Kiril Kulish

Tony Awards 2009 Winners were dominated in wins by Billy Elliot with 10 Tonys tonight, followed with God of Carnage, 3, Next to Normal, 3, and Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, 2. Best Musical Billy Elliot Best Actor in a MusicalDavid Alvarez, Kiril Kulish and Trent Kowalik, Billy Elliot Best Actress in a Musical Alice Ripley, Next to Normal Best Revival of a Musical Hair Best Actor in a Musical David Alvarez, Kiril Kulish and Trent Kowalik, Billy Elliot. Best Actress in a Musical Alice Ripley, Next to Normal Best Revival of a Musical Hair Best Play God of Carnage Best Revival of a ... Read Full Story

It was a night of song and dance at the 63rd Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Musical Hall. Elton John and Liza Minnelli performed with the cast of West Side Story , Dolly Parton belted out a tune from 9 to 5: The Musical and even funny man Will Ferrell showed up. BEST MUSICAL Billy Elliot BEST PLAY God of Carnage BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL Hair BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY The Norman Conquests BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL Lee Hall, Billy Elliot BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A PLAY Geoffrey Rush, Exit the King BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ... Read Full Story

NEW YORK (Reuters) - "Billy Elliot The Musical" swept the top U.S. theater honors on Sunday, winning 10 Tony Awards for a Broadway season that defied a recession with record ticket sales. "Billy Elliot" is based on Oscar-nominated director Stephen Daldry's 2000 film about a ballet dancing schoolboy in a mining town in northern England. Elton John, who suggested the film be adapted for theater, wrote the music for the production. "We came here at a hard time economically, you opened your wallets and your hearts to us and we love you for it," said John, one of Britain's best-known musicians whose hit songs ... Read Full Story

The Tony Awards 2009 took place in America last night with British exports doing exceptionally well. 'Billy Elliot' picked up 10 Awards, as seen in the complete winners list below: PLAY: "God of Carnage." MUSICAL: "Billy Elliot, The Musical." REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL: "Hair." BOOK OF A MUSICAL: Lee Hall, "Billy Elliot, The Musical." ORIGINAL SCORE (MUSIC AND/OR LYRICS) WRITTEN FOR THE THEATRE: "Next to Normal." REVIVAL OF A PLAY: "The Norman Conquests." SPECIAL THEATRICAL EVENT: "Liza's at The Palace." PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A PLAY: Geoffrey Rush, "Exit the King." PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A PLAY: Marcia Gay Harden, ... Read Full Story

The big question seems to be: How many Tonys will "Billy Elliot" take home? If the Broadway theater gods are appeased Sunday, June 7, at Radio City Music Hall, "Billy Elliot" could win as many as 13 Tonys, which would be a record, besting the dozen collected by "The Producers" in 2001. The British musical received 15 nominations, although in the featured-acting categories it has performers competing against each other. Here then is a look at the more prominent categories and predictions of who will win — plus a few picks by a certain critic of who SHOULD win. ___ BEST MUSICAL "Billy Elliot" ... Read Full Story