FIRE ISLAND SUN PLAYS AMONG THE STARS ’09

THEATER AWARDS WINNERS AND NOMINEES:  IT’S ALL OVER BUT THE MEMORIES

 

As the season revs up to the Tonys there are a slew of other Awards to be competed for and won – as a multiple voter I am privileged to attend many of these functions and the performers are more than willing to get close to a potential vote…….

but, year after year, many are on a first name basis

 

Photos by Jeannie Lieberman

 

   

 

Marc Kudisch, 9 to 5

 

Walter Bobbie, Irving Berlin's White Christmas

 

Dolly Parton and Megan Hilty, 9 to 5

 

Sutton Foster, Shrek

 

Megan Hilty from '9 to 5' with Bob.Blume

Thomas Sadoski, reasons to be pretty

 

 

Michael Laurence of Krapp, 39.

 

Up close and personal…

(why I love my work)

 

 

Brian d'Arcy James, Shrek The Musical

 

ANDY SANDBERG - HAIR PRODUCER

 

 

Reed Birney, Blasted

 

Ben Miles, Norman Conquests Best Ensemble

 

 

Christopher Sieber, Shrek The Musical

 

James Barbour, A Tale of Two Cities

 

 

 

 

 

Marcia Gay Harden, God of Carnage

 

 

They found each other!

 

Gorgeous Will Swenson, Hair

 

B ill Irwin of Waiting for Godot and Stephanie Block of 9 to 5

 

One of Norman Conquests producers – looking deservedly happy

 

Haydn Gwynne, Billy Elliot The Musical

Hair’s creator James Rado & Friend

 

More up close and personals…

 

Geoffrey Rush

 

Greg Jbara, Billy Elliot The Musical

Said grown men stop him on street to shake his hand

 

 

Billy Elliot’s Kiril Kulish   Trent Kowalik    

 

 

Lorenzo Pisoni     Humor Abuse

(he was the lead horse in Equus- swoon)

 

Stephen Mangan (Norman Conquests) After you see all three you feel as if you know them – it like living in a Fire Island group house

 

 

 

 

 

 

The three Billy’s

David Alvarez    Kiril Kulish   Trent Kowalik    

 

 

 

 

Angela Lansbury     Blithe Spirit don’t miss her

She’s an octogenarian and never better

 

Stephen Daldry, director Billy Elliot   

 

 

Jessica Hynes, Ben Miles (Norman Conquests)

 

A very glam Tovah Feldshuh (Irina’s Vow ignored by awards, closing)

Cast of Joe Turner’s Come and Gone still a flutter over Obama’s visit

Dylan Baker and Andrea Martin

 

John Tartaglia (Shrek)

 

Marin Ireland, reasons to be pretty (shut out of awards…closing)

 

Condola Rashad (Ruined)

 

 

Chad Coleman (Joe Turner’s Come and Gone)

 

 Daniel Breaker (Shrek)

 

Colin Hanks (33 Variations), Dylan Baker

 

Jayne Houdyshell  Coraline (try and get a ticket) and Howard McGillin

 

Craig Bierko  presented to Josh Grisetti (Enter Laughing)

Josh Grisetti – Enter Laughing

 

 

With Craig Bierko, ignored by press Guys & Dolls just closed

 

Its all in the annals now……….

 

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