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Tony.

I’ll take it.

Surprised that this is the song they’d do on ‘Letterman’ but not mad about it.

The plot was never fully explained on the show, but showrunner Josh Safran shares it here.

Click through for the full synopsis, and this piece of info:

“We all talk about doing a Hit List concert at Joe’s Pub, which everyone wants to do … and if I did, I would use some of the songs we never used,” says Safran. “Hopefully, Hit List will live on.”

I would go to that.

First Listen: ‘King Kong’ the Musical Sampler | Playbill

Opening Australia this Month, the show includes music by Sara McLachlan, Massive Attack and The Avalanches.

Bonkers.

(ht me2ism)

And another Beatles cover band come to Broadway.

In which Baldwin rips apart NY Times chief theater critic Ben Brantley over two words.

NEW YORK­­—With the announcement of the 67th Annual Tony Award nominations Tuesday morning, new Broadway musical Loud, Desperate Need For Approval is leading the pack with an impressive 13 nominations while chief rivalLook At Me, Look At Me, Please, God, Look At Me follows close behind with 11 nods in many of the same categories. “This has been an incredible year for Broadway; so competitive, in fact, that even a great show like All-Consuming Narcissism might actually get shut out,” said Deadline.com entertainment reporter Mike Fleming Jr., who went on to say that competition for actors is equally fierce as heavyweights Bottomless Need For Validation Stemming From Childhood Neglect and Naked Self-Obsession face off for best leading actor in a play. “The adaptation of Shrill, Needy Histrionics got a surprising amount of love from Tony nominators for a play that closed in March to mixed reviews, but perhaps the biggest surprise is British import Shameless And Barely Disguised Cry For Attention’s snub. No one saw that coming.” According to sources, despite the buzz surrounding Flashy, Masturbatory Horseshit for best revival of a musical, sources confirm that it is almost certainly Pippin’s year.

Best Play

• The Assembled Parties Author:  Richard Greenberg
• Lucky Guy Author:  Nora Ephron
• The Testament of Mar Author:  Colm Toíbín 
• Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike Author:  Christopher Durang

Best Musical

• Bring It On: The Musical
• A Christmas Story, The Musical
• Kinky Boots 
• Matilda The Musical

Best Revival of a Play

• Golden Boy
• Orphans
• The Trip to Bountiful
• Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Best Revival of a Musical

• Annie
• The Mystery of Edwin Drood
• Pippin
•  Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella

Best Book of a Musical

• A Christmas Story, The Musical Joseph Robinette
• Kinky Boots Harvey Fierstein
• Matilda The Musical Dennis Kelly
• Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella Douglas Carter Beane

Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

• A Christmas Story, The Musical Music and Lyrics: Benj Pasek and Justin Paul 
• Hands on a Hardbody Music: Trey Anastasio and Amanda Green Lyrics: Amanda Green 
• Kinky Boots Music & Lyrics: Cyndi Lauper 
• Matilda The Musical Music & Lyrics: Tim Minchin 

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play

• Tom Hanks, Lucky Guy
• Nathan Lane, The Nance
• Tracy Letts, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
• David Hyde Pierce, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
• Tom Sturridge, Orphans

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

• Laurie Metcalf, The Other Place
• Amy Morton, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
• Kristine Nielsen, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
• Holland Taylor, Ann
• Cicely Tyson, The Trip to Bountiful

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical

• Bertie Carvel, Matilda The Musical
• Santino Fontana, Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella
• Rob McClure, Chaplin
• Billy Porter, Kinky Boots
• Stark Sands, Kinky Boots

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical

• Stephanie J. Block, The Mystery of Edwin Drood
• Carolee Carmello, Scandalous
• Valisia LeKae, Motown The Musical
• Patina Miller, Pippin
• Laura Osnes, Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play

• Danny Burstein, Golden Boy
• Richard Kind, The Big Knife
• Billy Magnussen, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
• Tony Shalhoub, Golden Boy
• Courtney B. Vance, Lucky Guy

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play

• Carrie Coon, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
• Shalita Grant, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
• Judith Ivey, The Heiress
• Judith Light, The Assembled Parties
• Condola Rashad, The Trip to Bountiful

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical

• Charl Brown, Motown The Musical
• Keith Carradine, Hands on a Hardbody
• Will Chase, The Mystery of Edwin Drood
• Gabriel Ebert, Matilda The Musical
• Terrence Mann, Pippin

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical

• Annaleigh Ashford, Kinky Boots
• Victoria Clark, Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella
• Andrea Martin, Pippin
• Keala Settle, Hands on a Hardbody
• Lauren Ward, Matilda The Musical

Best Scenic Design of a Play

• John Lee Beatty, The Nance
• Santo Loquasto, The Assembled Parties
• David Rockwell, Lucky Guy
• Michael Yeargan, Golden Boy

Best Scenic Design of a Musical

• Rob Howell, Matilda The Musical
• Anna Louizos, The Mystery of Edwin Drood
• Scott Pask, Pippin
• David Rockwell, Kinky Boots

Best Costume Design of a Play

• Soutra Gilmour, Cyrano de Bergerac
• Ann Roth, The Nance
• Albert Wolsky, The Heiress
• Catherine Zuber, Golden Boy

Best Costume Design of a Musical

• Gregg Barnes, Kinky Boots
• Rob Howell, Matilda The Musical
• Dominique Lemieux, Pippin
• William Ivey Long, Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella

Best Lighting Design of a Play

• Jules Fisher & Peggy Eisenhauer, Lucky Guy
• Donald Holder, Golden Boy
• Jennifer Tipton, The Testament of Mary
• Japhy Weideman, The Nance

Best Lighting Design of a Musical

• Kenneth Posner, Kinky Boots
• Kenneth Posner, Pippin
• Kenneth Posner, Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella
• Hugh Vanstone, Matilda The Musical

Best Sound Design of a Play

• John Gromada, The Trip to Bountiful
• Mel Mercier, The Testament of Mary
• Leon Rothenberg, The Nance
• Peter John Still and Marc Salzberg, Golden Boy

Best Sound Design of a Musical

• Jonathan Deans & Garth Helm, Pippin
• Peter Hylenski, Motown The Musical
• John Shivers, Kinky Boots
• Nevin Steinberg, Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella

Best Direction of a Play

• Pam MacKinnon, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
• Nicholas Martin, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
• Bartlett Sher, Golden Boy
• George C. Wolfe, Lucky Guy

Best Direction of a Musical

• Scott Ellis, The Mystery of Edwin Drood
• Jerry Mitchell, Kinky Boots
• Diane Paulus, Pippin
• Matthew Warchus, Matilda The Musical

Best Choreography

• Andy Blankenbuehler, Bring It On: The Musical
• Peter Darling, Matilda The Musical
• Jerry Mitchell, Kinky Boots
• Chet Walker, Pippin

Best Orchestrations

• Chris Nightingale, Matilda The Musical
• Stephen Oremus, Kinky Boots
• Ethan Popp & Bryan Crook, Motown The Musical
• Danny Troob, Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella

First Look: ‘Rocky’ on Broadway (by RockyOnBroadway)

Mock it all you want those Flaherty and Ahrens songs sound pretty good.

‘American Psycho’ Musical Looks to Kickstarter for Support | Gothamist

The above Kickstarter video features a first listen to one of Duncan Sheik’s songs for the show.

Oh I may have to go see this again.

synecdoche:

hahaha fuck everything

Well, American theater had a good run.