Tony Awards week is here, with the annual ceremony marking the best of Broadway to air next Sunday
Tony Awards week is here, with the annual ceremony marking the best of Broadway to air next Sunday at 8 p.m. on CBS. Here is some Tony trivia, from tonyawards.com:
v Most awarded play: Tom Stoppard’s epic trilogy “The Coast of Utopia” (2007) earned seven Tony Awards, more than any other play in Tony history.
v Musical champ: “Hamilton” (2016) holds the record as the most-nominated production in Tony history, with 16. In second place are “The Producers,” the new Mel Brooks musical (2001) and “Billy Elliot, The Musical” (2009) with 15 each.
v Send in the Tonys: Stephen Sondheim has received eight Tony Awards, more than any other composer. He has won seven times for his works, plus a 2008 Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement.
v Dancin’ Man: Bob Fosse is the choreographer with the most Tony Awards, with an unprecedented eight Tony Awards for choreography, as well as one for direction.
vThe Hostess with the Most: Angela Lansbury has hosted or co-hosted more Tony telecasts than any other individual, with five telecasts (1968, 1971, 1987, 1988 and 1989). In second place, with four each, are Neil Patrick Harris and Hugh Jackman.
“Feed the Beast” (10 P.M., AMC): On this new drama, two friends (David Schwimmer and Jim Sturgess) try to rebuild their wrecked lives by opening a restaurant. Too bad one of them is in big-time debt to the mob. See story at right.
TV listings, C4
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
Exhibit envisions new Garden District
WARREN
“Designing New Live-Work Spaces in the Garden District,” an exhibition that envisions new housing in the Warren neighborhood, will open Monday with a free reception from 5 to 7 p.m. at Trumbull Art Gallery,
The exhibition is the result of a partnership between the New School of New York and Trumbull Neighborhood Partnership. The New School is in its third year of partnering with Warren. This year’s project has a focus on abandoned houses.
Also on display will be photographs by DeShawn Scott, a local artist, documenting the creation of a mural in Warren’s Garden District.
Lecture to focus on Gov. David Tod
YOUNGSTOWN
The Mahoning Valley Historical Society’s next Bites and Bits of History lunch program will take place June 16 at noon at the Tyler History Center, 325 W. Federal St., downtown.
Traci Manning, MVHS curator of education, will speak about Ohio’s Civil War governor, David Tod. Attendees will learn about the man who helped to raise troops from the Mahoning Valley and lead Ohio through this country’s most difficult years. His early life, Valley roots and political influence are set against the background of national disunion and war.
Parking is available for $2 in the lot on the west side of the History Center. Overture restaurant at the DeYor Performing Arts Center, across the street, offers a $6 lunch special; call 330-744-9900 to place your order. Go to mahoninghistory.org for the monthly listing of topics and speakers, or call 330-743-2589 for information.
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