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Bret Michaels's Tonys Mishap: Shrek and Donkey Helped Me Up
Originally posted 06/09/2009 08:00AM
Bret Michaels may have broken his nose and busted his lip during a scenery-related malfunction at the Tonys on Sunday – but the Poison frontman and Rock of Love star left with his sense of humor intact.
"He told me, 'All I remember is Shrek and the donkey helping me up, and Liza [Minnelli] giving me a towel,'" says his rep, Joann Mignano. "And Bret was laughing when he heard [Tonys host] Neil Patrick Harris said he gave new meaning to 'headbanging.' "
Michaels, 46, was hit by a large sign descending from the ceiling as he exited the stage following Poison's performance of "Nothin' But a Good Time" with the Rock of Ages cast, and was tended to by paramedics offstage. He required three stitches to his bloodied lip, and his rep says that X-rays later revealed the rocker fractured his nose.
Permalink | Filed Under: Music News, Tony Awards, Bret Michaels
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What Hugh Jackman Told Neil Patrick Harris
Originally posted 06/05/2009 12:00PM
Neil Patrick Harris may be no stranger to the Broadway stage, but how will TV's How I Met Your Mother star fare as host of Sunday's Tony Awards?
"I'll probably be a little more joke-y," Harris, 35, told PEOPLE Thursday during a break from rehearsing the Great White Way's annual rite of spring. "I'm going to angle a little bit more towards Jon Stewart in a perfect world."
As for having to fill shoes impressively worn in years past by the Sexiest Man Alive, Harris says, "Hugh Jackman did the [opening] production number very well, so to try and replicate [that], I worry that it would seem like I'm trying to repeat. I wouldn't want to be a repeater."
Permalink | Filed Under: Tony Awards 2009, Individual Class, Hugh Jackman
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Elton John's Billy Elliot Is Top Tony Nominee
Originally posted 05/05/2009 09:30AM
Sir Elton John: Get out your tutu. The Rocket Man's musical Billy Elliot, about a British working-class boy's desire to dance, scored an impressive 15 Tony nominations, including best musical, it was announced Tuesday morning.
Billy will compete in the top category with Next to Normal, a brash musical about a mother's nervous breakdown; the pop compendium Rock of Ages; and Shrek the Musical.
Dolly Parton's just-opened 9 to 5 was among those overlooked in the best musical category, though one of its stars, Allison Janney, received a nod in the leading actress race. The lively revival of the '60s tribal rock musical Hair received eight nominations, including best revival.
Permalink | Filed Under: Tony Awards, Elton John, Billy Elliot
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Julia Roberts Shows Humble Side at Tonys
Originally posted 06/12/2006 09:30AM
Julia Roberts may have been snubbed by the Tonys – her performance in the critically panned "Three Days of Rain" was not nominated – but she swallowed her pride at Sunday's awards ceremony.
Permalink | Filed Under: Tony Awards, Julia Roberts
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Hugh, Billy, Monty Python Light Up Tonys
Originally posted 06/06/2005 08:00AM
Hunky host Hugh Jackman shared his singing, dancing and joke-telling talents on the Radio City Music Hall stage, and Broadway shared the prizes among several winners at Sunday night's 59th annual Tony Awards.
Permalink | Filed Under: Tony Awards, 700 Sundays, Spamalot, Billy Crystal, Hugh Jackman
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Jackman Gets Diddy Singing at Tony Awards
Originally posted 06/07/2004 08:00AM
Hugh Jackman had Sarah Jessica Parker bumping and grinding and Sean "P. Diddy" Combs singing Sunday night at Radio City Music Hall, as he cheerfully hosted the 58th annual Tony Awards and took home the prize as leading actor in a musical for The Boy from Oz.
Permalink | Filed Under: Tony Awards 2004, Individual Class
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Lindsay, Hugh & Stars Assemble for Awards
Originally posted 05/27/2004 02:55PM
The summer awards season has officially arrived, even if summer officially hasn't.
Permalink | Filed Under: MTV Movie Awards 2004, MTV Movie Awards, Media Products, Individual Class
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Oz's Wizard and Boy Get Tony Nominations
Originally posted 05/10/2004 9:00AM
The great and powerful Oz struck again on Monday, as Broadway announced its Tony Award nominees for last season's shows and performances.
Permalink | Filed Under: Tony Awards, Hugh Jackman
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