Film Society of Lincoln Center Screens Marathon of 20 Movie Musicals July 3-5 The Independence Day weekend will march to the sound of songs from the movie-musical genre in Film Society of Lincoln...West Side. As The Film Society of Lincoln Center's core venue, the theatre is home to year-round presentations of independent film, international cinema, documentary and retrospectives. ( source )

I'm hoping the coding for this works, but if not...I'm sorry. Thought people might be interested in reliving some of the great moments and disasters from yesterday evening. The disasterous opening...thought it was "cute" There were more acceptance videos, but I think They've been removed. What a freakin' surprise. If I missed any that you've found, link me and I'll post em in here.

Feature: Memorable Moments at the 2009 Tony Awards Looking back on the 2009 Tony Awards, we could dedicate an entire story to the opening number, which host Neil Patrick Harris dubbed “the biggest and...closing number, with lyrics by Hairspray’s Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, to the tune of “Tonight” and “Luck Be a Lady”: Source On the Scene: 2009 Tony Awards Red Carpet Click to watch.

A Big Night for Broadway, and Especially for Billy Broadway productions with roots in the London theater dominated the the 63rd annual Tony Awards on Sunday, with “ Billy Elliot ” winning best musical...when he quit his lead role in “Speed-the-Plow.” (An Actors’ Equity union arbitration proceeding involving the producers of “Speed-the-Plow” and Mr. Piven is scheduled to begin on Monday.) Source

A Walking Tour of Opening Nights on Broadway, 2008-09 Want a reminder of every show that opened on Broadway in the Tony season that just finished? We've got it. Broadway proved itself amazingly resilient... Geffen Playhouse and the Lark Play Development Center. On Nov. 24 of that year, Playbill.com flipped the switch and began offering news, listings and discounted tickets on the internet. Source

Darling, Alvarez, Kowalik, Kulish, Glenn and Fernandes Win Astaire Awards Billy Elliot's trio of young stars and choreographer Peter Darling were among the winners of the 2009 Fred and Adele Astaire... BEST MALE DANCER: *David Alvarez, Trent Kowalik and Kiril Kulish , Billy Elliot David Bologna and Frank Dolce, Billy Elliot Jeffry Denman, White Christmas Matthew Risch, Pal Joey Source

Dolly Parton, Elton John, Liza Minnelli and More to Perform on 2009 Tony Awards By Andrew Gans June 2, 2009 Additional performances for the 63rd Annual Tony Awards, which will be broadcast live on...Associates are the general managers. Ricky Kirshner and Glenn Weiss/White Cherry Entertainment are executive producers of the 2009 Tony Awards. Weiss will also serve as director of the 2009 Tony Awards

Casts of Billy Elliot, Guys and Dolls, Hair, Next to Normal, Shrek and More to Perform on Tonys The 63rd Annual Tony Awards, which will be broadcast live on CBS June 7, will feature performances...by Tony nominee Alice Ripley, will perform "You Don't Know," while the Billy Elliot performance will feature all three Tony-nominated Billys: Trent Kowalik, Kiril Kulish and David Alvarez. Source

Winners of the 59th annual Outer Critics Circle Awards — which honor the best in Broadway and Off-Broadway theatre — were announced May 11. Billy Elliot the Musical received seven awards, the most... Next to Normal was also considered last year and won the OCC Award for Outstanding Score. [title of show] was also eligible when it played Off-Broadway's Vineyard Theatre two years ago.] Source

2009 Tony Award Nominees React to the News! Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical David Alvarez, Trent Kowalik, and Kiril Kulish - Billy Elliot, The Musical Kiril: It's amazing...is the stuff of dreams. We're all delighted. Amanda Root, my stage wife and fellow nominee, lives just upstairs from me. About three quarters of an hour later, she banged excitedly on her floor." Source