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MAMMA MIA! Celebrates Dad this Father's Day.

Bring your "Pappa" to see MAMMA!

This week only save $10 on tickets to the Blockbuster Broadway Hit MAMMA MIA! Live at the Stranahan Theater through June 21.

Use the code: DAD and save $10 off Orchestra and Balcony tickets for the 2:00 p.m. matinee performance on Sunday, June 21. Tickets can be purchased online by clicking:

http://www.ticketmaster.com/venueartist/65569/804014?brand=theaterleague&camefrom=CFC_THL_WEB

or by calling 800.745.3000.

Visit http://www.theaterleague.com/shows/?id=25
for show information and for a video preview.

Tony Recap

The most glamorous night on Broadway, The Tony Awards®, was hosted by Neil Patrick Harris Sunday, June 7 on CBS. Sir Elton John opened the show in grand fashion, accompanied by cast members from each of the nominated shows.

BILLY ELLIOT led the pack with nine Tony wins including Best Musical, Best Performance by a Featured Actor, Best Direction, Best Choreography and in a Tony first, a Best Lead Actor award was shared by the show's three young stars, David Alvarez, Trent Kowalik and Kiril Kulish. HAIR received the award for Best Revival, Best Theatrical Event went to Liza Minnelli for LIZA’S AT THE PALACE and Best Lead Actress went to Alice Ripley for NEXT TO NORMAL. WEST SIDE STORY received one Tony win with the award for Best Featured Actress presented to Karen Olivo.

At the end of the evening the winners, of the 52nd presentation of the Tonys, took their places alongside the very best of Broadway. The list of individual acting nominees read like a “who’s who” of American film and theater with the likes of Jane Fonda, Jeff Daniels, Raul Esparza, Stockard Channing, Allison Janney, Angela Lansbury, Marc Kudisch, James Gandolfini and Geoffrey Rush. A past American Idol finalist even made the grade with Constantine Maroulis’ nomination in the Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical category.

For more information, a complete list of winners and video from Sunday night’s telecast, visit www.tonyawards.

In Other Tony News

The Tony Awards recently announced that three touring productions will be featured in Sunday evenings Tony broadcast. MAMMA MIA! is one of the featured productions with the current tours three Dynamos (Michelle Dawson, Kittra Wynn Coomer and Rachel Tyler) performing Dancing Queen during the evening. The actresses were plucked from the current tour to perform live at Radio City Music Hall.

Catch the MAMMA MIA! preview Sunday and remember tickets to the show are still available at the Stranahan Theater in Toledo (June 16-21) and The Morris Performing Arts Center in South Bend (July 24-26). Visit theaterleague.com for tickets and additional information.

Theater League On Broadway

Theater League not only promotes the arts in each of the communities it serves, but it also works within the Broadway community to bring the best and brightest new musicals to the stage. From fan favorites CIRQUE DREAMS JUNGLE FANTASY to last season’s Broadway hit NOVEMBER, Theater League supports new and established producers and directors.

This season, Theater League is enhancing Broadway by supporting 9 TO 5 THE MUSICAL. With music and lyrics by the legendary Dolly Parton, book by original screenwriter Patricia Resnick and direction by Tony Award Winner (and WICKED director) Joe Mantello, this hilarious story is based on the 1980 hit film which starred Parton, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin.

9 TO 5 THE MUSICAL began life as a staged reading in 2007 before moving into a week-long workshop. The show opened at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles the following year, winning two Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle awards. 9 TO 5 opened on Broadway April 30 and was nominated for four Tony Awards including Best Original Score and Best Performance by a Leading Actress (Allison Janney). Critics and audiences have fallen in love with this story of revenge, friendship and “girl power.”

The 2009 Tony Awards

The most glamorous night on Broadway, The Tony Awards®, hosted by Neil Patrick Harris and featuring performances by Dolly Parton, Liza Minnelli and Elton John, takes to the airwaves Sunday, June 7 on CBS.

The nominees in this the 52nd presentation hope to take their place alongside those Broadway legends. The list of individual acting nominees read like a “who’s who” of American film and theater with the likes of Jane Fonda, Jeff Daniels, Raul Esparza, Stockard Channing, Allison Janney, Angela Lansbury, Marc Kudisch, James Gandolfini and Geoffrey Rush. A past American Idol finalist has even made the grade with Constantine Maroulis’ nomination in the Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical category.

The field is tight in the 2009 Best Musical category with nominees BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL, NEXT TO NORMAL, ROCK OF AGES and SHREK THE MUSICAL. The Best Revival of a Musical category brings back some of the best of Broadway: GUYS AND DOLLS, HAIR, PAL JOEY and WEST SIDE STORY.

A long list of Broadway luminaries will present the awards in each of the 27 categories. Presenters include Lucie Arnaz, Kristen Chenoweth, Carrie Fisher, Jessica Lange, Susan Sarandon, Kevin Spacey and Frank Langella.

This is the 42nd year for the televised Tonys. The first broadcast took place in 1967 and was hosted by Mary Martin and Robert Preston and featured performances from CABARET, THE APPLE TREE, I DO! I DO! And WALKING HAPPY. The evening lasted for only one hour, but it set the stage for what was to become one of the finest award shows on television.

While the 60s marked the first television broadcast of the awards show, its history dates back 20 more years to 1947. The very first Tony Award dinner took place on April 6, 1947. This black-tie optional event was held in the Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel and included performances by Mickey Rooney, Herb Shriner and David Wayne. The winners that night were to become Broadway legends--Arthur Miller, Helen Hayes, Ingrid Bergman and Agnes de Mille--to name but a few.

The Tonys have come a long way from the hour-long broadcast more than 40 years ago. This not-to-be-missed theater event begins on CBS at 8:00 p.m. Eastern/ 7:00 p.m. Central. For great background information on everything Tony, or to catch a video glimpse of all the nominees, visit www.tonyawards.com.