It will open at Southwark Playhouse in June.

News, views and reviews about the multi-talented women of the musical theatre and the concert/cabaret stage.

News, views and reviews about the multi-talented women of the musical theatre and the concert/cabaret stage.

News, views and reviews about the multi-talented women of the musical theatre and the concert/cabaret stage.

News, views and reviews about the multi-talented women of the musical theatre and the concert/cabaret stage.

Hello, diva lovers! As you already know, this Sunday, June 4, is the biggest night for theatre lovers around the country, when the 54th Annual Antoinette Perry Awards will be broadcast on PBS (8-9 PM) and CBS (9-11 PM). It will be a great evening for diva lovers, too, with performances from several leading ladies of the musical theatre and highly competitive races in both the Leading Actress and Featured Actress in a Musical categories. Last year’s winners in those two fields were Bernadette Peters (Leading Actress in a Musical for Annie Get Your Gun) and Kristin Chenoweth (Featured Actress in a Musical for You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown). Let’s take a backwards glance at their emotional acceptance speeches:

Hello, diva lovers! As you already know, this Sunday, June 4, is the biggest night for theatre lovers around the country, when the 54th Annual Antoinette Perry Awards will be broadcast on PBS (8-9 PM) and CBS (9-11 PM). It will be a great evening for diva lovers, too, with performances from several leading ladies of the musical theatre and highly competitive races in both the Leading Actress and Featured Actress in a Musical categories. Last year’s winners in those two fields were Bernadette Peters (Leading Actress in a Musical for Annie Get Your Gun) and Kristin Chenoweth (Featured Actress in a Musical for You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown). Let’s take a backwards glance at their emotional acceptance speeches: