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Although Nashville is a town where Country is King, New York City is a town where Broadway reigns.
The theatre has formed an integral part of music for centuries. Many of the master composers have experienced their greatest success in the theatre, from Mozart and Wagner to Gershwin and Sondheim. All people, throughout the centuries, love to hear music with their eyes. This is not just a part of history, however, this theme continues in popularity to this day.
That piece of real estate in New York City, known as Broadway, has seen the production of contemporary music's most treasured repertoire; it has been the working place for dozens of America's most gifted composers, lyricists, playwrights, producers, directors, and performers. Staged musicals of genuine quality demonstrate the endurance and staying power unique to most popular music today.
Below is a tabulation of the winners of this year's Tony Awards held June 15, 2008 in New York City. No doubt your upcoming themes, music and entertainment will be taken from the below.
MUSICAL
In the Heights
PLAY
August: Osage County
REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL
South Pacific
REVIVAL OF A PLAY
Boeing-Boeing
DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL
Bartlett Sher, South Pacific
DIRECTION OF A PLAY
Anna D. Shapiro, August: Osage County
PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Paulo Szot, South Pacific
PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Patti LuPone, Gypsy
PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A PLAY
Mark Rylance, Boeing-Boeing
PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Deanna Dunagan, August: Osage County
PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Boyd Gaines, Gypsy
PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Laura Benanti, Gypsy
PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY
Jim Norton, The Seafarer
PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Rondi Reed, August: Osage County
ORIGINAL SCORE
In the Heights, Music & Lyrics: Lin-Manuel Miranda
ORCHESTRATIONS
Alex Lacamoire & Bill Sherman, In the Heights
CHOREOGRAPHY
Andy Blankenbuehler, In the Heights
BOOK OF A MUSICAL
Stew, Passing Strange
COSTUME DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Catherine Zuber, South Pacific
COSTUME DESIGN OF A PLAY
Katrina Lindsay, Les Liaisons Dangereuses
SCENIC DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Michael Yeargan, South Pacific
SCENIC DESIGN OF A PLAY
Todd Rosenthal, August: Osage County
SOUND DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Scott Lehrer, South Pacific
SOUND DESIGN OF A PLAY
Mic Pool, The 39 Steps
LIGHTING DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Donald Holder, South Pacific
LIGHTING DESIGN OF A PLAY
Kevin Adams, The 39 Steps
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
Stephen Sondheim
REGIONAL THEATER AWARD
Chicago Shakespeare Theatre
SPECIAL TONY AWARD
Robert Russell Bennett (1894-1981), in recognition of his historic contribution to American musical theatre in the field of orchestrations, as represented on Broadway this season by South Pacific
The wonderful thing about event entertainment is that if it is working your guests can get transported from their trials and tribulations to the world you have created for them, albeit for four hours, but a different world none the less. So I guess the goal of managing the creative process for meetings and events is to enrapture your attendees and to, “Leave your troubles outside.”
--Joel Grey, from the Broadway show as well as from the motion picture, Cabaret.
So if your registrants/attendees have done everything twice and country is not king in your world…turn your ballroom into a Broadway show for your opening night event or final night gala.
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featured artist: Les Musiques de Broadway
 Mark
Sonder, CSEP is the Chief Entertainment Officer of Mark Sonder
Productions, an award-winning leading national entertainment agency designing
headline talent and production services for facilities,
corporations and associations. In addition, Sonder sits on
the faculty of George Mason University, University
of Nevada at Las Vegas (UNLV), The George Washington University, Stratford
University, Northern Virginia Community College, and The University of the West
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