Chris Rock said it best when he was preparing to award the evening’s final award for Best Musical. “This is such a waste of time. It’s like taking a hooker to dinner,” he spouted as he unwrapped the envelope to announce that the Tony darling ‘Book of Mormon’ had yet again swiped another award. In all, the Trey Parker and Matt Stone musical about young Mormon missionaries in Africa took...

There’s nothing like a good picket to ruin the glitzy glamour of a red carpet event. That’s exactly what Tony organizers were faced with this week when the theatre stagehands unions threatened to picket the hallowed event. Thankfully, the threat has been averted so no roughnecks will soil your televisions during the Sunday telecast. It seemed the core issue stemmed from the fact that arrivals would be filmed a block from...

When theatre veteran Hunter Foster called out to ‘Give the Tonys Back to Broadway!’ via Facebook, it seemed like the prestigious award giving body beckoned. This year’s Tony Awards, which will be aired via CBS on June 12, will have less of the ‘Tinseltown Effect’ than last year. Last year’s awards had the likes of Scarlet Johansson, Denzel Washington and Catherine Zeta-Jones taking home the honor, while seasoned actors whose...

It turns out taking the high road leads right to the doorstep of the Beacon Theatre. Well for Chris Rock and Daniel Radcliffe it does at least. The two actors were not nominated for the Tony Awards. However, they will be shelving their disappointment for the evening to instead present at the awards ceremony on June 12. Radcliffe, who this season made his personal musical debut...

Tony Awards fans now can share with others “What Broadway Means to Them” by using the Facebook Tony Awards fan page. Recently, the Tony Awards partnered with the custom-built, easy to use VideoGenie Facebook video application which allows fans to record videos of 20 seconds to express how much they love Broadway. The videos will lead up to the Tony Awards 65th annual awards ceremony which will be broadcast on...

Neil Patrick Harris is returning to host the forthcoming Tony Awards. On Tuesday, producers announced that the Broadway veteran and star of “How I Met Your Mother” will be hosting the awards ceremony. It will be the second time Harris has hosted said event. Harris joked that rigging equipment from “Spider-Man” had been borrowed by the Tony producers. He asked, what possibly could go wrong? The ceremony that honors the best...

It could be a sign coming God. Then again it could be Angel Maroni. The Tony Awards for 2011 are turning out to be quite the banner year for Matt Stone and Trey Parker, the “South Park” creators. Their blockbuster play “Book of Mormon” is leading the race in nominations with an impressive 14 nods, which include Best Original Score, Best Book for a Musical, Best Musical and various...

Today, the Broadway League and American Theatre Wing announced that Anika Noni Rose and Matthew Broderick will be announcing the Tony Award nominees for their 65th annual awards on May 3 from Lincoln Center in New York. In 2004, Rose was a Tony Award winner for her work in “Caroline, or Change.” Broderick has won two Tony Awards: in 1983 for the Neil Simon play “Brighton Beach Memoirs”...

Bret Michaels was involved in a set incident at the 2009 Tony Awards held in June of that year that triggered an injury to Michaels’ head. According to PEOPLE, it has now also triggered a lawsuit that has been filed by Michaels. Alex Weingarten, Michaels’ lawyer, released a statement that was reported on EW.com. It said, “The Tony Awards dropped a piece of the stage on Bret’s head, and then instead...

On May 3, Tony Award nominations will be announced at Lincoln Center's Performing Arts New York Public Library for the 65th Annual awards. The Tony Awards are presented by American Theatre Wing and Broadway League. The ceremony will be broadcast from Beacon Theater live on June 12 on CB from 8 to 11 pm. April 28 is the Tony eligibility deadline. The event will not be taking place...