Tony Awards to include several reunion performances including WICKED’s Chenoweth & Menzel and RAGTIME’s McDonald and Mitchell!!

by | Sep 25, 2021 | Antoinette (Tony) Awards, Blog, Broadway, News, Shows

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BREAKING NEWS: Tomorrow night’s celebration of Broadway’s biggest night is gonna have an unforgettable lineup of promising legendary reunion performances. It has just been announced that The 74th Annual Tony Awards will also include….
WICKED‘s original Tony winning witches themselves Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel will be reuniting LIVE on stage. You can expect them to sing the powerful 11:00 number from the hit Stephen Schwartz musical FOR GOOD,
and
RAGTIME‘s original stars Tony winners Brian Stokes Mitchell and co-host this year Audra McDonald will reunite performing a duet from the show.
The WICKED and RAGTIME performances is part of the lineup of other reunion performances during the Tonys tomorrow. They join the previously announced reunion of the cast of Hairspray (featuring Tony winner Marissa Jaret Winokur, Tony nominees Matthew Morrison and Kerry Butler, Chester Gregory, and the legendary Darlene Love). Most likely, they will be singing YOU CAN’T STOP THE BEAT.
Other performances will include….
Grammy Award winner John Legend as the cast of Ain’t Too Proud,
this year’s Special Tony recipient honorees consisting of the casts of David Byrne’s American Utopia and Lin-Manuel Miranda‘s Freestyle Love Supreme,
and
this year’s 3 shows nominated for BEST MUSICAL this year consisting of Jagged Little Pill, Moulin Rouge The Musical, and Tina: The Tina Turner Musical.
The 74th Annual Tony Awards will be a 4 hour extravaganza from Broadway’s Winter Garden Theatre. It all begins at 7pm on Paramount+ with the actual ceremony hosted by Audra McDonald. From there, the Tonys will then continue onto CBS as Leslie Odom Jr. hosts the BROADWAY’S BACK concert portion of the show.
Who is excited?

Additional Presenters and Performances announced for this year’s 74th Annual Tony Awards!!

by | Sep 23, 2021 | Antoinette (Tony) Awards, Blog, Broadway, Shows

BREAKING NEWS: More performers and presenters have been revealed for this Sunday’s celebration of Broadway’s return and biggest night of the year….. The 74th Annual Tony Awards. What an unforgettable lineup of familiar faces in town set to join in the party at the Winter Garden Theatre…. AND ALL THAT JAZZ. You can expect to see the following additional presenters….
Grammy nominee and Oscar winner Jon Batiste,
Tony winner Lindsay Mendez,
Tony winner Stephanie J. Block,
Tony winning legend Bernadette Peters,
Tony nominee Andrew Rannells,
Tony and Olivier Award winning legend Lea Salonga,
Emmy nominee and Broadway favorite Tituss Burgess,
Grammy winner Jennifer Nettles,
Stage and Screen favorite Wayne Brady,
Emmy winner and Broadway favorite Jasmine Cephas Jones,
Tony nominee Adam Pascal,
Golden Globe nominee Beanie Feldstein,
Award winning legend John Lithgow,
Tony and Grammy nominee Josh Groban,
Tony nominee Sheryl Lee Ralph,
Tony winner Jennifer Holiday,
Tony winner Ali Stroker,
and so much more.
They’re all joining the previously announced lineup consisting of….
Tony and Emmy Award Kristin Chenoweth,
Tony winner Idina Menzel,
Award winning mastermind Lin-Manuel Miranda,
Tony winner Ben Platt,
Tony nominee and Grammy winner Christopher Jackson,
Tony nominee Daphne Rubin-Vega,
Tony winning legend Chita Rivera,
Tony Award nominee Jeremy Pope,
Tony Award winner Kelli O’Hara,
Tony Award winning legend Bebe Neuwirth,
Tony Award winner BD Wong,
Tony and Academy Award nominee Jake Gyllenhaal,
Tony Award winner Annaleigh Ashford,
and so much more.
Along with the performances from the 3 nominated show for BEST MUSICAL (Jagged Little Pill, Moulin Rouge, and Tina), there will also be performances from this year’s Special Tony Honor recipient shows…
and
David Byrne and the cast of American Utopia.
There are also several special performances from….
Grammy winner John Legend sharing the stage with the cast of Ain’t Too Proud
and
a special reunion performance from the cast of Hairspray (featuring Tony winner Marissa Jaret Winokur, Tony nominees Matthew Morrison and Kerry Butler, Chester Gregory, and legendary singer Darlene Love).
The Tony Awards will be a full length 4 hour extravaganza event celebrating Broadway’s triumphant comeback after an 18 1/2 Intermission due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s all happening this Sunday night, September 26th, 2021 at the Winter Garden Theatre. It all begins at 7pm EST via Paramount+ for the actual Awards ceremony hosted by record breaking 6 time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald. From there, Tony winner Leslie Odom Jr. will emcee the 2nd half with the CBS telecast special entitled BROADWAY’S BACK at 9pm EST.
Who is excited?!!!

Chenoweth, Menzel, Miranda, Platt, Rivera, Gyllenhaal, and others to serve as presents for this year’s Tony Awards!!

by | Sep 20, 2021 | Antoinette (Tony) Awards, Blog, Broadway, News, Shows

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BREAKING NEWS: Broadway’s best will once again be taking center stage at Broadway’s biggest night this upcoming weekend. Announcement of presenters for The 74th Annual Tony Awards has officially been revealed. What an unforgettable lineup it is helping to celebrate the return of the Great Bright Way.
Expecting to appear at Broadway’s Winter Garden Theatre presenting Awards and performances will include….
Tony and Emmy Award winner Kristin Chenoweth,
Tony Award winner Idina Menzel,
Award winning mastermind Lin-Manuel Miranda,
Tony Award winner Ben Platt,
Tony Award nominee and Grammy winner Christopher Jackson,
Tony Award nominee Daphne Rubin-Vega,
Tony Award winning legend Chita Rivera,
Tony Award nominee Jeremy Pope,
Tony Award winner Kelli O’Hara,
Tony Award winning legend Bebe Neuwirth,
Tony Award winner BD Wong,
Tony and Academy Award nominee Jake Gyllenhaal,
Tony Award winner Annaleigh Ashford,
and so much more.
More presenters will be revealed these next few days.
The Tony Awards will be a full length 4 hour extravaganza event celebrating Broadway’s triumphant comeback after an 18 1/2 Intermission due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s all happening this Sunday night, September 26th, 2021 at the Winter Garden Theatre. It all begins at 7pm EST via Paramount+ for the actual Awards ceremony hosted by record breaking 6 time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald. From there, Tony Award winner Leslie Odom Jr. will emcee the 2nd half with the CBS telecast special entitled BROADWAY’S BACK at 9pm EST.
Who is excited?!!

CALLING ALL PERFORMERS: Need some training with some of Broadway’s best this weekend?…

by | Oct 16, 2017 | Blog, Broadway


CALLING ALL PERFORMERS: Need some training with some of Broadway’s best this weekend? Join Voice Variations this Saturday, October 21st, 2017 from 9am to 1pm as they present a POP, ROCK,& ACTING MASTER CLASS at Ripley-Grier Studios.

Join acclaimed vocal coach, talent manager, and founder Amy Hanratty along with Mark Schneider (Associate director of the current revival of Miss Saigon US) and Matt DeAngelis (currently in Waitress the Musical) as they help you expand as a singer and actor, develop your audition confidence, and much more. All you got to do is prepare 2 Contemporary, Pop, and/or Rock songs.



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