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2012-13 Outer Critics Circle Award Winners Announced - PIPPIN Tops List with 7, Followed by KINKY BOOTS
by Robert Diamond - May 13, 2013

Winner's Tally for 2 or more: Pippin 7; Kinky Boots 3; Matilda The Musical 2; My Name Is Asher Lev 2 ;The Nance 2; Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike 2;

Review - On Your Toes
by Michael Dale - May 12, 2013

Five months…  FIVE MONTHS after their previous musical comedy, Jumbo, opened at the Hippodrome, the trio of Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart and George Abbott had a brand new one at the Imperial.  But far from seeming a rush job, their 1936 On Your Toes can easily be argued to be a huge step forward in refining musical comedy into a sophisticated art form.

BWW Awards Update 5/9 - Tight Race Between KINKY BOOTS & MATILDA!
by BWW Special Coverage - May 9, 2013

Voting opened on May 2, 2013 and runs through May 31, 2013 for the 11th Annual BroadwayWorld.com Awards! Here are the current standings as of 5/9 with just 21 days to go in voting!

Cast Members from KINKY BOOTS, HAIRSPRAY and More Will Honor Jerry Mitchell with the 'Mr. Abbott' Award, 5/13
by Kelsey Denette - May 9, 2013

Acclaimed Tony Award winning Director/Choreographer Jerry Mitchell, whose musical Kinky Boots just received 13 Tony Award-nominations, will be honored with the 2013 'Mr. Abbott' Award for his outstanding artistry and creativity and breadth of his thirty-year career.

STAGE TUBE: KINKY BOOTS' Cyndi Lauper Talks Composing, the Tonys and More!
by Stage Tube - May 4, 2013

ABC went backstage with KINKY BOOTS' composer and '80s pop icon Cyndi Lauper, who might be the first woman to win a Tony Award for best original score. The musical just received 13 Tony nominations. Watch the interview below!

BWW Awards Update 5/4 - Fans Disagree with Tony Nominators - Bette in the Lead!
by BWW Special Coverage - May 4, 2013

Voting opened on May 2, 2013 and runs through May 31, 2013 for the 11th Annual BroadwayWorld.com Awards! Here are the current standings as of 5/4 with just 26 days to go in voting!

VIDEO: Harvey Fierstein, Billy Porter Chat KINKY BOOTS on Wendy Williams
by Caryn Robbins - May 3, 2013

On today's 'The Wendy Williams Show', KINKY BOOTS creator Harvey Fierstein and star Billy Porter tell Wendy about their new Broadway musical, that just received 13 Tony nominations. Check out the clip below!

KINKY BOOTS Eyeing the West End?
by BWW News Desk - May 3, 2013

In light of KINKY BOOTS' 13 Tony nominations and the show's upcoming cast album release, it's only fitting that the musical's producers are looking beyond Broadway. According to the Daily Mail, Kinky Boots is eyeing the West End, though when the show will transfer across the pond is far from set.

Sutton Foster, Jesse Tyler Ferguson Announce 2013 TONY AWARD Nominations
by Caryn Robbins - Apr 30, 2013

Nominations in 26 competitive categories for THE 67th ANNUAL TONY AWARDS were announced today by stage and screen actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Tony Award-winning actress Sutton Foster at the Tony Award Nominations Announcement.

Kinky Boots y Matilda lideran las nominaciones de los Tony 2013
by Juan-Jose Gonzalez - Apr 30, 2013

Se acaban de anunciar las nominaciones de los Premios Tony 2013. Kinky Boots, el musical de Cindy Lauper y Harvey Fierstein, cuenta con 13 nominaciones seguido de Matilda con 12 y el revival de Pippin con 10.

2013 Tony Nominations - Show by Show!
by Robert Diamond - Apr 30, 2013

The Tony Award Nominations were just announced and we've got the complete list - show by show! The 67th Annual Tony Awards will be broadcast in a live three-hour ceremony from Radio City Music Hall, on the CBS television network on Sunday, June 9, 2013.

2013 Tony Nominations Announced - The Complete List! KINKY BOOTS Leads with 13, MATILDA with 12, PIPPIN with 10
by Robert Diamond - Apr 30, 2013

The Tony Award Nominations were just announced and we've got the complete list! The 67th Annual Tony Awards will be broadcast in a live three-hour ceremony from Radio City Music Hall, on the CBS television network on Sunday, June 9, 2013.

STAGE TUBE: BC/EFA's 2013 Easter Bonnet Competition Raises Over $4.2 Million - Highlights!
by Stage Tube - Apr 23, 2013

The 27th Annual Easter Bonnet Competition raised a staggering $4,250,542 - eclipsing the previous high of $3,734,129 set in 2007. The grand total was announced Tuesday after six weeks of intensive fundraising for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS by 47 Broadway, Off-Broadway and national touring companies. Four-time Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein (Kinky Boots), two-time Academy Award winner Tom Hanks (Lucky Guy) and Grammy Award winner Cyndi Lauper (Kinky Boots) were on hand to announce the grand total at this year's Easter Bonnet Competition, which ended in two shows featuring original presentations, songs, dances and 19 intricate, custom-made bonnets. Click below to watch highlights from the show!

PIPPIN Leads Outer Critics Circle Nominations with 11; KINKY BOOTS Follows with 9 and CHAPLIN & CINDERELLA with 8
by BWW Special Coverage - Apr 22, 2013

11 - Pippin; 9 - Kinky Boots; 8 - Chaplin: The Musical, Cinderella; 6- Golden Boy, The Nance; 5- Dogfight, Matilda the Musical; 4- Here Lies Love, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, The Trip to Bountiful, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?; 3- Bad Jews, Hands on a Hardbody, The Whale

Tom Hanks, Cyndi Lauper and More Appear for 27th Annual Easter Bonnet Competition Today
by BWW News Desk - Apr 22, 2013

The stars will align for the 27th Annual Easter Bonnet Competition when Tom Hanks, Cyndi Lauper, Harvey Fierstein, Andrea Martin, Nathan Lane and more than 200 of Broadway and Off-Broadway's most talented performers join together for the annual event, presented by and benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. This year's Easter Bonnet Competition will be held today, April 22 and Tuesday, April 23 at the Minskoff Theatre, 200 West 45th Street.

Tom Hanks, Cyndi Lauper and More Set to Appear for the 27th Annual Easter Bonnet Competition; Performances Announced!
by Kelsey Denette - Apr 18, 2013

The stars will align for the 27th Annual Easter Bonnet Competition when Tom Hanks, Cyndi Lauper, Harvey Fierstein, Andrea Martin, Nathan Lane and more than 200 of Broadway and Off-Broadway's most talented performers join together for the annual event, presented by and benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. This year's Easter Bonnet Competition will be held Monday, April 22 and Tuesday, April 23 at the Minskoff Theatre, 200 West 45th Street.

Breaking News: TUCK EVERLASTING Postponed for Both Boston & Broadway
by BWW News Desk - Apr 11, 2013

The world premiere production of the new musical TUCK EVERLASTING, scheduled to play Boston's Citi Performing Arts Center Emerson Colonial Theatre (106 Boylston Street) from July 28-August 18, 2013, has been postponed due to a lack of theatre availability for its planned subsequent production in New York. Future plans for the production will be announced at a later date.

Review Roundup: KINKY BOOTS Opens on Broadway - All the Reviews!
by Review Roundups - Apr 4, 2013

Kinky Boots, from four-time Tony Award-winner Harvey Fierstein (book), Grammy Award-winning rock icon Cyndi Lauper (Music & Lyrics), Tony Award-winner Jerry Mitchell (Director & Choreographer), began preview performances on Broadway at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre (302 West 45th Street) on March 3, 2013 and opens tonight, April 4, 2013.

STAGE TUBE: Jeremy Jordan Sings 'The Wheel' from TUCK EVERLASTING!
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 3, 2013

The world premiere production of the new musical TUCK EVERLASTING will play at Boston's Citi Performing Arts Center Emerson Colonial Theatre (106 Boylston Street) from July 28-August 18, 2013. The pre-Broadway production will feature (in alphabetical order): Fred Applegate (Sister Act) as 'Constable Joe,'Marylouise Burke (Fuddy Meers) as 'Nana,' Tony Award nominee Carolee Carmello (Scandalous) as 'Ma Tuck,' David Garrison (Titanic) as 'The Man In The Yellow Suit,' Andrew Keenan-Bolger (Newsies) as 'Jesse Tuck,' Daytime Emmy Award Winner Michael Park (How To Succeed...) as 'Pa Tuck,' Michael Wartella (The Kid) as 'Hugo,' and Valerie Wright (Elf) as 'Mother,' and will introduce Sadie Sink in the role of 'Winnie.' In the video below, watch Jeremy Jordan sing 'The Wheel' from the new musical!

STAGE TUBE: NATÜRLICH BLOND Musical in Wien - Trailer!
by Stage Tube - Mar 30, 2013

NATÜRLICH BLOND das Musical ist seit 21. Februar 2013 im Ronacher in Wien zu sehen!

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