The 2015 Tony Awards, Part 1

My Little Tonys

Caption: The 2015 Tony Awards! Harvey Weinstein’s hideous, smug face forces us to reflect on how much the world has changed in the last four years. We also talk about the highs and lows of adapting stage-resistant source material with Fun Home, An American in Paris, and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time; get carried away by On the Town; and work in references to everything from Beloved to “The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia.” Follow us on Twitter and Instagram (@mylittletonys) for additional content about this season’s shows!

Works referenced/cited:

Paulson, Michael, and Patrick Healy. Tony Awards: ‘Fun Home’ Wins Best Musical and ‘Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time’ Best Play The New York Times, 8 June 2015.

Theater Talk: "Fun Home" with Lisa Kron, Jeanine Tesori & Alison Bechdel

Cast and Creators of the 2015 Best Musical: "Fun Home"

Behind the Music of FUN HOME with Lisa Kron and Jeanine Tesori

Paulson, Michael. Fun Home,' the Musical, Takes Alison Bechdel's Life to Broadway. The New York Times, 21 Dec. 2017.

Pogrebin, Robin. “Bringing 'Fun Home' to the Stage.” The New York Times, 19 Oct. 2018.

Brantley, Ben. “Family as a Hall of Mirrors.” The New York Times, 23 Oct. 2013.

Brantley, Ben. “Review: 'Fun Home' at the Circle in the Square Theater.” The New York Times, 20 Apr. 2015.

Thomas, June. “Fun Home Was the Big Winner at the 2015 Tonys. How Did a Graphic Memoir Become a Musical?” Slate Magazine, 8 June 2015.

Paulson, Michael. “'Fun Home' Recoups on Broadway.” The New York Times, 21 Dec. 2017.

Broadway Passes The Bechdel Test With 'Fun Home'

Mattila, Kalle Oskari. “How a 'Lesbian Suicide Musical' Was Branded as a Feel-Good Broadway Hit.” The Atlantic, 10 May 2016.

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Brantley, Ben. “In 'On the Town,' Sailors on Leave Look for Love.” The New York Times, 19 Oct. 2018.

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Theater Talk: “An American in Paris”; remembering Jean-Claude Baker