Tony Awards

What is a Tony Award? It is an award for excellence, which is Broadway's highest honors. It is the Oscar for the theatre! Did you know that the Tony award has been in existence since 1947? Wow! I thought it was just recently organized and founded! The Tony award was held at Radio City Music Hall in New York City where it is always held every year. There are currently 40 Broadway theatres in use in New York City. All but one are located in the Manhattan's Theatre district, which occupies the midtown blocks between 6th and 8th Avenues from West 41st Street ( Nederlander Theatre) to West 54th Street ( Studio 54). The Vivian Beaumont Theatre is the only Broadway playhouse that lies outside the Theatre district which is part of the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts on West 65th Street. Do you want to know the first and oldest surviving Broadway theatre? Not really, but you will tell me anyway! You are right! It is the Lyceum Theatre in mid Manhattan! There, you know a little bit of Broadway!!!

The Tony awards had many well known actors and actresses that were on the audience and presenters. At first, I was so surprised to see movie stars like Catherine Zeta Jones, Michael Douglas, Will Smith, Jada Pinkett, Scarlett Johansson, Katie Holmes and Denzel Washington, to name a few. When they started to show some parts of the shows that are currently playing with these movie stars, then I realized that they are also Broadway performers now! In fact Denzel Washington won the best performance by a leading actor in a play ( Fences), and Scarlett Johansson won the best performance by a featured actress in a play ( A View from the Bridge). When Scarlett went on stage to get her acceptance speech, she mentioned Ryan Reynolds as " My Canadian." Why?? Who knows!!! I do not even know if they are dating, married or what!! Oh well.

It was a well put award show last night hosted by Sean Hayes! There were so many performances a la Broadway style, including the two main characters on the television show Glee, Will Schuester and Lea Michele! Did you know that these two and the other casts of Glee are the by products of Broadway? No wonder they can sing and dance!!! Needless to say, it was a very good show, although it was really long.... three hours!!!! I did not finish it because it was time for my beauty rest!! Ha ! Ha! Ha! If you did not finish the show, then how can you go to Broadway to watch a show? The shows are usually three hours long!!! I beg your pardon, I have been to a Broadway show, although it might have been many, many moons ago! They did not have the 40 theatres then. It was also glitzy then, so I could just imagine how it is now.

The cost of going to a show is from $20.00 to $120.00, depending where your seat is. I did not know that there is a standing room also at the very back of the theatre which is inexpensive! Not all theatres have a Standing Room ( SRO) only, though. Some theatres have an SRO if the show is sold out!!! If you want just to see the inside of a Broadway theatre and boast that you have been to one, then go for it!!! You will just be watching without sitting and probably will see the performers like ants because you will be sooo far from the stage!! El cheapo!!! Well, at least you have been to a Broadway show!!!!

Well, what are you guys waiting for??? Come on, pack your bags and let us head to Broadway!!!!!
Posted by vs at 6/14/2010 7:45 AM Add Comment