Tony Award?
Tony Award?
coolkid11776
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/23/06
#1Tony Award?
Posted: 2/25/08 at 9:11pm
Where did the Name the Tony Awards come from? I always ask myself "WHO'S TONY AND WHY'S HE GETTING AN AWARD IF He's not in any of this year shows?".
In all seriousness tho where did the name come from? When are the nomainations gonna be announce (I think it's a while from now)
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#2re: Tony Award?
Posted: 2/25/08 at 9:12pm
The History Of The Antoinette Perry "Tony" Awards
"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)
Dollypop
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#6re: Tony Award?
Posted: 2/25/08 at 10:15pm
There's no wikipedia page with that, verycurious
see?
....but the world goes 'round
Rotel1026
Broadway Star Joined: 8/12/06
#8re: Tony Award?
Posted: 2/25/08 at 10:31pm
it's British in origin, "tony" meaning "posh" as in carrying a very high tone of taste....I thought everyone knew that.
Or it's named for the lead in SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER...the American Theatre Wing LOVED that movie! it even had dancing in it....
just keep swimming along, don't rise to the....
Ed_Mottershead
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/20/05
#9re: Tony Award?
Posted: 2/25/08 at 10:32pm"Tony" was named after Antoinette Perry, a Broadway producer (she did the original Harvey back in 1944). She had died unexpededly at a relatively young age at the time that the Tonys started and it was in commenoration of her.
BroadwayEd
#10re: Tony Award?
Posted: 2/25/08 at 10:33pmI answered it in the first response to the thread.
"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)
#11re: Tony Award?
Posted: 2/25/08 at 10:46pm
Tony Soprano.
He threatened the League and they capitulated.
....but the world goes 'round
#12re: Tony Award?
Posted: 2/25/08 at 10:51pmgood one, TAZ.
just keep swimming along, don't rise to the....
#13re: Tony Award?
Posted: 2/25/08 at 11:11pmThere's a new award called the Toni (with an "i") for road performers, named for Toni Tenille after her triumphant tour in Victor/Victoria.
I killed the boss, you don't think they're gonna fire me over a thing like that!!!!
#14re: Tony Award?
Posted: 2/25/08 at 11:19pmI thought the Toni Award was for "most outstanding perm".
just keep swimming along, don't rise to the....
#15re: Tony Award?
Posted: 2/25/08 at 11:24pmMaybe your right, it was first won by Bette Midler in the '70's for her "Clams on the half shell" Broadway show perm, right?
I killed the boss, you don't think they're gonna fire me over a thing like that!!!!
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