Earth, Wind & Fire will receive the ASCAP
Rhythm & Soul Heritage Award from the American Society of
Composers, Authors and Publishers on June 17 at the
15th Annual ASCAP Rhythm & Soul
Music Awards Dinner at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. The invitation-only
gala will also honor the songwriters and publishers of the top ASCAP
songs on the 2001 R&B/Hip- Hop, Dance, Rap and Reggae charts.
Previous recipients of the ASCAP Rhythm & Soul
Heritage Award have been Chaka Khan and Peabo Bryson.
Ray Charles Receives Fourth Honorary Doctorate
Legendary singer Ray Charles received an honorary doctorate on May 6 from Albany (GA) State University at its 83rd commencement ceremonies for which he also was the
commencement speaker.
To date, Charles has given Albany State University a $1 million donation and plans to give them even more on May 6, when he gets his fourth doctorate. He will also be awarded the school's "Friend of the University Award."
2002 Tony Award Nominations
The 56th annual Tony Award nominations have been announced. The award ceremony will be held June 2 at Radio City Music Hall in New York.
The Tony nominations for 2002 are:
Best Play
Edward Albee's The Goat or Who Is Sylvia?
Fortune's Fool
Metamorphoses
Topdog/Underdog
Best Musical
Mamma Mia!
Sweet Smell of Success
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Urinetown The Musical
Best Book of a Musical
Catherine Johnson – Mamma Mia!
John Guare – Sweet Smell of Success
Richard Morris and Dick Scanlan – Thoroughly
Modern Millie
Greg Kotis – Urinetown The Musical
Best Original Score written for the Theatre
Marvin Hamlisch, Craig Carnelia – Sweet Smell
of Success
Jeanine Tesori, Dick Scanlan – Thoroughly
Modern Millie
Harry Connick Jr – Thou Shalt Not
Mark Hollmann, Mark Hollmann, Greg Kotis –
Urinetown The Musical
Best Revival of a Play
The Crucible
Morning's at Seven
Noises Off
Private Lives
Best Revival of a Musical
Into the Woods
Oklahoma!
Best Special Theatrical Event
Bea Arthur on Broadway, Just Between Friends
Elaine Stritch at Liberty
Mostly Sondheim
Sexaholix – a love story
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a
Play
Alan Bates – Fortune's Fool
Billy Crudup – The Elephant Man
Liam Neeson – The Crucible
Alan Rickman – Private Lives
Jeffrey Wright – Topdog/Underdog
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a
Play
Kate Burton – Hedda Gabler
Lindsay Duncan – Private Lives
Laura Linney – The Crucible
Helen Mirren – Dance of Death
Mercedes Ruehl – Edward Albee's The Goat or
Who Is Sylvia?
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a
Musical
Gavin Creel – Thoroughly Modern Millie
John Cullum – Urinetown The Musical
John Lithgow – Sweet Smell of Success
John McMartin – Into the Woods
Patrick Wilson – Oklahoma!
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a
Musical
Sutton Foster – Thoroughly Modern Millie
Nancy Opel – Urinetown The Musical
Louise Pitre – Mamma Mia!
Jennifer Laura Thompson – Urinetown The
Musical
Vanessa Williams – Into the Woods
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a
Play
Frank Langella, Fortune's Fool
William Biff McGuire, Morning's at Seven
Brian Murray, The Crucible
Sam Robards, The Man Who Had All the Luck
Stephen Tobolowsky, Mornings at Seven
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in
a Play
Kate Burton – The Elephant Man
Katie Finneran – Noises Off
Elizabeth Franz – Morning's at Seven
Estelle Parsons – Morning's at Seven
Frances Sternhagen – Morning's at Seven
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a
Musical
Norbert Leo Butz – Thou Shalt Not
Gregg Edelman – Into the Woods
Shuler Hensley – Oklahoma!
Brian d'Arcy James – Sweet Smell of Success
Marc Kudisch – Thoroughly Modern Millie
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in
a Musical
Laura Benanti – Into the Woods
Harriet Harris – Thoroughly Modern Millie
Spencer Kayden – Urinetown The Musical
Judy Kaye – Mamma Mia!
Andrea Martin – Oklahoma!
Best Scenic Design
John Lee Beatty – Morning's at Seven
Tim Hatley – Private Lives
Daniel Ostling – Metamorphoses
Douglas W Schmidt – Into the Woods
Best Costume Design
Jenny Beavan – Private Lives
Jane Greenwood – Morning's at Seven
Susan Hilferty – Into the Woods
Martin Pakledinaz – Thoroughly Modern Millie
Best Lighting Design
Paul Gallo – The Crucible
David Hersey – Oklahoma!
Natasha Katz – Sweet Smell of Success
Brian MacDevitt – Into the Woods
Best Choreography
Rob Ashford – Thoroughly Modern Millie
John Carrafa – Into the Woods
John Carrafa – Urinetown The Musical
Susan Stroman – Oklahoma!
Best Direction of a Play
Howard Davies – Private Lives
Richard Eyre – The Crucible
Daniel Sullivan – Morning's at Seven
Mary Zimmerman – Metamorphoses
Best Direction of a Musical
James Lapine – Into the Woods
Michael Mayer – Thoroughly Modern Millie
Trevor Nunn – Oklahoma!
John Rando – Urinetown The Musica
Best Orchestrations
Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, Martin Koch –
Mamma Mia!
Doug Besterman & Ralph Burns – Thoroughly
Modern Millie
William David Brohn – Sweet Smell of Success
Bruce Coughlin – Urinetown The Musical
Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre
Julie Harris
Robert Whitehead
Regional Theatre Tony Award
Williamstown Theatre Festival
