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Thomas James "Tommy" Tune (born February 28, 1939) is an American actor, dancer, singer, theatre director, producer, and choreographer. Over the course of his career, he has won ten Tony Awards and the National Medal of Arts.
Tune was born in Texas to oil rig worker, horse trainer and restaurateur Jim Tune and Eva Mae Clark. He attended Lamar High School in Houston and the Methodist-affiliated Lon Morris College in Jacksonville, Texas. He studied dance under Patsy Swayze in Houston. He also studied dance with Kit Andree in Boulder, Colorado. He went on to earn his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drama from the University of Texas at Austin in 1962 and his Master of Fine Arts in Directing from the University of Houston. Tune later moved to New York to start his career.
In 1965, Tune made his Broadway debut as a performer in the musical Baker Street. His first Broadway directing and choreography credits were for the original production of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas in 1978. He has gone on to direct and/or choreograph eight Broadway musicals. He directed a new musical titled Turn of the Century, which premiered at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago on September 19, 2008 and closed on November 2, 2008.
Introduced by Shirley MacLaine, 9 Time Tony Award Winning legend Tommy Tune performs "Puttin' On The Ritz" at Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration, Carnegie Hall 1988
Paul Wontorek sits down with a true theater legend, nine-time Tony Award winner Tommy Tune, currently back on the boards in the Encores! staging of "Lady, Be Good!"
The big showstopper from the 1973 Broadway musical "Seesaw." Tommy Tune took home a Tony.
Twiggy and Tommy Tune perform the epic production number 'S'Wonderful' - tap dancing in water no less! This show stopping number was performed in their hit show 'My One And Only' and recreated here for television.
See Tommy Tune, Danny Gardner, Patti Murin and more in rehearsal for the City Center Encores production of "Lady, Be Good!"
Boston Pops Orchestra Broadway's Best At Pops 1988 Tommy Tune " Tap Your Troubles Away " 0:50. 1:21. 1:35. 2:10
Tommy Tune accepting a Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement during the Creative Arts Awards portion of the 2015 Tony ceremony, presented by City National Bank. Broadway: Where Stars Align
June 1983 Tommy Tune and Charles 'Honi' Coles perform "My One and Only"--the number where Honi's character teaches Tommy's character how to be cool with his feet.
Tommy Tune and Sandy Duncan perform the Gershwin number, " 'S Wonderful" from the Los Angeles touring production of the Broadway musical "My One and Only" in 1985. I believe this video was taken from "The Tonight Show" I do not own the rights, just a copy from a very old videotape (hence the bad quality).
I was recently asked to prepare a 5 minute video to serve as a tribute to 9 time Tony Award winning actor/choreographer/director Tommy Tune. And here it is
Theater Talk welcomes director and choreographer Tommy Tune, winner of ten TONY Awards including the 2015 Special TONY Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre. Tune recalls his early days as a young dancer in Texas inspired by the theater. He also discusses his early days as a performer in Texas and then on Broadway where he worked as both a performer and director with other theater legends including Jule Styne, Michael Bennett, Betty Comden and Adolph Green. Original tape date: June 8, 2015. First aired: July 11, 2015.
My One and Only opened on Broadway at the St. James Theatre on May 1, 1983 and closed on March 3, 1985 after 767 performances and 37 previews. The musical was directed and choreographed by Thommie Walsh and Tommy Tune. Musical and Vocal Direction was by Jack Lee. The cast included Tune, Twiggy, Bunny Briggs, Roscoe Lee Browne, Denny Dillon, Charles "Honi" Coles, and Nana Visitor. Notable replacements during the run included Sandy Duncan, Don Correia, Jeff Calhoun, and Georgia Engel. The original Broadway cast album was released on the Atlantic label (7 80110-2-1) in 1983, running 55:15. William Ruhlmann wrote: "As heard here, then, the music is basically a Gershwin sampler, as performed largely by Tune (leaning heavily on his Texas accent) and Twiggy (singing in a rather mannered British ...
Tommy Tune, recipient of the National Medal of Arts (the highest honor that anyone in the USA can receive in the Arts) and 9 Tony Awards (for performance, choreography & direction) is interviewed by Gloria Greer
Houston native, Tommy Tune, arrived in New York City with a dream of being in a Broadway show. That same day he had his first audition and landed a part! He has made the world of entertainment his home ever since. From acting both on stage and screen ("Hello Dolly" with Barbra Streisand), to directing ("Nine", "Grand Hotel", "Will Rogers Follies"), he has earned a total of 9 Tony Awards, and countless fans! On "InnerVIEWS with Ernie Manouse," Tommy Tune opens up about his life and career with the joy and passion he uses to tackle every event he encounters
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As a special upload for Josh Taylor, I'm finally going to give in and post my first ever episode of Name That Tune. In this episode from 1976, Tommy and Teresa battle for a shot at $15,000 while Irma(?) waits to go for the ultimate prize of $100,000. Will anybody cash in today? No copyright infringement is intended.
Jack Cafferty and Katie Kelly interview Tommy Tune.
Top entertainer Tommy Tune is back in New York. Tommy is playing the Carlyle Hotel through January 23, 2016. He is filling in for actress Chita Rivera. And while he loves the Carlyle Cafe, Tune says it comes with a very unique challenge.
Tommy Tune talks about his memoir, "Footnotes" and his first solo CD, "Slow Dancin." »»﴿───► See more on the Musicians Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsOd2Va0fMmoyDwyqbf4Eqf_c8ZUQTdZi
Tommy Tune interviewed on WABC daytime show 1982.
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An interview with Tommy Tune about his show Steps In Time. Now appearing at the Music Hall at Fair Park. Dallas Summer Musicals March 15 - 20 Stagetalk.net
Thomas James "Tommy" Tune (born February 28, 1939) is an American actor, dancer, singer, theatre director, producer, and choreographer. Over the course of his career, he has won ten Tony Awards and the National Medal of Arts. See Wikipedia for more information concerning his performances. He is featured in one of my videos "Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration". Tommy is unusually tall for a tap dancer. I think he is about 6'6" - I had hoped Wikipedia would provide us with his height but they do not do so - maybe they don't know! In any case, he has always been one of my favorite performers.... See him dance in the video "Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration".
A Gala for Mr. Irving Berlin. I owe no copyright to this video. I just wanted to share it with the millions of Mr. Berlin's and Mr. Tune's all over the globe. Thanks.
Blues guitar jam Tommy Emmanuel inspired tune
As my Interview with Tommy Tune wound down, his time was getting short. For a moment it seemed as if for the first time in seven months and 28 interviews, I would not have a chance to ask the 64 and More Ten Questions. Thankfully, this gracious gentleman set aside the world for a few more moments and we began what turned out to be the most serious conversation of our interview. (Intro music, "S'Wonderful" Tommy Tune and Twiggy Original Cast Recording of My One and Only). #64andMore
As Tommy Tune’s Broadway career evolved into more prominent roles as a dancer and a singer, his talents took him a world away to the west coast realm of Hollywood. There he was cast as Ambrose Kemper in the Barbra Streisand, Walter Matthau production of Holly Dolly. It was in that coastal divide between stage and screen that the young Texan realized where his performing passion truly lie and where he could truly become the one and only, Tommy Tune. #64andMore
When Tommy Tune came to New York City from Texas, the first show he saw was the Rockettes. This year, he joined us at Radio City Music Hall for Opening Night of our New York Spectacular! Join Tommy Tune and many others in visiting Radio City this summer! Now through August 7: http://www.rockettes.com/newyork
Turn it on, Salvador
Drag the bound priest across the floor
Skin to shed, God is dead, what to do, so are you
Are you?
Wake them up, shake 'em up
Death and a gala premiere
Turn it on, Salvador
Brutally offensive, but never a bore
Ants in hands, no demands, eyeing out a point of view
Or two
Bang them out, hang them up
Nothing is what it appears
Didn't he say how he likes to make the holes?
Time melts away while he tries to make the holes
Turn it on, Salvador
Turn it off, Salvador
Holy rotting donkey carcass butterfly eeeeee
Even tied, eggs you fried, out of luck
What the (some 15th century German word)
(Some 15th century German word)
Books are guns, biking nuns
Ants, sirs, they crawl from the wounds
Didn't he say how he likes to make the holes?
Time melts away while he tries to make the holes
Turn it on, Salvador
Da da da da da da
Didn't he say how he likes to make the holes?
Time melts away while he tries to make the holes