Jane Krakowski (L) and Leslie Odom Jr. arrive at A Toast To The 2016 Tony Awards Creative Arts Nominees at The Lambs Club on May 24, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Jenny Anderson/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)”
Steve Martin, Jane Krakowski, Leslie Odom, Jr., Danai Gurira and Saycon Sengbloh were just a few of the 2016 Tony Award Nominees who came together last night for Designed To Celebrate: A Toast To The 2016 Tony Awards® Creative Arts Nominees at The Lambs Club in New York City. The evening celebrated the nominees in the creative arts categories for the 70th-Annual Tony Awards.
Steve Martin (Photo by Jenny Anderson/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)”
Additional guests included Zachary Levi, Adrienne Warren, David Rockwell, Daryl Waters, Beowulf Boritt and many more. The Tony Awards, hosted by James Corden, will be broadcast in a live ceremony from the Beacon Theatre, on the CBS television network on Sunday, June 12th.
“NEW YORK, NY – MAY 24: Saycon Sengbloh (L) and Danai Gurira (Photo by Jenny Anderson/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)”
Danai Gurira (Photo by Jenny Anderson/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)
Danai Gurira (Photo by Jenny Anderson/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)
Here is the amazing cast of Spamalot. Christopher Fitzgerald as Patsy, James Monroe Iglehart as King Arthur, Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer as The Lady of the Lake, Ethan Slater as The Historian/Prince Herbert, Jimmy Smagula as Sir Bedevere, Michael Urie as Sir Robin, Nik Walker as Sir Galahad andTaran Killam as Lancelot.
I was so inspired I drew the whole cast.
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Art
Ahead of the Broadway Opening of Lempicka The Longacre Theatre Is Showcasing Art Work By Tamara de Lempicka
The Longacre Theatre (220 W 48th St.), soon-to-be home of the sweeping new musical, Lempicka, is showcasing a curated selection of renowned artist Tamara de Lempicka’s most famous works. Eschewing traditional theatrical front-of-house advertising, the Longacre’s façade now boasts prints, creating a museum-quality exhibition right in the heart of Times Square. The musical opens on Broadway on April 14, 2024 at the same venue.
The Longacre’s outdoor exhibition includes works of Self Portrait (Tamara in a Green Bugatti) (1929), Young Girl in Green (1927), Nu Adossé I (1925), The Red Tunic (1927), The Blue Scarf (1930), The Green Turban (1930), Portrait of Marjorie Ferry (1932), Portrait of Ira P. (1930), Portrait of Romana de la Salle (1928), and Adam and Eve (1932).
Starring Eden Espinosa and directed by Tony Award winner Rachel Chavkin, Lempicka features book, lyrics, and original concept by Carson Kreitzer, book and music by Matt Gould, and choreography by Raja Feather Kelly.
Spanning decades of political and personal turmoil and told through a thrilling, pop-infused score, Lempicka boldly explores the contradictions of a world in crisis, a woman ahead of her era, and an artist whose time has finally come.
Young Girl in Green painted by Tamara de Lempicka (1927). Oil on plywood.