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2010 Tony Awards: Broadway Has Celebrities, America!

           

Last night's 64th Annual Tony Awards broadcast was, as usual, a desperate three-hour long televised advertisement intended to trick tourists into Broadway theaters with the hopes of seeing movie stars in person. But last night it seemed there was even more attention paid to big famous people than usual, with Denzel Washington, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Scarlett Johansson among the bold-faced winners. The spectacle was co-hosted by Sean Hayes (Will & Grace), who started off the show by planting a long, juicy kiss on Kristin Chenoweth, as a riposte to a controversial Newsweek editorial suggesting he wasn't a convincing straight man in Promises, Promises. Check it out: more ›

Pencil This In

Pencil This In

MOVIE: Get a little more in depth on the whole border crossing controversy with Woodstock in the more ›

Extra, Extra

-The FDA has again delayed making a decision over making Plan B (the morning-after pill) available over the counter. In Gothamist's humble opinion this latest delay is BS. more ›

Newsy Bits From Backstage

Newsy Bits From Backstage

Appropriately in this sticky heat, it’s kind of a slow week for theater, at least openings-wise. So for a change of pace, instead of a show roundup, here are a few recent theater-world tidbits that struck Gothamist as interesting. more ›

Faltering Broadway Show Saved By Deep-Pocketed Heiress

Faltering Broadway Show Saved By Deep-Pocketed Heiress

, was scheduled to begin previews Nov. 4, but was delayed when the producers had a big investor pull out and had to suddenly scamper around looking for replacement funds. The Times reports that the $2.1 million project is now back up and open for business, with previews going on now. A very rich angel has come to the rescue in the form of Carole Shorenstein Hays, a San Francisco real estate heiress and Broadway producer, whose previous producing credits include Take Me Out and Caroline, or Change. more ›

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