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Tiptoe Through the Tonys A Podcast

Tiptoe Through the Tonys A Podcast

By Eric George

Are you a musical theater fan? Do you look forward to watching the Tony's every year? Well this is the podcast for you. Every Wednesday and Friday we discuss the Tony Award ceremony and then we give the backstory of all your favorite Best Musical winners from each year starting at the very beginning. This is the perfect podcast to get your Tony fix every week while we wait for the next ceremony. Thanks so much for listening.
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1963 Tony Awards & Best Musical Winner A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum

Tiptoe Through the Tonys A PodcastOct 03, 2020

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1963 Tony Awards & Best Musical Winner A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum

1963 Tony Awards & Best Musical Winner A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum

This episode came out kind of late, but I got it out on a Friday. This episode we talk about the 17th Tony Awards and Stephen Sondheim's first solo outing. 

Oct 03, 202031:10
1962 Tony Awards & Best Musical Winner How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying.

1962 Tony Awards & Best Musical Winner How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying.

This episode was supposed to drop Friday last week, but I got sick and couldn't get it done in time...well here it is all done and complete. So enjoy the episode where we talk about awards and the show. We also find out whether or not I can actually pronounce this show title correctly.

Sep 30, 202035:58
A Special Message About Today's Episode the 16th Tony Awards & Best Musical How To Succeed In Business Without Even Trying.

A Special Message About Today's Episode the 16th Tony Awards & Best Musical How To Succeed In Business Without Even Trying.

I am so sorry guys I was not able to get the full episode finished in time to be uploaded today. I was feeling really under the weather and I still am. We will continue on our Tony Award and Best Musical journey on Wednesday next week with How To Succeed In Business Without Even Trying. Make sure you follow us on Facebook at Tiptoe Through The Tonys A Podcast, Instagram at tiptoethroughtonys, or you can email at tiptoethroughtonys@gmail.com. Thanks so much for the support and see you next week.

Sep 25, 202002:14
1961 Tony Awards & Best Musical Winner Bye Bye Birdie

1961 Tony Awards & Best Musical Winner Bye Bye Birdie

This episode we cover the 16th Tony Awards. We talk about Bye Bye Birdie on set film drama. We talk about how this wonderful camp and over the top show came to be.

Sep 23, 202032:57
1960 Tony Awards & Best Musical The Sound of Music

1960 Tony Awards & Best Musical The Sound of Music

We conclude the 1960 Tony Award by covering the second musical that tied with Fiorello! The Sound of Music. We learn about the Von Trapp Family Singers. We learn about the original Broadway cast, and what went into making one of the best movie musicals of all time.
Sep 18, 202037:15
1960 Tony Awards & Best Musical Winner Fiorello!

1960 Tony Awards & Best Musical Winner Fiorello!

We cover the 14th Tony Awards and the first of two musicals that won Best Musical Fiorello! We talk about who LaGuardia was, who the inspiration behind the show. We try and answer that age old question what constitutes a musical to have a revival.
Sep 16, 202033:55
1959 Tony Awards & Best Musical Winner Redhead.

1959 Tony Awards & Best Musical Winner Redhead.

This episode we cover the 13th Tony Awards and an obscure musical by the name of Redhead. We cover the history of Bob Fosse's directorial debut and how he got the opportunity.

Sep 11, 202022:02
1958 Tony Awards & Best Musical Winner The Music Man.

1958 Tony Awards & Best Musical Winner The Music Man.

We cover the 12th Tony Awards. We finally hear Myer Davis Orchestra. We take a trip to River City, and we learn about the history of Meredith Wilson’s seminal classic show Music Man.
Sep 09, 202037:44
1957 Tony Awards & Best Musical Winner My Fair Lady.

1957 Tony Awards & Best Musical Winner My Fair Lady.

On today’s episode we cover that everly loverly show My Fair Lady. We cover the 11th Tony Awards. The history of Pygmalion. We talk about My Fair Lady the show, and movie.
Sep 04, 202041:34
1955 & 1956 Tony Awards and Best Musical winners The Pajama Game & Damn Yankees

1955 & 1956 Tony Awards and Best Musical winners The Pajama Game & Damn Yankees

We’re back again this time covering the 9th and 10th Tony awards and winners The Pajama Game & Damn Yankees. As always we cover the backstory as well as some fun facts.
Sep 02, 202053:13
1953 & 1954 Tony Awards and Best Musical Winners Wonderful Town & Kismet

1953 & 1954 Tony Awards and Best Musical Winners Wonderful Town & Kismet

This episode is a double whammy of Tony awesomeness. We cover two very unique shows Wonderful Town and Kismet. We give a little backstory on the shows, we discuss revivals, and big screen debuts.
Aug 28, 202041:50
1952 Tony Awards and Best Musical Winner The King and I

1952 Tony Awards and Best Musical Winner The King and I

This episode we cover the 6th Tony Awards and best musical winner The King and I. We talk about he real Anna and King Mongkut. It’s creation, and opening as well as the 1955 movie musical.
Aug 26, 202043:31
1951 Tony Awards and Best Musical Winner Guys and Dolls

1951 Tony Awards and Best Musical Winner Guys and Dolls

This episode we cover the 5th Tony Awards and go behind the scenes of the musical Guys and Dolls. Plus some of the on set drama drama between Marlon Brando and Frank Sinatra while filming the 1955 movie.

Aug 21, 202044:44
1950 Tony Awards & Best Musical Winner South Pacific Part 2

1950 Tony Awards & Best Musical Winner South Pacific Part 2

This is part 2 of my deep dive into the musical South Pacific. In this episode we cover the shows opening and success. We go through some of the revivals as well as touch on the 1958 movie.

Aug 18, 202023:21
**Bonus Episode** A Special Interview With Two Nellie's.

**Bonus Episode** A Special Interview With Two Nellie's.

This is a special episode where i get to have a special interview with two of my good friends Sue and Shantel and i get what it was like playing Nellie in South Pacific in two different productions 32 years apart.

Aug 15, 202024:11
1950 Tony Awards & Best Musical Winner South Pacific.

1950 Tony Awards & Best Musical Winner South Pacific.

This episode we cover the 4th Tony Awards and cover our next Best Musical Winner South Pacific.
Aug 14, 202032:46
1949 Tony Awards & Best Musical Winner Kiss Me, Kate.

1949 Tony Awards & Best Musical Winner Kiss Me, Kate.

This episode we cover the 1949 Tony Awards Ceremony, and introduce our first Best Musical Winner Kiss Me, Kate. We also give the backstory on this awesome really fun show.

Aug 12, 202020:42
1947 First Tony Awards & 1948 Second Tony Awards

1947 First Tony Awards & 1948 Second Tony Awards

Today's episode covers the First and Second Tony award ceremonies and the musicals nominated.
Aug 07, 202016:04
A Brief History of the Tony Awards.

A Brief History of the Tony Awards.

Tune in every week where we will be talking about the Tony Award ceremonies, and Best Musical winners from each year starting from the very beginning.

Aug 02, 202017:60