Back in the summer of 2009, the Tony Awards got dangerous when Poison lead singer Bret Michaels was clotheslined by a descending piece of scenery. Cut to present day—Michaels and the Tonys have agreed to settle his lawsuit out of court. And the video of the clotheslining is still as good as it was in 2009 (see below).
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Bret Michaels Settles Over 2009 Clotheslining Incident At Tony Awards
2012 Tony Nominees Are In: What's Bad For Spidey Is Good For Once
And the nominees for the 66th annual Tony Awards, this year again to be hosted by Neil Patrick Harris, are in! The big winner? The film adaptation Once, which got 11 nominations, followed by Porgy and Bess and Nice Work If You can Get It with ten each. The other big winners, nomination wise, were Peter and the Starcatcher (9), the revival of Follies (8) and Newsies (8). And, despite rumblings that it might be a dark horse contendor for Best Musical, Spider-Man: The Song That Never Ends Turn Off The Dark walked away with just two nominations. On the plus side for the wall-crawler? Andrew Garfield, who plays Peter Parker in this summer's reboot, got a nod for his role in Death of a Salesmen (which got 7 noms total).
Videos, Photos: Book Of Mormon, War Horse Win Big At Not-Just-For-Gays-Anymore Tonys
The Tonys were held last night, with The Book of Mormon and War Horse the big winners. But also America wins, because theater is not just for gays anymore!
But What Does Mark Sanchez Think About The Tonys?
The perennially low-rated Tony Awards are this weekend (what, you haven't been counting the hours?) with Neil Patrick Harris once again hosting and The Book of Mormon the favorite to win big. So clearly the question on everybody's mind is...who does Jets Quarterback and noted theater-lover Mark Sanchez think should take home the gold?
Bret Michaels Sues Tony Awards For 2009 Clotheslining
Singer and reality show addict Bret Michaels performed at the 2009 Tony Awards for a tie-in with Rock of Ages, but things didn't go as planned because he was struck in the head by a piece of scenery (video below). He was pretty gracious about the incident at the time and even said he wouldn't sue but now Michaels suing the Tonys because he says the brain hemorrhage he suffered six months later was related.
Anne Hathaway Unlikely Beneficiary Of Bret Michaels' Mishap
Anything related to Bret Michaels getting clotheslined at the Tony Awards is too good to pass up! We noticed that photos of his injuries were on MySpace but neglected to see what he wrote on his website. Here's an excerpt: "I feel for the actors and actresses who put in so much time and hard work on or off Broadway to get to the Tonys. This is their moment and I am sorry that some of it may have gotten overshadowed by my thick rocker cranium being struck by a stage prop. On a high note I hear it was the highest rated Tonys they have had in years. However, I was bummed that I did not get to see any of the acts perform during the Tonys as I have never seen a play on Broadway before, probably would have enjoyed it, and even more bummed that I did not get to attend the after parties, cuz rumor has it Anne Hathaway was going to be there and she is hot." [Via Pet Rock]
2009 Tony Award Nominees Announced, People!
The 2009 Tony Award nominees were announced this morning, and competition for a nod was particularly intense this year because the 2008-09 theater season saw the highest number of new Broadway plays, musicals, and revivals in 25 years—and an unusually large percentage of them weren't just flashy drivel. Take for example, reasons to be pretty, Neil LaBute's stirring relationship-wreckage play: the Broadway production nabbed three desperately-needed Tony nominations—including Best Play and one for Gothamist crush Marin Ireland—but the show is hanging by a thread at the Lyceum Theatre, filling just 30% of the house last week.
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