FINAL-1 Sat, Jun 2, 2018 6:48:02 PM Your Weekly Guide to TV Entertainment for the week of June 9 - 15, 2018 OLD FASHIONED SERVICE FREE REGISTRY SERVICE John Doyle INSURANCEDoyle Insurance AGENCY Voted #1 1 x 3 Insurance Agency Broadway goes primetime with the 72nd Annual Tony Awards. Musicians Sara Bareilles Broadway’s best! (“The Sing-Off”) and Josh Groban (“Crazy, Stupid, Love,” 2011) will celebrate out- standing achievements in theater as they co-host the event, which will be broadcast Auto • Homeowners live from New York’s legendary Radio City Music Hall. As always, the ceremony will in- Business • Life Insurance Josh Groban and Sarah Bareilles co-host the 72nd clude a number of musical performances from the year’s finest productions. Join in on 978-777-6344 Annual Tony Awards the celebration when the 72nd Annual Tony Awards airs Sunday, June 10 on CBS. www.doyleinsurance.com FINAL-1 Sat, Jun 2, 2018 6:48:03 PM 2฀•฀Salem฀News฀•฀June 9 - 15, 2018 Stage-struck: Broadway stars shine at the Tony Awards By Kyla Brewer dies and productions based on a and the stage adaptation of the Other notable awards include cellence in Theatre. A full list of TV Media television show, a movie and a film “Frozen.” the aforementioned Lifetime nominees is available online at Video book. Nominees in the coveted “The Band’s Visit” has secured Achievement Awards for Lloyd www.tonyawards.com. releases hether you’re sitting in a Best Play category are “The Chil- 11 nominations and stars Tony Webber and Rivera, as well as a With such a stellar list of nomi- crowded grade school dren,” “Farinelli and the King,” Shalhoub (“Monk”) in the story Special Tony Award for John Le- nees and dynamic duo Bareilles Wgymnasium or in the vel- “Harry Potter and the Cursed of an Egyptian police band that guizamo (“Moulin Rouge!,” and Groban on deck to host, the- vet seats of a posh playhouse, Child, Parts One and Two,” “Junk” ends up in a remote dessert vil- 2001) for his commitment to the- ater fans won’t want to miss this there’s nothing quite like live the- and “Latin History for Morons.” lage. The revival of Tony Kushner’s ater and his body of work, which year’s Tony Awards. Last year’s ater. Every year, millions of eager Perhaps the biggest surprise on “Angels in America” has earned includes his one-man show “Latin broadcast was nominated for four spectators flock to Broadway to Broadway this year has been the 11 nominations also, notably star History for Morons.” Bruce Emmys and won the award for take in a show. Now the stars of success and acclaim of the initial- Andrew Garfield (“The Amazing Springsteen will receive a Special Outstanding Special Class Pro- those shows are ready to gather ly underestimated “SpongeBob Spider-Man,” 2012) for Best Per- Tony Award as well for “Spring- gram. The show has been so suc- and celebrate their accomplish- SquarePants: The Musical.” Based formance by an Actor in a Leading steen on Broadway.” This year’s cessful for the network that CBS ments. Sara Bareilles (“The Sing- on the popular Nickelodeon ani- Role in a Play and Broadway stal- Regional Theatre Tony Awards will recently inked a deal to continue Off”) and Josh Groban (“Crazy, mated series, the Broadway pro- wart Nathan Lane (“The Bird- go to La MaMa E.T.C. of New York broadcasting the Tonys through to Stupid, Love,” 2011) will honor duction gained nominations in 12 cage,” 1996) for Best Perfor- City. The Isabelle Stevenson Tony 2026. the best of Broadway as they co- categories, including one for Best mance by an Actor in a Featured Award for volunteer time and ef- In an age of almost limitless host the 72nd Annual Tony Musical. The show is tied for the Role in a Play. It’s been a good fort on behalf of a charitable or- screens, theater is a unique and Awards, airing Sunday, June 10, top spot with “Mean Girls,” which year for revivals as the latest pro- ganization will be awarded to cherished experience for many. on CBS. also earned 12 nominations for its duction of “Rodgers & Hammer- Nick Scandalios from the Neder- Contrary to what you might think, Established in 1947 in honor of take on Tina Fey’s (“Saturday stein’s Carousel” is up for 11 lander Organization for LGBTQ the prevalence of easy-to-access, Alicia Vikander stars in Antoinette “Tony” Perry, a co- Night Live”) 2004 big-screen nominations, including being advocacy. Theater photographer stay-at-home entertainment like “Tomb฀Raider” founder of the American Theatre comedy of the same name. Like against the classic “My Fair Lady” Sara Krulwich, costume beader videogames, streaming services Wing, the awards celebrate out- “SpongeBob,” “Mean Girls” is up and original ‘90s hit “Once on This Bessie Nelson and dry cleaning and apps haven’t diminished the Tomb฀Raider standing achievement in Broad- for Best Musical, a category that Island” in the Best Revival of a company Ernest Winzer Cleaners allure of Broadway for theater Following her father’s disap- way productions and performanc- also includes “The Band’s Visit” Musical category. will all receive Tony Honors for Ex- fans. pearance and presumed es, as well as regional theater. death, Lara Croft (Vikander) There are also non-competitive claims her inheritance. While awards, such as the Special Tony searching her father’s office, Award for Lifetime Achievement she comes across a video mes- in the Theatre, which this year will sage that explains his re- go to both Andrew Lloyd Webber search. Pursuing his findings (“The Phantom of the Opera”) on a mythical Japanese queen, and Chita Rivera (“The Mystery of Lara finds herself shipwrecked Edwin Drood”). on an island. She encounters a Seasoned musicians Groban group of men claiming to have and Bareilles may be relatively murdered her father to obtain fresh faces on the Broadway scene, but they’ve quickly made his research, which will lead their mark, making them the per- them to a powerful weapon. fect co-hosts for this year’s event. Lara sets off across the island Bareilles composed the music and to locate the queen’s tomb wrote the lyrics for the hit musical and stop the villainous group “Waitress,” a gig that earned her from acquiring the deadly a Tony nomination for Best Origi- power contained within. nal Score in 2016. Groban made Director: Roar Uthaug. Stars: his debut in “Natasha, Pierre & Alicia Vikander, Dominic West, the Great Comet of 1812” on the Walton Goggins, Daniel Wu. Great White Way in 2016, which 2018. 118 min. Action. earned him a 2017 Tony nomina- tion for Best Actor in a Musical. Both performers expressed their Love,฀Simon excitement to be hosting this When someone at his high year’s Tonys in an official CBS re- school using the pseudonym lease. “Blue” anonymously comes “The theater has completely out as gay online, Simon (Rob- transformed my life in every way inson) contacts him while con- possible,” Bareilles said. “I feel in- tinuing to hide his own identi- credibly lucky to get to spend an ty. The two bond over their evening celebrating and applaud- sexuality, but neither is yet ing this outstanding collective of willing to come out publicly, artists, friends, collaborators and even to each other. When Mar- creatives.” tin (Miller), another student, She and Groban welcome per- finds Simon’s emails with formers and those who work be- “Blue,” he threatens to make hind the scenes on a variety of the truth public unless Simon productions, from gritty dramas to sets him up with his friend lighthearted musicals. This year’s Abby (Shipp). list of nominees include theatrical classics, musical revivals, come- Josh Groban and Sarah Bareilles are set to co-host the 72nd Annual Tony Awards Continued on page 16 FINAL-1 Sat, Jun 2, 2018 6:48:04 PM June 9 - 15, 2018฀฀•฀Salem฀News฀•฀3 NESN (51) MLB Boston Red Sox at Bal- Tuesday Thursday Friday 2:00฀p.m. CSNE (52) Felger and Mazz Live Live timore Orioles 7:00฀a.m. NBCSN (48) Pro Football 6:00฀a.m. GOLF (69) Morning Drive 10:00฀a.m. WFXT (13) FIFA World Radio 8:30฀p.m. ESPN (49) NCAA Division I Live Live Live 3:00฀p.m. ESPN2 (50) Jalen & Jacoby Live Talk Cup Today Tournament Super Regional 1:30฀p.m. ESPN (49) NFL Live Live 7:00฀a.m. GOLF (69) Live From the 11:00฀a.m. WFXT (13) FIFA Morocco 3:30฀p.m. ESPN2 (50) Outside the Sports (51) this week 10:00฀p.m. NESN W.B. 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