2011 Tony Awards Move to Beacon Theatre

[Rob]

2011 Tony Awards Move to Beacon Theatre#1

Posted: 11/10/10 at 2:19pm

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[frogs_fan85]

2011 Tony Awards Move to Beacon Theatre#2

Posted: 11/10/10 at 2:21pm

That makes sense.

[mywonderwa11]

2011 Tony Awards Move to Beacon Theatre#2

Posted: 11/10/10 at 2:36pm

Totally makes sense...I like it.

"Somethin's comin', I don't know what it is but it is gonna be great!"

[TheatreFan4]

2011 Tony Awards Move to Beacon Theatre#3

Posted: 11/10/10 at 2:41pm

Ah poo! There goes my plan of being there if they did it in Time Square.

[Gothampc]

2011 Tony Awards Move to Beacon Theatre#4

Posted: 11/10/10 at 2:51pm

I think the Beacon only seats about 2800. Somebody is going to have to pare down the guest list.

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[jovie27]

2011 Tony Awards Move to Beacon Theatre#5

Posted: 11/10/10 at 2:57pm

I was just thinking the SAME THING Gothampc....I was like, ok Radio City looks always packed during the Tonys (maybe except for the very last balcony), and the Beacon looks a lot smaller...maybe the public won't be able to purchase tickets this year...and or, each person is only allowed one or no guests at all....and...what if someone is seated in the balcony and wins LOL...they have to fly them down to accept the award...we shall see...
Updated On: 11/10/10 at 02:57 PM

[Katurian2]

2011 Tony Awards Move to Beacon Theatre#6

Posted: 11/10/10 at 2:57pm

Yeaha! That's about 4 blocks from my apartment. The Beacon is nice though. So maybe they won't do a ton of sold tickets to non-invited peeps. I like the choice. Plus UWS is so much nicer than trudging through the theatre district.

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[givesmevoice]

2011 Tony Awards Move to Beacon Theatre#7

Posted: 11/10/10 at 3:00pm

each person is only allowed one or no guests at all

I thought they were only allowed one guest anyway.

When I see the phrase "the ____ estate", I imagine a vast mansion in the country full of monocled men and high-collared women receiving letters about productions across the country and doing spit-takes at whatever they contain. -Kad

[jovie27]

2011 Tony Awards Move to Beacon Theatre#8

Posted: 11/10/10 at 3:05pm

Maybe, but I have seen like the sons and daughters and the mothers near winners sometime...I could be wrong I don't know how many guests they are allowed for sure.

[givesmevoice]

2011 Tony Awards Move to Beacon Theatre#9

Posted: 11/10/10 at 3:08pm

I think they're allowed one guest and the other people who come have to buy tickets, but I'm not positive. Although I'm sure Patti LuPone's kid didn't have to pay for his ticket the two times he went.

When I see the phrase "the ____ estate", I imagine a vast mansion in the country full of monocled men and high-collared women receiving letters about productions across the country and doing spit-takes at whatever they contain. -Kad

[beautywickedlover]

2011 Tony Awards Move to Beacon Theatre#10

Posted: 11/10/10 at 3:27pm

It's a great choice. I think there will be plenty of room on the stage for "Sister Act" and "Catch Me if You Can" to perform if they are nominated for Best Musical.

[Gothampc]

2011 Tony Awards Move to Beacon Theatre#11

Posted: 11/10/10 at 3:48pm

"Although I'm sure Patti LuPone's kid didn't have to pay for his ticket the two times he went."

I was just thinking that because in Patti's autobio, she makes two points: there are thousands of producers on each show and in her contract she specifies how many tickets she gets to her opening night.

If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.

[givesmevoice]

2011 Tony Awards Move to Beacon Theatre#12

Posted: 11/10/10 at 3:51pm

To be fair, I'm not sure how many tickets she asks for to opening night, but asking for one more ticket to the Tonys is hardly asking for much.

When I see the phrase "the ____ estate", I imagine a vast mansion in the country full of monocled men and high-collared women receiving letters about productions across the country and doing spit-takes at whatever they contain. -Kad

[KirbyCat]

2011 Tony Awards Move to Beacon Theatre#13

Posted: 11/10/10 at 4:53pm

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/02/12/nyregion/20090212-beacon-pano.html

Beautiful.

[Sleeper2]

2011 Tony Awards Move to Beacon Theatre#14

Posted: 11/10/10 at 6:14pm

At Radio City, nominees got one free ticket and had the option to buy more near them at about $900 - 1000 a seat.
Updated On: 11/10/10 at 06:14 PM

[uncageg]

2011 Tony Awards Move to Beacon Theatre#15

Posted: 11/10/10 at 6:22pm

According to the article the Beacon holds 2,894 people.

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[Mr Roxy]

2011 Tony Awards Move to Beacon Theatre#16

Posted: 11/10/10 at 8:39pm

The Beacon was once dubbed The Little Roxy as the rotunda is a much smaller version of the original Roxy's . Both theaters were designed by the same architect W. W. Auschlager

It is a shame about the 175 th ST losing it but I never understood the logistics of it.

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[Bettyboy72]

2011 Tony Awards Move to Beacon Theatre#17

Posted: 11/10/10 at 10:20pm

"what if someone is seated in the balcony and wins LOL...they have to fly them down to accept the award...we shall see... "

Julie Taymor is working on that as we speak! :)

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[Mr Roxy]

2011 Tony Awards Move to Beacon Theatre#18

Posted: 11/10/10 at 11:02pm

She will fly them in on a Spiderman rig

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[TheatreFan4]

2011 Tony Awards Move to Beacon Theatre#19

Posted: 11/10/10 at 11:05pm

Zip line to the stage. Should be an interesting ceremony.

[CapnHook]

2011 Tony Awards Move to Beacon Theatre#20

Posted: 11/10/10 at 11:06pm

Onstage seats.

"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

[Mr Roxy]

2011 Tony Awards Move to Beacon Theatre#21

Posted: 11/10/10 at 11:18pm

One thing to make the Tony Awards complete - late comers. We need people arriving late & climbing over people while other people are trying to get out to accept awards. Make it a true Broadway experience.

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[Fosse76]

2011 Tony Awards Move to Beacon Theatre#22

Posted: 11/10/10 at 11:28pm

"One thing to make the Tony Awards complete - late comers. We need people arriving late & climbing over people while other people are trying to get out to accept awards. Make it a true Broadway experience."

And a cell phone going off during a heart-wrenching acceptance speech.

[TulitaPepsi]

2011 Tony Awards Move to Beacon Theatre#23

Posted: 11/11/10 at 10:39am

Thank you, KirbyKat! The news makes me incredibly happy - It was my # 1 choice.

The backstage is very shallow, so it will be interesting to see how the designers will work with relatively limited space.

The Beacon is my dream house for any future FOLLIES revival...
More restored Beacon pix

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[averagebwaynut]

2011 Tony Awards Move to Beacon Theatre#24

Posted: 11/12/10 at 1:27am

For what it's worth, the place still seats about 900 more than the Gershwin, which is where the last non-RCMH Tonys were held in 1999.

I think they will cut back significantly on the seats made available to the general public, as well as the discounted seats that are typically made available to the casts and crews of currently running Broadway shows. But otherwise, I don't think the smaller capacity will have much effect on how the whole shindig is put together.

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