Trent Kowalik performs a song from "Billy Elliot" at the 63rd annual Tony Awards. “Billy Elliot,” the inspirational movie-turned-musical about a working-class Yorkshire kid who dances away from strife and poverty, dominated the 63rd annual Tony Awards, winning 10 Tony Awards, including the coveted best musical Tony (WINNER'S LIST).
“You opened your wallets and you opened your hearts,” said composer Elton John, noting that the show opened in the middle of last fall’s economic collapse. The show is—unofficially—expected in Chicago in 2010.
Another London import of a very different stripe, “God of Carnage,” Yasmina Reza’s sardonic picture of middle-age marital hell, silenced the competition in the best play Tony stakes, even if its star, James Gandolfini (of “Sopranos” fame) lost out to Geoffrey Rush (“Exit the King”) in the best actor category.
“You opened your wallets and you opened your hearts,” said composer Elton John, noting that the show opened in the middle of last fall’s economic collapse. The show is—unofficially—expected in Chicago in 2010.
Another London import of a very different stripe, “God of Carnage,” Yasmina Reza’s sardonic picture of middle-age marital hell, silenced the competition in the best play Tony stakes, even if its star, James Gandolfini (of “Sopranos” fame) lost out to Geoffrey Rush (“Exit the King”) in the best actor category.