Broadway History Being Streamed Live To Your Computer

BROADWAY MAGAZINE – This Tuesday morning, May 5^th, Broadway.tv and Broadway Magazine will make history by bringing you our first global live stream feed of the American Theatre Wing’s 2009 Tony Nominations at 8:30 am EST. That’s right, you can watch the Tony Award nominations LIVE ON YOUR COMPUTER anywhere in the world on www.Broadway.tv on May 5!Come directly to the blog at 8:30am Eastern Standard Time on May 5th…7:30am CST, 6:30 Mountain DT, and 5:30 am Pacific. You can watch The Tony nominations streamed live on your computer at 1:30 PM in London, 2:30 PM in Paris, 9:30 PM for our friends in Tokyo, 8:30PM in Beijing and 10:30PM for Broadway lovers in Sydney, Australia. The nominations will be streamed on Broadway.tv live from the New York Public Library for Performing Arts. Also, we’ll have the complete nominations event available for you live on Broadway.tv all day long.

This free live streamed event kicks off our 33 Days Of TONY Celebration with interviews, profiles, predictions, surprises and more. A 33 day non-stop Broadway party every day celebrating the best of the best of one of the best seasons on Broadway. While the Tony award winners are not announced until June 7, the excitement has already started. Join us on-line for all the surprises live on May 5, with your direct live stream of the Tony Award nominations right here on www.Broadway.tv. A few questions that will be answered?

• Will Daniel Radcliffe get a Tony Nomination for his excellent work in Equus?
• Will Will Ferrell get a nomination for his special Broadway performance as George W. Bush and face off against Liza Minnelli?
• Will it be Dolly Parton against Elton John in Best Score and Best musical categories?
• Will Kristin Scott Thomas from The Seagull get the nomination she deserves?
• What about the brilliant work of Harriet Walter in Mary Stuart, will she get the recognition for giving the best performance on Broadway?
• Can the boys who play young Billy Elliot unite for the single nomination as Best Actor?
• Do Joe Turner’s Come and Gone and The Norman Conquests get Tony nomination respect from Tony nominators?
• What about HAIR against West Side Story…who will get the most nominations?
• Will Tony nominators celebrate the extraordinary work of Geoffrey Rush and Susan Sarandon in Exit The King?
• Can Constantine Maroulis become the first American Idol star to be nominated for a Tony Award for Rock of Ages?
• Does the heroic story of Irena Gut Opdyke in Ireana’s Vow earn Tony Award laurels?
• What other surprises are in store for the 2009 Tony Awards?
• Does Shrek show at the nominations? What about 9 to 5?
• Will China’s first Broadway production The Soul of Shaolin get a nomination for best theatrical event?

This should be the most exciting Tony Award Season ever, and we’re thrilled to bring you the live free stream of the Tony Award Nominations on May 5 on Broadway.tv. The nominations announcement will be hosted by Tony Award winning actress Cynthia Nixon and Tony Award winning composer and actor Lin-Manuel Miranda.

As you may know, the 2009 Tonys are presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing. At The Broadway League, Nina Lannan is Chairman and Charlotte St. Martin is Executive Director. At the American Theatre Wing, Theodore S. Chapin is Chairman and Howard Sherman is Executive Director.

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