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Tuesday's Tony Award nominations were, as usual, a mixed bag for me. The Drowsy Chaperone, which I liked along with most of the critics, garnered the most nominations among the musicals - 13. But the two straight plays that drew the most nods - The History Boys, with 8, and the revival of Clifford Odets' Awake and Sing, with 9 - left me cold. For my own picks of six new Broadway shows that are worth a visit, see this week's magazine. (Add one more play that I touted earlier - Festen, the grueling and gripping family drama from London that...
...Ryskind, music by George Gershwin and lyrics by his brother Ira, Of Thee I Sing opened Dec. 26, 1931, with George conducting the orchestra, and ran for 441 performances. It would be the Gershwin's biggest hit, and the first musical to win a Pulitzer Prize for drama. The award went to Kaufman, Ryskind and Ira Gershwin for supplying the words; George, who supplied the immortal music, was not eligible. (The decision chafed...
...year with an extra boost, with the announcement of the winners of the 2005-2006 Hoopes Prize yesterday. The annual Hoopes Prize, established in 1982 and funded by the estate of Thomas T. Hoopes ’19, is recognized as one of Harvard’s most prestigious awards. It exists to reward “outstanding scholarly work or research,” and to promote “excellence in the art of teaching” as well as to enhance “the quality of education,” according to the entry form...
Kolic’s mouth was visibly blue when he came to the front of the room to collect his award. Kolic, rocking sandals with jeans and a sharp grey suit, later explained that he had been enjoying the blue chocolate fountain the Dems had ordered for the party...
Baseball season turned into awards season for Harvard yesterday. The Crimson, whose spring came to an abrupt end with a two-game Ivy League Championship sweep by Princeton on Saturday, had five players selected to the All-Ivy First Team—four more than the Tigers and one more than any other team in the league. The eight Ivy League coaches who voted on the awards also named Harvard sophomore Shawn Haviland Ivy League Pitcher of the Year. Freshman Adam Cole, No. 2 in the Crimson rotation this year behind Haviland, was honored as one of the league?...