Hello DSM Fans,

This year we are excited to once again syndicate the live webcast of the Tony nominations announcement from our website for everyone to enjoy; click here or on the image above. The live streaming will begin tomorrow Tuesday, April 28 at 8:30 a.m. ET (7:30 a.m. CT) from the Diamond Horseshoe at the Paramount Hotel in midtown Manhattan. Mary-Louise Parker and Bruce Willis will do the honors as the co-host of this year’s announcements. TonyAwards.com will webcast the event in its entirety, and it will be shown on TWC NEWS/NY1 cable. CBS This morning will also cover part of the event.

The 69th Annual Tony Awards®, presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing, will take place on June 7. The ceremony will be broadcast on CBS live from Radio City Music Hall at 8/7c (delayed PT).

About the Tony Awards®

The American Theatre Wing’s Tony Awards® are presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing. At The Broadway League, Robert E. Wankel is Chairman and Charlotte St. Martin is Executive Director. At the American Theatre Wing, William Ivey Long is Chairman and Heather Hitchens is President. Ricky Kirshner and Glenn Weiss of White Cherry Entertainment are the Executive Producers of the 2015 Tony Awards. Mr. Weiss will also serve as Director of the 2015 Tony Awards.

IBM, the official information technology partner of the Tony Awards®, develops, designs, and hosts the official Tony Awards digital experience across platforms, including www.TonyAwards.com. Carnegie Mellon University is the first-ever, exclusive higher education partner of the Tony Awards. United Airlines is the official airline of the Tony Awards®. Paramount Hotel is the official hotel partner of the Tonys.  City National Bank is the official bank of the Tony Awards®. Porsche Cars North America, Inc., manufacturer of exclusive sports cars, is celebrating dynamic performance as the official sports car of the Tony Awards®.  La Crema, known for elegant Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, is the official wine of the Tony Awards®. USA TODAY is the official media partner of the Tony Awards®. PEOPLE is the official magazine partner of the Tony Awards®. Clear Channel Spectacolor is an official media partner of the Tony Awards® and co-producer of the Tonys Simulcast in Times Square. The Hollywood Reporter is an official media partner of The Tony Awards®.

– DSM Cisco

Hey DSM Fans,

Well, this week is a BIG week for DSM and Broadway! We have 2 major events, 7 performances by our DSM Academy, and the Tony Award Nominees were announced today!

DSM HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL THEATRE AWARDS – #dsmhsmta14
Our first major event is the 3rd Annual DSM High School Musical Theatre Awards Show tomorrow, Wednesday, April 30th at the Music Hall at Fair Park! What is the DSM High School Musical Theatre Awards? Patterned after Broadway’s Tony® Awards, show business veterans and community celebrities come together to spotlight the achievements of high school students and their school’s musical theatre programs. Fifty-eight shows from Fifty-six high schools are participating. Throughout the year, three judges visit each school and judge the performers in 15 categories. Each school’s performance is evaluated by a panel of judges and ballots are tabulated. The top scoring schools in each category are nominated as finalists. Click here to check out the nominees!

Tonight is a special night as well – all the judges gather to choose the Best Actor and Best Actress from the nominated students based on their performances this evening. All of the previous scores gathered in the original judging have been eliminated. The winners will be announced at the Awards Show tomorrow evening.

**Tune in to the DSM Twitter and DSM Instagram (@dsmusicals) tonight before, during, and after the Best Actor/Actress judging and tomorrow ALL DAY as we give you inside access and live updates for this annual event!**

Want to come to the Awards Show? Click here for tickets! Can’t make it? Just follow us on Twitter and Instagram – we’ll be live tweeting and posting to give you live updates!

DSM CURTAIN CALL 2014: BROADWAY BOUND
Our second major event is our annual fundraising gala Curtain Call on Friday, May 2nd at the Music Hall at Fair Park! Curtain Call is an evening of entertainment preceded by a seated dinner and a live and silent auction. This year’s featured performer is Broadway Veteran Vivian Reed. Proceeds from Curtain Call support Dallas Summer Musicals’ mission to bring the best of Broadway to Dallas and provide for children’s education and outreach programs, such as the DSM Academy (below) and DSM High School Musical Theatre Awards (above). Click here to learn more and get tickets!

DSM ACADEMY PERFORMS DISNEY’S THE LITTLE MERMAID, JR.! – #littlemermaiddsma
This weekend, the DSM Academy presents Disney’s THE LITTLE MERMAID, JR. Three of our classes will present this musical at the Uptown Theater in Grand Prairie. Dates and times vary – please see below for this info! The DSM Academy strives not only to increase appreciation of the performing arts, but to teach these arts professionally to students from ages 6 to adults. Admission to Disney’s THE LITTLE MERMAID, JR. is FREE and seating is first come, first served. We hope to see you there to see our very talented students!

SATURDAY, MAY 3rd
Improv 102: The BIG Mermaid – Park Cities Teen Class – 1:30pm
Disney’s THE LITTLE MERMAID, JR. – Park Cities Teen Class – 4:30pm & 6:30pm

SUNDAY, MAY 4th
Disney’s THE LITTLE MERMAID, JR.
Town North Youth Class – 11:00am & 2:00pm
Park Cities Youth Class – 12:30pm & 3:30pm

All performances are at the Uptown Theater, 120 E Main St, Grand Prairie, TX 75050.

TONY® AWARD NOMINATIONS
Nominations for the 2014 American Theatre Wing’s Tony Awards, presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing, were announced this morning! Click here to see who and what shows were nominated. I can’t believe it’s Tony Season Y’all! 🙂

We’ve been busy prepping for all of these events, and I’ve gotta hop back to it as well. I hope to see you all very soon at any of these awesome events! Oh, and get excited – It’s Broadway’s biggest night in less than 2 months!

-DSM Amanda

Well, it’s Tony Awards time! This Sunday at 7pm our time, we get to see the awards show us Broadway fans wait for all year long! AND we want to reward you for watching too!

On Twitter during one of the commercial breaks, use our hash tag #SisterActDSM and let us know you saw the Sister Act TV commercial during the Tony Awards! By doing so, you register to win 2 tickets to see Sister Act on Tuesday, June 11^th at 7:30pm at the Music Hall at Fair Park! I’ll announce the winner about 15-20 minutes afterwards, so be sure you let me know right away so you can get your name in the hat.

Can’t watch it this Sunday? No problem! I’ll be live tweeting through the entire awards show! Just check us out @dsmusicals on Twitter!

Now it’s time to get ready for the Tonys! Check out the video below highlighting all of the shows nominated this year!

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So, don’t forget to watch the Tonys on Sunday at 7pm and look out for our SISTER ACT TV spot for your chance to win 2 tickets to see SISTER ACT on Tuesday!

Have a great weekend! –DSM Amanda

Dallas Summer Musicals is involved in 4 Broadway Shows Nominated for a Total of 54 Tony^® and Drama Desk  Awards

Michael A. Jenkins, President and Managing Director, Dallas Summer Musicals, with 4 Tony Awards® and 2 Drama Desk Awards. Photo by Daniel Driensky.

This is the most nominations DSM has received in one year in its 73-year history

                 (May 6, 2013)    Dallas Summer Musicals (DSM)  President and Managing Director Michael A. Jenkins announced, “This season the productions that Dallas Summer Musicals is involved with, either in producing and/or as an investment for future seasons,  received the most nominations that Dallas Summer Musicals has ever had in its 73-year history. Total nominations are 54.” Detailed listings are attached.

The Tony Awards^® are Broadway’s longest-running salute to theatrical excellence, both on stage and behind the scenes, and Jenkins and DSM are not strangers to having received Tonys^® before.

In 2008 DSM brought two Tony Awards^® home to Dallas for Boeing-Boeing – one for Best Revival of a Play and one for Best Performance of a Leading Actor in a Play, Mark Rylance.

June 2007 saw Jenkins and DSM bestowed with the incredible honor of winning the 2007 Tony Award^® for Best Special Theatrical Event for Jay Johnson: The Two and Only. He joined the esteemed group of Broadway and Hollywood stars on stage to bring a medallion back to Big D, accepting a Tony Award^® both on behalf of DSM and for himself as a producer of the award-winning show.

The four Tony Awards^® are proudly showcased in the lobby of their rightful home at The Music Hall at Fair Park, along with two Drama Desk Awards which were won in 2007–2008 for Boeing-Boeing as winner in Outstanding Revival of a Play: Boeing-Boeing by Marc Camoletti and Outstanding Actor in a Play: Mark Rylance.

A visionary leader in Dallas’ entertainment community, Michael A. Jenkins consistently brings the “Best of Broadway” to Dallas Summer Musicals. This season is no different with a sensational line-up. Now playing: Wicked and the season continues with Priscilla Queen Of The Desert – The Musical, Sister Act, Flashdance and Disney’s The Lion King, which plays during the State Fair of Texas in October.

Stay tuned for the Drama Desk Awards live webcast on Sunday, May 19^th at 8:00 p.m. Eastern at www.TheaterMania.com  and the Tony Awards^®   show on Sunday, June 9^th on CBS at 8:00 p.m. Eastern.

Dallas Summer Musicals gratefully acknowledges the support of season sponsors American Airlines, The Dallas Morning News, Texas Instruments and WFAA Channel 8 and partners, the Original Cupcakery and the Frontiers of Flight Museum.
Visit the website at www.dallassummermusicals.org.

About The Tony Awards^®
The Antoinette Perry “Tony” Awards are bestowed annually on theatre professionals for distinguished achievement. The Tony is one of the most coveted awards in the entertainment industry and the annual telecast is considered one of the most prestigious programs on television. The Tonys are presented by the Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing. Visit the website at http://www.tonyawards.com

About the Drama Desk Awards
Presented annually, the Drama Desk Awards honor outstanding achievement by professional theater artists on Broadway, Off-Broadway and Off-Off Broadway. What sets Drama Desk Awards apart is that they are voted on and bestowed by theater critics, journalists, editors and publishers covering theater, “without any vested interest in the results.” For this reason, Drama Desk Awards reflect both enthusiasm for all aspects of New York’s professional theater and a level of erudition and theatrical experience unparalleled in our industry’s other prize-giving organizations. For more information, please visit: www.DramaDeskAwards.com

About Dallas Summer Musicals
Dallas Summer Musicals, Inc. is the preeminent non-profit presenter of Broadway theatre in North Texas.  DSM produces, presents and promotes excellence in live musical theatre with year-round performances for diverse audiences of all ages, impacting the lives of children and families through community outreach and education, and enriching the cultural landscape of Dallas/Fort Worth, North Texas and the Southwest Region. 

DSM is the largest producer and presenter of live theatrical entertainment in the Southwest, the second oldest summer theatre organization in the United States, and the fourth largest non-profit theatre company.  In addition to presenting national Broadway tours, DSM also produces shows on Broadway, presents and tours productions, and is involved in developing new works.  Dallas Summer Musicals’ affiliates include DSM Management Group, Inc. (DSMMGI), which manages the Music Hall at Fair Park.

As a nonprofit organization, DSM relies on a variety of funding sources to bring the Best of Broadway to Dallas at affordable ticket prices, as well as to preserve the beautiful historic theater, educate young audiences and create important community programs.

* DSM’s High School Musical Theatre Awards are patterned after Broadway’s Tony^®  Awards and celebrates the power of the arts to significantly improve all areas of education. Awards are given in 15 categories, as well as scholarships.

* DSM’s Seats for Kids program provides a meaningful arts education experience to thousands of low income, at-risk and special needs children.

* DSM provides positive incentives for youth that are at risk for gang membership through the Stage Right program.

* Dallas Summer Musicals Academy of Performing Arts offers professional theater arts training and scholarships to talented students in need.

* The Associate Producers is the young professionals group supporting DSM.

* The DSM Guild welcomes production cast and companies with a party in their honor after opening night and much more.

* Kids Club is a free event offering exciting activities, special events, backstage tours and informational exchanges about certain shows. Children gain an interest, knowledge and appreciation of the performing arts.

* Discover Theatre is specifically for children in grades K-6 and is designed to entertain, educate and empower young people in elementary school.

Ticket sales alone do not sustain these endeavors.  Only support from committed businesses, foundations and individuals make these programs possible.

For more information about Dallas Summer Musicals, please call (214) 421-5678 or visit the website at www.dallassummermusicals.org

Get updates and news through our social media web sites here:

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Hey DSM Fans!

Well, The Tony Awards were last night, and there’s been plenty of conversation here at the Music Hall as we recap our favorite moments.  A few of my personal favorites include:

-Show opening with “Hello” by 2011’s winner for Best Musical, THE BOOK OF MORMON

– NEWSIES performance, mainly Ryan Steele’s fouettes

-NPH’s SPIDER-MAN rig malfunction (that show will never hear the end of it.)

-Nina Aryanda’s acceptance speech, particularly her first-crush confession to Christopher Plummer, a.k.a. Captain Von Trapp

The Grand Champion of the evening, ONCE, took home a total of 8 Tonys.  Although I have not yet seen this show, I get the feeling that the awards were well deserved.

Last week, Dallas Summer Musicals held a “Tony Awards: Predict the Winners” contest.  We decided it would be fun to gather information from all the submissions, and present to you… drum roll please…

IF DALLAS DOMINATED THE TONY’S    

Best Play: PETER AND THE STARCATCHER

Best Musical: NEWSIES

*Best Score: NEWSIES

*Best Play Revival: ARTHUR MILLER’S DEATH OF A SALESMAN

*Best Musical Revival: THE GERSHWINS’ PORGY AND BESS

*Best Choreography: CHRISTOPHER GATELLI, NEWSIES

Best Actor – Play: PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN, DEATH OF A SALESMAN

Best Actress – Play: TRACIE BENNETT, END OF THE RAINBOW

Best Orchestrations: WILLIAM DAVID BROHN & CHRISTOPHER JAHNKE, THE GERSHWINS’ PORGY AND BESS

Best Actor – Musical: JEREMY JORDAN, NEWSIES

*Best Actress – Musical: AUDRA MCDONALD, THE GERSHWINS’ PORGY AND BESS

*Best Featured Actor – Play: CHRISTIAN BORLE, PETER AND THE STARCATCHER

*Best Featured Actress – Play: JUDITH LIGHT, OTHER DESERT CITIES

Best Featured Actor – Musical: MICHAEL CERVERIS, EVITA

*Best Featured Actress – Musical: JUDY KAYE, NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT

*Best Direction – Play: MIKE NICHOLS, ARTHUR MILLER’S DEATH OF A SALESMAN

Best Direction – Musical: JEFF CALHOUN, NEWSIES

* – accurate prediction

According to Dallas voters, NEWSIES should have come out on top, with 5 Tonys, including Best Musical.  Dallas agreed with Tony voters in 9 out of 17 categories.  We received close to 50 contest entries, and nobody made a perfect prediction.  However, congratulations to our contest WINNER: Chelsey Hall –  She accurately predicted the winners in 13 out of 17 categories!  Way to go Chelsey!

ONE MORE THING-

It’s not too late to win PETER PAN tickets! Put your Tony Awards show knowledge to good use, and take our follow-up quiz: www.dallassummermusicals.org/specialevents.shtm .

The contest ends Wednesday, June 13 at 11:59pm. GOOD LUCK!

-DSM Haley

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DSM Special Events and Announcements Contact: Sharon Adams

214-343-4402

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Dallas Summer Musicals Shows PR: Jo Ann Holt

(November 1, 2008 – Dallas) It all began in June 2007 when Michael Jenkins, President and Managing Director, Dallas Summer Musicals and Dallas Summer Musicals (DSM) were bestowed with the incredible honor of winning the 2007 Tony Award® for Best Special Theatrical Event for Jay Johnson: The Two and Only. He joined the esteemed group of Broadway and Hollywood stars on stage to bring two medallions back to Big D, accepting a Tony Award® both on behalf of DSM and himself as a producer of the award-winning show. The DSM medallion is proudly showcased in the lobby of its rightful home at The Music Hall at Fair Park.

The news for 2008 is even better! Boeing-Boeing, produced in part by Dallas Summer Musicals and Michael Jenkins, won two Tony Awards®, one for Best Revival of a Play and one for Best Performance of a Leading Actor in a Play, Mark Rylance. Both Dallas Summer Musicals and Michael Jenkins played a huge part in producing this hilarious play revival on Broadway, resulting in Jenkins bringing home two more Tony Awards® to Dallas.

Boeing-Boeing continued to win awards, most recently being named the winner of two 2007 – 2008 Drama Desk Awards® for Outstanding Revival of a Play: Boeing-Boeing by Marc Camoletti and Outstanding Actor in a Play: Mark Rylance, resulting in two Drama Desk Awards brought home to Dallas, one for Dallas Summer Musicals as a producer and one for Michael Jenkins as a producer.

Most recently, The Drowsy Chaperone and Jersey Boys each earned a Dallas Fort Worth Theatre Critics Forum Award in the Touring Production category, resulting in six major theatrical awards to DSM and Jenkins in the past few months.

A visionary leader in Dallas’ entertainment community, Michael A. Jenkins consistently brings the “Best of Broadway” to Dallas Summer Musicals. This season is no different with a sensational line-up featuring 16 Broadway hits beginning November 11th with The Second City on Tour at the Majestic Theatre. “We guarantee our Dallas audience always has the most current shows,” Jenkins said. “DSM is committed to bringing 71 productions, plays and musicals, to Dallas between 2009 and 2012 to the historic Majestic Theatre and the Music Hall at Fair Park.

Dallas Summer Musicals is a producer or major investor in many musicals and plays on stage now in London, such as the recent production of Gone with the Wind and Lord of the Rings and on Broadway, including A Catered Affair (nominated for two Tony Awards®) and Gypsy, in which Patti LuPone won a Tony Award® for Best Performance By a Leading Actress in a Musical; Boyd Gaines, won a Tony Award® for Best Performance By a Featured Actor in a Musical and Laura Benanti won a Tony Award® for Best Performance By a Featured Actress in a Musical.

“DSM also has major interests in many other future shows, including 9 to 5, First Wive’s Club, Happy Days and Walt Disney’s Tarzan,” Jenkins added. “The newest show, Vanities, is one of the most successful plays of all time. It’s been made into a musical and will open on Broadway this fall.” Dallas Summer Musicals presented by Comerica Bank gratefully acknowledges the support of sponsors American Airlines, The Dallas Morning News and WFAA.Visit the website for photos from the Tony Awards® , videos and more: http://www.dallassummermusicals.org/

About Dallas Summer Musicals

Winner of 4 Tony Awards®, 2 Drama Desk Awards® and 2 Dallas Fort Worth Theatre Critics Forum Awards, Dallas Summer Musicals is now celebrating its 69th season. DSM is the largest producer of live theatrical entertainment in the Southwest, the second oldest summer theatre organization in the United States and the sixth largest non-profit theatre company. DSM has been entertaining North Texas audiences with the finest in live, musical theatre since 1941. In addition to presenting national Broadway tours, DSM also produces shows on Broadway, presents and tours local productions, and is involved in developing new works. Dallas Summer Musicals’ affiliates include DSM Management Group, Inc. (DSMMGI), which manages the Music Hall at Fair Park, the historical Majestic Theatre in downtown Dallas and the remodeled historical Texas Theater, scheduled to open in 2009. As a non-profit organization, DSM relies on a variety of funding sources to bring the Best of Broadway to Dallas at affordable ticket prices, as well as to preserve the beautiful historic theatres, educate young audiences and create important community programs.Visit the website at http://www.dallassummermusicals.org/

About The Tony Awards®

The Antoinette Perry “Tony” Awards are bestowed annually on theatre professionals for distinguished achievement. The Tony is one of the most coveted awards in the entertainment industry and the annual telecast is considered one of the most prestigious programs on television. The Tonys are presented by the Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing.

About The Drama Desk Awards®

The Drama Desk was founded in 1949 to explore key issues in the theater and to bring together critics and writers in an organization to support the ongoing development of theater in New York. The organization began presenting its awards in 1955, and it is the only critics organization to honor achievement in the theater with competition between Broadway, Off Broadway and Off-Off Broadway productions in the same categoriesParticipating members of Dallas-Fort Worth Theater Critics Forum: Glenn Arbery, People Newspapers and D Magazine; Martha Heimberg, Turtle Creek News; Arnold Wayne Jones, Dallas Voice; Elaine Liner, Dallas Observer; Mark Lowry and Perry Stewart, Fort Worth Star-Telegram; Lawson Taitte, The Dallas Morning News.

The article is located here: http://www.guidelive.com/sharedcontent/dws/ent/columnists/ltaitte/stories/DN-forumawards0910gl.State.Edition1.14d7579.html

6/15/2008

Dallas Summer Musicals

Dallas Summer Musicals garners two more Tonys®!

posted by Steven Hall

6/10/2007 11:28am CST
YouTube.com
Jay Johnson wins Tony Award for “Best Theatrical Experience”

Here is the footage of the acceptance speech for Jay Johnson. The award is presented by comedian Eddie Izzard.