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| 2000 | Vivian Beaumont Theater Original. March 30, 2000 | 1,010 performances · 1 Tony wins |
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In some of these shows, such as Contact (2000), plots unfold through dance. book:historical-dictionary-of-the-broadway-musical-volume-22-william-a-everett-paul-r#p122
as opposed to Contact with its prerecorded music, Movin’Out uses live music, led by piano-playing Michael Cavanagh. book:historical-dictionary-of-the-broadway-musical-volume-22-william-a-everett-paul-r#p268
two months prior to Swing!’s premiere, the song had been featured in Susan Stroman’s Off-Broadway dance musical Contact (which transferred to Broadway a few months later) book:the-complete-book-of-1990s-broadway-musicals-dan-dietz-paxton-mcnallie-2016-rowm#p401
When Contact won the Tony Award for Best Musical in 2000, it was clear that the dansical had arrived, although director/choreographer Susan Stroman’s work was advertised as ‘a dance play’. Here the emphasis is on dance and book:cambridge-companion-to-the-musical-cambridge-companions-to-music-the-the-cambrid#p385
Fastest Costume Change: | believe this award has to go to anyone who plays Alexi Darling in the show, played now by our lovely Mayumi Ando. In Act II Alexi does a voicemail that is followed immediately by “Contact.” book:the-playbill-broadway-yearbook-june-1-2005-may-31-2006-viagas-robert-second-annu#p334
“Making Contact,” the bowling team consisting of members who have stayed together from the closed show Contact, won first place in the semi-annual Broadway Show Bowling League Championship February 9 at the Leisure Time Lanes. book:the-playbill-broadway-yearbook-june-1-2005-may-31-2006-viagas-robert-second-annu#p456
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