There were major stars, multiple costume changes, chorus lines tap dancing their hearts out and a giant groundhog — and that was all just during the opening number of the 71st Annual Tony Awards.
But if you happened to miss Broadway’s biggest night on Sunday, there’s no reason you have to miss out on all of the glitz, glamour and high notes from the show. From host Kevin Spacey’s show-stopping opening number (featuring plenty of superstar cameos) until the best musical trophy was awarded to Dear Evan Hansen, here’s everything you missed from this year’s Tony Awards.
But if you happened to miss Broadway’s biggest night on Sunday, there’s no reason you have to miss out on all of the glitz, glamour and high notes from the show. From host Kevin Spacey’s show-stopping opening number (featuring plenty of superstar cameos) until the best musical trophy was awarded to Dear Evan Hansen, here’s everything you missed from this year’s Tony Awards.
- 6/12/2017
- by Julia Emmanuele
- PEOPLE.com
James Earl Jones was given the highest honor at the Tony Awards this year.
The legendary actor was honored with the Tony Lifetime Achievement award at Sunday’s ceremony (ahead of the telecast) where he took the time to thank his late wife, actress Cecilia Hart.
“I want to thank my wife Ceci for being such a wonderful companion in my life and in my work,” Jones, 86, said in a pre-ceremony before the show. “And for being the great coproducer of our son Flynn and for being so dazzling on the red carpet.”
The couple married in 1982 and had one child together,...
The legendary actor was honored with the Tony Lifetime Achievement award at Sunday’s ceremony (ahead of the telecast) where he took the time to thank his late wife, actress Cecilia Hart.
“I want to thank my wife Ceci for being such a wonderful companion in my life and in my work,” Jones, 86, said in a pre-ceremony before the show. “And for being the great coproducer of our son Flynn and for being so dazzling on the red carpet.”
The couple married in 1982 and had one child together,...
- 6/12/2017
- by Ale Russian
- PEOPLE.com
Stage and screen actress Cecilia Hart, a frequent television player of the 1970s and wife of James Earl Jones for 34 years died October 16 following a battle with ovarian cancer. She was 68. The news was made public by the Westport, Connecticut-focused website WestportNow. Originally from Cheyenne, Wyoming, Hart received a Drama Desk Award nomination in 1977 for performing in Dirty Linen & New-Found-Land, and has several other Broadway credits to her name, including…...
- 10/22/2016
- Deadline TV
Cecilia Hart, the wife of James Earl Jones, died Sunday, Oct. 16, after a battle with ovarian cancer, WestportNow reports. She was 68.
Hart and Jones, 85, met on the set of the 1979-80 Steven Bochco series Paris.
They married in 1982, after playing opposite one another in a revival of William Shakespeare’s Othello that same year. They have one son together â. Flynn Earl Jones.
Her Broadway credits include the revivals of The Heiress (1976) and Design for Living (1984) â. and the premiere production Tom Stoppard’s 1977 play Dirty Linen & New-Found-Land, for which she was nominated for a Drama Desk Award.
Hart and Jones, 85, met on the set of the 1979-80 Steven Bochco series Paris.
They married in 1982, after playing opposite one another in a revival of William Shakespeare’s Othello that same year. They have one son together â. Flynn Earl Jones.
Her Broadway credits include the revivals of The Heiress (1976) and Design for Living (1984) â. and the premiere production Tom Stoppard’s 1977 play Dirty Linen & New-Found-Land, for which she was nominated for a Drama Desk Award.
- 10/22/2016
- by Dave Quinn
- PEOPLE.com
James Earl Jones has been breaking down barriers since the 1950s. As he prepares to star in an all-black Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, he tells Maddy Costa about his absent father, elderly sex – and why his stutter was his salvation
The septuagenarian walking slowly through the Novello theatre in London looks like an archetypal American tourist. Tall and wide, he wears a puffy gilet that makes him seem even bulkier, while a faded baseball cap shades his face. Yet this ordinary-looking man is one of America's pre-eminent actors: James Earl Jones. Over the last 50 years, he has won two Tony awards (playing a boxer in The Great White Hope, and for his role in August Wilson's Fences), an Oscar nomination (for the film of The Great White Hope), as well as multiple Emmy nominations and awards for his TV work.
You wouldn't know any of this to look at him,...
The septuagenarian walking slowly through the Novello theatre in London looks like an archetypal American tourist. Tall and wide, he wears a puffy gilet that makes him seem even bulkier, while a faded baseball cap shades his face. Yet this ordinary-looking man is one of America's pre-eminent actors: James Earl Jones. Over the last 50 years, he has won two Tony awards (playing a boxer in The Great White Hope, and for his role in August Wilson's Fences), an Oscar nomination (for the film of The Great White Hope), as well as multiple Emmy nominations and awards for his TV work.
You wouldn't know any of this to look at him,...
- 11/23/2009
- by Maddy Costa
- The Guardian - Film News
Westport Country Playhouse will reunite six audience favorites---playwright Alan Ayckbourn, director John Tillinger, and cast members Paxton Whitehead, Cecilia Hart, Geneva Carr and Carson Elrod---in the classic comedy, "How the Other Half Loves," playing July 28 through August 15. Over the past two seasons, the popular team brought to the Playhouse the smash hit comedies "Time of My Life" and "Relatively Speaking." Darren Pettie and Karen Walsh will round out the cast of "How the Other Half Loves."...
- 7/31/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
Back Stage asked some of James Earl Jones' co-stars to share their memories of working with the legendary actor. Their responses -- ranging from words of praise and anecdotes to a genuine original poem -- are presented here, with gratitude to these generous stars in their own rights."Working with James Earl Jones in Of Mice and Men was a master class in acting. He was absolutely brilliant and generous, and I cherish it. He bent over backwards to give me the moments I needed in the scenes we shared. My work in that play is one of the things I'm most proud of. And that's largely because of him." -- Kevin Conway"Working with Jimmy was a total delight. The play, A Lesson From Aloes, was so demanding. We'd go out on a limb together, and no matter what I tried, I knew he'd be there to catch me.
- 1/20/2009
- by Jenelle Riley
- backstage.com
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