2008 Tony Awards Poster Artwork Revealed
2008 Tony Awards Poster Artwork Revealed
#12008 Tony Awards Poster Artwork Revealed
Posted: 4/9/08 at 1:06am
Wow, this is different for them!
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
--Aristotle
#2re: 2008 Tony Awards Poster Artwork Revealed
Posted: 4/9/08 at 1:08amLove it!
Oh, and I almost forgot to mention...I'm the good cop, he's the bad cop.
#2re: 2008 Tony Awards Poster Artwork Revealed
Posted: 4/9/08 at 1:09am
I really like that.
I love the slogan: "There's A Little Bit of Broadway in Everyone"
Wasn't that started last year?
"Anybody that goes to the theater, I think we’re all misfits, so we ended up on stage or in the audience.” --- Patti LuPone.
#4re: 2008 Tony Awards Poster Artwork Revealed
Posted: 4/9/08 at 1:19am
Yes I have a lot of free time
Updated On: 8/9/08 at 01:19 AM
#5re: 2008 Tony Awards Poster Artwork Revealed
Posted: 4/9/08 at 1:20am
I love it!
It's fresh and new, and much more exciting then the one for last year.
"Oh look at the time, three more intelligent plays just closed and THE ADDAMS FAMILY made another million dollars" -Jackie Hoffman, Broadway.com Audience Awards
Updated On: 4/9/08 at 01:20 AM
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#6re: 2008 Tony Awards Poster Artwork Revealed
Posted: 4/9/08 at 1:24amI love this poster! It is much better than the past 2 years.
"Don't thank your parents, if you were raised in a nurturing environment you wouldnt be in show business"--Conan O'Brien at the 2006 Emmy Awards
TooDarnHot
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/7/08
#7re: 2008 Tony Awards Poster Artwork Revealed
Posted: 4/9/08 at 1:28am
fresh, new, and exciting. that does describe the general vibe.
guess that makes sense with shows like GLORY DAYS and IN THE HEIGHTS and PASSING STRANGE and XANADU coming to Broadway.
#8re: 2008 Tony Awards Poster Artwork Revealed
Posted: 4/9/08 at 1:53amI like it, my first impression was "Chorus Line" mixed with "Rent".
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#10re: 2008 Tony Awards Poster Artwork Revealed
Posted: 4/9/08 at 2:13am
to me, it looks like a mix between Fiddler and Mary Poppins. no idea why poppins, but it speaks to me.
i love it though. and the tagline.
cause it's true.
<--- the set of A Midsummer Night's Dream that I was assistant stage manager for during the 2007 season at the STNJ outdoor stage.
-Dre- You must remember all the same that at the crux of every game is knowing when it's time to leave the table... And it's important to be artful in your exit. No turning back, you must accept the con is done... It was a ball, it was a blast. And it's a shame it couldn't last. But every chapter has to end, you must agree.
~Dirty Rotten Scoundrels~
There's a special kind of people known as show people. We live in a world full of dreams. Sometimes we're not too certain what's false and what's real. But we're seldom in doubt about what we feel.
~Curtains~
It is a far, far better thing I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest I go to, than I have ever known.
~A Tale of Two Cities ~
~Dirty Rotten Scoundrels~
~Curtains~
~A Tale of Two Cities ~
mateo
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#11re: 2008 Tony Awards Poster Artwork Revealed
Posted: 4/9/08 at 2:32am
I like the poster.
I hope this means the telecast is taking a different turn this year.
(Tony people, c'mon! Put some money in it, or at least spend what you have well. Keep it gay! Don't forget the Broadway fans and what they'd like to see.)
"Zac is sweet as can be. He's very much just a sweet kid from California who happens to have a face that looks like it was drawn by Michelangelo, (if Michelangelo did anime)."
-Adam Shankman.
"I haven't left this building since Windows 3.1!"
"Celebrating a birthday this week: Rene Descartes is 412! Do you know who he is? Then why are you watching this show? You could probably get into college and even get one of those job things. As for the rest of us; Amanda Bynes is 22! Yay!"
-E!'s "The Soup"
-Adam Shankman.
"I haven't left this building since Windows 3.1!"
"Celebrating a birthday this week: Rene Descartes is 412! Do you know who he is? Then why are you watching this show? You could probably get into college and even get one of those job things. As for the rest of us; Amanda Bynes is 22! Yay!"
-E!'s "The Soup"
#12re: 2008 Tony Awards Poster Artwork Revealed
Posted: 4/9/08 at 5:01amI think to get ratings up, Beyonce should sing and perform all of the songs/scenes from the Tony nominated musicals AND plays.
The truly beautiful should be lawfully restricted from wearing clothing; and the truly butt-ugly should be lawfully mandated from going naked.
Urban
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#13re: 2008 Tony Awards Poster Artwork Revealed
Posted: 4/9/08 at 6:24amI have to agree with the above poster. For some reason I see a little bit of Poppins in that photo (well mixed with ACL).
#14re: 2008 Tony Awards Poster Artwork Revealed
Posted: 4/9/08 at 6:29amYou mean they're not going to call it, "PATTI LUPONE Tony Awards"???????
#15re: 2008 Tony Awards Poster Artwork Revealed
Posted: 4/9/08 at 7:23amHe looks like he's tripping over TonyAwards.com
....but the world goes 'round
#16re: 2008 Tony Awards Poster Artwork Revealed
Posted: 4/9/08 at 8:27am
THAT is great 
LOVE it.
"TO LOVE ANOTHER PERSON IS TO SEE THE FACE OF GOD"- LES MISERABLES---
"THERE'S A SPECIAL KIND OF PEOPLE KNOWN AS SHOW PEOPLE... WE'RE BORN EVERY NIGHT AT HALF HOUR CALL!"--- CURTAINS
#17re: 2008 Tony Awards Poster Artwork Revealed
Posted: 4/9/08 at 8:55amGreat artwork. I saw it about a month ago, because our company is a sponsor of the Tony Awards. I had to approve it from a legal perspective.
husk_charmer
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#18re: 2008 Tony Awards Poster Artwork Revealed
Posted: 4/9/08 at 9:06amI heard that this year CBS is throwing out the "only the nominated" perform policy and allowing at least all the new shows to perform. I don't remember where I heard this now, but I'll be interested to see if it's true.
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#19re: 2008 Tony Awards Poster Artwork Revealed
Posted: 4/9/08 at 9:08am
Ooh, I like it.
Now let's hope they introduce some new set pieces for this year's awards...like repainting the marquee drop with the current names of Broadway houses (Plymouth, Royale, Martin Beck are still on that drop, at least from last year.)
Though the new ad sort of looks like New Orleans' Zatarain's Rice ads... (smudgy red background with black silhouette of dancing trumpeter)...
Nevertheless, it's a 21st century change of pace for the Tonys.
Zatarain's
<---- You can see the crazy in her eyes. ;-)
blueroses
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#20re: 2008 Tony Awards Poster Artwork Revealed
Posted: 4/9/08 at 9:14am
Eh, it's nothing special.
They need to hire Norn to design the poster.
#21re: 2008 Tony Awards Poster Artwork Revealed
Posted: 4/9/08 at 9:17am
husk_charmer, you heard it from Riedel.
And it wasn't a truth, it was a prediction that he made at the start of the season.
"Winning a Tony this year is like winning Best Attendance in third grade: no one will care but the winner and their mom."
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
husk_charmer
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/19/06
#22re: 2008 Tony Awards Poster Artwork Revealed
Posted: 4/9/08 at 9:22amAha, thanks WBAF. Let's hope it's an actual prediction that comes true.
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RentBoy86
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#23re: 2008 Tony Awards Poster Artwork Revealed
Posted: 4/9/08 at 10:28amI like the poster. It looks hip.
#24re: 2008 Tony Awards Poster Artwork Revealed
Posted: 4/9/08 at 10:31amI like it. It's not the greatest thing since sliced bread, but it's nice. It's got a splash of glamor, but it isn't all glitz. The fatigued look makes it current, yet it's simple. I really like it.
#25re: 2008 Tony Awards Poster Artwork Revealed
Posted: 4/9/08 at 11:45pmI think it definitely reflects the new "style" of Broadway that's beginning to take over.
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
--Aristotle
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