European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 2, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 10 a the stars and stripes tuesday june 2, 1992faces n place Gershwin showcase wins for Best musical at Tony winners Ore Gregory Hines from left Glenn close Faith Prince and Judd Flrsch. By the associated press crazy for you a Loving re creation of a 1930s song and dance extravaganza featuring old songs by George and Ira Gershwin was named Best musical of the 1991-92 Broadway season sunday at the annual Tony awards ceremony in new York. Dancing at lugh Nasa Brian Friels play about five unmarried Irish Sisters was chosen Best play and won two other awards a featured actress for bred Brennan and director Patrick Mason. But a critically acclaimed revival of the musical Guys and dolls the seasons biggest hit won four Tennys a More than any other show. Besides Best revival it picked up awards for sets Tony Walton director musical Jerry Zaks and actress musical Faith Prince. A this is Why i eloped a in a not very Good at ceremonies a said a tearful Prince who plays the Long suffering Fiancee miss Adelaide in the show. Gregory Hines won the top musical acting award for his portrayal of jazz Pioneer Jelly Roll Morton in Jelly s last Jam. An emotional Hines thanked his director George c. Wolfe for giving Broadway a a musical dealing with african american issues that does no to have us Nappy and dancing All the Hirsch who plays an ill tempered father in conversations with my father received the prize for Best actor. After a Long speech he held up a cardboard sign with a printed message for his hospitalized 89-Ycar-old Mother. It said a mom a you Are precious. I love you a Glenn close the Host for the evenings award show at the Gershwin theater took the prize for Best actress. She plays a vengeful torture victim in death and the Maiden. Larry Fishburn a Star of the film Boyz n the Hood won the featured acting award for his portrait of a cocky sex convict in August Wilson a two trains running. Falsetto the Story of life and love in the age of aids won the important Best Book and score of a musical prizes. Its composer and author William finn was overcome with emotion during his two trips to the stage. He shared the Story award with the shows director James Lapin and then came Back to pick up the score award. A docs this mean 1 have to make another speech a finn said. A you re making my Mother cry a in Boston. 1 love everyone in the audience and in a a miserable Scott Waara who plays a genial farmhand in the most Happy Fella and Tonya pin Kins the Strong willed Girlfriend of Jelly Roll Morton in Jelly s last Jam won featured acting prizes. Pinkins who also plays attorney Livia Frye on the Abc soap opera All my children let out a cry of de Light As she concluded her thank yous to the cast of her Broadway show and also to her husband and grandmother for taking care of her children. Waara graciously thanked Spiro Mains the Star of Happy Fella who was not nominated for a Tony As Well As his fellow nominees. Crazy for you captured two other prizes a choreography for Susan Stroman and costumes William Ivey Long. The lighting prize went to Jules Fisher of Jelly s last Jam. The 1991-92 season was marked by renewed interest in the theater generated by movie stars performing on Broadway. Besides close film actors and other stars who took to the stage included Richard Dreyfuss Gene Hackman Jessica Lange Alec Baldwin Alan Alda Tony Randall Rob loan Lynn Redgrave Rani Julia and Sheena Easton. The 1991-92 Broadway season was the most Bountiful in More than a decade. Yet when it began last fall Only one new american play a Park your car in Harvard Yard a was scheduled to open before Christmas. The Falls Only Success was dancing at lugh Nasa which arrived in october from London. And the Only new musical before Jan. 1 was Nick amp Nora the seasons most publicized Flop which closed a week after it opened. The season picked up in the new year. Despite the recession 24 productions opened on Broadway Between the end of january and the end of april. Many opened in april to gain momentum for the Tony nominations announced May 4. And audiences did respond. During the last three weeks of april More than 200,000 people saw a Broadway show each week according to the league of american Heaters and producers. Those numbers were the Best since 1989.agawam to zouave were $24.95 now Only $18.70 each the civil War Start to finish by author William Davis. Davis latest titles Are packed with Little known information on everything from the . Agawam to the zouave Volunteer regiments. And they re now 25% off at most stars and stripes bookstores. A Kirk stars and stripes bookstores
