Friday, May 28, 2021

Broadway's Tony Awards Is Set for September 26-2021

 I'm so excited.  After the closing of all Broadway Theatre on March 12, 2020 during the pandemic, The League of New York Theatres and Producers has selected a date to celebrate the outstanding achievement in the theatre for the 2019-2020 shortened Broadway season.  That date will be September 26-2021.

The Tony Awards will air once again on CBS from 9-11pm.  Prior to that, people can check out the first two hours being aired on the Paramount Plus streaming network.  Right now there's a free trial of this streaming service.  Their usual fee is 5.99 a month. 

The Tony Awards has been expanded this year from the usual 3 hours to 4 in 2021.  During the Paramount Plus start of the Tony Awards show, we will get to witness the bulk of the Tony Awards given out for acting, directing, choreography, lighting, costumes and other technical categories.

In CBS's final 2 hours, they will feature many recognizable Broadway performers and Tony Award winners in a kind of reunification concert.  These wonderful  entertainers will perform well-known classics celebrating everything that we've all come to love and enjoy about going to see live theater in our lifetime.  It's going to be awesome I'm sure.  In the evening's finale, they will be presenting the three most coveted awards-Best Musical, Best Play and Best Revival.

One of the great privilege's of attending several Tony Awards shows live at various New York theaters over the years, has been to witness so many recognizable performers in my lifetime, up close and personal.  To see their nominations and winning of Tony Awards live was thrilling for sure.

Since Broadway was shut down on March 12-2020, unfortunately 16 shows never got to play and/or open to critics reviews.  For the 2020 Broadway season, this Tony Awards night will feature only 18 plays and musicals down from 34 in 2019.  This year, Jagged Little Pill leads the field with 15 Tony Award nominations.  Moulin Rouge has 14 nominations and Tina has 12 nominations.  The Best Play category will feature 5 shows that include Slave Play, Sea Wall/A Life, The Sound Inside, The Inheritance and Grand Horizons.  Slave Play has received 12 nominations, the most ever for a play in Tony Awards history.

I know that I'm not alone in finding it difficult to contain my excitement to once again see the Tony Awards in 2021.  And of course attend some shows that I missed during the last season.  The Broadway shutdown has affected over 100,000 jobs in or relating to the Broadway Theatre in New York City.  The restarting of shows performing again this September 2021 will be a great shot in the arm (sorry about the vaccine pun) for so many of us.  My ticket selling business at Applause-Tickets.com is just starting to make its comeback the last few weeks.  Thank goodness.

The theater that will be used for this years Tony Awards hasn't been selected as of yet but shows that are nominated, will be able to perform on the telecast from their own theaters.  This will allow for the avoidance of overcrowding in the host theatre.

If I can ever be of service to you, your friends, business colleagues or your family, I hope you'll consider a call to me at 212-307-7050 or 800-451-9930 whenever your plans include seeing one of the fabulous Broadway Shows in New York City.

Cheers to the comeback of The Broadway Theater.

Rich Gladstone

President

Applause-Tickets

Phone 212-307-7050 /800-451-9930

Thursday, May 27, 2021

The Nutcracker Ballet Returns To NYC This November 2021

New York City will welcome back the New York City Ballet production of The Nutcracker.  Performances will start on Friday November 26-2021 and continue straight thru to January 2-2022.  The great American ballet choreographer George Balanchine was the co-founder and artistic director of the New York City Ballet and his dance routines are still used today in this ballet.  Performances will take place at NYC's David H. Koch Theater in Lincoln Center.

The Nutcracker first premiered on February 2, 1954 with music by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky.  The music was written in 1892.  The show is a perfect way to kickoff the holiday season.  I'm looking forward to taking my family this year, especially seeing as how it seems like life is beginning to return to normal.  What a treat it will be.

Being one of the most complex ballet's to take place on any stage, The Nutcracker has 90 dancers, 62 musicians, over 40 stagehands and more than 125 children performing.  Two rotating casts from the school of American Ballet will participate.

In addition, the costume's are stunning and the sets truly quite amazing.  Along with the intricate lighting and visual effects with a special mention to a one ton Christmas tree that grows from 12 feet to more than 40, audiences have been known to be in awe of what takes place on the stage.  Audiences that have never seen The Nutcracker Ballet will truly enjoy this unique performance.

I sincerely hope you enjoyed this post today.  If you need tickets to The Nutcracker Ballet, please consider a call to my company Applause-Tickets.com, located in NYC at 212-307-7050 or 800-451-9930.  We are open seven days a week to talk with you about Broadway Theater, Ballet, Opera, Sports or just about anything entertainment related.

Stay well

Rich Gladstone

Applause-Tickets.com

NY NY 



Wednesday, May 26, 2021

Broadway Shows That Are On Sale Now

Dear Friends

Broadway is making a roaring comeback.  With performances beginning in September, twenty shows have put tickets on sale now.  Hadestown is the latest to jump in front of all the others now.  It's going to begin playing to audiences starting September 2, 2021.

Here's a list of Broadway (and a few Off Broadway Shows) coming to a theater near you.

Shows are starting on Sept 2 (not all of them start this week) and more will be announced every few weeks.  Right now, here’s what we have on sale with the date of the first performance.  I’d love to assist.

Regards

Rich Gladstone

Applause-Tickets.com

Phone 212 307 7050

Web site www.applause-tickets.com

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The Housewives of Secaucus.  What A Drag!- Off Bwy May 29

Metamorphosis-Off Bwy June 3-July 30

Blindness-Off Bwy playing since April 2021

Hadestown Sep 2

Chicago Sep 14

Wicked Set 14

Hamilton Sep 14

The Lion King Sep 14

Six The Musical Sep 19

Come From Away Sep 21

Little Shop of Horrors-Off Bwy Sep 21

Moulin Rouge! Sep 24

Aladdin Sep 28

Tina Oct 8

Girl From The North Country Oct 13

The Play That Goes Wrong-Off Bwy Oct 15

Ain’t To Proud Oct 16

Mrs. Doubtfire Oct 21

Jagged Little Pill Oct 21

Phantom of the Opera Oct 22

Diana The Musical Nov 2

Jersey Boys-Off Bwy Nov 15

MJ (The Michael Jackson Musical) Dec 6

Dear Evan Hansen Dec 11

Company Dec 20

The Music Man Dec 20

To Kill A Mockingbird Jan 21