{"product_id":"tony-awards-6072002","title":"TONY AWARDS - 6\/07\/2002","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTONY AWARDS - 6\/07\/2002\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 56th Annual Tony Awards ceremony was held at Radio City Music Hall on June 2, 2002 and broadcast by CBS. \"The First Ten\" awards ceremony was telecast on PBS television. The event was co-hosted by Bernadette Peters and Gregory Hines.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe show opened with a tribute to Richard Rodgers, featuring a medley of his songs performed by Marvin Hamlisch, Harry Connick Jr, Michele Lee, Mos Def, Lea Salonga, Peter Gallagher, John Raitt, Bernadette Peters, Gregory Hines, and the company of Oklahoma! A Broadway\/New York song medley was performed by Bernadette Peters and Gregory Hines.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePresentations from nominated musicals:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInto the Woods: \"Children Will Listen\", \"Ever After\" and \"Into the Woods\" - Vanessa Williams, John McMartin, Company\u003cbr\u003eMamma Mia!: Medley\u003cbr\u003eThoroughly Modern Millie: \"Forget About the Boy\"\/\"Thoroughly Modern Millie\" - Sutton Foster, Anne L. Nathan, Casey Nicholaw, Noah Racey, Company\u003cbr\u003eSweet Smell of Success: \"Dirt\" - John Lithgow, Company\u003cbr\u003eUrinetown The Musical: \"Run, Freedom, Run\" - Hunter Foster, Spencer Kayden, Jeff McCarthy, Company\u003cbr\u003eOklahoma!: \"The Farmer and the Cowman\" - Company\u003cbr\u003eThe First Ten awards were presented prior to the full ceremony and broadcast on PBS. The awards presented were: Best Direction of a Play, Direction of a Musical, Book of a Musical, Original Score, Choreography, Costume Design, Lighting Design and Scenic Design. There were also interviews and \"rehearsal and performance clips from the nominated shows.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe broadcast won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program; the director was Glenn Weiss.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TV Museum DVDs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48935111655481,"sku":"sgn1789909605085","price":9.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0799\/6614\/2521\/files\/tony-awards---6072002_1.jpg?v=1789909610","url":"https:\/\/mineralsunc.shop\/products\/tony-awards-6072002","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}