what's happening behind the scenes as Neil Patrick Harris and the cast perform!
Broadway fans can own the 2013 Tony Awards Telecast, through iTunes and Amazon.com. Starting now, fans can purchase and watch this year's exciting telecast on their computer, tablet, phone and other devices.
Earlier today, the Tony Awards Administration Committee announced that starting with the 2013-2014 season, New York-based theatre companies can now be eligible to receive the Regional Theatre Award. BroadwayWorld has since confirmed that New York City theatre companies that are associated with a Broadway house will continue to be ineligible for the award- including such groups as Roundabout Theatre Company and Manhattan Theatre Club.
The Tony Awards Administration Committee has announced that starting with the 2013-2014 season, New York-based theatre companies can now be eligible to receive the Regional Theatre Award.
All of Broadway's biggest stars were on hand at the 67th Annual Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre on Sunday night to celebrate the best of this theatre season! One of the highlights of the evening was Neil Patrick Harris' opening number, which featured talent from almost every show on the Great White Way. Go behind the scenes of the opener with director Glenn Weiss below to find out how it all cam eto be backstage!
The Tony Awards Administration Committee has announced that the Honorable Mayor Michael Bloomberg has been recognized with a 2013 Tony Honor for Excellence in the Theatre.
An unforgettable night of entertainment will be featured on THE 67TH ANNUAL TONY AWARDSÒ, live from Radio City Music Hall, Sunday, June 9 (8:00-11:00 PM, live ET/ delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network.
An unforgettable night of entertainment will be featured on THE 67THANNUAL TONY AWARDSÒ, live from Radio City Music Hall, Sunday, June 9 (8:00-11:00 PM, live ET/ delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network. The show will include appearances by the 2013 Tony-nominated musicals 'A Christmas Story, The Musical,' 'Annie,' 'Bring It On: The Musical,' 'Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella,' 'Kinky Boots,' 'Matilda The Musical,' 'Motown The Musical' and 'Pippin.'
On next week's all new episode of The CW's OH SIT!, in this fun, high-stakes, high-octane musical chairs competition featuring new obstacles and bridges, water rounds, mechanical rounds and slick zones, 12 thrill-seeking daredevils race head-to-head through five physically demanding, chair-splitting obstacle course-style eliminations as they each compete to claim a chair – all to the sounds of a live band. At the end of the hour, only one contestant will be left sitting triumphant to seize the cash prize and the title of OH SIT! champion. The show is hosted by Jamie Kennedy (“The Ghost Whisperer”) and actress/television host Jessi Cruickshank (“MTV Live”). Adding to the fun, Tanika Ray (“Extra”) will be in the trenches with the contestants both on and off the track, and will add color commentary from the sidelines as the action unfolds. Asher Monroe (“Here with You”) is the musical guest. The episode was directed by Glenn Weiss (#118).
A roster of Hollywood's brightest stars will appear on THE 67TH ANNUAL TONY AWARDSÒ, live from Radio City Music Hall, Sunday, June 9 (8:00-11:00 PM, live ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network.
