Tommy Tune

The master hoofer isn't getting older; he's getting more nonchalant

"...When Tommy Tune left his home state of Texas at the..."

Sept. 17, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Lucie 'splains It All

Austin Cabaret presents Lucie Arnaz, and here we have a lovely convo.

"...then I've always been a seeker, and I've have Tommy Tune as a friend for a long time......"

Feb. 10, 2011 Arts Post by Kate X Messer

Ruth Denney: In Memoriam

Ruth Denney, one of the most influential arts educators that Texas ever knew, died March 26, little more than a week before her 93rd birthday

"...success. The one named most often is nine-time Tony-winner Tommy Tune, who has repeatedly paid tribute to Denney, headlining..."

April 6, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Where the Pyramid Meets the High

Long lost 13th Floor Elevators founder and visionary Tommy Hall – found!

"...Tommy Hall, 62, lives in a run-down San Francisco residence..."

Aug. 13, 2004 Music Feature by Joe Trybyszewski

High School Thesps Earn More Than Applause

New area musical theatre awards announce first nominations

"...high school theatre for 14 years and Houston its Tommy Tune Awards for 12. Grant went on to tell..."

March 21, 2014 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Expressing Himself

How David Bologna made the leap to Broadway and a Tony nomination in Billy Elliot the Musical

"...Robert De Niro came. Hillary Clinton came. Debbie Reynolds, Tommy Tune, Miranda Cosgrove of iCarly – it was incredible..."

Dec. 7, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Harry Ransom Center

The papers of director Peter Masterson and actor Carlin Glynn land at the HRC

"...Larry L. King and co-directed its premiere production with Tommy Tune, and actor Carlin Glynn, who scored both a..."

Aug. 12, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Soul to Sole Festival

Hoofers from around the country are tapping their way to Austin for the sixth annual Soul to Sole Festival, featuring tap master Arthur Duncan as one of the 2006 Festival Legends

"...both Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall, on tour with Tommy Tune in My One and Only, on numerous television..."

May 26, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

'The Will Rogers Follies': Back in the Saddle Again

For the creative team on the new national tour of 'The Will Rogers Follies,' working on the show is like slipping into a broken-in pair of old boots

"...Hall this weekend. Director and choreographer Steven Minning was Tommy Tune's choreographic associate on the original Broadway production, and..."

Aug. 26, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Articulations

The stars come out at the Paramount when the Texas Medal of the Arts Awards are given, and the Bastrop Opera House shoots for a national title in the American Association of Community Theatres competition.

"...Lydia Mendoza (Folk Arts) and Charley Pride (Music); performers Tommy Tune (Dance) and Fess Parker (Media-Film/Television Acting); sculptor Glenna..."

March 21, 2003 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Articulations

Long Center supporters do a funding turnaround by asking the city for $25 million in bond money, another bunch of Lone Stars are being honored by the Texas Cultural Trust Council with Texas Medal of the Arts Awards, and John Walch wins an award from the American Theatre Critics Association.

"...(Folk Arts); Fess Parker (Media-Film/Television Acting); Charley Pride (Music); Tommy Tune (Dance); the State Capitol Preservation Project, headed by..."

Feb. 14, 2003 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Articulations

This year's recipient of the UT College of Fine Arts' E. William Doty Award.

"...put forward as one of her former charges is Tommy Tune, and with good reason: In addition to being..."

May 19, 2000 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Conversations With a VEVO Pickup Artist

Tommy Wooldridge brings his Lyric Lines to the ATX

"...Tommy Wooldridge is a bright-eyed, bushy-tailed pickup artist who’s absolutely..."

Sept. 26, 2013 Screens Post by Chase Hoffberger

Austin on Broadway: More Shooting Stars Than Ever

There have never been as many Austinites in Broadway shows as there are now

"...those University of Texas grads from Eli Wallach to Tommy Tune to Marcia Gay Harden, the capital city has..."

Nov. 28, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

A Guide to Austin's Musical Theatre Scene

"...the megamusicals of today -- Les Miserables, The Who's Tommy, Cats -- on the scale and in the manner..."

Aug. 1, 1997 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Paul Beutel Retires

Arts leader who ran Paramount, Long Center wraps 42-year career

"...Prine, Debbie Reynolds, Chita Rivera, David Sedaris, Mavis Staples, Tommy Tune, and Ben Vereen, to name but a handful,..."

June 7, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

'Tuna' Surprise

Joe Sears and Jaston Williams to receive Texas Medal of Arts

"...Texans places them in the company of Horton Foote, Tommy Tune, Robert Wilson, Betty Buckley, Dr. Paul Baker, and..."

Jan. 16, 2013 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Razzle-Dazzle 'Em

David Bologna on making it to Broadway with 'Billy Elliot'

"...Robert De Niro came. Hillary Clinton came. Debbie Reynolds, Tommy Tune, Miranda Cosgrove of iCarly – it was incredible..."

Dec. 11, 2012 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Senton for the Camera!

WWE's most recent Austin show to be broadcast tonight on myNetworkTV

"...best qualities of all four wrestlers: the determination of Tommy Dreamer (known to fans as the heart and soul..."

April 10, 2009 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

Long Center: Opening was, in a word, grand

In artistry and style, the gala opening for the Long Center was an evening worthy of a facility 16 years in the making

"...in the house. The foursome left the stage to Tommy Tune, who handled his ceremonial duties with characteristic grace..."

April 4, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Long Center: Who's playing

Austin's new performing-arts center releases the performance schedule for its first few months

"...a gala concert on Friday, March 28, hosted by Tommy Tune and featuring the Austin Symphony Orchestra, Austin Lyric..."

Jan. 11, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

She Got Rhythm

In the world of rhythm tap, female dancers are a minority, and women who are masters of the form, as Acia Gray is, are merely a fraction of the whole. But with the debut of the Soul to Sole Festival, Gray hopes to give women who tap their due.

"...Sammy Davis Jr., Gregory Hines, "Sandman" Simms, Jimmy Slyde, Tommy Tune -- and the list goes on. When it..."

May 18, 2001 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Education of a Lifetime

A look at UT's Performing Arts Center and the process by which they bring the biggest names in jazz to Austin.

"...performed with the big band for a few student-arranged tunes before closing the night with his own quartet (which..."

Oct. 29, 1999 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

Under-Stated

"...in Texas. Whether the show's success owed more to Tommy Tune's choreography or the bawdy book by Larry L...."

July 2, 1999 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Articulations

In Memoriam

"...John and Nellie Connelly, Rip Torn, Pat Hingle, and Tommy Tune, and, off campus, in productions by the Austin..."

April 17, 1998 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Rockin' Scriptmas!

Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle All the Plays

"...Barnes & Noble] Or My One and Only with Tommy Tune's new autobiography, Footnotes [$24, Book People]. Or Joe..."

Dec. 12, 1997 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Pages for Presents

Helpful and Not-So-Helpful Book Ideas

"...Turk Pipkin, Harvey Penick, and Gary Cartwright. Footnotes by Tommy Tune (Simon & Schuster, $24 hard) tap-dances through the..."

Dec. 12, 1997 Books Feature by Margaret Moser

1997 Texas Book Festival Program

"...Holland; Max Mártinez, George Rabasa, Bobby Byrd 2:15pm Reading: Tommy Tune 2:15pm Reading: Tom Grimes 2:30pm The Look of..."

Oct. 31, 1997 Books Feature

Road Shows

"...SUN 21 Tommy Tune, Bass Concert Hall (UT)..."

Sept. 19, 1997 Music Feature

Road Shows

"...SUN 21 Tommy Tune, Bass Concert Hall (UT)..."

Sept. 12, 1997 Music Feature

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