MACY’S AT WIREGRASS COMMONS PRESENTS A SPECIAL EVENT WITH A PERFORMANCE FROM MARY POPPINS

Macy’s shoppers invited to a free performance from the Tony Award-winning Broadway show during the local engagement

WHAT: Macy’s at Wiregrass Commons is hosting an event for the whole family, with a special performance by cast members from Mary Poppins, playing at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts May 20 – June 6. Cast members will perform a medley of Mary Poppins favorites including “Jolly Holiday,” “Chim Chim Cher-ee,” and “Feed the Birds,” plus a song specially written for the stage production, “Practically Perfect.” Additionally, customers will have the opportunity to receive two tickets to the Wednesday, June 2 performance at the Straz Center with a $100 purchase store-wide at Macy’s during the event.*

Additionally, Macy’s, the Tony Awards and CBS will be giving customers the opportunity to win a chance to go to the Tony Awards on June 13th. The Macy’s Ticket to the Tony’s nationwide contest will give two lucky fans the opportunity to walk the red carpet, attend and be featured on live television at the Tony Awards. Visit www.CBS.com/tonys for more details. The Tony Awards will air on CBS on June 13th.

* Only valid on purchase made at Macy’s at Wiregrass Commons on May 29, 2010. While supplies last. Gift with purchase. No refunds on qualifying purchase, exchanges only.

WHEN/
WHERE: Performance by the cast of Mary Poppins
Saturday, May 29, 2010 at 12:00 PM
Macy’s at Wiregrass Commons – Women’s Dress Department
28233 Paseo Drive
Wesley Chapel, FL 33543

MORE: The Macy’s Ticket to the Tony’s contest is available at www.CBS.com/tonys. Contestants, ages 13 and over, can upload video content of themselves singing one of the following Broadway tunes:

· 96,000, In the Heights
· Gimme, Gimme, Thoroughly Modern Millie
· Good Morning, Baltimore, Hairspray
· I’m Gonna Wash that Man Right Outa my Hair, South Pacific
· The Lonely Goatherd, The Sound of Music
· Maybe, Annie
· One, A Chorus Line
· Stars, Les Misérables
· Ya Got Trouble, The Music Man

Entries can be uploaded on www.cbs.com/tonys starting on April 27 at 3:00 PM, ET and ending on May 27 at 3:00 PM, ET, at which point public voting for selection of the five finalists commences, closing on June 1 at 12:00 AM, ET. On June 3, the five semi-finalists will be announced. The five finalists will be flown to New York City to participate in a live sing-off in Macy’s Herald Square on Friday, June 11 – where a panel of Broadway stars and experts, along with the online votes, will choose two finalists who will win the opportunity to walk the red carpet at THE 64TH ANNUAL TONY AWARDS at Radio City Music Hall on Sunday, June 13. The two finalists will be red carpet ready with a $1,000.00 gift card from Macy’s.

Finalists will be featured on The 64th Annual Tony Awards, Sunday, June 13 (8:00-11:00 PM, live ET) on the CBS Television Network. Semi-finalists will win the opportunity to attend the full Tony Awards Dress Rehearsal.

No purchase necessary to enter or win. For complete rules, go to www.cbs.com/tonys.

2008 Tony winners from June 15 ceremony

Winners in the 62nd Annual Tony Awards recognizing the Best of Broadway, presented Sunday night at Radio City Music Hall

Best Musical: "In the Heights"

Best Play: "August: Osage County"

Best Direction for a Musical: Bartlett Sher, "South Pacific"

Best Direction for a Play: Anna Shapiro, "August: Osage County"

Leading Actor in a Play: Mark Ryland, "Boeing-Boeing"

Leading Actress in a Play: Deanna Dunagan, "August: Osage County"

Leading Actress in a Musical: Patti LuPone, "Gypsy"

Leading Actor in a Musical: Paulo Szot, "South Pacific"

Featured Actress in a Play: Rondi Reed, "August: Osage County"

Featured Actor in a Play: Jim Norton, "The Seafarer"

Featured Actor in a Musical: Boyd Gaines, "Gypsy"

Featured Actress in a Musical: Laura Bonanti, "South Pacific"

Best Revival of  a Play: "Boeing-Boeing"

Best Revival of a Musical: "South Pacific"

Best Book of a Musical: Stew, "Passing Strange"

Best Original Score and Best Choreography: "In the Heights"

For complete coverage, go to the official Tony site, www.tonyawards.com

-- MichaelK

HEIGHTS' Tony nominations and your chance to win

In case you haven't been keeping tabs on the Tony Awards and the nominees (that's why you have me, right?), the show to keep an eye on this Sunday is IN THE HEIGHTS who leads the pack with 13 nomination.

I actually had the opportunity to see the show this past April when I was in NYC. Set in the Washington Heights neighborhood NY (complete with a corner bodega), IN THE HEIGHTS is a journey of hope and self-discovery. Personally, the most impressive part is the music. It's a great fusion of rap, hip-hop and Latin. Definitely very different from what we've come to expect from a hit Broadway musical.

You can learn more at the show's website complete with downloads, videos, etc.

During my trip in April, I just happened to be given a little swag to support the show. Want to win it? It's an IN THE HEIGHTS messenger bag and souvenir program. Text the word HEIGHTS to TBPAC (82722) for your chance. A random entry will be drawn and notified on or around June 16, 2008, via text message. Contest ends on or around June 16.

Good luck!

Special Tony Award performances

My favorite part of the Tony Awards (and the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade) are the Broadway performances. There will be 13 performances in total from the various nominees, however there will be special performances by The Lion King and Rent.

The original principal cast members of Rent are schedule to appear alongside the current Broadway cast to celebrate the show's 12-year run, which comes to an end on Sept. 7. In addition, the current cast of The Lion King will be on hand for a special performance to commemorate the show's 10-year anniversary on Broadway.

As always, more information is available on the Tony Award website.

The New York Times' Tony Award picks

See them in all their glory right here.

Seems a little bit of contention over whether In The Heights or Passing Strange wins Best Musical and whether either of those shows *should* win.

There's also a lot of love out there for Macbeth (including a nomination for Captain Picard as the brutal, mustachioed Scotsman), August: Osage County, The Seafarer, Boeing-Boeing, Gypsy and South Pacific.

See any of the shows this year? Agree? Disagree?

Discuss ...

-dj

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