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Song of the Day: The Lion King, Endless Night

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In the second show The Parodivas wrote and produced, Jason B. Schmidt, The B Stands for BULL, we changed a lyric in Broadway Baby to "Still, I'll stick it til, I'm on Playbill, or all over TIMES SQUARE." It's happening. It really is. What I want is on its way.

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Song for the Day - P!nk - Trouble

No attorneys - to plead my case
No orbits - to send me into outer space
And my fingers are bejeweled
With diamonds and gold but that ain't
gonna help me now


I'm trouble - yeah trouble now
I'm trouble y'all, I disturb my own town
I'm trouble - yeah, trouble now
I'm trouble y'all, I got trouble In My Town


You think you're right, but you were wrong
You tried to take me, but I knew all along
You can't take me for a ride
I'm not a fool now - so you better run and hide

I'm trouble - yeah trouble now
I'm trouble y'all, I disturb my own town
I'm trouble - yeah, trouble now
I'm trouble y'all, I got trouble In My Town

If you see me coming down the street
Then you know it's time to go
(Then you know it's time to go 'cause
here comes trouble)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFu3YzRnyDU

Song of the Day - Savage Garden - I Want You

TGIF Song for the day - Scissor Sisters - Fire With Fire

Song for the Day

Really Loving this song today: #NowPlaying David Guetta – Without You (feat. Usher) on @Spotify

http://open.spotify.com/track/4JUQLTSL2hOQHXjEgj0ajA



David Guetta Ft. Usher – Without You Lyrics

Joe Jonas - Just In Love

X-Factor last night

The season premiere of X-Factor last night was really great.  My two favorites were the first girl Rachel Crow, who reminds me of a young Darladiva if I do say so and then the final guy Chris Rene.  His story and his talent and all of that brought me to tears.  Tears.  A rapper.  Tears.

Maggie the Pirate - Opens Tomorrow!

Maggie the Pirate

Momentum Repertory Company Presents:

Maggie the Pirate

The 45th Street Theater
354 W. 45th Street- 2nd Floor

Show Dates:

Thursday, August 25th…………. 7pm
Friday, August 26th……………….7pm
Saturday, August 27th……………2pm
Saturday, August 27th……………7pm
Sunday, August 28th………………2pm

About The Musical:
When Maggie was a little girl, her favorite book in the whole wide world was Treasure Island. She dreamed of becoming a pirate when she grew up. Instead, she became a copy editor. Stuck in a dead-end job, Maggie watches her life slowly slip away, until a brutal robbery forces her to make a decision: From now on, Maggie will be a pirate. This disturbs her coworkers when she shows up dressed ready to plunder a galleon, but gradually, the office is infected by Maggie’s piracy. When Maggie is fired, she attacks her boss, and is confined to a mental institution. There, it is up to a well-meaning but unimaginative young psychiatrist to save Maggie from life in a medicated stupor… and perhaps she’ll return the favor.

Featuring:

Maggie….. Mindy Kay Smith
Peter/Paul….. Christopher Duffy
Ashley/Angela….. Jackie Jacobi
Belinda/Mrs. Greenwich….. Michelle Silvani
Mr. Powers/Dr. Pinchworthy….. Jason B. Schmidt

Creative & ProductionTeam:

Book…. James Armstrong
Music & Lyrics…Joshua H. Cohen
Producer… Kathleen Moran
Director… Tom Hoefner
Music Director… Cody Wydmore
Choreographer…Hadley Schnuck
Graphic Design… Broygue Fleurimon
Stage Manager… Jason Ballew

BUY TICKETS TO THE FABULOUS NEW SHOW RIGHT NOW!!!

Hitgirls: An Ass-Kicking Musical Comedy in Heels

Now Serving: German Tranny Assassin Realness

Wake-Up Marconi presents:
Hitgirls: An Ass-Kicking Musical Comedy in Heels

August 3-6th at 8pm, August 9-11th at 8pm

Book and Lyrics by Melissa Pinsly & Celine Rosenthal
Music by Lizzie Hagstedt & Neal Rosenthal
Additional Music by Scott Clemens & Celine Rosenthal
Directed by Celine Rosenthal
Choreography by Mark Rosenthal

Hitgirls is the story of two sisters in the family business of assassination for hire. It’s just another day at the office until one of them falls in love and they’re confronted with a difficult decision… to kill or not to kill?

Book your tickets here ($18)

Featuring: Haley Greenstein, Paul Hanegan, Lauren Leland, Robin Lyon-Garniner*, Stephanie O'Connell, Danielle O'Dea, Jason B. Schmidt, Sarah Shechtman, Trevor Swann, Daniel Tepper, and Viet Vo

Stage Managed by Samantha Moorin and Brian Conklin

*Member of Actors' Equity Association

Visit www.marconitheatre.com for more information.

The Drama Desk Awards - Winners 2011

Outstanding Play

Jon Robin Baitz, Other Desert Cities
Adam Bock, A Small Fire
Stephen Adly Guirgis, The Motherf**ker With the Hat
Samuel D. Hunter, A Bright New Boise
Rajiv Joseph, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
David Lindsay-Abaire, Good People
*Nick Stafford, War Horse

Outstanding Musical

In Transit
Priscilla Queen of the Desert: The Musical
See Rock City & Other Destinations
Sister Act
*The Book of Mormon
The Kid

Outstanding Revival of a Play

Born Yesterday
The House of Blue Leaves
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Merchant of Venice
*The Normal Heart
Three Sisters

Outstanding Revival of a Musical

*Anything Goes
Hello Again
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying


Outstanding Actor in a Play

Charles Busch, The Divine Sister
*Bobby Cannavale, The Motherf**ker With the Hat
Al Pacino, The Merchant of Venice
Geoffrey Rush, The Diary of a Madman
Mark Rylance, Jerusalem
Michael Shannon, Mistakes Were Made
Paul Sparks, Dusk Rings a Bell

Outstanding Actress in a Play

Nina Arianda, Born Yesterday
Stockard Channing, Other Desert Cities
*Frances McDormand, Good People
Laurie Metcalf, The Other Place
Michele Pawk, A Small Fire
Lily Rabe, The Merchant of Venice

Outstanding Actor in a Musical

*Norbert Leo Butz, Catch Me if You Can
Colin Donnell, Anything Goes
Daniel Radcliffe, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Andrew Rannells, The Book of Mormon
Tony Sheldon, Priscilla Queen of the Desert:The Musical
Christopher Sieber, The Kid

Outstanding Actress in a Musical

*Sutton Foster, Anything Goes
Beth Leavel, Baby It's You!
Patina Miller, Sister Act
Donna Murphy, The People in the Picture
Sherie Rene Scott, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play

*Brian Bedford, The Importance of Being Earnest
Christian Borle, Peter and the Starcatcher
Boyd Gaines, The Grand Manner
Logan Marshall-Green, The Hallway Trilogy
Zachary Quinto, Angels in America
Tom Riley, Arcadia
Yul Vázquez, The Motherf**ker With the Hat

Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play

Lisa Emery, The Collection & A Kind of Alaska
*Edie Falco, The House of Blue Leaves
Julie Halston, The Divine Sister
Sarah Nina Hayon, A Bright New Boise
Celia Keenan-Bolger, Peter and the Starcatcher
Linda Lavin, Other Desert Cities
Judith Light, Lombardi

Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical

Adam Godley, Anything Goes
*John Larroquette, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Brian Stokes Mitchell, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Rory O'Malley, The Book of Mormon
Bob Stillman, Hello Again
Tom Wopat, Catch Me if You Can

Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical

*Laura Benanti, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Kerry Butler, Catch Me if You Can
Victoria Clark, Sister Act
Jill Eikenberry, The Kid
Nikki M. James, The Book of Mormon
Patti LuPone, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Laura Osnes, Anything Goes

Outstanding Director of a Play

Trip Cullman, A Small Fire
*Joel Grey and George C. Wolfe, The Normal Heart
Moisés Kaufman, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
Davis McCallum, A Bright New Boise
Daniel Sullivan, The Merchant of Venice
Kirjan Waage and Gwendolyn Warnock, Baby Universe

Outstanding Director of a Musical

Rob Ashford, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Joe Calarco, In Transit
Jack Cummings III, Hello Again
Jack Cummings III, See Rock City & Other Destinations
Kathleen Marshall, Anything Goes
*Casey Nicholaw and Trey Parker, The Book of Mormon


Outstanding Choreography

Rob Ashford, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Scott Graham and Steven Hoggett, Beautiful Burnout
Steven Hoggett, Peter and the Starcatcher
*Kathleen Marshall, Anything Goes
Casey Nicholaw, The Book of Mormon
Siudy, Between Worlds

Outstanding Music

Brad Alexander, See Rock City & Other Destinations
Alan Menken, Sister Act
*Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone, The Book of Mormon
Marc Shaiman, Catch Me if You Can
Mike Stoller and Artie Butler, The People in the Picture
David Yazbek, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

Outstanding Lyrics

Rick Crom, Newsical The Musical — Full Spin Ahead
Jack Lechner, The Kid
Adam Mathias, See Rock City & Other Destinations
*Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone, The Book of Mormon
Glenn Slater, Sister Act
Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman, Catch Me if You Can

Outstanding Book of a Musical

Kristen Anderson-Lopez, James-Allen Ford, Russ Kaplan and Sara Wordsworth, In
Transit
Iris Rainer Dart, The People in the Picture
Stephan Elliott and Allan Scott, Priscilla Queen of the Desert: The Musical
*Adam Mathias, See Rock City & Other Destinations
Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone, The Book of Mormon
Michael Zam, The Kid

Outstanding Orchestrations

Mary-Mitchell Campbell, Hello Again
Bruce Coughlin, The Burnt Part Boys
Simon Hale, Jim Abbott and David Yazbek, Women on the Verge of a Nervous
Breakdown
*Larry Hochman and Stephen Oremus, The Book of Mormon
Marc Shaiman and Larry Blank, Catch Me if You Can
Lynne Shankel, The Extraordinary Ordinary

Outstanding Music in a Play

*Wayne Barker, Peter and the Starcatcher
Kathryn Bostic, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
Lars Petter Hagen, Baby Universe
Alan John, The Diary of a Madman
Tom Kitt, The Winter's Tale
Dan Moses Schreier, The Merchant of Venice

Outstanding Revue

Fyvush Finkel Live!
Newsical The Musical — Full Spin Ahead
*Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles on Broadway

Outstanding Set Design

Rachel Hauck, Orange, Hat & Grace
David Korins and Zachary Borovay (projection design), Lombardi
Derek McLane, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
*Derek McLane, Anything Goes
Tony Straiges, Treasure Island
Mark Wendland, The Merchant of Venice

Outstanding Costume Design

*Tim Chappel and Lizzy Gardiner, Priscilla Queen of the Desert: The Musical
Desmond Heeley, The Importance of Being Earnest
Ann Hould-Ward, A Free Man of Color
Martin Pakledinaz, Anything Goes
Ann Roth, The Book of Mormon
Paloma Young, Peter and the Starcatcher

Outstanding Lighting Design

Jean Kalman, John Gabriel Borkman
R. Lee Kennedy, See Rock City & Other Destinations
*David Lander, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
Laura Mroczkowski, Spy Garbo
Ben Stanton, The Whipping Man
David Weiner, A Small Fire

Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical

Lindsay Jones, The Burnt Part Boys
Michael Rasbury, Hello Again
*Brian Ronan, Anything Goes
Brian Ronan, The Book of Mormon
Jon Weston, In Transit

Outstanding Sound Design in a Play

Acme Sound Partners, The Merchant of Venice
*Acme Sound Partners and Cricket S. Myers, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
Ian Dickinson, John Gabriel Borkman
Brett Jarvis, Baby Universe
Bray Poor, Wings
Eric Shimelonis, The Hallway Trilogy

Outstanding Solo Performance

Daniel Beaty, Through the Night
Mike Birbiglia, Mike Birbiglia's My Girlfriend's Boyfriend
Juliette Jeffers, Batman and Robin in the Boogie Down
*John Leguizamo, Ghetto Klown
Colin Quinn, Colin Quinn Long Story Short
Joanna Tope, The Promise

Unique Theatrical Experience

Being Harold Pinter
Circus Incognitus
Gatz
Play Dead
Room 17B
*Sleep No More

The Tony Award Nominations 2011

Best Play
	Good People	Author: David Lindsay-Abaire
	Jerusalem	Author: Jez Butterworth
	The Motherf**ker with the Hat	Author: Stephen Adly Guirgis
	War Horse	Author: Nick Stafford

Best Musical
	The Book of Mormon
	Catch Me If You Can
	The Scottsboro Boys
	Sister Act

Best Book of a Musical
	Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson	Alex Timbers
	The Book of Mormon	Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone
	The Scottsboro Boys	David Thompson
	Sister Act	Cheri Steinkellner, Bill Steinkellner and Douglas Carter Beane

Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
	The Book of Mormon	Music & Lyrics: Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone
	The Scottsboro Boys	Music & Lyrics: John Kander and Fred Ebb
	Sister Act	Music: Alan Menken Lyrics: Glenn Slater
	Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown	Music & Lyrics: David Yazbek

Best Revival of a Play
	Arcadia
	The Importance of Being Earnest
	The Merchant of Venice
	The Normal Heart

Best Revival of a Musical
	Anything Goes
	How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
	Brian Bedford	The Importance of Being Earnest
	Bobby Cannavale	The Motherf**ker with the Hat
	Joe Mantello	The Normal Heart
	Al Pacino	The Merchant of Venice
	Mark Rylance	Jerusalem

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play
	Nina Arianda	Born Yesterday
	Frances McDormand	Good People
	Lily Rabe	The Merchant of Venice
	Vanessa Redgrave	Driving Miss Daisy
	Hannah Yelland	Brief Encounter

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
	Norbert Leo Butz	Catch Me If You Can
	Josh Gad	The Book of Mormon
	Joshua Henry	The Scottsboro Boys
	Andrew Rannells	The Book of Mormon
	Tony Sheldon	Priscilla Queen of the Desert

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
	Sutton Foster	Anything Goes
	Beth Leavel	Baby It's You!
	Patina Miller	Sister Act
	Donna Murphy	The People in the Picture

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play
	Mackenzie Crook	Jerusalem
	Billy Crudup	Arcadia
	John Benjamin Hickey	The Normal Heart
	Arian Moayed	Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
	Yul Vázquez	The Motherf**ker with the Hat

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
	Ellen Barkin	The Normal Heart
	Edie Falco	The House of Blue Leaves
	Judith Light	Lombardi
	Joanna Lumley	La Bête
	Elizabeth Rodriguez	The Motherf**ker with the Hat

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
	Colman Domingo	The Scottsboro Boys
	Adam Godley	Anything Goes
	John Larroquette	How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
	Forrest McClendon	The Scottsboro Boys
	Rory O'Malley	The Book of Mormon

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
	Laura Benanti	Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
	Tammy Blanchard	How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
	Victoria Clark	Sister Act
	Nikki M. James	The Book of Mormon
	Patti LuPone	Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

Best Direction of a Play
	Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris	War Horse
	Joel Grey & George C. Wolfe	The Normal Heart
	Anna D. Shapiro	The Motherf**ker with the Hat
	Daniel Sullivan	The Merchant of Venice

Best Direction of a Musical
	Rob Ashford	How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
	Kathleen Marshall	Anything Goes
	Casey Nicholaw and Trey Parker	The Book of Mormon
	Susan Stroman	The Scottsboro Boys

Best Choreography
	Rob Ashford	How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
	Kathleen Marshall	Anything Goes
	Casey Nicholaw	The Book of Mormon
	Susan Stroman	The Scottsboro Boys

Best Orchestrations
	Doug Besterman	How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
	Larry Hochman	The Scottsboro Boys
	Larry Hochman and Stephen Oremus	The Book of Mormon
	Marc Shaiman & Larry Blank	Catch Me If You Can

Best Scenic Design of a Play
	Todd Rosenthal	The Motherf**ker with the Hat
	Rae Smith	War Horse
	Ultz	Jerusalem
	Mark Wendland	The Merchant of Venice

Best Scenic Design of a Musical
	Beowulf Boritt	The Scottsboro Boys
	Derek McLane	Anything Goes
	Scott Pask	The Book of Mormon
	Donyale Werle	Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson

Best Costume Design of a Play
	Jess Goldstein	The Merchant of Venice
	Desmond Heeley	The Importance of Being Earnest
	Mark Thompson	La Bête
	Catherine Zuber	Born Yesterday

Best Costume Design of a Musical
	Tim Chappel & Lizzy Gardiner	Priscilla Queen of the Desert
	Martin Pakledinaz	Anything Goes
	Ann Roth	The Book of Mormon
	Catherine Zuber	How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

Best Lighting Design of a Play
	Paule Constable	War Horse
	David Lander	Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
	Kenneth Posner	The Merchant of Venice
	Mimi Jordan Sherin	Jerusalem

Best Lighting Design of a Musical
	Ken Billington	The Scottsboro Boys
	Howell Binkley	How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
	Peter Kaczorowski	Anything Goes
	Brian MacDevitt	The Book of Mormon

Best Sound Design of a Play
	Acme Sound Partners & Cricket S. Myers	Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
	Simon Baker	Brief Encounter
	Ian Dickinson for Autograph	Jerusalem
	Christopher Shutt	War Horse

Best Sound Design of a Musical
	Peter Hylenski	The Scottsboro Boys
	Steve Canyon Kennedy	Catch Me If You Can
	Brian Ronan	Anything Goes
	Brian Ronan	The Book of Mormon

Special Tony Award® for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre
	Athol Fugard
	Philip J. Smith

Regional Theatre Tony Award®
	Lookingglass Theatre Company (Chicago, Ill.)

Isabelle Stevenson Award
	Eve Ensler

Special Tony Award
	Handspring Puppet Company

Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre
	William Berloni
	The Drama Book Shop
	Sharon Jensen and Alliance for Inclusion in the Arts