‘Kinky Boots’ Triumph Is an All-American Feat
At the parties following June 9's Tony ceremony — which saw new musical "Kinky Boots" walk all over Brit hit and critical fave "Matilda" — the dominant topic was a postgame analysis that would have…
Jerry Mitchell
‘Kinky Boots’ Struts Its Stuff at Tony Awards
The Tony Awards are off and running, handing out an early thesping trophy to Courtney B. Vance, who appears alongside Tom Hanks in "Lucky Guy."
Tony Nominated Musicals Vie for Top Prize
This season's Tony-nommed musicals took various routes to Broadway. Here's how a few producers recall that often arduous trek to the bigtime.
Drama League Picks ‘Kinky Boots,’ ‘Vanya and Sonia’
The Drama League contributed its two cents to the 2012-13 awards season discussion, tapping tuner “Kinky Boots” and new play “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” to take home the org’s annual kudos…
Tony Nominees Explain Broadway’s Most Daunting Demands
They met the challenge, now they've been rewarded with a Tony nomination. But how does that challenge differ for the many scribes, helmers and thesps nommed? Here's what several 2013 Tony nominees…
Tony Nominations: Tweens Vs. Queens
The nominations for the 2013 Tony Awards shaped up into a head-to-head battle between drag queens and little girls, with musical "Kinky Boots" leading the pack with 13 noms and "Matilda," with 12…
Drama League Spreads the Wealth With 2013 Nominations
The five shows opening on Broadway this week have all gotten an awards-season boost, with the Drama League naming a wide-ranging slate of nominations that includes "Macbeth," "The Testament of Mary,"…
‘Pippin’ Hot With Outer Critics Circle Nominators
And they're off: The Outer Critics Circle launched the 2013 legit awards-season frenzy with its annual pack of nominations, led by Broadway revival "Pippin" with 11 nods and new Rialto musical "Kinky…
Legit Review: ‘Kinky Boots’
Never underestimate the power of a good-bad musical, which can make consenting adults yearn to be dancing queens and adolescent witches and, in the case of "Kinky Boots," drag queens in…
Tonys, Drama League Set Stage for Awards Season
New York legiters continued to lay the groundwork for the upcoming spring awards season, with the Tony Awards Administration Committee deeming the current Broadway staging of "Cinderella"eligible as…
- 1
- 2
